Dr. Tarun Kumar Jain Nuclear Medicine Specialist in Jaipur

Dr. Tarun Kumar Jain

Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Jaipur

MBBS, MD (AIIMS New Delhi), Fellow in PET Imaging (PGIMER, Chandigarh), ATA (American Thyroid Association) certified, FANMB 2018 (Australia)

  • 14 Years Experience
  • 2 Hospitals

About

On the account of my post graduation degree from AIIMS New Delhi (No 1 college of India) followed by senior residency cum fellowship from PGIMER, Chandigarh (No 2 college of India) I have sufficient knowledge in Nuclear Medicine and Thyroid disorders. 

I will provide the better management for different thyroid disorders
  • Languages : English, Hindi

Experience

Internship, SMS Medical college, Jaipur 2008 -  2011

Junior Resident Doctor, AIIMS, New Delhi 2011 -  2014

Senior Resident Doctor, PGIMER, Chandigarh (India), Chandigarh (India) 2014 -  2017

Observer ship for installation of new Nuclear Medicine set-up, Tata Medical Center Kolkata, Kolkata 2017 -  2017

Faculty Nuclear Medicine, Vedanta Medical research foundation, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2017 -  2018

Assistant professor Nuclear Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Jaipur, Jaipur 2018 -  Present

Specialities

  • Nuclear Medicine

Procedures

  • Biopsy

  • Cardiac Imaging

  • Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

  • CT Scan

  • Joint Injection
  • More

Conditions

  • Arthritis

  • Carotid Artery Disease

  • Thyroid Cancer

  • Thyroid Conditions

  • Thyroid Disease
  • More

Expertise

I am the Nuclear Medicine physician and thyroidologist, who has been trained in top Indian medical colleges (AIIMS New Delhi and PGIMER Chandigarh). I  have successfully conducted the thyroid clinic in AIIMS, New Delhi and PGIMER CHANDIGARH and successfully treated more than 10000 patients of different thyroid disorders

I am also expert in PET-CT, SPECT-CT and different Radionuclide therapies. 

Education

MBBS, 2009, SMS Medical college, Jaipur, Rajasthan., Jaipur, India

MD (Nuclear Medicine), 2014, AIIMS, New Delhi, New Delhi, India

Fellowship in PET Imaging, 2017, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

ATA certification for thyroid updates, 2016, American Thyroid association

FANMB 2018, 2018, Asian board of nuclear medicine, Melbourne Australia

Practice Information

Mahatma Gandhi Medical Hospitals, Jaipur

Mahatma Gandhi Medical Hospitals, Jaipur

RIICO Institutional Area, Tonk Road, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302022

MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Thyroid Clinic, Jaipur

Thyroid Clinic, Jaipur

69/56, VT road, Near Ahilya Udhyan, Jaipur, Rajasthan - 302015

MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT

07:00 AM - 08:00 AM & 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Achievements & Contributions

