Biography

Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka is acknowledged for the first peripheral blood stem cell transplant after high-dose chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer in India, an achievement included in the Limca Book of World Records in 1998.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Julka is a medical educationist and has trained graduate, postgraduate and doctoral students at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He is involved with the Govt. of India and has been appointed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to inspect cancer centers in the country under the National Cancer Control Programme.

Dr. Julka has been active in the field of TV and Radio, participating and leading a series of talks on “Early Detection of Cancer and its Management” on the National Network of Doordarshan since 1980. He has published 250 articles in peer-reviewed journals of national and international stature.

Experience

Education

M.D. (Radiotherapy & Oncology), Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Fellow (FAMS) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences

Work Experience:

Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka is currently working at Max Healthcare
Received higher training - M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas, under World Health Organisation fellowship & thereafter - Long Beach Memorial Cancer Centre, Long Beach, California
Dean - Academics and Professor - Dept. of Radiotherapy and Oncology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Former President - Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (Northern Chapter)
Former Chairperson - Indian College of Radiation Oncology (2000-2009)

Memberships

Emeritus Member - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Member - Society of Cancer Research & National Advisory Committee of Global Cancer Summit 2015
Member - Indian Council of Medical Research Task Force (set up cancer research projects across the country)