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Patna,(BiharTimes): The director of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan and reputed oncologist Dr Jitendra Kumar Singh is the only person from Bihar whose name figured in the list of Padma Shri awardees this year.
The name of 60-year old Singh was announced on the eve of the 63rd Republic Day on Wednesday. |
President Pratibha Patil has approved the names of 109 awardees, including five for Padma Vibhushan, 27 for Padma Bhushan and 77 for Padma Shri.
According to reports from New Delhi the President will confer the awards in March or April this year in an annual function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Singh has been associated with the Mahavir Cancer Sansthan for the past 11 years. He has also been actively engaged in cancer-awareness programmes in the state.
Trained at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Singh first worked at the radium institute of Patna Medical College and Hospital for 14 years. He also worked at Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital as an associate professor.
At present, he serves as an examiner in the Diplomate of National Board, and supervises postgraduate courses at several medical colleges.
Singh is also the national president of Indian Brachytherapy Society and Indian Hyperthermic Oncological Medicine.
He is also the author of 73 articles in national and international journals. Singh has also served as the principal investigator in 22 national and international clinical trials of cancer medicines.
Born in a freedom fighter's family at village Majhauni in Banka district Singh obtained his MBBS degree in 1975 from the Patna Medical College and MD in radiotherapy in 1980.
He received several prestigious awards,
Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts chairman Kishore Kunal congratulated Singh. . IMA members also congratulated him.
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