Dr. Nitin Yashas

Medical Degrees

• MBBS — St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), India, 2013 (Honours in Pharmacology, Merit in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Ophthalmology, Community Medicine, General Medicine, OBG, Paediatrics)
• MD (Internal Medicine / General Medicine) — St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, RGUHS, Karnataka, India, 2017
• DNB / DrNB (Medical Oncology) — National Board of Education, New Delhi / Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 2021

Fellowships & Special Training

• Preceptorship in Breast Cancer — Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium, September 2023
• Certificate of Achievement in Genetics — Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology — Harvard Online Learning Platform
• ESMO Certified Medical Oncologist — European Society of Medical Oncology
• Specialised training in Molecular Oncology, Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy
• Specialised training in Precision Medicine and Cancer Genomics
• Specialised training in Hemato-Lymphoid Malignancies (Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma)
• Specialised training in Solid Tumour Management (Breast, Lung, Ovarian, Colon, Kidney, Prostate, Uterine)

Certifications & Accreditations

• Karnataka Medical Council Registration No. 49768
• ESMO Certified Medical Oncologist — European Society of Medical Oncology
• Certificate of Achievement in Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology — Harvard Online Learning Platform
• Member — American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• Member — European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Office Bearer — Association Medical Oncology of India (2022 - Date)

Current Affiliation

• Manipal Hospital Jayanagar, 45/1, 45th Cross, Marenahalli Road, Phase II, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — Consultant, Medical Oncology & Hemato-Oncology (Present)
• Manipal Hospital Sarjapur Road, Survey No. 45/2, Marathahalli-Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — Consultant, Medical Oncology & Hemato-Oncology (Present)
• Manipal Hospital Kanakapura Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — Consultant, Medical Oncology & Hemato-Oncology (Present)

Past Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — DNB / DrNB (Medical Oncology) Trainee (until 2021)
• St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — Senior Resident, Department of Internal Medicine & Hematology (2017)
• St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — MD (Internal Medicine) Trainee (until 2017)
• St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — Research Fellow (2013)
• St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India — MBBS (until 2013)
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium — Breast Cancer Preceptorship Trainee (September 2023)

Academic & Research Roles

• Office Bearer — Association Medical Oncology of India (2022 - Date)
• Co-Founder of Alterdoctor.in — a platform for doctors to express reflections and creativity
• Public speaker, quizmaster and award-winning research presenter
• Author of multiple peer-reviewed publications in cancer literature, including Cureus and South Asian Journal of Cancer
• Active speaker / contributor at ESMO Immuno-Oncology Geneva, Asian Society of Oncology Tokyo / Yokohama (October 2023) and ESMO Asia Singapore

Key Achievements

• 11+ years of clinical experience in medical oncology and hemato-oncology
• 5th Rank — Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka
• Best Poster Presentation Award — Indian Society for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation, CMC Vellore, 2020
• Best Oral Paper Award at 41st ICON Ahmedabad September 2019
• Second Prize — Best Oral Presentation
• Preceptorship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium (September 2023)
• Office Bearer — Association Medical Oncology of India (2022 - Date)