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Dr David D'Cruz
MBBS, MD, FRANZCR, Radiation Oncologist
Languages spoken
English, Tamil, Hindi
Overview
Centres
Clinical interests
Clinical interests include brain, breast, colorectal, genitourinary, head and neck, lung, myeloma, lymphomas, oesophageal, prostate, skin and spinal.
Dr David D'Cruz completed his basic medical training in India. He subsequently worked as a junior doctor in the UK before moving to New Zealand where he trained as a Radiation Oncologist.
In 2013, after completing his speciality training, David moved to Dunedin to work as a Radiation Oncologist where he focussed on the use of stereotactic ablative radiation (SABR) for brain tumours and lung cancers. During this tenure he also worked as a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago and as the Director of Training in Radiation Oncology.
David is involved in the treatment of most adult cancers and is experienced in the use of both the simple and more complex radiation delivery techniques. He is experienced in the delivery of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy to cancer. He is a member of ESTRO (European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) and is passionate about providing his patients with a personalized approach to cancer care.
Professional memberships
- RANZCR
- ESTRO
Publications
Co-Investigator for ENZA also known as ARCHES: A Multinational, Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo controlled Efficacy and Safety Study of Enzalutamide Plus Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) Versus Placebo Plus ADT in Patients with Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC)
Co-Investigator for HERO: A Multinational Phase 3 Randomized, Open-label, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Relugolix in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
FRANZCR research project - ‘An Analysis of the Systematic and Random Errors detected with Megavoltage Cone-Beam Computerised Tomography in the radical treatment of Prostate Cancer within a single institution’
M.D. thesis - ‘Summation of External Radiotherapy and Intracavitory Caesium Application in Cancer Cervix using the Linear Quadratic Model’
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