Rajendra Achyut Badwe

He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.

[1] He is the former Director of Tata Memorial Centre, succeeded by Sudeep Gupta[2][3][4][5][6] Rajendra Achyut Badwe was born in Mumbai, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, in 1956.

[3][7] His contributions in the areas such as breast cancer, circulating tumour cells, DNA in solid tumours, clinical research methodology, and epidemiological research in oncology[8] are reported to have enabled a better understanding of the cancer biology and in the development of life saving treatments patterns globally.

[7][4] He is also known for his contributions to contemporary management of oral cavity cancers, leading the first randomized study to demonstrate the benefit of prophylactic treatment of neck lymph nodes in patients without evident nodal disease before surgery.

[8] The Government of India has utilised his services for setting up cancer care centres in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab.

In January, the Government of India conferred on him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.

Pranab Mukherjee presents Padma Shri to Rajendra Achyut Badwe
President of India, presenting the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics & Management to Dr R A Badwe