Luis Jose De Souza is an Indian surgical oncologist and the founder of Shanti Avedna Ashram, a charitable trust which runs a network of hospices in Mumbai and Goa.
[3] De Souza was born to Luis Jose and Juliet Mary on 11 December 1943[citation needed] in Mumbai, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra and graduated in medicine (MBBS) from the Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals in 1967.
[citation needed] His master's degree was also obtained from the same institution in 1970 after which he joined Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and reached the position of the professor and head of the gastroenterology department.
[6] The Government of India included De Souza in the 1992 Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of the Padma Shri.
[1] He received the Suvidha Trust Award in 1993 and Goa Hindu Association made him their honorary member the next year.