Professor
SGPGIMS, India
Curriculum Vitae
Dr Prasanta Kumar Pradhan is currently working as Professor in Nuclear medicine at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of medical sciences(SGPGIMS),Lucknow. He completed his medical school from VSS Medical college, Odisha, India in 1987 and subsequently completed M.D in Biophysics from prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS),New Delhi in 1992.Subsequently,received his Diploma in radiation medicine from Radiation medicine center, BARC, Mumbai in 1994 and Diplomate in National Board(DNB) in Nuclear medicine from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi in 1995.He is recipient of Common wealth fellowship in U.K in Nuclear cardiology in 2005 and best clinical paper award from Society of Nuclear medicine, India in 1997.He is fellow of Asian Nuclear medicine Board(FANMB), member of many nuclear medicine societies in the world like, Society of Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, USA, European Association of Nuclear medicine, Europe and fellow member to Asian Nuclear medicine board. .He has published many international and national publications and also in editorial board and reviewer of many national and international journals. His major interest is in utilization of radioisotopes for treatment of noncancerous and cancerous disease conditions .He is also actively utilizing telemedicine technology in continued care of thyroid cancer patients for follow up since last two decades.
Dr Pradhan has leadership role being past President of Society of Nuclear medicine, India , Regional Principal ,India in Asia Ocenia Federation of Nuclear medicine and Biology and currently he is past President, Nuclear Cardiology Society of India and President to Telemedicine Society of India .His mission is educating the members in adapting to newer radioisotope procedures for diagnosis with hybrid imaging with SPECT-CT,PET-CT , PET-MRI,SPECT-USG as well as radionuclide therapy in thyroid disorders,neuroendocrine tumors and prostate cancer among its members and physicians and surgeons virtually for better standard of care for the patient .