Media Release
Ajman, Feb 29: Gulf Medical University (GMU), here, will be hosting internationally renowned Head and Neck surgeon Dr Anil D’Cruz, director of Tata Memorial hospital India, to deliver a special lecture at the campus on March 11 at 10 am as part of its “Heroes of Healthcare International Lecture Series”, wherein internationally renowned experts are invited to deliver talks and interact with the faculty and students at the University.
The lecture will be accredited by the Ministry of Health. Dr. D’Cruz will be addressing the students and faculty of the university. However, the lecture is open to all healthcare professionals at free of cost. In line with the Vision 2020, to stimulate and ignite the young minds pursuing their careers in healthcare and medicine, GMU has launched a series of lectures titled “Heroes of Healthcare” – inspirational lecture series by globally recognized achievers in Healthcare and Medicine.
“In the coming months GMU will be honoring leading doctors and healthcare professionals from United Arab Emirates. As a policy laid down by the university, we wish to honor UAE National Doctors for their achievements in the fields of medicine and healthcare. We wish to encourage bright UAE national students to pursue programs in healthcare professions offered by the university. Our endeavor is to actively involve national students and ignite the talent of thosestudents who wish to pursue higher education especially in healthcare professions,” added Thumbay Moideen, founder president and Board of Governors, Gulf Medical University.
After completion of the International Lecture Series at GMU, audience with His Highness Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council, UAE and Ruler of Ajman, where he will be presented with a special memento in recognition of his exemplary achievements and contribution to healthcare and medicine.
About Dr Anil D’Cruz
Dr D’Cruz is the director at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. In addition, he is a professor and chief of the department of Head and Neck Surgery at the hospital. The Head and Neck services at the Tata Memorial Hospital are one of the busiest in the world registering over 7000 new cases and performing over 2000 major surgeries every year.
He teaches for the Mch Specialty Training Program in Surgical Oncology and is actively involved in teaching post graduates in Otorhinolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, General Surgery and Surgical Oncology. He is also an examiner at various Universities across the
country. Dr D’Cruz is a member of numerous professional bodies in India and abroad and has just completed his tenure as president of Foundation of Head & Neck Oncology (2008-2010), India as well as secretary for the Action Council for Tobacco Control (2007-2009). He has also served as a member of the Task force for Chronic Diseases at the Department of Biotechnology Ministry of Science and Technology Government of India. He is currently the president of the Asian Society of Head Neck Oncology.
He is actively involved in research in Head and Neck cancers and plays a pivotal role in numerous trials. He has been Global Principal Investigator as well as part of the Steering Committee of a number of multicentric, multinational trials. Some of these include a Phase1 trial to evaluate the role of interstitial PDT in the treatment of Head and Neck cancers, as well as targeted therapy in the concurrent, adjuvant and palliative settings. His major areas of interest in clinical research are management of neck metastasis, conservative laryngeal and laser surgery, cancers of the oral cavity and thyroid as well as quality of life issues. He is currently running a large prospective, randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the role of elective neck dissection in the management of early oral cancers. He is pioneering research in the use of curcumin in Head and Neck cancer patients for which he receives funding from the Government of India’s Ministry of Science and Technology Department of Biotechnology. He is a part of a project to develop and validate Molecular Cytogenetic Studies/Proteomics in oral cancers. Results of this work have been filed for a patent.
Dr D’Cruz has more than 125 peer-reviewed publications and chapters to his name and is also an editor for a two volume text book on Head and Neck Surgery. He has delivered more than 250 invited lectures and orations both nationally and internationally including the prestigious
Eugene Myers International Lecture in Head & Neck Cancers at the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck surgery. He is a member of the editorial board of Head and Neck, Oral Oncology associate editor of Head and Neck Oncology and a reviewer for several scientific journals both national and international.
The experts committee of Gulf Medical University invites nominations from doctors who wish to be included on the elite list of Heroes of Healthcare. They can either be nominated by their institutions or self-nominations are also welcome.
Gulf Medical University is promoted by Thumbay Group; an international business conglomerate involved in medical education, healthcare, hospitality, information technology, and real estate.