Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka

Principal Director - Cancer Care/Oncology

Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket

Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka is a renowned name in the field of cancer treatment. He has over 44 years of experience in this field. He is well known for performing the first peripheral blood stem cell transplant following high-dose chemotherapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer in India. This feat was included in the Limca Book of World Records in 1998.

Dr. Julka is a medical educationist and has taught graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He works closely with Govt. of India and has been appointed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to inspect cancer centers across the country under the National Cancer Control Programme.

An active participant in TV and Radio programs on cancer, Dr. Julka has conducted a series of talks on “Early Detection of Cancer and its Management” on the National Network of Doordarshan since 1980. He has also published over 250 articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals.

Speciality

Oncology - Medical

Education

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

Areas of Expertise

Cancer Care/Oncology
Bone Marrow Transplant
Breast Cancer
Gynecologic Oncology
Hematology Oncology
Head & Neck Oncology
Musculoskeletal Oncology
Neuro-Oncology
Pediatric Oncology
Thoracic Oncology
Uro-Oncology
Gastrointestinal Oncology
Medical Oncology

Working

Max Institute of Cancer Care Lajpat Nagar
Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket

Awards And Honours

Recipient of ‘Padma Shri’ Award, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India (2013)
WHO Fellowship – MD Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas and Long Beach Memorial Cancer Centre, Long Beach, California, USA (1995)
IMA Award for Medical Education and Research (2000 – 2001)
OISCA Foundation Award (UN Award) for outstanding contribution to cancer treatment and research (2001)
‘Leading Scientist of the World 2005’ Award – International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England (2005)
NDB Oration Award (2005)
Dr. G.D. Pandey Oration Award – Haldwani, Uttarakhand (2006)
Indian Medical Association Award for Clinical Oncology (2006)
Dr. P. K. Haldar Oration Award – AROI Conference on Translational Research (2007)
Best Orator of the Year Award – Indian Medical Association (2009)
Felicitated as a Fellow (FAMS) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (2013)
Life Time Achievement Award – Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (2013)
Bestowed ‘Emeritus Membership’ – American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Gold Medal - Indian Medical Association - 1995

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)
Served as a member of the Specialty Board (National Board of Examination) to form the curriculum for DNB-RT in India
Served as a member of the Doctoral Committee for Ph.D. (Radiotherapy) and an expert for the selection of Professors, Readers, and Lecturers at various cancer hospitals across India
Nominated member for the Academic Council of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU, Delhi) and Chairman (imaging and radiotherapy) for the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)