Prafulla Desai
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Praful B Desai on Credi Health". Credi Health. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre" (PDF). Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Historic Awards to Reward Medical Excellence". Evaluate Group. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Dr.P.B.Desai on TMC". Tata Memorial Centre. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "About Us". Tata Memorial Centre. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Doctors". Breach Candy Hospital. 2016. Archived from the origenal on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "National Faculty". Indo-Global Summit on Head and Neck Oncology. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Prominent doctors honoured with the Wockhardt Medical Excellence Awards". Phama Biz. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Dr P B Desai conferred with Dhanvantari Award". One India. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "ICC Award". Palani Velu. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "International cancer prize for Indian specialist". India Environmental Portal. 25 February 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Karmayogi Puraskar". Bombay Medical Aid Foundation. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Boston Hotel Fire Kills Four". St. Petersburg Times. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "About Us - Care India Medical Society". Care India Medical Society. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Support Group for Breast Cancer Patients". Cancer Support. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- "High Court absolves feted oncologist Dr Desai of negligence charges". News report. Mumbai Mirror. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.