Dr. Sameer Bakhshi is an Indian medical oncologist and academic who serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Oncology at the Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (IRCH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He has been a member of the AIIMS faculty since 2002 and previously served as Professor in the Department of Medical Oncology from 2013 to 2023. His clinical and research work includes pediatric oncology and the management of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, including leukemia, lymphoma, sarcomas, and ophthalmic tumors such as retinoblastoma.

Dr. Bakhshi completed his MBBS at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, in 1992, where he was named Best Outgoing Student. He earned his MD from AIIMS, New Delhi, in 1995, and completed a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Wayne State University, Detroit, USA, in 2002. He has also been elected as a fellow of several Indian science and medical academies, including the Indian National Science Academy, the National Academy of Sciences, India, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Medical Sciences.

His research spans pragmatic and cost-effective cancer care, childhood cancer health disparities, supportive care during chemotherapy, metronomic and repurposed chemotherapy, and imaging approaches in pediatric malignancies and sarcomas. His work has examined barriers to childhood cancer diagnosis and treatment, including treatment abandonment and differences in access to care. He has contributed to research on antiemetic therapies for children receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy and on imaging methods used in lymphoma and retinoblastoma. The supplied profile lists 561 PubMed-indexed publications and reports more than 11,000 Google Scholar citations as of May 2026.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry (1992); Best Outgoing Student.
• MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (1995).
• Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA (2002).

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Hematology and Oncology fellowship training at Wayne State University, USA.
• Leukemia and lymphoma.
• Pediatric oncology and childhood solid tumors, including sarcomas and retinoblastoma.
• Cancer supportive care, including antiemetic therapy.
• Cost-effective treatment models, tele-oncology, and health disparities in childhood cancer.
• Imaging in pediatric malignancies and sarcomas; research into mitochondrial biology in acute myeloid leukemia.

Research Contributions & Publications

Dr. Bakhshi’s research includes pragmatic care models such as outpatient management of febrile neutropenia and selected intensive chemotherapy protocols, tele-oncology integration, treatment access and abandonment in childhood cancer, antiemetic therapy, oral metronomic chemotherapy for refractory pediatric solid tumors, and PET-CT applications in lymphoma and retinoblastoma. His laboratory research has examined mitochondrial DNA mutations, oxidative phosphorylation, and mitophagy as potential prognostic markers in acute myeloid leukemia.

The supplied institutional profile lists 561 publications indexed in PubMed, including 247 as first or corresponding author, and reports 11,139 Google Scholar citations, an h-index of 50, and an i10-index of 298 as of 28 May 2026.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• Sun Pharma Science Foundation Research Award in Medical Sciences – Clinical Research (2022).
• AIIMS Excellence Research Award (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022).
• AIIMS Oncology Research Award (2019, 2021, 2022).
• Atal Swasthya Bhushan Samman (2019).
• Dr. I.C. Verma Excellence Award for Young Pediatricians (2016).
• Cankids Gold Hero Award (2016).
• Melissa Ann Memorial Oration Award, Wayne State University, USA (2017).
• Bharat Jyoti Award (2009), Dr. M.L. Wig Gold Medal, AIIMS (1995), and NNF Gold Medal (1994).

Specialization

• Medical oncology and pediatric oncology.
• Leukemia and lymphoma.
• Pediatric solid tumors, bone and soft tissue sarcomas, and ophthalmic tumors such as retinoblastoma.
• Cancer supportive care and antiemetic therapy.
• Cost-effective childhood cancer care and access to oncology services.

Professional Fellowships & Memberships

• Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA; elected 2022).
• Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI; elected 2018).
• Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc; elected 2024).
• Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS; elected 2020).
• Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
• Member, International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP).
• Member, Indian Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology; Indian Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine; and Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

• Professor and Head, Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, AIIMS, New Delhi (July 2024–present).
• Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, AIIMS, New Delhi (2013–2023).
• Faculty member, AIIMS, New Delhi, since 2002.
• Member, Clinical Research Unit, AIIMS.
• Expert member, Subject Expert Committee (Oncology), Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
• Former Member Secretary and current member, AIIMS Institute Ethics Committee.
• Chairperson, Ethics Committee, University of Delhi.