Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori is a noted Indian

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. He was once named one of the top doctors in America for the treatment of cancers in women by the women's magazine ''

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''.

Early life

Dattatreyudu Nori was born in a Telugu family in Mantada village, Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India. He did his schooling at

Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the Tehsil, mandal he ...

. He obtained his medical degree from

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and Post graduate degree from

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. Dr. Nori is a Professor and Executive Vice Chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department at The

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in New York City. In addition, Dr. Nori is the Chairman of Radiation Oncology Unit at the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.

Career

Dr. Nori is one of the world's leading authorities in the subspecialty of

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. 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 was instrumental in the development and successful application of brachytherapy; the implantation of radioactive seeds to combat cancer. 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. Dr. Nori has been given the 'honor of Tribute to Life' by the

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(ACS). 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. He was awarded

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

, the fourth-highest civilian award of India, in 2015 for his contributions in the field of medicine.

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