INTRODUCTION:

An illustrious academician, a visionary oncologist, a name that needs no introduction in the field of Stem Cells Transplant, Dr. Lalit Kumar was Head of the Department of Medical Oncology and Professor at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He has worked in the fields of blood stem cell and bone marrow transplantation, gynaecological malignancies (where he researched the role of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy), haematological malignancies (multiple myeloma, chronic myeloid leukaemia, infections in cancer, ovary, and cervix). It is well known that he created affordable stem cell and bone marrow transplantation treatment regimens.

Qualifications

• Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra, MBBS and MD (Medicine).DM Medical Oncology at Chennai’s Adyar Cancer Institute
• Fellowship after completing a doctorate at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital in London. American Fulbright Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

Honors and awards

• Padma Shri Award (2014).
• The highest honour bestowed by the Indian government in the field of medicine is the Dr. B.C. Roy Award (2008).
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Award.
• Ranbaxy Science Foundation Award.
• Fellowship: Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc).
• Fellowship: National Academy of Medical Sciences of India (FAMS).
• Fellowship: National Academy of Sciences (FNASI).

 Membership

• Indo British Health Initiative (IBHI).
• Institute of Women’s Health (IFWH) of the University College of London (UCL).
• Expert Committee to examine the Serious Adverse Events (SAE) of deaths occurring during clinical trials.