Professor, Department of Head and Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
Deputy Director, Center for Cancer Epidemiology, Tata Cancer Centre, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.
Officer In Charge, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Hospital and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Director of the International Federation of Head Neck Oncologic Societies, the largest global organization with 65 national societies.
With 350+ peer reviewed publications, listed among the top 2% scientists of the world by the Stanford University as published in Plos one.
Led the commissioning of 2 cancer hospitals in Varanasi (HBCH and MPMMCC) in record time of 12 months and mentioned in the India Book of Records.
Global Coordinator for the World Head Neck Cancer Day.
Member, Oral Cancer Task Force, Government of India.
Chairman, Oral Cancer Foundation.
Ex Secretary, Action Council Against Tobacco – India.
Founder, SAARC federation of oncology
Awards received–
2023, Life time achievement award, Association of Maxillofacial surgeons of India.
2023 – Samman Maharashtracha, Earth, Mumbai
2022 – Corona Warrior of Maharashtra – Lokadhikar Samiti, Mumbai
2019 Excellence in Cancer Care Award, Omnicuris
2017 Nana Palkar Smruti Award for Excellence in Patient Carep
2016 Health Award for Excellence in Oncology
2016 Iconic Leadership Award, World CSR Day
2015 Sushruta Award
2014 BMJ Award for Health Advocacy
2013 Judy Wilkenfield Award, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
2011 Global Cancer Ambassador, American Cancer Society
2010 WHO Director General Award for leadership in tobacco control
2010 Maxwell Robert Byers Award, American Head and Neck society
2008 Outstanding young Indian Award
Editor of a major Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Head and Neck surgery.
Authored or co-authored more than 300 peer reviewed publications and I am an avid researcher. Invited as visiting professor or guest speaker at several institutions in 32 countries.
Major focus of active research and clinical investigation is in public health, tobacco cessation, cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and working with government and regulatory agencies for prevention of cancers.
Founded ‘Maharashtra Cancer Warriors’ The MCW is a group of Tata Cancer Center trained specialists who have come together for carrying out their responsibility towards the society.
Established cancer services in a specially built railway coach in Lifeline express, world’s first hospital on train. The train is offering oncology services in impoverished areas of India.
Conceptualized, established and launched India’s first Online Oncology Tutorial that is already being employed by Government for educating government employed doctors about cancer care and control
Among 5 people from across the world who were nominated as speakers for the United Nations Summit on Non-Communicable diseases, New York in 2011.
Summary of Public Health accomplishments are –
Conceptualized and put into action the Voice of Tobacco Victims (VOTV)campaign (http://www.votvindia.org/) which has become a collective force of nearly 600 cancer survivors and 300 doctors all over India involved in sensitizing key policymakers, law enforcers, and media in addition to social mobilization. VOTV was Recognized by WHO Director general as outstanding anti-tobacco campaign in 2011
The campaign was instrumental in getting Gutka (chewing tobacco product) banned all over India. According to Euro-monitor’s October 2013 study on the smokeless tobacco industry, there was 26 percent reduction in 2012.
The VOTV campaign has huge international impact particularly in Indonesia, Philippines, Russia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
The anti-tobacco awareness video conceptualized by me is screened in every television and cinema hall in India.
I have conducted sensitization program for Members of Parliament MLA s of 4 states.
In the Covid pandemic, I conceptualized and ran a dedicated facility for covid positive cancer patients.
Prof Pankaj Chaturvedi's thoughts 
Awesome sir
You set as a benchmark for others to follow
I am indebted for your contribution in my life.
Regards
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Time will tell who is right. There is considerable underreporting of the mortality due to numerous factors which may or may not be under Government’s control.
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It is very easy to say this because no body can prove it wrong.
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I agree to Chaturvedi
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Yes.They think we Indians are not able to think The rebuttal ,with facts and figures shows what we are, we have chosen the leader who is capable and practical,helpful to all.
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