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{{Short description|Indian oncologist}}
{{for|the member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Lalit Kumar (politician)}}
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'''Lalit Kumar''' is an Indian [[oncologist]], known to have contributed to the development of [[low cost]] [[medical facilities]] in [[Delhi]].<ref name="Drug Today">{{cite web | url=http://www.drugtodayonline.com/nation/619-seven-delhi-doctors-among-padma-awardees.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20141104171912/http://www.drugtodayonline.com/nation/619-seven-delhi-doctors-among-padma-awardees.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2014-11-04 | title=Drug Today | publisher=Drug Today | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014 }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him, in 2014, with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of medicine.<ref name="Padma 2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |title=Padma 2014 |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101141/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |archive-date= 22 February 2014 }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
{{quotebox|align = right|width=21em|''Cancer cells grow everyday and very fast. So, loss of even a day is a great loss,'' says Dr. Lalit Kumar.<ref name="Cancer Care India">{{cite web | url=http://www.cancercareindia.net/personal.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019013453/http://www.cancercareindia.net/personal.php | url-status=usurped | archive-date=October 19, 2014 | title=Reminiscences of a Cancer Patient | publisher=Cancer Care India | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>}}

Kumar is a graduate in medicine from [[Sarojini Naidu Medical College]], Agra.<ref name="Cure Panel">{{cite web | url=http://curepanel.carefeed.net/cu/pub/profile/114/ | title=Cure Panel | publisher=Cure Panel | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> He completed his higher studies (DM) at the [[Adyar Cancer Institute]], Chennai and followed it up with a post doctoral fellowship at the [[Royal Postgraduate Medical School]] of the [[Hammersmith Hospital]], London. Kumar, a [[Fulbright]] scholar,<ref name="Cure Panel" /> is the Professor and Head of the Medical Oncology department at ''Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital'',<ref name="Increb">{{cite web | url=http://www.incredb.org/investigator.php?incredb_id=114 | title=Increb | publisher=Increb | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014 | archive-date=April 16, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416035953/http://incredb.org/investigator.php?incredb_id=114 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[AIIMS New Delhi|All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)]], New Delhi<ref name="Drug Today" /><ref name="AIIMS listing">{{cite web | url=http://www.aiims.edu/aiims/current_faculty_list.pdf | title=AIIMS listing | publisher=AIIMS | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> where he focuses on [[Multiple Myeloma]] and Gynaecological malignancies. During his tenure at the AIIMS, Kumar is known to have developed cost effective treatment protocols for sustained [[Bone marrow transplant|bone marrow]] and [[Stem cell transplant|stem cell]] transplantations.<ref name="Drug Today" /><ref name="Cure Panel" />

== Career ==
Kumar is a member of the Indo British Health Initiative (IBHI),<ref name="IBHI">{{cite web | url=http://ibhi.in/about-ibhi/background-history/ | title=IBHI | publisher=IBHI | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> a foundation promoting scientific collaboration on healthcare between the [[UK]] and [[India]].<ref name="IBHI Member">{{cite web | url=http://ibhi.in/oncology_summit/indian-representation/ | title=IBHI Member | publisher=IBHI | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014 | archive-date=August 23, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823163130/http://ibhi.in/oncology_summit/indian-representation/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> He represents AIIMS in the inter institutional collaborative initiative with Institute of Women's Health (IfWH) of the [[University College of London]] (UCL) in the area of gynecological oncology.<ref name="University College of London">{{cite web | url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/instituteforwomenshealth/iwh_news/20100729a | title=University College of London | publisher=University College of London | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014 | archive-date=April 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404135620/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/instituteforwomenshealth/iwh_news/20100729a/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also a member of the Expert Committee to examine the ''Serious Adverse Events'' (SAE) of deaths occurring during clinical trials.<ref name="ISCR">{{cite web | url=http://www.iscr.org/pdf/pdfnew/panel.pdf | title=ISCR | publisher=ISCR | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014 | archive-date=March 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220726/http://www.iscr.org/pdf/pdfnew/panel.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Kumar's researches have been documented.<ref name="CTRI">{{cite web | url=http://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=3190 | title=CTRI | publisher=CTRI | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> Pubfacts, a knowledge repository with [[PubMed]] scientific data, has listed over 50 articles by Dr. Lalit Kumar.<ref name="Pub Facts">{{cite web | url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Lalit+Kumar | title=List of Articles on Pub Facts | publisher=Pub Facts | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> He also attends international conferences on a regular basis.<ref name="Ranbaxy">{{cite web | url=http://www.ranbaxy.com/eminent-oncologists-and-scientists-unravel-correlation-between-lifestyle-and-cancer-at-the-conference-organised-by-ranbaxy-science-foundation/ | title=Ranbaxy | publisher=Ranbaxy | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
Kumar has been honoured by the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (FASc) and the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] of India (FAMS) with fellowships.<ref name="Cure Panel" /><ref name="Increb" /> He is also a recipient of the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] (ICMR) award and Ranbaxy Science Foundation award.<ref name="Cure Panel" /> In 2008, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]],<ref name="Cure Panel" /> the highest award by the [[Indian government]] in the medical category.<ref name="BC Roy">{{cite web |date=2008 |title=BC Roy |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Patil-gives-away-B-C-Roy-national-awards-for-medicine/584921 |access-date=November 4, 2014 |publisher=Outlook}}</ref> This was followed by another government honour, the [[Padma Shri]] when he was included in the [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] honours in 2014.<ref name="Padma 2014" />

==See also==
{{portal|India}}
* [[Mukesh Batra]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web | url=http://www.cancercareindia.net/personal.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019013453/http://www.cancercareindia.net/personal.php | url-status=usurped | archive-date=October 19, 2014 | title=Reminiscences of a Cancer Patient | publisher=Cancer Care India | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}
* {{cite web | url=http://trialx.com/curetalk/2013/03/myeloma-in-india-curetalk-in-conversation-with-dr-lalit-kumar-professor-of-medical-oncology-all-india-institute-of-medical-sciences-aiims-delhi-india/ | title=Interview | publisher=Trailx | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025329/http://trialx.com/curetalk/2013/03/myeloma-in-india-curetalk-in-conversation-with-dr-lalit-kumar-professor-of-medical-oncology-all-india-institute-of-medical-sciences-aiims-delhi-india/ | url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.pubfacts.com/author/Lalit+Kumar | title=List of Articles on Pub Facts | publisher=Pub Facts | date=2014 | access-date=November 4, 2014}}

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