Rajendra Achyut Badwe | |
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| Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Awards | Padma Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award Reach to Recovery International Medal Joglekar Gold Medal C. V. Menon Gold Medal Life Time Achievement Award Outstanding Service Award |
Rajendra Achyut Badwe, is an Indian medical doctor and surgicaloncologist. He was honoured by theGovernment of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him thePadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.[1] He is the former Director ofTata Memorial Centre, succeeded bySudeep Gupta[2][3][4][5][6]
Rajendra Achyut Badwe was born in Mumbai, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, in 1956. Reported to be a bright student and a winner of theAthalye Medal for Maths, Badwe chose medicine and studied with theDorab Tata Scholarship,[3] to graduate in medicine (MBBS) in 1978. He was confused about taking engineering or medicine but went with the latter after a coin toss. His post graduation was in general surgery and he secured an MS fromBombay University.[7]
Badwe worked in many institutions of repute before joiningTata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai as the Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology, he worked at the Toronomon Hospital, Tokyo as a Fellow of the International Society for Diseases of the Oesophagus in 1989 and moved to London and worked as the Registrar and honorary consultant at theGuy's Hospital,King's College London School of Medicine and theRoyal Marsden Hospital, till 1992.[7]
Rajendra Badwe lives in Mumbai.
Badwe is considered an expert inoncology; his opinions are reportedly considered for devising cancer care strategies, disease management and research protocols worldwide.[7][3][4] He is credited with pioneering research inbreast cancer treatment,[4] which is his specialty.[8] Some of his researches, such as the one where he subjected 350 women with advanced stages of cancer tochemotherapy are well documented. His studies revealed that the survival rate in cases where surgical procedures are resorted to is almost the same as the cases where only medication was administered and medicines are potent enough to combat breast cancer with the same efficacy as surgery.[6] One of his researches, on theTiming of surgery during the menstrual cycle for operable breast cancer has positive effects on the cancer treatment regimes in the US and the UK.[3][7] His contributions in the areas such as breast cancer, circulating tumour cells, DNA in solid tumours, clinical research methodology, and epidemiological research in oncology[8] are reported to have enabled a better understanding of the cancer biology and in the development of life saving treatments patterns globally.[7][4] He is also known for his contributions to contemporary management of oral cavity cancers, leading the first randomized study to demonstrate the benefit of prophylactic treatment of neck lymph nodes in patients without evident nodal disease before surgery.[9]
It is reported that Badwe initiated and implemented the Clinical Research Secretariat for the first time in India. He was also behind the establishment of theDepartment of Atomic Energy Clinical Trials Centres for multi-centre clinical trials.[7] His mammoth research covering 1000 breast cancer patients in India had a reported effect in reducing breast cancer deaths by 25 per cent.[7]
Badwe has published over 100 research articles in various peer-reviewed international and national journals.[7] He serves as a peer reviewer for many journals such asLancet,British Journal of Cancer,Cancer,International Journal of Surgery,Annals of Oncology,Indian Journal of Surgery and theIndian Journal of Cancer.[7][8] He has also served as a member of the editorials boards of journals likeThe Breast Journal and theInternational Journal of Surgery and Mammology.[8][7]
Badwe also delivers keynote addresses at various medical seminars.[5]
Rajendra Badwe is the former director of theTata Memorial Centre and the head of the Department of Surgical Oncology,Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.[7][5] He is also a member of theInternational Atomic Energy Agency panel of experts.[8]
The Government of India has utilised his services for setting up cancer care centres inAndhra Pradesh andPunjab.[7] He was a key advisor to the government in the establishment of aNational Cancer Centre and six All India Institutes in the fashion of theAll India Institute of Medical Sciences.[7] Dr. Badwe is also an advisor to the Government of India,Breast Health Global Initiative[10] and theWorld Health Organization (WHO) and is the head of theInnovation Council for Cancer Research, a Government of India programme.[7][3][4]
Badwe received two awards of repute, in 2013. In January, theGovernment of India conferred on him the fourth highest civilian award ofPadma Shri. Nine months later, in October, theLal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management recognised Dr. badwe's services by way of theLal Bahadur Shastri National Award.[3][5]
He has also received many other awards such as theReach to Recovery International Medal of theInternational Union Against Cancer (UICC),[citation needed]Joglekar Gold Medal in 1993,C. V. Menon Gold Medal in 1994 and theLife Time Achievement Award in 2010 and theOutstanding Service Award, both of the Indian Nuclear Society.[7]
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