Rajesh Kumar Grover

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Rajesh Kumar Grover
Born
India
OccupationOncologist
Awards Padma Shri

Rajesh Kumar Grover is an Indian oncologist and former director and chief executive officer of Delhi State Cancer Institute, New Delhi. [1] [2] The Government of India honoured him, in 2014, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine. [3] [4]

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Dr Grover has over 50 scientific papers to his credit and has attended over 100 conferences and workshops in India and abroad. [5] [6] [7] [8] Research Gate has published ten of his articles in their online repository. [9]

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