Dr. Gayana Shankaramurthy

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Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Government Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka
• MD (Nuclear Medicine) – Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
• FEBNM – European Board of Nuclear Medicine, Barcelona (2022)
• MICNM – Indian College of Nuclear Medicine, New Delhi (2022)

Areas of Expertise:

• PET/CT & SPECT/CT Imaging for Oncological and Non-Oncological Indications
• Nuclear Cardiology, Renal Scintigraphy, and Bone Imaging
• Cross-sectional Hybrid Imaging for Precision Oncology
• Implementation of Clinical Nuclear Medicine Programs
• I-131 Therapy for Thyroid Cancer
• Theranostics (Lu-177/Tb-161/Ac-225 DOTATATE, PSMA, FAPi, I-131 MIBG)
• I-131 Therapy for Benign Thyroid Diseases
• SIRT (Selective Internal Radiation Therapy)

Professional Experience:

• Director – Nuclear Medicine & Theranostics, KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru
• Additional Director & Head – Department of Nuclear Medicine & Theranostics, Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru
• Consultant – Shankara Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Bengaluru
• Consultant – NewMedd Diagnostics, Bengaluru
• Senior Resident & Junior Resident – Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh

Accolades & Achievements:

• On various advisory boards for theranostics and research.
• Organized the SNMI Southern Chapter Conference (2022) as Organizing Secretary
• Reviewer for Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (IJNM)
• Executive Committee Member – Society of Nuclear Medicine India (South Chapter)
• Joint Secretary – Indian College of Nuclear Medicine (ICNM)
• Recipient of multiple travel grants from SNMI and ICMR, India
• Ranked Best Paper & Highlighted Speaker – SNM Annual Meeting (Miami, USA) and EANM Congress (Milan, Italy)
• Awarded Silver Medal (first order) at PGIMER, Chandigarh, Convocation for MD in Nuclear Medicine
• Gold Medals for Academic Excellence in General Medicine and Pediatrics (2008–09)

Publications & Research:

Dr. Gayana has authored several peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals, including:

• Diffuse Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Pancreas Diagnosed by Ga-68 DOTANOC PET CT – Clinical Nuclear Medicine (2025)
• Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast with Gastric and Uterine Metastases on F-18 FDG PET CT – Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2025)
• 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in Carotid Body Tumor – Clinical Nuclear Medicine (2013)
• Hybrid SPECT/CT Scintigraphy in Focal Nodular Hyperplasia – World Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2013)
• F-18 FDG PET/CT in Takayasu Arteritis – Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (2014)
• 18F-Fluoride PET/CT in Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head – Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2016)
• Fibroblast Activation Protein Inhibitor PET/CT: A Promising Molecular Imaging Tool – Clinical Nuclear Medicine (2021)

Conferences & Presentations:

• Speaker & Panelist – National & International Conferences (SNMICON, EANM, ANMPI, ICC, SOCH SNMI)
• Presented multiple oral and poster papers at EANM Congress (Milan, Hamburg), SNM Annual Meetings (Miami), and SNMI India Conferences
• Delivered sessions on Theranostics in Oncology, Ga-PSMA PET CT, Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Medicine, and Molecular Imaging

Special Interests:

• Nuclear Oncology & Theranostics
• Precision Medicine & Personalized Radionuclide Therapy
• PET/CT Imaging in Cancer and Neuroinflammatory Disorders
• Clinical Research and Academic Training in Nuclear Medicine

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, and Hindi