Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori

{ MD, MBBS }

Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, M.D., FACR, FACRO, is Professor and Executive Vice Chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department at The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. In addition, Dr. Nori is Chairman of Radiation Oncology at The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens. He is also the Director of the Cancer Center at the New York Hospital Queens, in which capacity he heads that organization’s cancer program. Dr. Nori completed his undergraduate training at Kurnool Medical College and received his postgraduate medical degree from Osmania University in India. He then joined the sta of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, where he became Chief of the Brachytherapy Service before accepting the current position as Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Cornell.

Dr. Nori has an international reputation as a pioneer and authority in radiation oncology and brachytherapy. He was instrumental in introducing the current techniques and clinical concepts of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for gynecological, genitourinary, thoracic, and head and neck tumors. His research also included efforts to improve the outcome for patients with prostate cancer, lung cancer, pancreas, breast, and other cancers. Dr. Nori has served as principal investigator for numerous clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and has received several national and international awards for his contributions to cancer research, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Alumni Society. He has been called “a recognized leader in his specialty” by the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Nori served in the American Cancer Society in various positions including Chairmanship of the Professional Education Committee. The American Cancer Society honored him with their highest prestigious award “Tribute to Life” for his accomplishments in cancer research. Dr. Nori has trained more than 150 residents and fellows, some of whom have become Chairman of academic departments in the
U.S. Dr. Nori is a Fellow of the American College of Radiology, a Fellow of the American College of Radiation Oncology, a past President of the American Brachytherapy Society, and a current member of several national and international oncology societies. He is also an Associate Editor of three oncology journals as well as a Visiting Professor to many universities in the U.S. and abroad. He has published three books and more than 200 scientific articles. He has given several prestigious lectureships such as the Probstein Oncology lecture at Washington University in St. Louis. He received a Gold Medal from the Indian Medical Association for his contributions to cancer research and training Indian physicians in the U.S. He also received the Excelsior Award from the Network of Indian Professionals in the United States and many Indian Organizations in the U.S., such as the Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation and the Federation of Indian Associations have honored him for his contributions to cancer research.

Dr. Nori has provided technical and scientific help to many cancer centers in India, South America, and Israel, and he is also the Founding Member of the Indo-American Cancer Institute for Women and Children, a state-of-the-art 250-bed cancer and research institute located in Hyderabad, A.P. which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India in 2001. In addition, Dr. Nori is a Consultant to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, advising on the formulation of guidelines for the treatment of cancer in developing countries. In a recent survey conducted by the reputable Castle Connolly Medical Ltd and published in America’s Top Doctors, Dr. Nori has been selected as one of the top doctors in America. In this survey, more than 250,000 leading doctors were asked to name the nation’s best physicians in various specialties – those “to whom you would send members of your family”. The most important criterion for physician selection was excellence in patient care, education, residency, board certification, fellowships, professional reputation, research, hospital affiliation, academic stature, and medical school faculty appointment and experience. In a more recent survey done by the most popular woman’s magazine in the U.S., The Ladies Home Journal, Dr. Nori has also been named as one of the top doctors in America for the treatment of cancers in women. Dr. Nori was also honored by Senator Jon Corgine, Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Committee, and by Council Speaker Gi” ord Miller for his contributions to cancer research. Dr. Nori continues to be active as a clinician, teacher, researcher, and administrator of two large Radiation Oncology Departments and the Cancer Center at New York Hospital Queens.

A summary of Dr. Nori’s Education, Training, and/or Faculty Appointments is listed as follows:

• Education: 7/62 – 6/65: A. J. College, Andhra University, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), India.
• 7/65 – 12/71: Kurnool Medical College. Sri Venkateswara University. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.BS.) India. 1/72 – 5/76: Osmania University. Doctor of Medicine (M.D), India

Postdoctoral Training:

• 7/77 – 6/78: Special Fellow, Brachytherapy Service, Department of Radiation Oncology. Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center. 1275 York Avenue, New York. NY. 10021
• 7/76 – 6/77. Senior Fellow, Brachytherapy Service, Department of Radiation Oncology. Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center. 1275 York Avenue. New York. N.Y. 10021.
• 3/73 – 5/76: Resident, Radium Institute and Cancer Hospital, Red Hills, Hyderabad, AP. India. Affiliated to Osmania University.
• 2/22 – 2/73: Intern (rotating) at Gandhi Hospital. Secunderabad, AP. India

Licensure and Certification:

• 1979 Licensed Physician: New York State 1979 Board Certification: American Board of Therapeutic Radiology

Positions and Appointments:

• 1/96 – Present Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology. The New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College. 525 E. 68th Street. New York. N.Y. 10021. Professor of Radiology. Cornell University Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021.