Faculty

• Chemoradiation with premetrexed and cisplatin Non small cell carcinoma Lung Projects
• Wobe Mugos for head and Neck cancer patients undergoing Radiation

• Best poster - Role of radiation for brain metastasis - a retrospective study UICC conference 1994 at New Delhi
• Doctors day award in the field of medical education 2016
• Researcher award for maximum publications in July 2021 RMC

2016

• Arul Ponni TR, MG Janaki, S Nirmala, BS Ramesh, Karthik S Rishi, Kirthi Koushik AS, 2010, Carcinoma Cervix treated with Radiotherapy – Our experience with emphasis on our concerns, Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology of India, Vol 60, No. 1, 61-65
• Arul Ponni TR, S Nirmala, MG Janaki, 2009, Palliative benefits of Multimodality approach in the re-treatment of recurrent malignant glioma – two case reports, Indian Journal of Palliative Care, Vol 15, Issue 2
• Arul Ponni TR, Anirudha J, MG Janaki, Ritika Harjani H, Kirthi Koushik AS, Nirmala Subramanian, Ramani Soumya, Ravi Gopal Verma, 2014, Primary Cerebello-pontine angle Melanoma, a case report, International Journal of cancer therapy and Oncology, (IJCTO) 2(3), 020315
• Mukesh, MG Janaki, TR Arul Ponni, Murali S, 2011, Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, A rare case of Papillary Carcinoma of Choroid Plexus, its management and review of literature, a case report.
• Nirmala Srikantiah, Karthik S Rishi, MG Janaki, Ramesh S Bilimaga, Arul Ponni TR, Rajeev AG, Kirthi Koushik AS, 2011, Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, How common is hypothyroidism after external Radiotherapy to head and neck cancer patients?
• Kirthi Koushik, BS Ramesh, Nirmala Rao, M.G. Janaki, T.R.Arul Ponni, Rajeev A.G. Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 2010/Volume 2/number 3, Positional variation of applicators during low dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: a Prospective study
• M.G. Janaki, Amrit R. Kadam, Mukesh, Nirmala, T.R.Arul Ponni, Ramesh B.S., Rajeev, J. Cancer Res Ther-January –March 2010 Volume 6-Issue 1, Magnitude of fatigue in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy and its short term effect on quality of Life
• Ramesh S. Bilimagga, S. Nirmala, M.G. Janaki, T.R.Arul Ponni, Karthik S. Rishi, Rajeev A.G., Suman Kalyan, Indian Journal of Palliative Care-Jan- June 2009.Vol 15,issue 1, 71-75, Role of palliative radiotherapy in Brain Metastasis
• Kannan Ram Abhinav, M.G.Janaki, Arul Ponni TR, Kirthi Koushik AS, Mohan Kumar S, Alva Ram Charith, Harjani Ritika, S Arvind, Clinical Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancer, Dec 2013, Vol 6, No.1/2, 46-9, 2014, Analysis Late Radiation Proctitis among patients treated for Cervical Cancer – A comparative study between Linear Accelerator and Cobalt Teletherapy.
• Ritika RH, MG Janaki, Uma Maheshwari, Ram C Alva, Arul Ponni, Kirthi Koushik, Mohan Kumar S, Ram Abhinav Kannan, Arvind S Murthy, Epworth sleepiness scale- A novel tool to assess somnolence syndrome in patients receiving Radiotherapy to the brain, IJCTO Vol 3, No. 1, 2015
• Arvind S Murthy, Janaki MG, Arul Ponni TR, Kirthi Koushik AS, Ram Charith Alva, Mohan Kumar S, Ram Abhinav Kannan, Ritika Harjani, A case of Endometrial carcinoma with age-related hyperkyphosis treated with definitive Radiotherapy, IJCTO Vol 3, No.1, 2015
• HU Avinash, T.R.Arul Ponni, M.G.Janaki, A.S.Kirthi Koushik, S. Mohan Kumar, A prospective dosimetric and clinical comparison of acute hematological toxicities in 3DCRT & IMRT with concurrent chemotherapy in carcinoma cervix, JCRT, Jan – March 2015 Vol 11, Issue
• M.G.Janaki, S.Nirmala, Amrit R Kadam, BS Ramesh, KS Sunitha, Epidural Analgesia During Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer Patients.J Cancer Res Ther-April –June 2008-Volume-4 Issue-2
• Janaki M.G, Kirthi Koushik, Rekha Baby, Venkatesh Kempaiah, Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Skin. Indian Journal of Medical & Paediatric Oncology. Vol.29 No 4, 2008
• K Harish, M.G. Janaki, N Kishore Alva, "Primary" aggressive chondroblastoma of the humerus: a case report. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2004, 5:9
• Nirmala.S, Malavika Krishnaswamy, Janaki MG, Kirthi Koushik A.S. Unilateral Solitary Choroid Metastasis from Breast Cancer: Rewarding results of external radiotherapy. J Cancer Res Ther-Oct-Dec 2008-Vol.4- Issue-4
• Vijaya Aditya Yadaraju, Janaki Manur Gururajachar, Jyosthna Elagandula, Kirthi Koushik Agrahara Sreenivasa. Comprehensive assessment of xerostomia in patients receiving radiation for head and neck cancer. International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology, Volume 4 • Number 2 • 2016
• Pushpa Naga C.H. Janaki MG, Arul Ponni T.R et al. Accelerated Radiation Therapy Using Weekend Boost with Concurrent Cisplatin in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancers: An Indian Institutional Experience Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences: Jun 2017
• Pushpa Naga C.H. Janaki MG, Arul Ponni T.R et al. Quantification of Dose-Volume and Dose-Length Parameters for Cervical Esophageal Stricture in Head and Neck Irradiation with the 3DCRT and IMRT Technique; Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences: May 2017.
• Yashaswini Suvarna, Shiva murthy, Janaki MG. Efficacy of racecadotril compared to diphenoxylate in acute radiation enteritis; World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 6(1):998-1004. December 2016.
• Ritika RH, MG Janaki, Uma Maheshwari, Ram C Alva et al. Epworth sleepiness scale- A novel tool to assess somnolence syndrome in patients receiving Radiotherapy to the brain, IJCTO Vol 3, No. 1, 2015.
• Ritika RH, Janaki MG,UK. Comprehensive assessment of Somnolence Syndrome in patients undergoing radiation to the brain; Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy.Nov2016, 21, 560 - 566.

