Dr. Irfan Ahmad

Professional Journey

Achievements

• RGCON Best Researcher Award – 2023, 2025
• Scientific Advisory Board Member – Translational Oncology
• Assistant Editor – Clinical Oncology
• Authored several research papers

Awards

• Certificate Course on ‘Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis’ – Johns Hopkins University, USA
• Best Paper in Junior Faculty Category – NZAROI Conference 2018

Publication

• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhargava A, et al. Primitive neuroectodermal tumour of the cervix: a rare diagnosis. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2017. PMID:28052947
• Ahmad I, Goyal N, Bhatt CP, Chufal KS. Primary vertebral leiomyosarcoma masquerading as a nerve sheath tumour. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2017. PMID:28249886
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Goyal N, Bhatt CP. Case of polyostotic primary bone lymphoma successfully treated with immunochemotherapy and consolidation radiotherapy. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2017. PMID:28331017
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhatt CP, Rathour S. Successful treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the lip with electron beam therapy: a symphony of medicine and physics. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2017. PMID:28432173
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhatt CP, et al. Treating patients with brain metastases has evolved: scalp-sparing, hippocampal avoidance whole brain radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2017. PMID:29222214 6.
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS. Short Commentary: The Role of Thoracic Radiotherapy in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Carcinoma – A Concise Review of the Latest Literature. Journal of Cancer Research Updates 2017. DOI: 10.6000/1929-2279.2017.06.04.1
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS. Short Commentary: The Role of Thoracic Radiotherapy in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Carcinoma – A Concise Review of the Latest Literature. Journal of Cancer Research Updates 2017. DOI: 10.6000/1929-2279.2017.06.04.1
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Gupta S, et al. Defining limited stage small cell lung cancer: a radiation oncologist’s perspective. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2018. PMID: 29348293
• Ahmad I, Bashir I, Dhingra N, et al. Metastatic primary anorectal melanoma developing in a patient treated for multicentric glioblastoma multiforme: two rare malignancies presenting in synchronicity. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2018. PMID: 29563128
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhatt CP. Not all Tears Imply Sadness: A Concise Review on the Impact of Modern Radiotherapy Techniques in Preventing Radiation Induced Xerophthalmia. Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy 2018. DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.S9-001
• Ahmad I, Sardana K, Chufal KS, et al. Radiation Induced Alopecia: An Under-Appreciated Side Effect of Whole Brain Radiotherapy and Strategies to Ameliorate it. Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy 2018. DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.S9-002
• Bhatt CP, Ahmad I, Semwal MK, Chufal KS. Technological Development, Clinical Application, Quality Assurance and Dosimetric Validation of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT): A Comprehensive Literature Review. Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy 2018. DOI:10.4172/2155-9619.S9-003
• Ahmad I, Lohan R, Chufal KS, Raina S. Judicious utilisation of surgical and advanced radiotherapy resources to manage triple trouble: a case of synchronous dual malignancies with severe cervical spine deformity. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2018. DOI: 10.1136/ bcr-2018-225096
• Kishore J, Ahmad I, Kaur R, et al. Beliefs and perceptions about cancers among patients attending radiotherapy OPD in Delhi, India. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2008. PMID:18439096
• Ahmad I, Singh P, Bhatt CP, et al. Case of metastatic small cell carcinoma of the oropharynx successfully treated with image-guided volumetric modulated arc therapy (IG-VMAT): pushing the limits of technology to match treatment intent. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2018. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226522
• Chowdhary RL, Chufal KS, Pahuja AK, Bhushan M, Singh R, Ahmad I. Image-guided volumetric modulated arc therapy (IG-VMAT) for unresectable ACC of the trachea: a feasible curative option. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2019. DOI: 10.1136/bar-2018-227036
• Singh R, Chufal KS, Pahuja AK, Suresh T, Chowdhary RL, Ahmad I. Primary angiosarcoma of the breast: a radiation oncologist’s perspective with a concise review of the literature. British Medical Journal Case Reports 2019. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227036
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Pahuja AK, Miller AA, Singh R, Chowdhary R. Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Prognostic Modeling in Lung Cancer after Combining Radiomic and Clinical Features. Asian Journal of Oncology 2019;5:50-5. DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3401438
