What motivated you to specialise in onco surgery?
I was intrigued by the uncertainty of the outcome of cancer surgery as compared to the huge amount of certainty in non-cancer surgeries. I joined Tata Memorial Hospital in 1982 and learnt that there was tremendous scope to do further research in oncology.

You have played a key role in the transformation of Tata Memorial Hospital.
All my predecessors have also made their contribution. We want to offer cost-effective and state-of-the-art treatment to patients and train medical professionals so they can offer excellent and uniform medical care across India. Poor patients will no longer have to travel to Mumbai if good quality medical facilities are offered to them locally.