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Physician Profile for Dr. Ravi Shankar, MD

Addresses:
1450 Pine Street
Melbourne, FL 32901
240 North Wickham Road Suite101
Melbourne, FL 32935
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Male
Years Since Graduation: 23
Physician Website: http://www.cancercarebrevard.com
 
Awards and Honors:
2002, The Eastman Kodak Radiology Resident/Fellows Symposium Award
2002, National Neurology/Neurosurgery Resident Forum Award, National Medical Association Convention and Scientific Assembly
2002, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research and Education Foundation, Roentgen Resident Research Award
2002, Clinical Fellows Scholars Award, National Institute of Health/National Medical Association (NIH/NMA)
2002, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Honor Medical Society, Membership
2001, Charles S. Ireland Award, Howard University Medical Center Resident/Faculty Scientific Research Forum
2000, Roland Nickens Award, Howard University Medical Center Resident/Faculty Scientific Research Forum
1998, Henry Christian Award, American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR) for the year 1998
First Prize, Dissertation in Anatomy, in the first Medical year, Tamil Nadu State Anatomy Association, for the State of Nadu, India
 

HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, Fellowship in Brachytherapy
Department of Radiation Oncology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, Resident in Radiation Oncology
Department of Surgery, Howard University Hospital, Washington DC, Intern in Transitional Surgery
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Research Fellow, Division of Cardiology
Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, Externship
Taranaki Base Hospital-Taranaki Health Care, New Plymouth, New Zealand, Senior House Officer
Hawera Hospital-Taranaki Health Care, Hawera, New Zealand, Senior House Officer
The Surgical Clinic, Madras, India, Surgical Assistant
Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Madras, India, Registrar in General Surgery
Government General Hospital, Madras, India, Special Trainee/Senior House Surgeoncy in Surgery
Government General Hospital, Madras, India, Compulsory Rotatory Internship
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Moffitt Clinic Steering Committee
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Physician Advisory Group
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Scientific Review Committee (SRC)
 
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
American Board of Radiology
Member, American Brachytherapy Society
Member, American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
Member, American Society of Clinical Oncologists
 
Committees:
Associations of Surgeons of India, Member
 

Patient / Medical Philosophy

Ravi Shankar is board-certified in radiation oncology. Dr. Shankar was an assistant professor of radiation oncology genitourinary, gynecology oncology and sarcoma programs at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, Florida.

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialties:
Oncology
A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Radiation Oncology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Ravi Shankar, MD is board certified by the American Board of Radiology)
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Medical School:
Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital 1986
 
Fellowship:
EPR Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 1998
Continuum Cancer Center, Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY 2003
 
Positions:
Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital Madras, Master of Surgery (M.S.) in General Surgery
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology Genitourinary Gynecology Oncology and Sarcoma Programs
Tampa, FL
 

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Ravi Shankar, MD as of 12/03/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History

HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Ravi Shankar, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.    Learn More
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