• Pahuja AK, Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Bajpai R, Singh R, Chowdhary R, Sharma M. Identifying Prognostic Groups Using Machine Learning Tools in Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation for Inoperable Locally Advanced Nonsmall Cell Lung Carcinoma. Asian Journal of Oncology 2019:5:56-63. DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3401437
• Dewan A, Chufal KS, Tandon S, Ahmad I, Suresh T, Dewan AK, Pahuja AK. A case report evaluating combined effect of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and deep inspiratory breath-hold for mediastinal lymphoma: A dosimetric analysis. Lung India 2020;37:57. DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_88_19
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bajpai R, Miller AA, Gairola M, et al. Malignant esophago-respiratory fistulas: a comparative effectiveness survival analysis. British Medical Journal – Supportive and Palliative Care 2020. Published Online First: 21 August 2020. DOI: 10.1136/ bmjspcare-2020-002370
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, et al. Early Clinical Outcomes, Patterns of Failure, and Acute Haematologic Toxicity of Image-Guided Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (IG-VMAT) in the Definitive Treatment of Locally Advanced Carcinoma Cervix. Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology 2018;12:1–10. DOI: 10.1177/1179554918783990
• Kumar L, Ahmad I, Chufal KS, et al. Impact of acuros XB algorithm in deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) respiratory techniques used for the treatment of left breast cancer. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy 2020;25:507-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2020.04.011
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhatt CP, Bajpai R, Gairola M, et al. Plan quality assessment of radiotherapy delivery techniques stratified by target delineation guidelines for left-sided breast cancer. BJR Open 2020;2:20200007. DOI:10.1259/bjro.20200007
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Chowdhary R. Palliative stereotactic radiotherapy for metastases during COVID-19: relief when cure is implausible. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2021;0:1–2. DOI:10.1136/ bmjspcare-2020-002758
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhatt CP, Miller AA, Bajpai R, et al. Can the choice of radiotherapy delivery technique influence which target delineation protocol to use? A plan-quality based analysis in left breast cancer. Asian Journal of Oncology 2021;7:13-21. DOI: 10.1055/ s-0040-1722428
• Chowdhary R, Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Sardana K, et al. Brachytherapy for Refractory Plasma Cell Cheilitis. Dermatologic Surgery 2021;47;1514-6. DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000003204
• Batra U, Chufal KS, Nathany S, Ahmad I, et al. Immunotherapy in advanced NSCLC after progression on chemotherapy: results from a prospective institutional cohort. Immunotherapy 2022;14:851-5. DOI: 10.2217/imt-2021-0170.
• Chowdhary RL, Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Sharief MI, et al. An institutional review of treatment outcomes in extraosseous Ewing’s sarcoma- the largest Asian experience. Cancer/Radiothérapie 2022; 27:50-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2022.06.008
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS et al. Risk-Adapted Target Delineation for Breast Cancer: Controversies and Considerations. Practical Radiation Oncology 2023;13:e115-e120. DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.10.010
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, et al. Tri-modality therapy in advanced esophageal carcinoma: long-term results and insights from a developing world, institutional cohort. British Journal of Radiology 2023;96:20220413. DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20220413
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, et al. Artificial intelligence in radiation oncology: How far have we reached? International Journal of Molecular and Immuno Oncology 2023;8:9-14. DOI: 10.25259/IJMIO_32_2022
• Chowdhary RL, Chufal KS, Sharief MI, Ahmad I, et al. Intuitive evaluation of contemporary management strategies in thymoma- the largest Indian experience. Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy 2023;28:454-62. DOI: 10.5603/RPOR.a2023.0050
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Miller AA, et al. A practical and practicable framework for implementing cardiac-sparing radiotherapy techniques in breast cancer. Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment 2023;6:4925. DOI: 10.4103/crst.crst_33_23
• Macbeth F, Fallowfield L, Ahmad I, et al. Removal or ablation of asymptomatic lung metastases should be reconsidered. The British Medical Journal, 2023;383:e073042. DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073042
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Miller AA, et al. Is it too early to recommend local treatment in oligometastatic NSCLC: a plea for equipoise. The British Journal of Radiology 2024;97:913-9. DOI: 10.1093/bjr/tqae068
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Miller AA, et al. Cardiac markers in left-sided breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy: a prospective study. Cardio-Oncology 2024;10:21. DOI: 10.1186/ s40959-024-00225-1

