Dr. Bhavesh Parekh

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University, 1992
• MD (Internal Medicine) — BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University, 1995
• DM (Oncology) — BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University, 1998
• MBA in Human Resources — BK School of Management, Ahmedabad, 2011

Fellowships & Special Training

• Clinical and laboratory training in adult and paediatric oncology and haematology at Civil Hospital and BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad
• Rotation experience in Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Critical Care Medicine and Nephrology with exposure to various scopies, dialysis and angiographies
• Training in central-venous catheter, bone marrow biopsy, trephine biopsy, lumbar puncture, liver biopsy, FNAC and pleural/ascitic tapping

Certifications & Accreditations

• Gujarat Medical Council / Medical Council of India Registration
• Indian Medical Association (IMA) — Member
• Association of Physicians of Ahmedabad — Member
• Association of Physicians of Gujarat — Member
• Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (ISMPO) — Member
• Indian Society of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (ISHBT) — Member
• Indian Cooperative Oncology Network (ICON) — Founder Member

Current Affiliation

• Marengo CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad — Head of Medical Oncology and Senior Consultant (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Shalby Hospital, Ahmedabad — Consultant Medical Oncologist (2018–2023)
• HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad — Consultant Medical Oncologist (2013–2018)
• The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Ahmedabad — Associate Professor (2009–2013)
• Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad — Consultant Medical Oncologist (2009–2013)
• Karnavati School of Dentistry, Uvarsad — Teacher of Medicine

Academic & Research Roles

• Former Associate Professor — Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, Ahmedabad (2009–2013)
• Founder Member — Indian Cooperative Oncology Network (ICON)
• Organizing Secretary — 30th ICON Conference held at Ahmedabad
• Organised Gujarat's First ICON Conference (ICON 2016)
• Former Teacher of Medicine at Karnavati School of Dentistry

Key Achievements

• 25+ years of clinical and laboratory experience in adult and paediatric oncology and haematology
• Head of Medical Oncology at Marengo CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad
• Youngest Doctor in Panel of Hon. Governor of Gujarat State as Cancer Physician (since 2005)
• Founder Member — Indian Cooperative Oncology Network (ICON)
• Among the first oncologists in India to establish ICON — a platform for evidence-based, standardised oncology care
• Among the first in Gujarat to introduce targeted therapy and immunotherapy protocols
• Initiated Central Line and Chemotherapy Port Placement Training in Private Sector
• Organised Gujarat's First ICON Conference (ICON 2016) and 30th ICON Conference
• Procedure volumes: 30+ central-venous catheters, 500+ bone marrow biopsies, 300+ trephine biopsies, 1,200+ lumbar punctures, 100+ liver biopsies, 1,200+ FNACs, 3,500+ pleural/ascitic taps