Dr. Rohit Dominic Jawahar Rebello
Qualifications
- Consultant – Medical Oncology In Ahmedabad
- MBBS, MD, DM (Medical Oncology)
Professional Bio
Dr. Rohit Rebello is currently working as a full time consultant in the Department of Medical Oncology in Zydus Cancer Hospital. He has extensive experience in Immunotherapy and Targeted therapy predominantly because of his work in clinical trials as well as heading the Department of Medical Oncology in Udaipur and was the only principal investigator for global studies in his Institute. He was the principal investigator of 6 global phase III clinical trials of chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. He has a special interest in preventive oncology and was the principal investigator of the Udaipur site of the ACCI project focusing on early detection and diagnosis of cancer being led by IARC, Lyon France. He also has a special interest in academia and has been speaker and moderator in multiple conferences all over the country.
Expertise & Specialties
- Administered and planned over 30000 chemotherapies immunotherapies and targeted therapies
- he has done the only Bone Marrow Transplant in southern Rajasthan
- He has extensive understanding of drug toxicities and management due to his experience in Phase III clinical trails
- Experienced in treating all kinds of cancers including Lymphoma and myeloma
Academic Details
- DM (Medical Oncology)- VIMS- Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences, Bangalore
- European certification of medical oncology
- MD – Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore
- MBBS- Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Manipal University)
Career Highlights (awards, publications & achievements)
- 2ND In MD in Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences, Bangalore
- 4th in DM in Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences, Bangalore
- Appointed Head of the Department of Medical Oncology- GBH Memorial Cancer Hospital on 26/12/2022
- Scientific chairperson of the 1st GBH cancer summit, Udaipur 2024
- Has done the First Successful Autologous Bone Marrow transplant in Udaipur
Publications
- Barriers and contributions of rural community health workers in enabling cancer early detection and subsequent care in India: a qualitative study - (2025) 25:1527 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22735-y
- Improving access to cancer care among rural populations in India: Development of a validated tool for health system capacity assessment DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7343
- Co-designing and evaluation of a context-appropriate strategy to improve access to early detection and care of oral, breast and cervical cancers in rural India: a formative phase implementation research protocol ecancer 2025, 19:1849 https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2025.1849
- HEARING LOSS AFTER CHEMO RADIOTHERAPY IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER- ISDOSE OF RADIATION THE ONLY FACTOR RESPONSIBLE? ISSN: 0976-3031
Speaker at National congress in relevant therapy area
- Speaker – National Immuno-Oncology Conference, Delhi.
- Speaker – Breast Cancer Conference, Mumbai.
- Speaker – 3rd Indian Cancer Congress 2023, Mumbai.
- Speaker – Trends of Transformation in Oncology, Udaipur.
- Speaker - 3rd International Cancer Summit, Delhi.
- Speaker - 7th Annual International Breast Cancer Conference & Precision Oncology, Jaipur.
- Speaker – Cancer Early Detection - Access Cancer Care India, Udaipur.
- Speaker – Cancer Early Detection - Access Cancer Care India, Kochi.
- Speaker – Cancer Early Detection - Access Cancer Care India, Chennai.
Membership
- European Society of Medical Oncology
- Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
- Association of Radiation Oncologist of India