  • Title - Isolated osteomyelitis of the humerus diagnosed with 18F-FDG PET/CT. Authors- Jain TK, Jois AGA, Basher RK, Dhatt SS, Bhattacharya A, Mittal BR. Rev Esp Med NuclImagen Mol. 2017 Sep 16. pii: S2253-654X(16)30216-5. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2017.02.009.
  • Title- Fever with multiple large vessel aneurysms: An unusual presentation of Takayasu arteritis in a child. Authors- Agarwal A, Jindal AK, Guleria S, Jain TK, Mittal BR, Suri D. Eur J Rheumatol. 2018 Apr 2:1-2.doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2018.17159. [Epub ahead of print]PMID:30071933
  • Title- Incidental detection of tracer avidity in meningioma in 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT during initial staging for prostate cancer Authors-Jain TK, Jois AG, Kumar V S, Singh SK, Kumar R, Mittal BR. Rev Esp Med NuclImagen Mol. 2017 Jan 25. pii: S2253-654X(16)30117-2. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2016.10.005. 
  • Title- Cerebral Hemisphere Hypoperfusion with Ipsilateral Internal Jugular Vein and Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis in Lung Carcinoma on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography. Authors- Jain TK, Basher RK, Sood A, Ashwathanarayana AG, Parihar AS, Mittal BR. Indian J Nucl Med. 2018 Jan-Mar;33(1):88-89. doi: 10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_136_17. PMID:29430130
  • Title- Orbital Metastasis: Rare Initial Presentation of an Occult Gall Bladder Carcinoma. Authors- Jain TK, Parihar AS, Sood A, Basher RK, Bollampally N, Shekhawat AS, Mittal BR. ClinNucl Med. 2018 Mar;43(3):188-189. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001937.PMID:29261638
  • Title- Incidental detection of tracer avidity in meningioma in 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT during initial staging for prostate cancer Authors- Jain TK, Jois AG, Kumar V S, Singh SK, Kumar R, Mittal BR. Rev Esp Med NuclImagen Mol. 2017 Jan 25. pii: S2253-654X(16)30117-2. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2016.10.005. 
  •  Title- A rare adult renal neuroblastoma better imaged by 18F-FDG than by 68GA-DOTANOC in the PET/CT scan. Authors- Jain TK, Singh SK, Sood A, Ashwathanarayama AG, Basher RK, Shukla J, Mittal BR. Hell J Nucl Med. 2017 Jan-Apr;20(1):100-101. doi: 10.1967/s002449910517. Epub 2017 Mar 20
  • Title- 18F-FDG PET/CT Finding of Drop Metastases from Germ Cell Tumor of Pineal Gland Authors - Jain TK, Basher RK, Sood A, Mittal BR, Prakash G, Bhatia A. J Nucl Med Technol. 2017 Jun;45(2):114-115. doi: 10.2967/jnmt.116.185850. Epub 2017 Mar 9. Review. PMID: 28280127
  • Title- Response assessment in relapsing polychondritis with 18F-FDG PET/CT Authors- Jain TK,Sood A, Sharma A, Basher RK, Bhattacharya A, Mittal BR. Rev Esp Med NuclImagen Mol. 2017 Jan 25. pii: S2253-654X(16)30089-0. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2016.10.004. 
  • Title- 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging in Adrenal Cryptococcosis Authors- Jain TK, Karunanithi S, Bal C, Kumar R. ClinNucl Med. 2017 Jan 20. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001214. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28114222
  • Title- 68Ga-PSMA Expression in Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia of the Breast. Authors- Malik D, Basher RK, Mittal BR, Jain TK, Bal A, Singh SK. ClinNucl Med. 2017 Jan;42(1):58-60. PMID: 27819857
  • Title- Disseminated Skeletal Muscle and Cardiac Metastasis from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Detected with FDG and FLT PET/CT. Authors- Jain TK, Rayamajhi SJ, Basher RK, Gupta D, Maturu VN, Mittal BR. World J Nucl Med. 2016 Sep;15(3):215-7. doi: 10.4103/1450-1147.167607. PMID: 27651747 
  • Title- Ga-68 DOTA-NOC PET/CT for the Detection of Residual/Recurrence in a Rare Case of Sacral Spinal Canal Paraganglioma Authors- Jain TK, Basher RK, Shukla J, Bhattacharya A, Prakash M, Mittal BR. World J Nucl Med. 2016 Jan-Apr;15(1):71-2. doi: 10.4103/1450-1147.167575. Select item 26912984
  •  Title- Unusual Presentation of Bladder Paraganglioma: Comparison of (131)I MIBG SPECT/CT and (68)Ga DOTANOC PET/CT. Authors- Jain TK, Basher RK, Gupta N, Shukla J, Singh SK, Mittal BR. World J Nucl Med. 2016 Jan-Apr;15(1):65-7. doi: 10.4103/1450-1147.167591. PMID: 26912984 
  • Title- 18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosis and response evaluation in an unusual case of antisynthetase syndrome presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin. Authors- Jain TK, Basher RK, Bhattacharya A, Mittal BR, Shukla J, Prakash M. Rev Esp Med NuclImagen Mol. 2016 May-Jun;35(3):197-9. 
  • Title- Malignant Jugular Paraganglioma: Unusual Presentation on 68Ga DOTANOC PET/CT. Author information- Jain TK, Basher RK, Shukla J, Mittal BR, Panda NK. ClinNucl Med. 2016 Feb;41(2):150-2
  • Title-Unusual presentation of bladder paraganglioma: Comparison of I-131 MIBG SPECT/CT vs. 68Ga DOTANOC PET/CT. Author information- Jain TK, Basher RK, Gupta N, Shukla J, Mittal BR, Singh SK. World J Nucl Med
  • Title-Vicarious liver visualization in solitary functioning kidney with technetium-99m ethylenedicysteine renal scintigraphy. Author information- Jain TK, Phulsunga RK, Gupta N, Sood A, Bhattacharya A, Mittal BR Indian J Nucl Med. 2015;30:272-4.
  • Title-Diagnostic dilemma of degenerative joint disease, chronic avascular necrosis or metastasis in planar Tc-99mmethylene diphosphonate planar skeletal scintigraphy excluded by single positron emission computed tomography/computed tomography Author information- Jain TK, Phulsunga RK, Basher RK, Kumar N, Bhattacharya A, Mittal BR Indian J Nucl Med. 2015;30:272-4.
