Davies Foundation Award – 2010

Professor. Dr. Debraj Shome was honored with the extremely lofty Davies Foundation Grant Award by the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2010.

This Grant Award is bestowed on only two outstanding physicians (best / leading doctors) from all over the world who have performed splendid work in cancer research and therapy,  played a part in conducting life-saving research and have changed the entire pattern of cancer therapy in the world.

This Grant Award, established through the William and Elizabeth Davies Charitable Foundation, awards an extremely prestigious Grant Award to assist a range of activities equipped for improving the management of cancer.

The Davies Foundation Grant Award is considered one of the rarest and most competitive international recognitions in the field of cancer research, as it is given to only two physicians worldwide each year. This extremely limited selection makes Dr. Debraj Shome’s honour in 2010 is particularly significant, as it places him among a very small global group of doctors recognised for advancing cancer treatment and research methodology.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow is one of the oldest and most respected surgical institutions in the world. It established the William and Elizabeth Davies Charitable Foundation to support outstanding research aimed at improving cancer management and treatment outcomes globally. Winning a grant from this foundation is regarded as a mark of exceptional scientific merit within the international surgical community.

Dr. Debraj Shome’s selection as the first from Asia to receive this award underscores his early contribution to cancer research alongside his work in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. It reflects a career built on both surgical excellence and a genuine commitment to advancing medical science, well before his recognition as one of India’s leading facial plastic and cosmetic surgeons.

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