Dr. Chaitanya Patil

Dr. Chaitanya Patil is a consultant in the Pain and Palliative Care department at Kolhapur Cancer Centre. He helps patients through the pain and discomfort that radiation and chemotherapy can bring, and also offers psycho-oncology support for the emotional side of cancer.

He trained in palliative care and psycho-oncology at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. His work on PALLCARE Seva, a telephone support service for people with advanced cancer, won the Dame Cicely Saunders Best Presentation Prize in 2021.

At a glance

Qualifications

MBBS, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences (2011). MD, Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur (2017)

Fellowship

Post-doctoral fellowship in palliative care and psycho-oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata (2019). Accredited palliative care course, BMJ and Indian Association of Palliative Care (2021)

Special interests

Palliative care, pain control, psycho-oncology

Publications

30 publications in national and international journals

Awards

Dame Cicely Saunders Best Presentation Prize in palliative care (2021). Travel grants from ACCORD, Australia (2018) and the International Diabetes Federation Congress (2017)

Where to find them

Kolhapur Cancer Centre, opposite Mayur Petrol Pump, Gokul Shirgaon, Kolhapur, Maharashtra 416234. Phone: +91 888 801 3333.

Outpatient clinic: Monday to Saturday, 10:30 am to 5:30 pm.

What a pain and palliative care specialist does

Radiation and chemotherapy can make the mouth and throat very sore. A pain and palliative care specialist makes sure pain is properly controlled, so you can keep eating, sleeping and getting through treatment.

Palliative care is not only for the end of life. It means extra support at any stage, for the body and the mind, for you and your family.

Profiles

• Kolhapur Cancer Centre profile