• Junior Resident at KMIO, Bangalore : March 1989 to December 1990 (1 year, 9 months)
• Senior Resident at TMH, Mumbai : August 1993 to July 1995 (2 years)
• Assistant Professor at MSRMC, Bangalore : September 1997 to December 1999 (2 years, 5 months)
• Associate Professor at MSRMC, Bangalore : May 2000 to 16th July 2006 (6 years, 7 months)
• Professor & HOD at MSRMC, Bangalore : 17th January 2012 to Present

(a) Noted contribution to PG teaching

Entire teaching learning was revamped as soon as I took over as HOD & since then the following is being practiced in the Department since then.

• Theme based schedule for every month
• Faculty lecture every month to complete the learning
• Formative assessment at the end of every month
• One controversial topic for debate on 2nd Friday of every month

(b) Worked on the following topics as guide

• Magnitude of fatigue and its impact on QOL in patients receiving radiation - Dr. Amruth Kadam
• Role of sulphasalazine in the prevention of radiation enteritis - Dr. Jaya Raju
• Role of Belly Board in the prevention of radiation enteritis - Dr. Mekhala Swethadri
• Bone marrow toxicity in patients receiving pelvic radiation - Dr. Ragavendra
• Role of glutathione in predicting response to Chemoradiation for carcinoma cervix - Dr. Manjunath
• Weekend boost for Head & Neck cancer - Dr. Pushpa
• Assessment of Xerostomia for patients undergoing radiation to Head & Neck region - Dr. Vijay
• Somnolence syndrome in patients undergoing radiation to Brain - Dr. Ritika
• Impact of Bladder distension on radiation enteritis in carcinoma cervix - Dr. Swetha

Conferences Attended..

• International Patient Safety Congress at Bengaluru on 16-17th October 2015.
• Indian Brachytherapy Society Conference on 26-28th August 2016 held at Chennai.
• ATRO Conference held at NIAS Bengaluru on 29/30th 2016.
• AROICON 2015 held at Lucknow between 26th and 29th November 2015.
• Global Oncology Update on 22/02/2013 at BGS Hospitals Bengaluru.
• Radiobiology Course held at Vaidehi Medical College on 05/02/2015.
• International Clinical Trials-GCP Training and Local Regulations Update on 19/05/2016.
• Biennial Conference on Hyperthermia on 23/24 January 1998.
• 1st Indian Cancer Congress held at Delhi between 21st and 24th November 2013.
• 2nd Indian Cancer Congress held at Bangalore between 8th and 12th November 2013.

Role as a member of Medical Education Unit

• Role of MCQ in formative assessment for undergraduates as a part of project during 57th national course on Education Technology on 22/09/2008 and 01/10/2008.
• Resource person for synopsis as a part of PG orientation for the last 5 years.
• Resource person for taxonomy of objectives for MET (Faculty department program).
• Resource person - Synopsis for guides for 2 years during 2013-2014.
• Revisiting Assessment of learning outcomes in students on 27/03/2010 at MSRMC.
• Synopsis for Postgraduates (RT) of RGUHS - A Teaching session.
• Attended international conference on Medical Education on 27-28th January 2007.
• Attended international workshop on standardized patients, simulation, and E-learning at MSRMC between 5th and 8th October 2015.
• Basic workshop, MET, on 13-15/03/2012 at MSRMC and 21-23/07/2015 at MSRMC.
• Sensitization program on ATCOM module on 25/08/2015.
• Revised Basic course at St. John's Medical College on 26-28th August 2015.

