Dr. Kunnambath Ramadas
Director – Clinical Operations and Allied services
Dr. Ramadas, a radiation oncologist completed his post-graduation at Christian Medical College, Vellore. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences and received PhD in Radiation Oncology from the Kerala University. He completed 31 years of service at Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and retired as Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology.
Dr. Ramadas, served as Medical Superintendent and later as Additional Director of RCC for 9 years. During this tenure he created a patient and staff friendly environment in RCC, Thiruvananthapuram . He lead his team in getting NABH accreditation for RCC, which was the first comprehensive cancer hospital to receive this accreditation in the public sector. Dr. Ramadas has over 100 publications to his credit and got an Indian patent for developing an ayurvedic mouthwash.
Dr. Ramadas is very active in cancer research, and has conducted several multicentric international and national clinical trials, epidemiological and translational cancer research. Dr. Ramadas was the principal investigator of 2 major community based oral and breast cancer screening trials supported by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The findings of this oral cancer screening trial has created a renewed interest in oral cancer screening especially in developing countries.
Dr. Ramadas, has received several national and international awards for his contributions in the field of cancer. He has also played an important role in developing cancer control strategy for the State of Kerala.