Nanda Akash
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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

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Dr. Akash Nanda is the director of urologic and hematologic radiation oncology and the director of patient safety at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute and is a Center of Excellence for SpaceOAR., and is 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

Dr. Nanda’s Training

Dr. Nanda graduated from the MD/PhD program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, where he also received his doctorate in human genetics and molecular biology. He completed a residency in radiation oncology at the Harvard 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. He is a member of 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. He has one patented biomedical invention.

Dr. Nanda is an associate professor at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando, where he teaches radiation oncology.

Board Certifications

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Academic Information

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Medical Education

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency

Harvard Radiation Oncology Program

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