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 evolv ...

who designed ''4 Onco'' surgical techniques adopted internationally.

Life and career

Ray was born in

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

, India.Anjana, He holds an

MBBS A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradi ...

from the

Medical college A medical association or medical college is a trade association that brings together practitioners of a particular geographical area (a country, region, province). In common-law countries, they are often grouped by medical specialties ( cardiolog ...

, in Kolkata, West Bengal and a master's degree in surgery (MS) from the Army Hospital (R n R)

Delhi University The Delhi University (DU, ISO 15919, ISO: ), also and officially known as the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate research university, research Central university (India), central university located in Delhi, India. It ...

. He did Senior research fellowship under

ICMR The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world. The ICMR is funded by the Gove ...

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

. He is a

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) is a professional certification, professional qualification to practise as a senior surgeon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland or the United Kingdom. It is bestowed on an wikt:intercollegiate, ...

FRCS from

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

, UK, and he is PhD in Clinico Molecular Oncology,

AIIMS, New Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi), is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of He ...

. He is also a fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS). Ray served in the

Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...

for more than a decade.KC Archana, He participated in Operation Vijay in

Kargil War The Kargil War, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control (LoC). In In ...

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 Metastasis is a pathogenic agent's spreading from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body; the term is typically used when referring to metastasis by a cancerous tumor. The newly pathological sites, ...

cancers Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ...

called Peritoneal Surface Malignancies and intra abdominal

chemotherapy Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (list of chemotherapeutic agents, chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard chemotherapy re ...

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 molecule, molecular scale. Also the development and app ...

. 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 (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 The ''Limca Book of Records'' is an annual reference book published in India documenting world records held by Indians. The records are further categorised into education, literature, agriculture, medical science, business, sports, nature, adve ...

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 website

M D Ray on Google Scholar
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