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Pankaj Chaturvedi, MD

Director
Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial centre
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Pankaj Chaturvedi, MD, MBBS, is the director of the Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, at the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai, India. He is also a professor and surgeon in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery.

Dr. Chaturvedi serves as director of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS), a global organization representing 70 countries. He is the global coordinator for the World Head and Neck Cancer Day as well as a member of several committees for the government of India.

Areas of research and clinical investigation that are of interest to him include public health, tobacco control, cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and working with government and regulatory agencies. He also has special interest in the management of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, especially oral cancer. Dr. Chaturvedi has conducted and published several pivotal research studies that have impacted cancer care globally. He is instrumental in the establishment of cancer centers in different parts of India with a vision to make cancer care more affordable and accessible. Dr. Chaturvedi is editor of the Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and associate editor of the International Journal of Head and Neck Surgery and has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications with an h-index of 62.

He is the recipient of numerous recognitions for his accomplishments, including the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant. He has received the Excellence in Cancer Care Award, Outstanding Young Indian Award, Robert Maxwell Byers Award, WHO Director General Award, Iconic Leadership Award, Judy Wilkenfeld Award, British Medical Journal Award, Global Cancer Ambassador Award, the Nana Palkar Smruti Award, and the Health Award for Excellence in Oncology, among others. In 2023, the Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons of India recognized him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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