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Akash Nanda, MD, PhD - Cancer - Radiation Oncology
Orlando Health Cancer Institute - Downtown Orlando
Address: 1400 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando, FL 32806
Call: (321) 841-8650
Bio
Dr. Akash Nanda is the director of urologic and hematologic radiation oncology and director of patient safety at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute Center of Excellence for SpaceOAR. A board-certified radiation oncologist, Dr. Nanda is skilled in proton therapy, a type of radiation treatment that uses proton beams to target and shrink tumors. His other specialties include:
- Urologic cancers (prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular)
- Hematologic cancers (lymphomas, plasmacytoma and myeloma)
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer
- Placement of SpaceOAR hydrogel, which creates a protective barrier in prostate cancer treatment
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- Targeted radionuclide therapy for advanced prostate cancer
- Multiple myeloma
- Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Dr. Nanda is a good listener, demonstrating compassion and a calm demeanor while conducting thorough assessments and effectively communicating with patients.
Dr. Nanda’s Training
Dr. Nanda graduated from the MD/PhD program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he also received his doctorate in human genetics and molecular biology. He completed a residency in radiation oncology at the Harvard University Radiation Oncology Program in Boston and was awarded a resident research grant. He also completed a prostate brachytherapy fellowship at the Seattle Prostate Institute.
About Dr. Nanda
Dr. Nanda is certified in radiation oncology by the American Board of Radiology. His professional memberships include the American Society for Radiation and Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Radiological Society of North America, American Association for Cancer Research and American Medical Association.
Dr. Nanda is a principal investigator in a research and clinical trials program focusing on urologic cancers, and his primary research interests include outcomes analyses and the design of prospective clinical trials for prostate cancer and quality improvement. He has presented his research at several national meetings and in numerous peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Nanda is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, where he teaches radiation oncology.
Outside of work, Dr. Nanda enjoys spending time with family, traveling, reading and swimming. He is fluent in English and Hindi.
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