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Dr. Kaustav Talapatra

Dr. Kaustav Talapatra

Director
26 Years of Experience
Radiation Oncologist
Nanavati-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
MBBS, MD, Fellowship

English, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi
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About Dr. Kaustav Talapatra

  • Dr. Kaustav Talapatra is a highly skilled Radiation oncologist in Western India.
  • He has over 23 years of extensive experience.
  • The doctor has treated over 7,000 patients with radiation therapy, including more than 30 lung cancer cases, 2,500 breast cancer patients, and over 1,000 head and neck IMRT cases.
  • His expertise lies in cranial radiation therapy, extracranial radiosurgery, and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).
  • Dr. Kaustav Talapatra has served as Director at the Varian stereotactic radiosurgery clinical school, the first of its kind in South Asia.
  • He is well versed in using the revolutionary Edge Radio Surgery System for precise tumor targeting.
  • Dr. Talapatra has received advanced training from prestigious institutions and gained experience working with cutting-edge technology.
  • His educational qualifications include an MBBS from St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, and an MD in Radiotherapy from Christian Medical College, Vellore.
  • He also received a Fellowship from the International Society of Paediatric Oncology.
  • The doctor has been internationally trained in radiosurgery from reputed medical institutes such as Champalimaud Centre for Unknown (Portugal), Humanitas University (Italy), National Cancer Centre (Singapore), and Tata Memorial Hospital (Mumbai).
  • Dr. Talapatra has over 60 publications in reputed journals, such as the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, the British Journal of Surgery, and the Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics.
  • He has presented his research at more than 200 national and international conferences.
  • He is multilingual and proficient in Hindi, Marathi, and English, which allows him to communicate effectively with diverse patients.
  • As an expert in his field, Dr. Talapatra holds memberships in several professional associations.
  • Magazines such as Outlook and India Today have ranked him as one of the top radiation oncologists in Mumbai.

Certificates of Dr. Kaustav Talapatra

  • Champalimaud Centre for Unknown, Portugal
  • Humanitas University, Mian, Italy
  • National Cancer Centre, Singapore
  • Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

Paper Published by Dr. Kaustav Talapatra

Dr. Kaustav Talapatra has published numerous articles in well-known national and international cancer journals. Some of his work is mentioned below.

