SMH Curie Cancer Centre (SMH CCC), a unit of HCG, South Asia's largest cancer care network, has strengthened its consultant pool by bringing in two oncologists to its panel of consultants. These are Dr Sunil Kr Gupta and Dr Loraine Kalra.

The hospital has also carried out the successful treatment of its 500th patient using Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) with Mega-Voltage Cone Beam CT (MVCBCT) based linear accelerator. With this SMH CCC has not only showcased its superior treatment capabilities in the NCR region but also demonstrated how technology could help cancer patients lead a better quality of life, stated Dr B S Ajai Kumar, chairman, HCG.

According to Dr Munish Gairola, consultant Radiation Oncologist, SMH CCC, "We have achieved a milestone of treating 500 patients and look forward to providing advanced therapy options to patients residing not only in the NCR region but across the northern region. We are keen to leverage the synergy of being part of a major network by referring patients to HCG's CyberKnife Centre thereby ensuring integrated comprehensive treatment is made available to patients under one umbrella."

By roping in the senior medical oncologist and surgical oncologist, SMH CCC has further strengthened the core team led by Dr Munish Gairola.

Dr Sunil Kr Gupta, a leading haemato-medical oncologist, joins SMH CCC as its Director -Medical Oncology. With over two decades of patient care he has 15 years exclusively to cancer treatment & research. His initial training was at Jodhpur Medical College and later moved to Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai for a specialized training in medical oncology. He is a fellow of world's leading cancer institutes including Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle; Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre; University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Centre; Memorial Medical Centre, New Orleans; San Francisco Medical School, California; The Ohio State University Medical Centre & Arthur G James Cancer Hospital Columbus, USA. He joins SMH CCC from Fortis Hospital.

Likewise, Dr Loraine Kalra joins SMH CCC as its director - Female Oncology. She is an alumnus of King George Medical College, Lucknow (Queen Marys Hospital, Royal Marsden in London) and Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai.

With over 14 years of surgical oncology practise, Dr Loraine has worked as senior consultant in most of the prestigious hospitals of Delhi, as head and Clinical coordinator. She will create a specialized curriculum for female oncology which covers breast of cervical cancers.

A joint venture between HCG and Shanti Mukand Hospital, SMH CCC was established in October 2007. This premier oncology care centre is one of the dedicated 'Centres of Excellence' of HCG and a major hub in north India offering comprehensive medical resources with multi disciplinary team under one roof. It has become a major referral centre for cancer cases from India and abroad.