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Padma Shri Awardee Dr Pankaj M Shah Passes Away at 76
Dr. Pankaj M. Shah, renowned Indian oncologist and Padma Shri recipient, passed away on July 2. His nearly five-decade career encompassed cancer treatment, education, and leadership roles including Vice President of the Gujarat Cancer Society and Professor Emeritus at GCRI. Honored with the Dr. B.C. Roy Award and Padma Shri, Dr. Shah's immense contributions to medicine leave a lasting legacy.
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Dr. Pankaj M. Shah, renowned Indian oncologist and Padma Shri recipient, passed away on July 2. His nearly five-decade career encompassed cancer treatment, education, and leadership roles including Vice President of the Gujarat Cancer Society and Professor Emeritus at GCRI. Honored with the Dr. B.C. Roy Award and Padma Shri, Dr. Shah's immense contributions to medicine leave a lasting legacy.
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Dr Pankaj M. Shah
Gujarat-based medical oncologist and Padma Shri awardee Dr Pankaj M. Shah passed away on July 2, marking the end of an illustrious career spanning nearly five decades in cancer treatment, medical education and healthcare leadership.
Dr Shah was one of Gujarat's most respected oncologists and served as the Vice President of the Gujarat Cancer Society, Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), Professor Emeritus of Medical Oncology at GCRI, and an oncologist at Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad.
Dr Shah held several prominent leadership positions, includes:
- President of the Indian Society of Medical and Pediatric Oncology (1997–1999)
- President of the Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (1993–1994).
- He also served as Secretary of the Gujarat Cancer Society between 1994 and 2002.
Dr Shah received numerous honours for his contribution to medicine:
- He was conferred the Dr B.C. Roy Award in 2005, regarded as India's highest medical honour, and received the Excellence in Oncology Award from Ruby Hall, Pune, in 2007.
- In 2018, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian award, for his outstanding contribution to the field of medicine.