  • Mohan, Aditi & Talapatra, Kaustav & Sankhe, Manoj & Kiron, G. & Maniar, Priyal & Kolekar, Akshat & Kushe, Saakshi & Kharote, Prashant & Singh, Anuradha & Patel, Keval & Gupta, Aayush & Patel, Devarsh & Bardeskar, Nikhil & Patkar, Deepak. (2024). Clinical Feasibility of Artificial Intelligence-Based Autosegmentation of the Left Anterior Descending Artery in Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer. Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology. 10.1055/s-0044-1780510. 
  • Talapatra, Kaustav & Lewis, Shirley. (2024). Making inroads of radiotherapy in gallbladder cancer. Indian journal of cancer. 60. 447-448. 10.4103/ijc.ijc_2_24. 
  • Talapatra, Kaustav & G, Kiron & Mohan, Amrutha & Bardeskar, Nikhil & Tongaonkar, Hemant. (2023). Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer: Where Do We Stand?. Journal of Current Oncology. 6. 10.1177/25898892231200962. 
  • Talapatra, Kaustav & Chitkara, Garvit & Murali, Sridevi & Gupte, Ajinkya & Bardeskar, Nikhil & Behal, Shruti & Shaikh, Muzammil & Atluri, Pooja. (2023). Practice of Tumor Bed Boost in Patients after Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. 15. 10.1007/s13193-023-01824-7. 
  • Gupte, Ajinkya & Talapatra, Kaustav. (2023). Clinical response assessment post neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer: Current evidence and practices. Indian Journal of Cancer. 60. 10.4103/ijc.ijc_301_23. 
  • Talapatra, Kaustav & Parab, Anand & Singh, Anuradha & Barsing, Shubhangi & Gupte, Ajinkya & Padate, Balkrishna. (2022). Clinical experience of total body irradiation performed on Halcyonâ„¢ for a patient diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. International Journal of Molecular and Immuno Oncology. 7. 1-4. 10.25259/IJMIO_5_2022. 
  • Sharma, Ajay & Bagdare, Priyusha & Chadha, Pranav & Shree, Pragya & Gupta, Mohini & Chauhan, Rajkumar & Jaiswal, Isha & Talapatra, Kaustav. (2021). Dosimetric comparison of coplanar intensity-modulated radiotherapy, noncoplanar intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and volumetric arc therapy planning technique in hippocampal-sparing whole-brain radiotherapy. Radiation Protection and Environment. 44. 10.4103/rpe.rpe_48_20. 
  • Talapatra, Kaustav & Gupta, Manoj & Singh, Kishore & Giri, G & Vashistha, Rajesh. (2020). An advisory by the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India for radiation therapy patients and staff among COVID-19 pandemic ABSTRACT. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics. 16. 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_687_20. 
  • Palwe, Vijay & Talapatra, Kaustav & Mahantshetty, Umesh & Viswanathan, Seethalaxmi. (2020). Metastatic Implantation of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer at PEG Tube Site Exit-An Unusual Relapse Site International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery. 10.13140/RG.2.2.18391.91040. 
  • Mhatre, Vaibhav & Chauhan, Rajkumar & Chadha, Pranav & Kumar, Abhaya & Talapatra, Kaustav. (2019). Clinical Implications of Onyx embolization on dose distribution of Eclipse Analytical Anisotropic algorithm and Acuros XB algorithm for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations .. 10.13140/RG.2.2.14882.58569. 
  • Mhatre, Vaibhav & Chadha, Pranav & Kumar, Abhaya & Talapatra, Kaustav. (2018). Dosimetric Comparison of 6 MV Flattening Filter Free and 6 MV Stereotactic Radiosurgery Beam Using 4 mm Conical Collimator for Trigeminal Neuralgia Radiosurgery. Journal of Radiation Research. 43. 107-111. 10.14407/jrpr.2018.43.3.107. 
  • K, Govind Babu & Bahl, Ankur & Bhattacharya, GS & Bhowmik, Kumar & Dattatraya, PS & Ghadyalpatil, Nikhil & Karandikar, SM & Kulkarni, Padmaj & Sridharan, Nithya & Parikh, Purvish & Prabhash, Kumar & Raja, T & Rajasundaram, S & Subramanian, S & Talapatra, Kaustav & Vaid, Ashok. (2017). Oncology Gold Standard practical consensus recommendations for the use of monoclonal antibodies in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. South Asian Journal of Cancer. 6. 154. 10.4103/sajc.sajc_181_17. 
  • Talapatra, Kaustav & Deshpande, Mandar & Goyle, S & Majumder, D & Badhwar, S & Mistry, Rajesh. (2016). Nimotuzumab and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Concurrent Setting of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancers: Early Results of a Prospective Trial in India. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 96. E359. 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1533. 
  • Sharma, Dayananda & Chadha, Pranav & Talapatra, Kaustav & Mhatre, Vaibhav & Kumar, Abhaya & Balasubramaniam, Anandh. (2014). Critical neurological structure sparing radiosurgery of vestibular schwannoma: Dosimetric comparison of different techniques and dose prescription methods. Journal of cancer research and therapeutics. 10. 29-37. 10.4103/0973-1482.131353. 
  • Mallik, Suman & Talapatra, Kaustav & Sharma, Dayananda & Mahtre, Vaibhab & Singh, Malhotra. (2011). Dosimetric Analysis and Comparison of Interstitial HDR Brachytherapy, IMRT, 3DCRT and Electron Beam Therapy as Boost Modalities After Whole Breast Radiation in Breast Conservation Therapy. Brachytherapy. 10. S47. 10.1016/j.brachy.2011.02.075. 
  • Talapatra, Kaustav & Nemade, Bhushan & Siddha, Manish & Muckaden, Mary & Laskar, Siddhartha. (2007). Extramedullary haematopoiesis causing spinal cord compression: A rare presentation with excellent outcome. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 10. 10.4103/0972-2327.33221. 
  • Nemade, Bhushan & Talapatra, Kaustav & Shet, Tanuja & Banavali, Shripad & Muckaden, Mary & Laskar, Siddhartha. (2007). Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the biliary tree mimicking a choledochal cyst. Journal of cancer research and therapeutics. 3. 40-2. 10.4103/0973-1482.31971. 
  • Karmakar, Shreyasee & Laskar, Sarbani & Talapatra, Kaustav. (2024). Choosing Optimal Feeding Method in Head–Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Versus Nasogastric Tube—Is It Pertinent?. Journal of Current Oncology. 10.1177/25898892231214586. 

Experience of Dr. Kaustav Talapatra

  • Head of Department (Radiation Oncology), The Reliance Cancer Hospitals, 2021
  • Director, Varian International Clinical School for Stereotactic Radiosurgery, 2021
  • Head of Department (Radiation Oncology), Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, 2018
  • Chief Registrar, Tata Memorial Hospital, 2008

Education of Dr. Kaustav Talapatra

  • MBBS, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore
  • MD (Radiotherapy), Christian Medical College, Vellore
  • Fellowship, International Society of Paediatric Oncology

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