AKU has established a Department of Oncology. This Department will have its own sections, namely, medical, pediatric, hematology, radiation, surgical, diagnostic and experimental/basic sciences oncology. Dr. Mohammad Khurshid is the Founding Chair effective June 1, 2012 for three years.
The Ibn Zuhr Building
The recently set up Department of Oncology is a comprehensive cancer management facility located in the Ibn Zuhr Building. The state-of-the-art facility ensures delivery of radiotherapy with the highest level of precision and quality to cancer patients.
The main objective of the department is to develop first class leading edge cancer services working in close collaboration with the rest of the University. The department has the following sections:
- medical oncology
- paediatric oncology
- haematology oncology
- radiation oncology
- surgical oncology
- diagnostic oncology
- experimental/basic sciences oncology
The department also offers fellowship, residency and technical certification programmes.
