Dr. Sapna K

Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist
MBBS,MD,NFPM

SPECIALITY

Medical Oncology

LANGUAGE

Kannada, English, Hindi

Senior Consultant Radiation Oncologist at the KLE Dr.Sampatkumar S Shivanagi Cancer Hospital, JNMC, KAHER, Belagavi. With an experience of 13 years.
Well-versed with various radiotherapy techniques – IMRT, VMAT-IGRT, SRS, SBRT
Has performed more than 1000 brachytherapy procedures – point-based, image-based
Dr Sapna is also palliative care specialist with keen interest in cancer pain management and terminal care. Serves as Subject Expert (Oncology) in the Institute Ethical Committee, KAHER

Head & Neck Malignancies, Breast Tumors, Gastrointestinal Tumors, Gynecological Malignancies, Pain & Palliative Care

1. Krishnamurthy, S., Ahmed, I., Vinchurkar, K., Kalloli, M., Sanikop, A.C., Sagar, R., Mathapathi, S., & Bhise, R. (2024). Lympho-vascular invasion in oral cavity cancers – A bridge between tumour biology and clinical outcomes. Oral Oncology Reports. Volume 11, September 2024.
2. Krishnamurthy Sapna & Ahmed Imtiaz. (2024). Constipation – A Disregarded Symptom in Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer – A Clinical Audit on Management. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care. 9. 303-306. 10.31557/apjcc.2024.9.2.303-306.
3. Krishnamurthy S, Ahmed I, Bhise R, Mohanti BK, Sharma A, Rieckmann T, Paterson C, Bonomo P. The dogma of Cetuximab and Radiotherapy in head and neck cancer – A dawn to dusk journey. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2022 Mar 23; 34:75-81.
4. Krishnamurthy S, Ahmed I. Primary orbital squamous cell carcinoma treated with definitive radiotherapy. Saudi J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jul 24;37(3):256-259.
5. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Bhise R, Vinchurkar K, Kalloli M. Outcomes with optimal treatment in geriatric head and neck cancers – Tertiary cancer centre experience. J Can Res Ther. June 2023. (published online, ahead of print)
6. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Vinchurkar K. Prognosticating gross tumor volume in head and neck cancer – redefining gross tumor volume beyond contouring. J Med Phys 2023;48:68-73.
7. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Bhise R, Vinchurkar K, Kalloli M. Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin and Simultaneous Integrated Boost-IMRT in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma—An Institutional Experience. South Asian J Cancer 2022.
8. Ahmed I, Krishnamurthy S, Bhise R. Definitive Chemoradiation with Concurrent Weekly Cisplatin in the Treatment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma – A Simplistic Approach. Asian Pac J Cancer Care, 6 (2), 181-187.
9. Rohan Bhise, Imtiaz Ahmed, Sapna Imtiaz. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Simplifying Treatment in a Resource Poor Setting. Asian Pac J Cancer Care, August 2021. 6 (4), 383-387.
10. Krishnamurthy S., Pathy S. Ahmed I., Chander. S. Comments on – vaginal dose point reporting in cervical cancer patients treated with combined 2D/ 3D external beam radiotherapy and 2D/3D brachytherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2014:113:426.
11. Ahmed.I. Krishnamurthy.S. Kakkar.A, Julka PK, Rath GK. Primary Anaplastic Astrocytoma of the brain after prophylactic cranial irradiation in a case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Case report and review of literature. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2014; 35:86-88.
12. Ahmed. I, Biswas A, Krishnamurthy S, Julka PK. Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient receiving concurrent phenytoin and whole brain and thoracic radiotherapy. Saudi Medical Journal, 2014; 35(11):179-181.
13. Ahmed, D.N. Sharma, S. Krishnamurthy, P.K. Julka, G.K. Rath, S.V.S. Deo, A. Seth. Clinical outcome of patients with penile cancer: an experience from a regional cancer Centre in north Indi. European Urology Supplements, 2013;12(6):179.
14. I.Ahmed, A. Biswas, S. Krishnamurthy, P.K. Julka, G.K. Rath. Primary central nervous system lymphoma – clinical experience from a regional cancer Centre in north India. Neuro-Oncology, 2013;15 (suppl 3): p75.

 

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