Dr Shanmugasundaram Ramkumar : Clinical oncology

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Dr Shanmugasundaram Ramkumar

Bupa Platinum consultant
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Verified account
Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Brain/CNS

Skin

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations
Home chemotherapy

About me

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Areas of interest

Head and neck cancer; Colorectal cancer; Skull base Tumours, GI cancers, complex recurrent cancers
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) & IGRT
Proton therapy/Proton Beam Therapy(PBT)
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery/Radiotherapy(SRS/SRT)
Low Level Laser therapy
Immunotherapy
Chemotherapy

Medical secretaries

Ann Clay (Private Secretary)
Southampton General Hospital Tremona Road Southampton SO16 6YD
07748 332896
07748 332896
ann.clay@uhs.nhs.uk

Paula Boutcher(NHS Secretary)
Southampton General Hospital Tremona Road SOUTHAMPTON SO16 6YD
023 8120 5057
023 8170 6682
paula.boutcher@uhs.nhs.uk

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

1. Consultant Clinical Oncologist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
2. Honorary Consultant Clinical Oncologist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
3. Specialist Advisor- Care Quality Commission, UK
4. Clinical expert-STA , NICE
5. External Advisor-Parlimentary Ombudsman
6. Radiotherapy Clinical Reference Group member,NHS England
7. Radiotherapy Lead, Thames Valley & Wessex ODN, NHSEI

Research interests

Advanced high precision radiotherapy techniques-IMRT, IGRT in Head & Neck Cancers, Skull base tumors and colorectal cancers
Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy for Head & Neck cancer
Proton therapy for H&N, Skull base tumors, GI cancer
Intraoperative Radiotherapy-IORT
Low level Laser Therapy
Stereotactic RadioSurgery

Personal interests

1.Trial Management Group for several UK Clinical trials
2.Member of Clinical Management Group for NIHR study on predictive markers in rectal cancer.
3. Proton therapy for Head & Neck cancers, skull base tumours and GI tumors
4.Low Level Laser Therapy for Head & Neck cancers
5.Intra-Operative Radiotherapy
6. Principal Investigator for Immunotherapy & radiotherapy multi national clinical trials
7. Re-irradiation for recurrent cancers

Awards received

1. Health Education England Wessex Shine Awards 2015 Chairâ€™s Award
2. Wessex Deanery Equitable Practice Award in 2012
3. Clinical Excellence Awards

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

1.â€œRelationship between awareness of illness & psychiatric morbidity in cancer patientsâ€ IJP, 1996; 38:2 (suppl).
2.â€œCase report on nebulisation chemotherapy for lymphangitis carcinomatosaâ€, IJR, 1999; 9:2:pp69-71.
3."Extranodal CNS Rosai-Dorfman disease- Clinical and therapeutic challengeâ€³
4.â€Intraoperative Radiotherapy in locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancerâ€, Recent advances in Surgery, vol 35: 2013
5."ART DECO: dose escalated vs Standard dose IMRT in locally advanced head and neck cancer" Radiotherapy and Oncology March 2017 Volume 122
6."Management of radiation dermatitis using low-level laser therapy in NPC patients:(ESTRO)Asia 2018, Singapore Dec 2018.
7. "Nivolumab vs Investigator's Choice in Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: Efficacy and Safety in CheckMate 141 by Prior Cetuximab Use" -Journal of Clinical Oncology 35, no. 15 (May 2017) 6020-6020

Courses offered to GPs

Regular Cancer Masterclass for GP organised by Cancer Partners Uk
Oncology courses for dentists through British dental Association.
Proton Therapy update courses organised by RCC

About my work

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

FRCPI Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 2018
FAcadMEd Association of Medical Educators UK 2019
PG Diploma in Hospital Administration ISSR, Vellore, India 1993
Diploma in Industrial Hygiene Annamalai University 1994
MBBS University of Madras 1991
MD Radiotherapy Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India 1997
FRCR Royal College of Radiologists, UK 2008
MRCP Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow 2004
PG Award in Laedership Development Solent University,UK 2012
FRCP Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow 2011
Nye Bevan Programme for Executive Directors NHS Leaders Academy 2023

Additional training

RCR -Cyclotron Carbon Ion Therapy Fellowship RCR-Cyclotron 2022
RCR-Kay Fellowship in Intraoperative Radiotherapy M D anderson Cancer Centre, Texas 2015
RCR-Cyclotron Travelling Fellowship University of Florida Proton Therapy Inistitute 2013
Honorary Fellowship in IMRT/IGRT Royal Marsden Hospital, London 2009
IBA Proton Therapy training course University of Pennsylvania Roberts Proton Therapy Centre, USA 2018
RCPSG-Davies Foundation Fellowship for Proton Therapy Scripps Proton Therapy Centre, USA 2017
Davies Foundation Fellowship for Proton Therapy Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland 2017

GMC registration

Reference number 5195161

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

Speciality Training Board Member The Royal College of Radiologists 2012
Licence to practice General Medical Council 2000
National e-Proton Steering Group Board Member NHS England/RCR 2017
FRCR Part-B Examiner and FRCR Examination Board member The Royal College of Radiologists 2018
Faculty Board in Clinical Oncology The Royal College of Radiologists 2013
CRG-Complex Head & Neck- Senate Member National commissioning Board 2013

Details of entry to specialist register

Specialist Register in Clinical Oncology , 2010

Affiliations / memberships

1. Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists, UK.
2. Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians & SurgeonsGlasgow, UK.
3. Fellowship of College of Chest Physicians
4. Member of British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists.
5. Member of British Medical Association.
6. Member European Society for TherapRadiology & Oncology.
7.Member Particle Therapy Cooperative Group
8. Member International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society

My private practice

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

X0001
Clinical supervision and planning for the delivery of chemotherapy and/or systemic anti-cancer therapy for 0-7 days - (1-5)

GenesisCare, Southampton (1-5)
X0003
Clinical supervision and planning for the delivery of chemotherapy and/or systemic anti-cancer therapy for 1-21 days - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
X6772
Preparation for complex radiotherapy with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) - (1-5)

GenesisCare, Southampton (1-5) Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
X0008
Clinical supervision of external beam radiotherapy, for 16 or up to and including 30 fractions - (1-5)

GenesisCare, Southampton (1-5) Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
A1070
Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), first/sole session using Cyberknife or similar SRT technology - (1-5)

Spire Southampton Hospital (1-5)
X0007
Clinical supervision of external beam radiotherapy, up to and including 15 fractions or part thereof - (1-5)

GenesisCare, Southampton (1-5)
AA843
Clinical supervision and planning for delivery of chemotherapy cycle, remote or in the member's home 1-21 days - (1-5)
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