Dr Vineet Gupta, group medical director, HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd (HCG), has been awarded the prestigious Jean H Lubrano Distinguished Scholar Award for 2009 by the Harvard University/Dana Farber Cancer Center, Boston. He is the first Asian to receive this award and joins an elite list of world's leading Oncologists, who have been Lubrano scholars in the past. Dana Farber Cancer Institute has been consistently voted amongst the top three cancer centres in the US.

Jean Lubrano Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award acknowledges the spirit of helping others and continuing the fight against cancer. The award acknowledges the contribution of Dr Gupta in furthering the cause of science and brings a respected clinician and researcher in women's cancers to Harvard University/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston in the hope of fostering education and collaboration.

Widely recognized for his work in Breast Cancer and Haematological diseases including Leukaemia's & Lymphomas, Dr Gupta, in the current position as the group medical director, provides leadership to align clinical and research expertise of oncology professionals at HCG institutions, ensuring medical care for cancer patients is advanced, innovative, comprehensive and multidisciplinary. An alumnus of University of Delhi, Dr Gupta's initial training was at the famed Wayne State University and Barbara Ann Karmanos Comprehensive Care Centre, Detroit. Later he was at the world renowned Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Tampa, USA.

HCG is South Asia's largest cancer care network which currently owns & manages a network of 15 state-of-the-art cancer treatment centres across India. HCG focuses on the entire value chain in cancer care from diagnostics to high end imaging services to cutting edge research and clinical trials.