Suresh H. Advani
Suresh H Advani is an oncologist who pioneered Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in India. Struck by poliomyelitis at the age of 8 years, the wheelchair-using doctor studied at Grant Medical College, Mumbai (where he obtained the MBBS and MD Medicine degrees), following which he worked at Tata Memorial Hospital for many years as a medical oncologist.[1] He gained experience in the field of bone marrow transplantation from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.[2]
Honours[edit]
- Recipient of Rashtriyra Krantiveer Award, Ujjain (2014)
- Recipient of the Padma Bhushan award by Government of India (2012)[3]
- Recipient of Dr. B. C. Roy National Award by Medical Council of India (2005)
- Awarded Lifetime Achievement in Oncology by Harvard Medical International (2005)
- Recipient of the Padma Shri by Government of India (2002)[3]
- Recipient of the prestigious “Dhanvantari Award” for outstanding contributions to medicine (2002)
- Elected fellow - National Academy of Medical Sciences (1996),[4]
Controversy[edit]
He was named in fraudulent transport of crores due to some misunderstanding by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) in December 2016.But later on evidence were provided to CBI by bank in question that he had nothing to with the cash neither he had an account with the bank.[
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