Dr. Boman Dhabhar Medical Oncologist in Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai | Quick Medical Evaluation

Dr. Boman Dhabhar is a top Medical Oncologist in India with over 45 Years of experience.

Education

. M. B. B. S., Mumbai

. M. D. (Internal Medicine), Mumbai.

.  Super specialization training in  Medical Oncology and  Hemat-Oncology at  Tata Memorial Hospital.

. Certification in Medical Oncology, European Society Of Medical Oncology.

Academic Achievements 

. Stood sixth among all International Oncologists in the ESMO Medical Oncology Examination, Vienna.

. Stood FIRST in MD (Internal Medicine) T.M.M.C . & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai – 400 022.

. Was among the first 20 post-doctorate medical Students selected by the State Superspeciality Entrance Examination Board.

Experience

Medical Oncology 

. Trained at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai in the Department of Medical and Hemat-oncology.

Responsibilities handled include: In the wards

. Experience in the management of immunocompromised patients. Inserting and care of central venous lines, administration of chemo-2- 2 therapeutic agents for Hematologic and solid tumors and managing their toxicities.

In the Laboratory 

. Viewing the Bone Marrow, Surface Marker and Cytochemistry slides of Hematologic Malignancies.

Hemat-Oncology

. Department of Hemat-Oncology Kuwait Cancer Control Centre, Kuwait [one of the largest Oncology Centre in the Middle East]

. Worked as House Officer under Dr. M. Agarwal (Hematologist) D. (Gen. Medicine) MNAMS., at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital. During this period took an active interest in detailed work-up of Hematology patients.

. Worked under Dr. M. B. Agarwal, M.D., MNAMS as a Lecturer at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical & General Hospital, Mumbai. Actively participated in running the Hematology Outpatient Department.

Medicine

. As a House Officer and Registrar in Medicine. Worked in General Medical Wards. Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Cardiology and Intensive Respiratory Care Unit and Gastroenterology Unit.

. As a medical Lecturer at the Intensive Care Unit managed various medical emergencies and took clinics and tutorials for undergraduate students.

Professional

. Started by doing an internship at Lokmanaya Tilak Municipal Medical & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai and later held the responsibilities of House Officer at the same institution.

 Post M.D.

. Registrar, Cardiology at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai.

. Lecturer Medicine, in charge of the Medical Intensive Care Unit for a three-month period at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai.

Awards & Recognitions

. Alurkar Iyer R., Dhabhar B. N., Advani SH., Presented Paper “Long Term Vascular Access in Oncology Patients – An Initial Experience”, at the XLVI Joint Joint Annual Conference Association of Physician of India at S. N. Medical College, Agra from 18th to 22nd Jan. 1991.

. Dhabhar N., Malhotra H., Joseph R., Garde S., Bhasin S., Sheth A., Advani SH. Presented Paper “Gonadal function in prepubertal boys following treatment for Hodgkin’s disease” at the Indian Society of Oncology, 5th Biennal National Cancer Congress held at Cancer Institute, Madras from 22nd to 25th January, 1992.

. Malhotra, Dhabhar B. N., Iyer RS., Gopal R., Saikia T., Nadkarni KS., and Advani SH., Pure red cell aplasia and Non­ Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A case report and brief literature review. Indian J. Cancer 29; 159 – 163,  1992.

. Dhabhar N., Kelkar RS., Nadkarni KS., and Advani SH. “Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in untreated Acute non­ lymphoblastic leukemia – A case report. Journal of Association of Physicians of India 40; 4.10-412, 1992.

. Dhabhar N., Malhotra H., Hegde UP. and Advani  SH., Malignant lymphoma and co-existent tuberculosis lymphadenitis. Journal of Association of Physicians of India 39; 783,  1991.

. Dhabhar N., Saikia T., Soman CS and Advani SH., Primary lymphoma of the breast. Report of six cases and review of the literature. Indian J. Cancer 29; 164 – 168, 1992.

. Malhotra , Dhabhar B. N. and Advani SH. Profile of Non­ Hodgkin’s lymphoma in India. Journal of Association of Physicians of India 40; 282 – 283, 1992.

. Alurkar , Dhabhar B. N., Kulkarni JN., Jambhekar NA., Advani SH. Primary endodermal sinus tumor of the penis. A case report. The Journal of Urology 148; 131 – 133, 1992.

. Dhabhar N., Malhotra H., Advani SH. Incidence of lung cancer and advances in non-small cell lung cancer.  Journal of Association of Physicians of India 40; 493,  1992.

. Saikia , Dhabhar B. N., Iyer RS., Nanjangud G., Gopal R., Nair CN., Nadkarni KS., Ashok Kumar MS., Dhond SR. and Advani SH. High incidence of meningeal leukemia in lymphoid blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia and the role of central nervous system prophylaxis. American Journal of Hematology 43; 10-13, 1993.

. Alurkar , Dhabhar B. N., Pathak AB., Gonsalves I., Iyer RS., Kelkar R., Pai SK., Deshpande RK., Desai PB. and Advani SH. Long-term venous access in patients with malignancies:  An Indian experience.   Journal Surgical Oncology 51; 183-187,  1992.

. Dhabhar N., Alurkar SS., Malhotra H. and Advani SH. Gonadal dysfunction in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy – A review.   Indian Journal Cancer Chemotherapy 14; 65 – 71, 1992.

