About Doctor
- Dr. Lalit Kumar is the Chairperson of Oncology & BMT (Bone Marrow Transplant) at Artemis Hospitals in Gurugram.
- He specializes in BMT and Oncology.
- He holds an MBBS and MD in Medicine from Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra.
- He pursued DM Medical Oncology at the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai.
- He completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School of the Hammersmith Hospital in London.
- He was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship to the United States of America.
- Dr. Lalit Kumar is an esteemed academician and renowned oncologist in the field of Stem Cell Transplant.
- Prior to joining Artemis Hospitals, he served as a Professor and Head in the Department of Medical Oncology at AIIMS, New Delhi.
- His expertise lies in Blood Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Haematological Malignancies, and Gynecological Malignancies.
- He has conducted research on the Role of Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy in various cancers.
- He has developed cost-effective treatment protocols for sustained bone marrow and stem cell transplantations.
- Dr. Lalit Kumar has received numerous honors and awards, including the Padma Shri Award in 2014 and the Dr. B.C. Roy Award in 2008.
- He has been recognized with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Award and the Ranbaxy Science Foundation Award.
- He is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), the National Academy of Medical Sciences of India (FAMS), and the National Academy of Sciences (FNASI).
- Dr. Lalit Kumar is a member of the Indo British Health Initiative (IBHI) and the Institute of Women's Health (IFWH) at the University College of London (UCL).
- He also serves on the Expert Committee to examine the Serious Adverse Events (SAE) of deaths occurring during clinical trials.