  • Title-Diagnostic accuracy of integrated (18)F-FDG PET/CT for restaging patients with malignant germ cell tumours. Author information- Sharma P, Jain TK, Parida GK, Karunanithi S, Patel C, Sharma A, Thulkar S, Julka PK, Bal C, Kumar R. Br J Radiol. 2014 Aug;87(1040):20140263
  • Title- 18F-FDG PET/CT in a seldom case of primary duodenal dermatofibrosarcomaprotuberans with lung and skeletal metastases. Author information-Karunanithi S, Jain TK, Singh A, Bal C, Kumar R. ClinNucl Med. 2015 Feb;40(2):e140-2
  •  Title- Asymptomatic solitary cerebral metastasis from papillary carcinoma thyroid: 131I SPECT/CT for accurate staging. Author information-Jain TK, Karunanithi S, Sharma P, Vijay MK, Ballal S, Bal C. ClinNucl Med. 2014 Nov;39(11):977-9.
  • Title--Diuretic 68Ga DOTANOC PET/CT in imaging of bladder paraganglioma. Author information- Dhull VS, Karunanithi S, Arora S, Jain TK, Kumar R. ClinNucl Med. 2014 Oct;39(10):915-6
  • Title-Multiple hepatic lesions in a case of isolated hepatic tuberculosis simulating metastases on 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging. Author information-Karunanithi S, Sharma P, Jain TK, Vijay MK, Kumar R Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur. 2014;17(2):108-9.
  • Title-Gallbladder carcinoma metastasizing to adrenal gland: a rare site demonstrated with (18)F-FDG PET/CT. Author information-Sahoo MK, Sharma P, Suman S, Jain TK, Bal C, Kumar R ClinNucl Med. 2014 Feb;39(2):184-5  
  • Title--Recurrent dermatofibrosarcomaprotuberans with pulmonary metastases presenting twelve years after initial diagnosis: 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging findings. Author information- Suman S, Sharma P, Jain TK, Sahoo MK, Bal C, Kumar R. ClinNucl Med. 2014 Jan;39(1):77-8
  • Title- Utility of single photon emission computed tomography/CT hybrid imaging over planar I-131 whole body scans in detection of adrenal metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer. Author information-Damle N, Bal C, Jain S, Mishra A, Jain T Indian J EndocrinolMetab. 2013 May;17(3):535-6.
  • Title--'Hockey stick' sign on 99m Technetium pertechnetate thyroid scan. Author information-Damle NA, Bal C, Sahoo M, Jain T, Mishra A Indian J EndocrinolMetab. 2012 Nov;16(6):1056
  • State wise merit list award in 10th standard
  • 6th place in the state level medical entrance exam (6th rank in the RPMT exam)
  • Travel grants for different national and international conferences by DST, DBT and ICMR
  • 1000 US dollar for 2nd rank in FANMB 20018
  • Presentation on "Hybrid SPECT-CT for isolated skull lesions seen in bone scintigraphy of cancer patients: Comparison with planar scintigraphy, SPECT and CT” in at the SNM 2012 Annual Meeting at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, Miami, Florida, June 9-13, 2012 - POSTER
  • Presentation on "Comparison of different modalities for sentinel lymph node mapping in early stage breast cancer " to be presented in ARCCNM, 51st Annual Autumn Meeting of the KSNM, held October 24-25, 2012 in Seoul, Korea – POSTER
  • Presentation on “Utility of 18F-FDG PET-CT for staging and restaging of patients with primary salivary gland tumours: six year single centre experience” in Annual congress of the EANM to be held on October 27 - 31, 2012 in Milan/ITALY - ORAL
  • Co-authored a presentation on “18F-FDG PET-CT for detection of suspected recurrence in patients with esophageal carcinoma: single institutional experience” in Annual congress of the EANM to be held on October 27 - 31, 2012 in Milan/ITALY - ORAL
  • Co-authored a presentation on“Role of 18F-FDG PET-CT for restaging patients with primary malignant germ cell tumors: single institutional experience”to be presented in SNMMI Annual Meeting, held June 8-12, 2013, Vancouver, BC, Canada – ORAL
  • Presentation on "Can 18F-FDG PET-CT accurately reassess patients with langerhans cell histiocytosis?"to be presented in SNMMI Annual Meeting, held June 8-12, 2013, Vancouver, BC, Canada – ORAL
  •  Co-authored a presentation on " Imprecision of estimated GFR (eGFR) based on CockroftGault formula compared to plasma sampling technique with 99mTc-DTPA in healthy south asian donor population" to be presented in SNMMI Annual Meeting, held June 8-12, 2013, Vancouver, BC, Canada – ORAL
  • Presentation on " F-18 FDG PET-CT in restaging of patients with laryngeal cancer: - experience at tertiary Centre” in at the SNM 2015 Annual Meeting at Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, June 6-10, 2015.- Oral
  • Presentation on "Evaluation of SPECT-CT scintigraphy for detection of sentinel lymphnodes in early stage breast cancer patients with respect to body mass index” in at the SNM 2015 Annual Meeting at Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, June 6-10, 2015.- Poster
  • Presentation on "Evaluation of SPECT-CT scintigraphy for detection of sentinel lymphnodes in early stage breast cancer patients with respect to body mass index” in at the SNM 2015 Annual Meeting at Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, June 6-10, 2015.- Poster
  • Presentation on "Does Ga-68 DOTANOC PET/CT helps in localization of primary or malignant sites in suspected insulinoma patients?” in at the SNM 2015 Annual Meeting at Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD, June 6-10, 2015.- Poster
  • Oralpresentation on ‘Role of PET/CT in detection metachronous second primary in known oncology patients’ at 1st Indian Cancer Congress held on 21 - 24 Nov 2013, Delhi, India - ORAL
  • Life time Member of Society of Nuclear Medicine, India
  • Life time Member of Association of Physicians, Rajasthan, India 
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