Dr. Arunava Haldar

Dr Arunava Haldar is a Senior Nuclear Medicine Specialist in Kolkata with 25 years of clinical experience.

He currently practises as a Consultant at HCG Cancer Center in New Town. His clinical focus is the administration of highly advanced radioactive isotopes (Theranostics) to physically hunt down and destroy metastatic cancer cells.

Dr Haldar possesses an incredibly elite, apex-tier academic pedigree. He completed his medical training at the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) in New Delhi.

To super-specialize, he subsequently earned a highly competitive Diploma in Radiation Medicine from the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS)—a premier, high-security medical research laboratory operated by India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

Dr Haldar is fluent in English, Hindi, and Bengali, allowing him to clearly communicate highly complex nuclear oncology treatment protocols to a diverse patient demographic across West Bengal.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Arunava Haldar provides highly authoritative Nuclear Medicine services, seamlessly integrating diagnostic PET-CT imaging with aggressive, targeted radioactive therapies.

Advanced Theranostics and Radioligand Therapy

Dr Haldar administers powerful liquid radiation intravenously, utilizing specific molecules to deliver radioactive payloads directly into cancer cells:

• 177-Lutetium PRRT for Neuroendocrine Tumors and Paragangliomas
• 177-Lutetium PSMA Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer
• 177-Lutetium FAPi Therapy for Solid Organ Cancers
• 225-Actinium (Targeted Alpha Therapy) for Prostate and Neuroendocrine Tumors

Hepatic Radioembolization and Bone Palliation

He utilizes advanced nuclear physics to manage severe, inoperable metastases:

• 90-Yttrium SIRT/TARE (Selective Internal Radiation Therapy) for Liver Tumors
• Bone Pain Palliation using Strontium-89 and Samarium-153
• High-Dose Radioiodine Therapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancers

Diagnostic PET-CT and Molecular Imaging

He utilizes an immense array of highly specific radioactive tracers to accurately map cancer biology inside the human body:

• Oncology PET-CT Mapping (18F FDG, 11C METHIONINE, 68Ga DOTA, 68Ga-PSMA)
• Cardiac and Neurological PET-CT Studies (18F DOPA, 13N NH3)
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies for Melanoma and Breast Cancer

Education and Qualifications

• MBBS — Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
• Diploma in Radiation Medicine — Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), New Delhi
• DNB in Nuclear Medicine — National Board of Examination, New Delhi

Research and Publications

• Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2017) — Intense 18F-Fluoro-deoxyglucose uptake in benign adrenal nodule.

Professional Memberships

• European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)
• Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)
• Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians (ANMP)

Professional Experience

Dr Arunava Haldar currently practises at the following facilities:

• Consultant Nuclear Medicine Specialist, HCG Cancer Center in New Town
• Registrar (Former), Apollo Hospitals in Chennai

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