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Suresh Hariram Advani | |
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| Born | (1947-08-01)August 1, 1947 (age 78) |
| Education | MBBS,MD |
| Alma mater | Grant Medical College,Mumbai |
| Occupation | Oncologist |
| Known for | Pioneeringhematopoietic stem cell transplantation in India |
| Website | Official website |
Suresh Hariram Advani (born August 1, 1947) is an Indianoncologist known for his work inhematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Affected bypoliomyelitis at age eight, he studied atGrant Medical College,Mumbai, earning MBBS and MD degrees. After completing his education, he joined theTata Memorial Centre as a medical oncologist, where he worked for several years.[1]He has been associated with Sushrut Hospital & Research Centre as a consultant. Advani received training in bone marrow transplantation at theFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,Seattle, Washington.[2]
Advani was born on 1 August 1947 inKarachi, then part ofBritish India (now inPakistan). Following the partition, his family relocated to India, first residing in Deolali, Nashik, before settling in Mumbai. His father worked in the electrical trade.[3]
After initially being denied admission due his disability, Advani persuaded authorities admit him toGrant Medical College,Mumbai. He completed his medical degree there in 1966. After training in internal medicine and hematology-oncology atJJ Hospital, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, he undertook additional training in oncology at theFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, where he worked with Nobel laureateE. Donnall Thomas, a pioneer of bone marrow transplantation in the United States.[4][3]
Advani consults patients at many reputed hospitals across India, especially in Mumbai, including: