M D Ray (born 20 July 1972) is an Indian Author and
Surgical oncologist
Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery applied to oncology; it focuses on the surgical management of tumors, especially cancerous tumors.
As one of several modalities in the management of cancer, the specialty of surgical oncology has evolved ...
who designed ''4 Onco'' surgical techniques adopted internationally.
Life and career
Ray was born in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
, India.
[Anjana,] He holds an
MBBS
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...
from the
Medical college, in Kolkata, West Bengal and a master's degree in surgery (MS) from the Army Hospital (R n R)
Delhi University
Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate Central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and ...
.
He did Senior research fellowship under
ICMR,
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
. He is a
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons FRCS
from
Glasgow
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,
UK, and he is PhD in
Clinico Molecular Oncology,
AIIMS, New Delhi.
He is also a fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS).
Ray served in the
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...
for more than a decade.
[KC Archana,] He participated in
Operation Vijay in
Kargil War
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referr ...
of 1999.
He served at the army hospital as a senior research fellow in ''Oncosurgery'' under the Indian council of medical research (ICMR).
He also served in
Army College of Medical Sciences
Army College of Medical Sciences (also known as ACMS New Delhi) is an Indian medical college affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. It is supported by Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) of Indian Army for wards of servin ...
, and Base Hospital, Delhi.
Ray is a cancer surgeon for so called 'incurable
metastatic cancers called Peritoneal Surface Malignancies and intra abdominal
chemotherapy
Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemotherap ...
named HIPEC and PIPAC. He is a speaker in the field of cancer surgery. He is an active researcher in
molecular oncology
Molecular oncology is an interdisciplinary medical specialty at the interface of medicinal chemistry and oncology that refers to the investigation of the chemistry of cancer and tumors at the molecular scale. Also the development and applicatio ...
. He is also a teacher and examiner of cancer surgery super speciality students.
Ray is an active member of notable national and international cancer research projects.
He is a fellow of
International College of Surgeons
The International College of Surgeons (ICS) is a global organization dedicated to promoting excellence of surgeons and surgical specialists worldwide. It was founded in 1935 by Max Thorek and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
ICS works thou ...
(FICS) and Association of Surgeons of India (FAIS).
Presently working as Professor, Surgical Oncology at AIIMS, New Delhi. The institution patented two of his valuable instruments for major abdominal surgeries.
Ray has been running an NGO named ''Universal Unity Trust'' for prevention of cancer and child care. He has been featured in
Limca Book of Records
Books
Ray has authored 14 Professional Medical books and >130 scientific papers published in national and international journals. He is the author of Multidisciplinary Approach to Surgical Oncology patients, Gateway to Operative Surgery ''Gateway to Success in Surgery''.
He published 14 international books on clinical surgery and surgical oncology, and 22 books on literature, mostly in Bengali Novels and short stories.
References
External links
Universal Unity Trust websiteM D Ray on Google Scholar
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Living people
Indian oncologists
Indian medical doctors
Indian surgeons
1972 births
Medical doctors from West Bengal