• Dr. Vinod Raina is a preeminent Medical Oncologist with over 40 years of experience, recognized as one of India’s leading experts in the treatment of adult cancers, with a distinguished career marked by clinical excellence and groundbreaking research.
• He specializes in managing a wide array of cancers, including breast, lung, gastrointestinal, urological, gynecological, lymphomas, and myelomas, and has personally performed approximately 400 bone marrow and stem cell transplants, including around 250 allotransplants, notably conducting India’s first high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell transplant in 1994.
• His expertise extends to chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and concurrent bio-radiotherapy, with a focus on personalized treatment plans developed through Fortis Hospital’s multidisciplinary Tumor Board.
• Dr. Raina’s academic and research contributions are extensive, having served as Principal Investigator for over 50 research projects at AIIMS, New Delhi, where he was Professor and Head of Medical Oncology, and co-founding the INDOX network, a highly successful collaborative oncology research platform.
• Trained at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, he earned his MBBS, MD in Internal Medicine, and DM in Medical Oncology, and holds fellowships from the Royal College of Physicians in London and Edinburgh (FRCP) and the UK (MRCP), as well as Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS).
• His career includes leadership roles such as Head of the Oncology Department and Delhi Cancer Registry at AIIMS, Head of the Cancer Centre at Royal Hospital, Muscat, and currently Chairperson of Oncosciences at Fortis Healthcare since 2020, after serving as Executive Director at Fortis Memorial Research Institute.
• Dr. Raina has authored over 200 publications in national and international journals and served as Associate Editor of the Annals of Oncology from 2008 to 2011, while mentoring over 70 residents and DM students at AIIMS, many of whom hold prominent positions globally.
• His accolades include being adjudged the Best House Physician at AIIMS (1975), Best Consultant at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (2016), and receiving multiple national and lifetime achievement awards for his contributions to oncology.

Experience

• Chairperson, Oncosciences: Fortis Healthcare, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram
• Executive Director, Medical Oncology, Hematology & BMT: Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram
• Professor and Head, Medical Oncology: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Head, Oncology Department: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• Head, Cancer Centre: Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
• Head, Delhi Cancer Registry: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi