Dr. Shawgi Sukumaran | MBBS, MD (Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology), FRACP (Medical Oncology)
Director | Medical Oncologist
Dr. Shawgi Sukumaran is a Director at Southern Oncology Clinical Research Unit and a Senior Medical Oncologist at the Flinders Medical Centre and Southern Oncology SA.
His clinical interests include General Oncology, Head and Neck cancers, Lung cancers, Gynaecological cancers and Sarcomas with a particular focus on supportive care, clinical trials and research in these areas.
Dr. Sukumaran completed his specialist training in Medical Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, before being awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Medical Oncology in 2010. Following this, he joined Flinders Medical Centre (FMC), Flinders University, and Flinders Private Hospital (FPH) as a Staff Specialist in Medical Oncology. He has been actively involved in research and is a principal investigator in several clinical trials and serves as a reviewer for Medical Journals. He is currently affiliated with Flinders University as a Senior Lecturer, where he supervises Doctor of Medicine students, serves as a learning coach for medical students, supervises advanced studies projects and higher degrees and has published his research in various journals He is also an accredited supervisor and examiner for RACP.
He is affiliated with various professional bodies including European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG), Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCOG), Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA), Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA), Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society (ANZHNCS) and Australasian Lung cancer Trials Group (ALTG).
Dr. Sukumaran completed his MBBS at Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in India and Basic Physician Training (MD) at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (Sion Hospital), Mumbai University. He then began his Medical Oncology career as an advanced trainee at The Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, before completing his DM (Doctor of Medicine, Oncology) at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He also undertook a clinical attachment at the Memorial Sloane Kettering Hospital in New York.
Dr. Sukumaran chose to become a Medical Oncologist as he found it very fulfilling to contribute and support patients through their difficult journey. Outside of medicine, he enjoys philosophy, badminton, cricket, and spending time with family and friends.
His clinical interests include General Oncology, Head and Neck cancers, Lung cancers, Gynaecological cancers and Sarcomas with a particular focus on supportive care, clinical trials and research in these areas.
Dr. Sukumaran completed his specialist training in Medical Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, before being awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Medical Oncology in 2010. Following this, he joined Flinders Medical Centre (FMC), Flinders University, and Flinders Private Hospital (FPH) as a Staff Specialist in Medical Oncology. He has been actively involved in research and is a principal investigator in several clinical trials and serves as a reviewer for Medical Journals. He is currently affiliated with Flinders University as a Senior Lecturer, where he supervises Doctor of Medicine students, serves as a learning coach for medical students, supervises advanced studies projects and higher degrees and has published his research in various journals He is also an accredited supervisor and examiner for RACP.
He is affiliated with various professional bodies including European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG), Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCOG), Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA), Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA), Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society (ANZHNCS) and Australasian Lung cancer Trials Group (ALTG).
Dr. Sukumaran completed his MBBS at Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in India and Basic Physician Training (MD) at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (Sion Hospital), Mumbai University. He then began his Medical Oncology career as an advanced trainee at The Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, before completing his DM (Doctor of Medicine, Oncology) at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He also undertook a clinical attachment at the Memorial Sloane Kettering Hospital in New York.
Dr. Sukumaran chose to become a Medical Oncologist as he found it very fulfilling to contribute and support patients through their difficult journey. Outside of medicine, he enjoys philosophy, badminton, cricket, and spending time with family and friends.