Question 1

Where does Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar practice?

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Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar practices at Rangadore Memorial Hospital - Basavanagudi and 2 other centres.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar for Bone Marrow Transplant. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar's education qualification?

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Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Medical Oncology.

Question 4

What does Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar specialises in ?

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Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar specialises as Medical Oncologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar have?

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Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar has an overall experience of 39 years. View where has Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar?

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Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar is a Medical Oncologist in Sampangiramnagar, Bangalore and has an experience of 39 years in this field. Dr. Ravi B. Diwakar practices at HCG - The Specialist in Cancer Care in Sampangiramnagar, Bangalore,Sagar Hospital, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore in Minhaj Nagar, Bangalore and HCG Cancer Centre in Mission Road, Bangalore. He completed MBBS from GULBARGA UNIVERSITY in 1987,MD - General Medicine from Mangalore University, Karnataka, India in 1993 and DM - Medical Oncology from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU) in 1996. Service provided by the doctor is: Bone Marrow Transplant.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 7

Who is an oncologist?

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An oncologist is a physician with specialization in diagnosing, treating and providing care to patients who have cancer of any tissue or organ.

Question 8

What are the different branches in oncology?

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The different branches of oncology are: 
(1) medical oncology, who treats cancer using chemotherapy
(2) surgical oncology, perform surgical procedures to remove tumour
(3) radiation oncology, provide radiation therapy
(4) gynecologic oncology, treat gynecologic cancer
(5) pediatric oncology, specialist of disease in children
(6) haematologist-oncology, treats blood cancer

Question 9

What is the difference between a clinical and medical oncologist?

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A medical oncologist provides treatment of cancer using systematic therapy (chemotherapy, hormone therapy and biological agents), whereas a clinical oncologist uses a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Question 10

What kind of training does an oncologist get?

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Training as an oncologist involves four years of medical school for bachelors degree (MBBS) followed by a residency period and a post-graduate degree in oncology. The post-graduation degree may be MD in medicine/paediatrics, with a DM in medical oncology or MD in radiotherapy.

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