Dr. Nagraj G. Huilgol is one of India’s most senior and respected radiation oncologists with over four decades of experience in cancer care. He has played a pioneering role in advancing radiation oncology and hyperthermic oncology in India. He has held several national and international leadership positions, contributed extensively to research and academic literature, and continues to be actively involved in patient care, teaching, and policy advisory roles.

Educational Qualifications

• SSLC – K.E.B. High School, Dharwad, Karnataka (1967)
• MBBS – Karnataka University, Dharwad (1975)
• DGO – College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai (1977)
• MD – Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (1980)
• National Merit Scholarship during Graduate Medical Studies

Professional Experience

• Chief, Division of Radiation Oncology, Nanavati Max Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
  (28 August 1981 – Present)
• Assistant Professor of Radiotherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute for Oncology, Bengaluru
  (1 August 1981 – 20 August 1981)
• Senior Registrar, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
  (1 August 1980 – 1 May 1981)
• Resident (II & III Year), Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
  (2 June 1978 – 30 July 1980)
• Registrar, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
  (1 March 1978 – 1 June 1978)
• House Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
  (1 July 1977 – 1 February 1978)
• Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Casualty Department, Nanavati Max Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
  (1 April 1975 – 31 January 1976)
• House Physician, Department of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Nanavati Max Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
  (1 April 1975 – 31 January 1976)
• House Physician, Department of Radiotherapy, Bombay Hospital Medical Research Centre, Mumbai
  (24 September 1974 – 29 February 1975)

Professional Memberships

• National
  Association of Radiation Oncologists, India
• Indian Association of Medical Oncology, India
• Indian Society of Oncology, India.
• Indian Association of Immunologists, India.
• Indian Association of Cytologists, India.
• Indian Association of Hyperthermic Oncology & Medicine, India.
• Association of Medical Physicists of India.
• Indian Medical Association
• Indian Society for Radiation Biology
• Indian Society for Head & Neck Oncology
• Indian Society of Cancer
• Association of Health Administration
• Association of British Scholars
• Indian Brachytherapy Society
• Indian Nuclear Society
• Indian College of Radiation Oncology (ICRO)
  
• International
  Association of Therapeutic Radiation Oncologists of America (ASTRO), USA
• Radiation Research Society, USA.
• North American Hyperthermia Group, USA. (Past)
• European Association of Hyperthermia (ESHO)
• New York Academy of Sciences.
• Asian Association of Radiation Research.
• International Clinical Hyperthermia Society.
• Asian Society of Hyperthermia and Oncology (ASHO)
  
• Executive Posts on different groups
  Founder Member, Society for Cancer Research and Communication.
• Member, Licensing and Appellate Committee for Radiation Protection of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, 1989-1993
• Treasurer, Society of Health Professionals (India) for Health and Human Rights (Past)
• President, Society for the Right to Die with Dignity
• President, Indian Association of Hyperthermic Oncology and Medicine
• Member – Adhoc committee to discuss the effects of Chernobyl – Russia. (past).
• President, Association of Radiation Oncologists of India – Maharashtra State Chapter from 1995-2001.
• Member of executive council of Indian Association of chemotherapists now named Medical Oncologists for two terms.
• Joint Secretary Indian Society of Oncology (ISO).
• Member of Indian Society of Health Administrators, (ISHA).
• Member of Indian Nuclear Society
• Member of Indian Brachytherapy Society, Chennai.
• Member of Advisory Committee of Indian College of Radiation Oncology, AROI
• President of ICHS International Clinical Hyperthermia Society, USA
• Vice President, Asian Society of Hyperthermia and Oncology 2009 onwards, Japan
• Vice President, Indian Association of Radiation Biology, 2011 onwards
• Life member of Indian Medical Association
• Member of Governing Council - Pushpagiri Institute of medical Sciences and Research Centre, Thiruvalla 689109, Kerala, India.
• Working Trustee – Indore Cancer Foundation, Indore, India.
• President of Society for Radiation Research (SRR)
  
• Editor/on Editorial board
  Editor – On Line with Radiation Oncology, an AROI newsletter (2001-2002).
• Editor – Newsletter, Indian Association of Hyperthermia & Medicine
• Editor of National Breast Foundation Newsletter.
• Editors – National Member of Journal of Clinical Radiotherapy and Oncology (The official publication of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) (past).
• Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutic – JCRT, peer reviewed indexed Journal by Medknow Publications
• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Hyperthermia
• Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Cancer – Medknow Publications
• Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Head and Neck Cancer
• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Hyperthermia informa publication U S A.– official Journal of ASHO, ESHO & NAHO.

Awards & Achievements

• Haldar Memorial Oration – Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (2010)
• National Merit Scholarship in Medicine
• Multiple national and international recognitions for contributions to radiation oncology, research, and medical education