A board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist, Dr. Ram Kancherla is an attending physician at Vassar Brothers Medical Center and MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Hospital. He is also managing partner of Hudson Valley Cancer Center. At the center, Dr. Ram Kancherla oversees the administration and provision of services including radiology, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, the latter two of which may involve infusion therapy.

Infusion therapy involves the administration of medication through a needle or catheter as an alternative or accompanying provision to the oral method of ingesting medication. Healthcare practitioners offer infusion therapy in cases where the patient cannot take oral medication, there is no comparable oral therapy, or the condition requires precision dosing.

The most common infusion therapy method is the intravenous(IV) mode. Other methods include epidural, intramuscular, and subcutaneous. Infusion is useful for medication that loses its effectiveness when taken orally, which is typically due to breakdown by the digestive system. Other applications include situations requiring quick administration, such as acute pain, anaphylactic shock, poisoning, heart attack, and hypoglycemia.

Other non-emergency cases include the introduction of antibiotics, antifungals, nutritional supplements, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. Infusion therapy is the go-to method for chemotherapy, as it allows delivery directly into the bloodstream for treatment, accompanying pain, or nausea.