Awards & Accolades
Dr. Vishwajeeth Pai is an experienced medical oncologist, and he is
available for consultations at HCG Cancer Centre (KR Road), a leading
oncology hospital in Bangalore.
He specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of
hematological malignancies and solid tumors through systemic therapies
in both adult and pediatric patients.
His primary interest lies in treating breast cancer, lung cancer, and
gynecological cancers. Urological cancers and lymphomas are his
secondary areas of interest.
He has expertise in performing different types of bone marrow
transplantation—autologous, allogeneic, haplo-identical, and
match-unrelated donor.
He is also experienced in administering palliative care, which improves
the quality of life among cancer patients.
Dr. Pai is actively involved in research and clinical trials, as he
believes that innovation plays a critical role in optimizing cancer
care. The following are a few of his research works:
- Primary Investigator for an investigator-initiated clinical trial on
chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children.
- Co-Primary Investigator for the DESTINY Breast-006 clinical trial.
- Co-primary Investigator for the first CAR-T trial (IMN-003A00-201
Phase 2) for refractory lymphomas and acute lymphoblastic leukemias.
- Upcoming trial as Primary Investigator on multiomics-based
prediction for chemotherapy response in high-grade serous ovarian
cancers.
Publications:
- Radhakrishnan V, Vishwajeeth Pai et al. Olanzapine versus
Metoclopramide for treatment of breakthrough chemotherapy-induced
vomiting in children – an open-label, randomized phase 3 trial.
Pediatr Blood and Cancer. 2020;67:e2853.
- Chandrashekhar K, Vishwajeeth K Pai. Painful Unidigital Clubbing-
First sign of malignancy. International Journal of Scientific
Research, Vol:4, Issue 8: August 2015.
Dr. Pai’s academic brilliance during his MBBS years earned him eight
gold medals, which were presented by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. He was also
honored with the Presidential Gold Medal for being the “Most Outstanding
Student.”
He was the recipient of the IAMCON Gold Medal for academic excellence
and was the Topper in MD Medicine.
Dr. Pai secured the Shambu Yavagal Memorial Gold Medal for being the
Topper in MD Medicine (2016).
He holds membership with multiple prestigious medical associations,
including: The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), The
Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), The
Indian Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology (ISMPO)
Dr. Pai serves as a peer reviewer for multiple national and
international journals.
He has been a presenter at various international conferences, including
MASCC-2021 in Seville, Spain.
