Work Experience

With a focus on PET/CT imaging and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Thanseer’s clinical interests lie in utilizing advanced imaging techniques for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. He is dedicated to improving patient outcomes and stays updated with the latest advancements in Nuclear Medicine. Dr Thanseer obtained his MBBS from Government Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, and completed his MD in Nuclear Medicine from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, India. He is also a certified Radiological Safety Officer (RSO) at level II.
Dr Thanseer NTK is not only a dedicated Nuclear Medicine Consultant but also a well-known artist at MVR. His passion for both medicine and art highlights his multidimensional abilities and his commitment to making a positive impact in various aspects of his life and work.

• PET/CT imaging
• Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine

• Comparative effectiveness of Ultrasonography, 99mTc-Sestamibi and 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT in
  detecting parathyroid adenomas in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Original Article: Thanseer NTK, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Ashwani Sood, Bhagwant Rai Mittal, Arunanshu Behera, Arun Kumar Reddy Gorla, Renjith R. Kalathoorakathu, Divya Dahiya, Uma Nahar Saikia, Sudhaker D. Rao. Clin Nucl Med 2017; doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001845.
• Sensitive Detection of a Small Parathyroid Adenoma Using Fluorocholine PET/CT: A Case Report. Thanseer NTK, Bhadada SK, Sood A, Kumar R, Behera A, Radotra BD, et al. Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2016: doi 10.1007/s13139-016-0450-9.
• Dual Pathologies of Parathyroid Adenoma and Papillary Thyroid cancer on Fluorocholine and Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT: case report: Thanseer NTK, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Ashwani Sood, Ashwin Singh Parihar, DivyaDahia, Priyanka Singh, Rajender Kumar Basher, Ashim Das, Bhagwant R. Mittal. Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2017: doi 10.1007/s13139-017-0488-3.
• Scintigraphic findings in end-stage liver disease on Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging: Tarun Jain, MD, NTK Thanseer, MD, Ashwani Sood, DNB, Madan Parmar, MSc, Anish Bhattacharya, DNB, PhD, Bhagwant Mittal, DNB, MD. J Nucl Cardiol.2017doi: 10.1007/ s12350 -017-0870-7.
• Evaluation of recurrent parathyroid carcinoma: a new imaging tool in uncommon entity. Case Report: Thanseer NTK, Ashwin Singh Parihar, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Ashwani Sood, Divya Dahiya, Priynka Singh, Bhagwant Rai Mittal. World Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2019.
• An unusual Presentation of Extramedullary Plasmacytoma in the Orbit in a Middle-Aged Woman. Case Report: Ameen Sumais AP, Santhosh Kumar N, Shahin Hameed, Thanseer NTK, Sudheesh Manoharan, Narayanankutty Warrier. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s12070-03749-7.

• MBBS from Government Medical College, Calicut, Kerala affiliated to The Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Kerala (2006- 2012).
• MD, Nuclear Medicine from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India (2014-2017).
• Radiological Safety Officer (RSO) level II – November 2017.

• Received scholarship for “Society of interventional oncology (SIO) conference 2019”, held at Boston, Massachusetts dated 08-11 June, 2019.
• BEST RESEARCH PAPER AWARD for My research work “Role of 18F-fluorocholine PET-CT in preoperative localization of parathyroid adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and comparison with 99mTc sestamibi and neck ultrasonography” on 6th Annual Institute Research Day of PGIMER, Chandigarh.
• My case “F-18 Fluorocholine PET/CT for imaging ectopic parathyroid adenoma”: novel modality in the making has been selected for “Case Spotlight Session” of SIO (society of interventional oncology) 2019 conference held at Boston, Massachusetts dated 08-11 June, 2019.
• Received scholarship for “European Society of Radiology (ESR) conference 2020”
• Second prize in quiz competition held during ‘16th annual conference of Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India (ANMPI)’ Kochi, Kerala, India dated 21-23 September 2018.
• Our team received 1st Prize for the KAYA-KALP program by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India in 2016.

ACADEMY MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Society of Nuclear Medicine India
• Member, Indian Society for Bone & Mineral Research
• Member, Society of interventional oncology
• Member, European Society of Hybrid Imaging