PUBLICATIONS (Abstracts)

• Ahmad I, Bashir I, Chufal KS, et al. Clinical validation of contouring consensus guidelines for the treatment of locally advanced carcinoma cervix with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in the Indian scenario. Abstract presented at TMH Platinum Jubilee Meeting 2016. European Journal of Cancer 2016;54
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Bhatt CP, Chowdhary RL, Singh RL, Pahuja AK. EP-1618 Early clinical results and feasibility of amplitude-gated DIBH for SBRT: A multi-centre experience. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2019;133:S872. DOI:10.1016/S0167-8140(19)32038-9
• Bhatt CP, Ahmad I, Chufal KS. Clinical Application of Dibh Amplitude Gated Technique for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Lung and Liver Oligometastases. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2019;105:E746., DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.858
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Chowdhary R, Bajpai R, Pahuja Ak, Singh R, Gairola M. Malignant Esophago-Respiratory Fistulas: An institutional audit of treatment outcomes. Radiotherapy & Oncology 2019;141:S67-8.
• Pahuja AK, Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Singh R, Chowdhary R, Sharma M. Identifying prognostic groups using machine learning tools following chemoradiation for NSCLC. Radiotherapy & Oncology 2019;141:S65.
• Chowdhary R, Chufal KS, Pahuja AK, Ahmad I, Singh R, Sharma M. Thymoma – Largest Indian Single Institutional Experience. Radiotherapy & Oncology 2019;141:S76-7.
• Chowdhary R, Chufal KS, Pahuja AK, Ahmad I, Singh R, Sundari A, Vishwakarma G. An institutional retrospective study in quest for apt reirradiation dose in recurrent brain gliomas. Radiotherapy & Oncology 2019;141:S58-9.
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Chowdhary R, Pahuja AK, Singh R. Deep neural network based prognostic modelling for lung cancer utilising radiomics and clinical data. Radiotherapy & Oncology 2019;141:S18-9.
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bajpai R, et al. Clinical outcomes of patients with pathologic residual nodal disease after neo-adjuvant chemoradiation for esophageal carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2020;108:E637. DOI:10.1016/ j.ijrobp.2020.07.1919
• Vivekanandan A, Chufal KS, Pahuja AK, Ahmad I, et al. A prospective analysis of quality of life in patients undergoing whole breast irradiation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2020;108:E222. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1485
•  Chowdhary RL, Chufal KS, Ahmad I, et al. Artificial intelligence enabled prognostic modelling for thymomas. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2020;108:E787. DOI:10.1016/ j.ijrobp.2020.07.256.
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Bajpai R, et al. Pathological response prediction to neo-adjuvant chemoradiation in esophageal carcinoma using artificial intelligence and radiomics: an exploratory analysis. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2020;108:E612-3. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1860
• Chowdhary RL, Chufal KS, Pahuja AK, Ahmad I, et al. The largest single institutional experience on extraosseous Ewing’s sarcoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2020;108:E10-11. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1013
• Ahmad I, Chufal KS, Bhatt CP, et al. Plan quality of Modern Radiotherapy Delivery Techniques in Left-sided Breast Cancer: An Analysis stratified by consensus target delineation guidelines. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2020;108:E78-9. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1163
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Miller AA, et al. Clinical outcomes of neoadjuvant chemoradiation in oesophageal cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2021;161:S715-6. DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07158-9
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Bajpai R, et al. Factors predicting pathological response after neoadjuvant chemoradiation in oesophageal cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2021;161:S1000-1. DOI: 10.1016/ s0167-8140(21)07656-8
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Miller AA, et al. Alpha-Beta ratio estimation and radiotherapeutic equivalence of chemotherapy in oesophageal cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2021;161:S1515-6. DOI: 10.1016/ s0167-8140(21)08241-4
•  Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Dwivedi A, et al. Deep learning using Pre-NACRT imaging can predict pathological response in esophageal cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2021;161:S1530-1. DOI: 10.1016/ s0167-8140(21)08253-0
• Chufal KS, Ahmad I, Sharief MI, et al. Convolutional Neural Network to predict Deep Inspiration Breath Hold eligibility using Chest X-Ray. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2021;161:S560-1. DOI: 10.1016/ s0167-8140(21)07009-2
• Sharma M, Chufal KS, Pahuja AK, Ahmad I, et al. Radiation Induced Skin Toxicity after HypoFractionated Radiotherapy: A prospective analysis. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2021;161:S938-9. DOI:10.1016/ s0167-8140(21)07581-2
• Sharief MI, Gairola M, Chufal KS, Ahmad I, et al. Simultaneous integrated boost IMRT versus sequential IMRT in head and neck cancers. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2021;161:S1589-90. DOI:10.1016/s0167-8140(21)08316-x
• Umesh P, Chufal KS, Ahmad I, et al. Treatment combinations in nondriver mutated mNSCLC: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2023;18:S75. DOI: 10.1016/S1556-0864(23)00312-X