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Ajay Sandhu, M.D., D.M.R.T.
Radiation Oncology
Cancer
Cancer - Lung
Cancer - Urologic
Born in India, Dr. Sandhu received his M.B.B.S from Panjab University and his Doctor of Medicine (Radiotherapy) from the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research in Chandrigarh. His post-doctoral training included residency at that institution as well as at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York.
Dr. Sandhu has completed Fellowship training in Brachytherapy at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom and a Fellowship in Radiosurgery from the University of Rochester, New York. In addition to being certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR), he is also certified by the Royal College of Radiologists, London in Medical Radiotherapy and Oncology. Dr. Sandhu was recruited to the UCSD Department of Radiation Oncology in the summer of 2005.
Dr. Sandhu’s clinical and research interests focus on Head and Neck, Lung and Prostate (Genitourinary) Tumors. In particular, he is interested in the application of novel radiotherapeutic approaches in these diseases including intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), and 4-D computed tomography and respiratory gating.
Dr. Sandhu currently is the Medical Director for the department of Radiation Oncology.
He also serves as Principal Investigator (PI) at UCSD for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), a national cooperative group focusing on clinical trials in radiation oncology. He has published extensively on a variety of topics related to clinical applications of radiation and other modalities in treatment of cancer. He has also been awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship in Cancer Research, the RSNA Roentgen Research Award and the American College of Radiation Oncology’s Howard H. Wong Fellowship.
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Board Certification:
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Radiation Oncology
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Experience:
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Dr. Sandhu is Associate Clinical Professor and Medical Director for the department of Radiation Oncology.
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Languages other
than English:
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Punjabi, Hindi
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Education:
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Panjab University
Dayanand Medical College
Chandigarh, India
Doctor of Medicine
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Training:
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Fellowship in Radiation Oncology (Radiosurgery)
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Fellowship in Brachytherapy
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Residency in Radiation Oncology
University of Rochester
Strong Memorial Hospital
Rochester, NY
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Clinical Interests:
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Brachytherapy, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, GU Tumors, GI/GYN Tumors
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Hospital Affiliations:
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UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest
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Office Address:
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Moores UCSD Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
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Last Updated April 16, 2008
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