Dattatreyudu Nori was born in a Telugu family in Mantada village, Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Dr. Nori is a Professor and Executive Vice Chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department at The NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

In 1979, he was the first physician in the United States to work with a computerized brachytherapy treatment system and develop new techniques through clinical research.

He developed and popularized the transperineal brachytherapy technique, a non-surgical approach for seed implantation, which improved the quality of life for men with prostate cancer.

The honor was bestowed by Don Distacio, regional director of the ACS in recognition of his contributions to cancer research, patient care and treatment, and education for the past one and a half decades.