Ravi Kannan R | |
|---|---|
 Kannan R in November 2021 | |
| Born | India |
| Occupation | Oncologist |
| Known for | Free treatment to cancer patients |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Oncology |
| Awards | Padma Shri Mahaveer Award Ramon Magsaysay Award |
Ravi Kannan R is an Indiansurgical oncologist, based inAssam. He is the director of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC), Silchar,[1] a nonprofit hospital, that provides free cancer treatment. He is the former Head of Department of surgical oncology atAdyar Cancer Institute inChennai. He is a recipient ofPadma Shri, one of India's highest civilian honours, and theRamon Magsaysay Award, the highest award in Asia (called the "Nobel Prize of Asia").[2][3]
Kannan did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tambaram. And then he graduated with anMBBS degree from theKilpauk Medical College inChennai and holds anMS degree from theMaulana Azad Medical College,New Delhi and MCH Surgical Oncology from Cancer Institute,Chennai.[4]
Kannan was heading the surgical oncology department ofAdyar Cancer Institute.[5] In 2006, he visited the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre for the first time for a consultation on the request of a colleague and that's when he met the then director of CCHRC who offered him to head the centre.[4] Kannan left his practice in Chennai and moved toAssam with his family in 2007 to provide basic healthcare facilities to the people ofBarak Valley through Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre inSilchar.[6]
