Nikhilesh Patil

Clinical sites

Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal and Gynecologic cancers 

Education

• MBBS- Mumbai University.
• MD (Radiation Oncology)- Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai University
• Diplomate National Board (Radiation Oncology) – India
• Fellowship – Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto
• Fellowship – Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary
• Fellowship – London Regional Cancer Program, Western University

Academic interests

• Interstitial Brachytherapy
• Non operative management of Rectal Cancer
• Leadership training
• Reviewer for oncology journals

Research interests

Clinical Trials in Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal and Gynecology Oncology

Recent publications

• Corkum M, Shaddick H, Jewlal E, Patil N, et.al. When Pap testing fails to prevent cervix cancer: A Qualitative study of the experience of screened women under 50 with advanced cervix cancer in Canada. Journal of Cureus
• Wilke D, Patil N, et.al., Incidence of Testerone Escape with LHRH agonist in patients receiving radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Journal of Pharmacotherapy
• Huang K, D’Souza D, Patil N, etal., High-Dose Rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy for the treatment of high-volume locally recurrent endometrial carcinoma. Journal of Brachytherapy
• Lukovic J, Patil N etal., Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Versus 3D Conformal Radiotherapy For Postoperative Gynecologic Cancer: Are They Covering The Same Planning Target, Journal of Cureus
• Patil NG, D'Souza DP. "Localized prostate cancer with intermediate- or high-risk features treated with combined external beam radiotherapy and iodine-125 seed brachytherapy" In regards to Da Silva Franca et al. Brachytherapy.  Journal of Brachytherapy

Awards and honours

• October 2011: ESTRO Technology Transfer Grant to spend a week with Prof Haei-Meder to learn MRI guided adaptive gynecological brachytherapy.
• April 2010: ABS HDR Fellowship to visit Arizona Breast Cancer Specialists and learn HDR brachytherapy. American Brachytherapy Society
• November 2009: EORTC Quality of Life symposium travel fellowship, Brussels, Belgium
• November 2008: ASTRO International Travel Grant to attend CARO meeting. Prize / Award
• December 2006: Resident Travel award to attend ESTRO IGRT teaching course, Brussels, Belgium.
• October 2006: Protocol development fellowship to attend ACCORD workshop on Effective Clinical Trails Design, Queensland, Australia.
• May 2006: Best Paper resident travel award at American Brachytherapy Society Annual meeting Philadelphia, USA.
• October 2005: Young ICON – Best thesis award, Vellore, India.

Other interests and Achievements

• Co-chair Dalhousie medical school admissions committee 
• Finance