Rima Pathak MD

My passion for art, enthusiasm for travel and love for medicine that fulfills and satisfies my soul keeps me going!

[The Wolf Man @iTheWolfman]

In China, teachers have shy students choose papers to help them socialize; if a paper is blank, the class doesn't do the homework.

Since all the papers are blank, the child always wins.

[Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 @TheViditsharma]

They are called “Indie” dogs.
As if they are ordinary.
As if they are less.

But Indie dogs are among the strongest, most resilient, and intelligent breeds you will ever meet.

They survive extreme heat, heavy rains, traffic, hunger, and neglect. Their immunity is naturally stronger. They adapt better. They are fiercely loyal. Once they trust you, they love you for life.

And yet, they are the most abandoned.
Hit by vehicles.
Chased away.
Starved.
Ignored while foreign breeds get chosen first.

An Indie puppy doesn’t need luxury.
Just safety.
Just food.
Just someone who won’t leave.

Adoption doesn’t just give them a home it gives them dignity. It breaks the cycle of suffering. It turns a street survivor into a family member.

If you are thinking of bringing a dog home, choose compassion over fashion.
Adopt an Indie.

You won’t just change their life.
They will change yours forever.

#adoptDontShop
#Dogs

[Ash Paul @pash22]

The algorithmic consultant: a new era of clinical AI calls for a new workforce of physician-algorithm specialists
https://t.co/RyZZ2ubRe8 via @Jayson_Marwaha et al

[Dr Ameya Puranik @docameya]

Tb-161 DOTATATE PRRT was given to patients refractory to Lu177 PRRT. Having treated more than 8 patients at @TataMemorial and @ACTREC_TMC, ours is one of the leading centres for Terbium therapy. @Indraja28_11 @DrVAChaudhari @Manishbhandare4 @AnantRamaswamy @VikasO

[Rima Pathak MD @RimaPathak1]

@AnuradhaaKrish @RadOncTMC @RajivSarin5 @VedangMurthy @Supriya_Sastri @docpriyamvada You did very well in those “almost” 6 year and will continue to do so! Keep growing, remain grounded, stay connected! 😊

[Samuel Hume @DrSamuelBHume]

10 breakthroughs in medicine in 2025

Read it here: https://t.co/YyaYTKd3Cs

[RC deWinter @RCdeWinter]

Breaking news:
Teacher Arrested At Pearson Airport

A high school teacher was arrested today at Toronto's Pearson Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.

At a press conference, Premier Mark Carney said he believes
the man is a member of the notorious extremist Al-Gebra movement. He did not identify the man, who has been charged by the OPP with carrying weapons of math instruction.

‘Al-Gebra is a problem for us', the Premier said. 'They derive solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in search of absolute values.'

‘They use secret code names like "X" and "Y" and refer to themselves as "unknowns” but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country.”

When asked to comment on the arrest, Prime Minister Carney said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes."

Fellow Liberal colleagues told reporters they could not recall a more intelligent or profound statement by any Prime Minister.

O Canada! 😂

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The difficulty that large language models have for discerning belief from fact
All of 24 cutting edge models tested failed to acknowledge first-person false beliefs (see Figure for level of accuracy) @NatMachIntell @james_y_zou @suzgunmirac https://t.co/IrTm3ZkM5b

[Kavita @Kavitastocks]

Indian woman in USA turns “STREE” for Halloween 😂, hamare desh ka bhoot😅
#Halloween

[ASTRO @ASTRO_org]

New in #practicalRO: Understanding Patient Priorities for Religious and Spiritual Needs During Radiation Therapy for Gynecological Malignancies. This paper was presented at Poster Q&A Session 02 at #ASTRO25. https://t.co/V8FxE7FsLo

[DSTIndia @IndiaDST]

Remembering Acharya P.C. Ray — scientist, reformer, entrepreneur.

His pursuit of indigenous science, social equity & industrial self-reliance continues to guide today's Bharat.

An inspiration to every scientist, policymaker & changemaker shaping an #AtmanirbharBharat.

[Ashwini Budrukkar @AshwiniBudrukar]

Very low prevalence of HPV +ve oropharyngeal cancers in India. To be precise only 11%. Our paper one of the large single institution studies with 630 patients highlights the differences in outcomes & need to focus on treatment intensification strategies
10.1038/s44276-025-00164-z

[TMC Radiation Oncology @RadOncTMC]

From cobalt in 1959 to proton therapy in 2023, our journey @RadOncTMC has been one of service, training, & innovation.

Proud to stand strong this @WorldRTDay, shaping cancer care across India & beyond as we advocate for timely, equitable access to RT

#OneVoiceForRadiotherapy

[Tata Memorial Hospital @TataMemorial]

We are proud of the @TataMemorial Tissue Bank for being awarded the Best Tissue Bank on Indian Organ Donation Day by the Regional cum State Organ & Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO)!
@Rotto_Mumbai @cspramesh @ACTREC_TMC @pankajch37 @DAEIndia @CRI_ACTREC @TMC_Varanasi

[Alessandro Vitale @Vaital73]

🧠 Cancer responds. Surgeons wait. Patients lose.

In our new Converse Study (n=2,379 HCC patients), 16% responded well enough to be potentially cured after Atezolizumab+Bevacizumab.

But only 3% actually received curative treatment.

We call this the under-conversion gap:
Patients respond.
But nobody changes the plan.
Intent stays palliative. Hope fades.

🎯 Tumor down. AFP down.
Still… no resection, no ablation, no transplant.

Why?
🔹 No expert MDT
🔹 No transplant program
🔹 No mindset shift

👉 Immunotherapy changed the biology.
Now we must change the strategy.

📢 If we don’t act on response, we waste it.

🧩 Read the full study (Liver Cancer, 2025):
https://t.co/kcyeF7JpDe

#HCC #Immunotherapy #UnderConversion #LiverCancer #Oncology #Hepatology #MDT #SurgicalOncology #CHESS #ConversionTherapy #CancerCare #AIinOncology #MTH #CTH

[TMC Radiation Oncology @RadOncTMC]

WALK-IN-INTERVIEW for ADHOC ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 'E' @RadOncTMC on 5th August 2025 at 10.00 AM

Main Building, 3rd floor @TataMemorial

[Tata Memorial Hospital @TataMemorial]

Proud to share that the TMC Textbook of Oncology has crossed 47000 downloads and 70 citations within a year of its launch, placing it in the 99.6 centile for similar books! A big thanks to all our authors.
@cspramesh @ACTREC_TMC @TMC_Varanasi @pankajch37
https://t.co/XnxH0J4eAG'

[David Palma, MD, PhD @drdavidpalma]

Some ask if patients with limited metastatic disease can be cured. The answer is clearly yes.

We’ve known that since the 1930’s, and it was very clearly articulated in this book from the 1960s.

In 2026 we’ll report the final outcomes from SABR-COMET, 10 years after closure.

[David Palma, MD, PhD @drdavidpalma]

I followed the patient for 10 years with no recurrence before discharging him. Here's his last CT.

This reminds us that behind every KM curve, there are individual people with individual stories who agree to join our studies.