Presentations :- CME

• Radiation for surgeons
• Impact of advanced radiation technology on patient care at Doddaballapur on 27/01/2016
• Role of CT/MR/PET for Head & Neck cancer in 2012 at CSI hospital, Bengaluru.
• Oncon 2013 & 2014 Calcutta - 2 years. Conventional radiation for Head & Neck cancer (2014) and radiation for GI cancers (13-14th August 2013).
• Oral oncology conference - Role of dentist for Pre RT dental prophylaxis
• Radiology today - Role of Fusion - 8/07/2014 at CSI, Bengaluru.
• Impact of advanced radiation technology on patient care at Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru on 16/09/2014.
• Radiotherapy for rectal cancer at Columbia Asia, Bengaluru on 15/04/2015.
• Adjuvant radiation for endometrial cancer at Ujjain by AGOI on 22/23rd January 2011.

Presentations - Conference

• Accelerated partial breast irradiation - 34th AROI at Bhuvaneshwar, National level between 24th and 27th November 2016.
• Role of adjuvant radiation for carcinoma esophagus - State level.
• Role of radiation for Ewings sarcoma - State level.
• Role of radiation for Ca stomach - at Jammu, National level on 02/04/2015.
• Role of radiation for Ca Vulva - at Jammu, National level on 03/04/2015.
• Radiotherapy for Ca pancreas - Conventional to CyberKnife - 22/10/2016 at MSR Hospitals.
• Role of radiation for hepatobiliary cancer - AROI meeting at BMCRI.
• Role of radiation for OG junction ca on World Cancer Day at Vaidehi Medical College on 23/01/2016.
• Advances in Radiotherapy - IMRT and beyond, state level on pelvic IMRT - 14/02/2015 at Vaidehi Medical College.
• Pre-conference workshop (Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology) - Pre RT dental prophylaxis on 13/03/2015.

Role a researcher

• Role of Wobe mugos in the prevention of mucositis for Head & Neck cancer
• Role of premetrexed in Ca Lung in the concurrent setting
• Concurrent chemo radiation for cervical cancer patient from rural and urban background prospective comparative study

Role as a reviewer

• Journal of Cancer research & therapeutics
• Journal of contemporary brachytherapy
• Journal of clinical oncology and
• Journal of evidence based medicine & Heath care.

• ILBT boost after EBRT in locally advanced oesophageal carcinoma - is it really curative or just palliation?
• Immediate Vs Staged reconstruction in recurrent extremity soft tissue sarcoma
• Comparison of long-term survival and toxicities of simultaneous integrated boost versus conventional fractionation with IMRT for the treatment of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
• Trismus in Head & Neck cancer patients treated by Telecobalt and the effect of early rehabilitation measures - a retrospective study
• Radical Radiotherapy for carcinoma esophagus - A single institution Experience
• Evaluation of mediastinal tumor - A study of 50 Cases
• ILBT, An effective approach for palliation in carcinoma esophagus
• Comparative assessment of late tissue toxicity, RT Vs CTRT for carcinoma cervix, minimum 5 years follow up
• Site-specific chemotherapy based on predicted primary site by pathological profile for carcinoma of unknown primary site

Member: - Institute level

• Member of Medial Education Unit
• Chairperson of grievance and sexual harassment Committee… MSRMTH and MSRHCG

National level

• Member of Association of Radiation Oncologist of India
• Member of Indian Brachytherapy Society
• Member of Association of Gynaec Oncologist of India
• Member of Bangalore Oncology Group
• Member of Association of Medical Physicists of India

Co-authored books released as Educational material

ICRO programme national 22 nd AROI conference at Bangalore 2004 Role PET in Head & Neck cancer National level conference

Recognition / Award

• Best poster - Role of radiation for brain metastasis - a retrospective study at UICC conference 1994 in New Delhi
• Doctor's Day award in the field of medical education in 2016
• Researcher award for maximum publications in July 2021 at RMC

Role as organizer CME / Conference / workshops

• Convenor - Faculty department programme for the last 6 years
• Organizer - CME on Cobalt teletherapy on 8th Nov 2013 and 8th Nov 2014
• Organizer - Pearls of Wisdom from AROICON in December 2014
• Co-Organizer - Cadaveric brachytherapy workshop on Gynec & Head & Neck on 13-14th Feb 2016
• Co-Organizer - Cadaveric brachytherapy workshop on Head & Neck in September 2016
• ICRO teaching program on prostate cancer in 2007
• Pearls of Wisdom from AROI in 2014 on 19/12/2014 at MSRMC
• 1st AROI ESTRO BRACHYTHERAPY WORKSHOP at Bangalore between 8th and 11th March 2017 on gynecological malignancy