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Liver expert Dr Raj does Telangana State proud
Noted liver expert Dr K Rajender Reddy has been named the inaugural Ruimy Family President’s Distinguished Professor. Dr Reddy, who hails from Telangana State, is well-known as Raj, works in chronic viral hepatitis B and C, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation and exploring immunotherapeutic and synergistic therapeutic approaches to liver cancer.
Hyderabad: Noted liver expert Dr K Rajender Reddy has been named the inaugural Ruimy Family President’s Distinguished Professor. Dr Reddy, who hails from Telangana State, is well-known as Raj, works in chronic viral hepatitis B and C, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation and exploring immunotherapeutic and synergistic therapeutic approaches to liver cancer.
The professorship has been established by Ely Michel and Karen Ruimy to foster research, discoveries and promote the treatment of liver cancer.His research has been supported throughout the years by his wife, Vanaja Reddy, hailing from Mahabubabad in Warangal district.
“As a brilliant physician and investigator whose breadth of knowledge regarding liver disease is unmatched, Dr Raj Reddy is the ideal person to direct Penn Medicine’s efforts to advance care and provide renewed hope for patients with liver cancer,” said J Larry Jameson, executive vice-president for the health system and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine, USA.
As medical director of liver transplantation and director of hepatology, Dr Reddy and his fellow surgeons and clinicians provide a broad array of liver cancer treatment options, including surgery, injection of chemotherapeutic drugs or radiation-emitting beads and transplantation.
Dr Reddy also directs an interdisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians at Penn’s Centre for Viral Hepatitis, which serves as a national resource for viral hepatitis care, research and education, combining expertise in hepatology and infectious disease disciplines.
