This webinar is pending approval by CAMPEP for 1 MPCEC hour and by ASRT for 1 category A credit.
Presenter: Shankar Vangipuram, M.D., DNB
Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Apollo Cancer Institute – Chennai, India
Dr. Shankar Vangipuram is a highly respected Radiation Oncologist with over 20 years of experience in cancer care. He currently serves as a Consultant at Apollo Cancer Institute, Chennai, where he specializes in high-precision radiation therapies.
He holds both an MD and DNB in Radiation Therapy, and has completed fellowships in Radiosurgery from UPMC (Pittsburgh) and Functional Radiosurgery in Marseille, France. His expertise spans a wide range of treatments including:
- External Beam Radiation Therapy
- Brachytherapy
- CyberKnife® System Radiosurgery
- Functional Radiosurgery for conditions like trigeminal neuralgia
Dr. Vangipuram is known for his compassionate approach and commitment to personalized care. He actively contributes to the oncology community through seminars, workshops and research, and is fluent in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil.
Moderator: Alfredo Conti, M.D., Ph.D., FEBNS
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Chairman Residency School of Neurosurgery , Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Italy
Prof. Conti, a distinguished neurosurgeon, studied at “A. Corelli” Conservatory and “G. La Farina” in Messina, Italy, graduating in Medicine with honors in 1997 and completing his residency in 2002. He has held various academic positions, including Associate Professor at the University of Messina and Bologna, and Visiting Professor at Charité in Berlin. He has extensive training abroad, including CyberKnife radiosurgery in California, and has authored over 230 Scopus-indexed publications. Prof. Conti has received numerous prestigious awards and holds a patent. His clinical activity includes participation in over 3000 surgical interventions, specializing in functional and neuro-oncological neurosurgery.