From Mantada to Manhattan The Journey of My Life

From Mantada to Manhattan The Journey of My Life Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu

Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori is an internationally acclaimed oncologist, par excellence, a pioneering physician and an important thought leader. For over three decades, he has held the positions of Professor and Chairman of Oncology and Director of the Cancer Center at world-renowned Cornell Medical Center in New York. He has pioneered numerous cancer treatment techniques that have contributed to significant improvement in the cure rates and in saving lives of countless cancer patients all over the world. Dr. Nori received his medical degree from Kurnool Medical College in 1973 and postgraduate medical degree from Osmania University in 1976. He then joined the internationally renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the U.S. in 1976. During his academic career, spanning over four decades, he made ground breaking and seminal contributions to cancer in the U.S. He has also taken special interest in making sure that these advances reached vulnerable and poor cancer patients in his home country of India. He has written over 300 scientific articles and four books in oncology and trained over 300 residents and fellows who are now occupying leadership positions around the globe.