Academic Rank

Assistant Professor

Professional Qualifications

MBBS, Thrissur Medical College, Calicut University, India
MD, Radiation Oncology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network

Academic & Clinical Interests

• Prostate cancer: management, quality of life, toxicities
• LDR & HDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer
• Brachytherapy for penile cancer
• MRI/MRS applications in prostate cancer
• Management of cervix cancer

Current Research Projects

• LDR brachytherapy for low risk prostate cancer – retrospective analysis of various factors affecting outcome and toxicity
• Application of MRI/MRS in predicting and correlating with disease free survival in prostate cancer
• HDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer

Selected Publications

See current publications list at PubMed.

Saibishkumar E , Patel FD, Sharma SC, Karunanidhi G, Ghoshal S, Kumar V, Kapoor R. Prognostic value of response to external radiation in stage IIIB cancer cervix in predicting clinical outcomes: a retrospective analysis of 556 patients from India. Radiother Oncol 79(2): 142-6, 2006. (Dr.Gillian Thomas wrote editorial for this article).

Saibishkumar EP, Patel FD, Sharma SC, Karunanidhi G, Sankar AS, Mallick I. Results of external-beam radiotherapy alone in invasive cancer of the uterine cervix: a retrospective analysis. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 18(1): 46-51, 2006.

Saibishkumar EP, Patel FD, Sharma SC. Evaluation of late toxicities of patients with carcinoma of the cervix treated with radical radiotherapy: an audit from India. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 18(1): 30-7, 2006.

Saibishkumar EP, Jha N, Scrimger RA, Mackenzie MA, Daly H, Field C, Fallone G, Parliament MB. Sparing the parotid glands and surgically transferred submandibular gland with helical tomotherapy in post-operative radiation of head and neck cancer: A planning study. Radiother Oncol 85(1): 98-104, 2007.

Saibishkumar EP, Borg J, Yeung I, Cummins-Holder C, Landon A, Crook J. Loose seeds versus stranded seeds: A comparison of critical organ dosimetry and acute toxicity in 125 I permanent implant for low risk prostate cancer. Brachytherapy 7(2): 200-205, 2008.

Saibishkumar EP, Crook J, Sweet J. Neonatal circumcision and invasive squamous carcinoma of the penis: a report of 3 cases and review of the literature. Canadian Urological Association Journal 2(1): 39-42, 2008.

Saibishkumar EP , Mackenzie MA, Severin D, Mihai A, Hanson J, Daly H, Fallone G, Parliament MB, Abdulkarim BS. Skin-Sparing Radiation using Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy After Conservative Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Planning Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70(2): 485-91,2008.

Saibishkumar EP ,Borg J, Yeung I, Cummins-Holder C, Landon A, Crook J. A comparison of seed loss and prostate dosimetry between loose seeds and stranded seeds in 125 I permanent implant for low risk prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73(1): 61-68, 2009.