. Malhotra , Dhabhar B. N., Saikia T., Gopal R., Nadkarni KS., Nair CN., Advani SH. Ifosfamide in plasma cell leukemia; a report of two cases and review of the literature. American Journal of Hematology 40; 226-228, 1992.

. Quadir, Dhabhar B. N., Dhar AK., Hedge UP., Shah RV., Phatak AB., and Advani SH. Acute promyelocytic leukemia with ischaemic event. Journal of Association of Physicians of India 41; 300 – 302, 1993

. Dhabhar  N.,  Pandita  R.,  Bahar  SA. The Lupur Inhibitor Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Indian Journal of Hematology & Blood Transfusion (In press).

. Dhabhar N., Malhotra H., Joseph R., Garde SU., Bhasin SD., Sheth AR., Advani SH., Gonadal function in prepubertal boys following treatment for Hodgkin’s disease. American Journal of Pediatric hematology/oncology 15; 306-310,  1993.

. Dhabhar N., Iyer RS. and Advani SH. Gestational trophoblastic neoplasm – A review. Journal at Federation of Obstet and Gynaec Society of India (In press).

. Dhabhar N., Alurkar SS. Hedge UP., Jambhekar NA. and Advani SH. Nasophruyngeal Hodgkin’s disease – Report of two cases. Leukemia and lymphoma (In press).

. Parikh PM and Dhabhar N. “Supportive and terminal care”, Published as a chapter in a textbook “Elements of Medical Oncology” Editor Shilin Shukla brought out during Indian Association of Cancer chemotherapy conference – March 1993.

. Al-Bahar, Pandita R., Dhabhar B. N. and Al-Bahar E., Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection associated with Acute Myeloblastic leukemia in a low HIV prevalence area. Acta Haematol 91; 52 – 53, 1994.

. Al-Bahar, Pandita R., Dhabhar B. N. and Al-Bahar E. Splenic Lymphoma with Villous lymphocytes – A report of first two cases from the Middle East. Acta Haematol 90; 198-201,  1993.

. Abdul Wahab, Al-Bahar S., Pandita R. Dhabhar B. N., Immune Cytopenias complicating chronic myeloproliferative disorders – A report from Kuwait.  Klinicka Onkologie 2; 61-62, 1994.

. Al-Bahar S., Dhabhar B. N., Pandita R. and Patel J. Fatal tumor lysis syndrome following single dose glucocorticoid in Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Klinicka Onkologie 1; 26-27, 1994.

. Al-Bahar S., Pandita R., Dhabhar B. N. and Arya R. Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome. A report of two cases from Kuwait. Annals of Saudi Medicine 14; 255-257,  1994.

. Al-Bahar, Pandita R., Dhabhar B. N. and Al Bahar E. Acute tumor lysis syndrome in acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Burkitt’s Lymphoma: Experience in a single center in Kuwait. Annals of Oncology 4; 379, 1994.

. Al-Bahar, Pandita R., Dhabhar B. N. and Al Bahar E. Febrile Neutropenia in cancer patients in Kuwait: Microbial spectrum and outcome. Support Care Cancer 2; 129-131, 1994.

. Parikh B., Khanolkar, Advani S.H., Dhabhar B. N., and Manish Chandra. Safety Profile of single dose Dexamethasone, as premedication for Paclitaxel. Journal of Clinical Oncology 14; 2189 – 2190, 1996.

. Ajay Jhaveri, Aabha Nagral, Dhabhar B. N., Mridula Sampat, and Samir Shah Chronic diarrhea, an unusual presentation of metastatic invasive lobular cancer of the breast. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 25; 312 – 313, 2006.

OUR FREE HEALTHCARE CONCIERGE SERVICES FOR MEDICAL TRAVELERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Consulting Services & Treatment Package Development: To accurately assess a treatment plan, a personal medical record is required.

2. Physician Curriculum Vitae: Medical records are transferred to the physician for treatment and pricing options.

3. Second Opinion: Medical report for review by your specialist doctors, with a response expected within 72 hours [3 days].

4. Cost-Effective Treatment Plans: Expect to receive numerous referrals from various hospitals outlining their second opinion and treatment costs.

5. Medical Visa Assistance: Once the patient is satisfied with the recommended treatment and hospital and has finalised their plans to visit India, we will assist them in obtaining a medical visa. The patient must apply for the visa on his or her own at the High Commission of India (Indian embassy) in their home country. We provide the patient with an invitation letter from the appropriate hospital, which is required for submitting their visa application. In addition, our team is trained to answer any questions the patient may have about medical visas and medical attendant visas.

6. Treatment Program: When seeing a doctor, extra contact information for the wardroom is provided.

7. Personal case manager: Once the patient arrives in the designated country for treatment, he or she is completely under our care. To handle any cases involving hospital/doctor negligence or malpractice against patients. We will also be responsible for the accommodation and stay of the members accompanying the patient.

8. Interpretation: If necessary, interpretation assistance is provided.

9. Communication: Help with communication with family and at home. Phone card or mobile phone.

10. Airport arrival and departure assistance: complimentary airport pick-up and drop-off in a cab.

11. Post-acute care rehabilitation: Post-acute care rehabilitation and nursing needs.

12. Wellness and spa packages: Pre and post-procedures have been added to the wellness and spa packages. Palade, yoga, and spiritual classes are available. 4 to 5-star resort accommodations.

13. Follow-up care: Provide free care when patients return to their home countries.