Prafulla Desai | |
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Born |
Maharashtra, India |
Occupation(s) | Oncologist Medical academic Medical administrator |
Known for | Surgical oncology |
Spouse | Meena Desai |
Awards |
Padma Bhushan Dhanwanthari Award Wockhardt Medical Excellence Award Mucio Athayde International Cancer Award ICC Lifetime achievement Award Karmayogi Puraskar |
Prafulla B. Ragubhai Desai is an Indian surgical oncologist and a former chairman of the Research Advisory Committee on Oncology of the Indian Council of Medical Research. [1] [2] He is credited with the first bone marrow transplantation in India, which he performed with his team in 1983. [3] He is a former director and superintendent at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai (1973–1995) and continues his association with the institution as their professor emeritus. [4] He is one of the founders of the Rural Cancer Centre established by Tata Memorial Centre at Barshi, Mumbai [5] and serves Breach Candy Hospital as a surgical oncologist [6] and the Indo-Global Summit on Head and Neck Oncology (IGSHNO) as a member of their national faculty. [7]
Roy is a recipient of the Wockhardt Medical Excellence Award (2003) of the Harvard Medical International, [8] Dhanwanthari Award of the Dhanwanthari Foundation, [9] and Lifetime Achievement Award (2016) of the International Congress on Cancer, [10] the Mucio Athayde International Cancer Award (1998) of the International Union Against Cancer [11] and the Karmayogi Puraskar of the Bombay Medical Aid Foundation. [12] Married to Meena, a medical doctor, [13] he is associated with Care India Medical Society, a charitable organization involved in community service related to oncology, [14] and participates in social initiatives on cancer. [15] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1981, for his contributions to medical science. [16]
Prafulla Desai | |
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Born |
Maharashtra, India |
Occupation(s) | Oncologist Medical academic Medical administrator |
Known for | Surgical oncology |
Spouse | Meena Desai |
Awards |
Padma Bhushan Dhanwanthari Award Wockhardt Medical Excellence Award Mucio Athayde International Cancer Award ICC Lifetime achievement Award Karmayogi Puraskar |
Prafulla B. Ragubhai Desai is an Indian surgical oncologist and a former chairman of the Research Advisory Committee on Oncology of the Indian Council of Medical Research. [1] [2] He is credited with the first bone marrow transplantation in India, which he performed with his team in 1983. [3] He is a former director and superintendent at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai (1973–1995) and continues his association with the institution as their professor emeritus. [4] He is one of the founders of the Rural Cancer Centre established by Tata Memorial Centre at Barshi, Mumbai [5] and serves Breach Candy Hospital as a surgical oncologist [6] and the Indo-Global Summit on Head and Neck Oncology (IGSHNO) as a member of their national faculty. [7]
Roy is a recipient of the Wockhardt Medical Excellence Award (2003) of the Harvard Medical International, [8] Dhanwanthari Award of the Dhanwanthari Foundation, [9] and Lifetime Achievement Award (2016) of the International Congress on Cancer, [10] the Mucio Athayde International Cancer Award (1998) of the International Union Against Cancer [11] and the Karmayogi Puraskar of the Bombay Medical Aid Foundation. [12] Married to Meena, a medical doctor, [13] he is associated with Care India Medical Society, a charitable organization involved in community service related to oncology, [14] and participates in social initiatives on cancer. [15] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1981, for his contributions to medical science. [16]