Professor Pankaj Chaturvedi is Head Neck Cancer Surgeon and Director, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. He has been invited as visiting faculty in 44 institutions in 32 countries. He is the editor of the Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery. He is the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Head and Neck surgery. With 400+ peer reviewed publications, listed among the top 2% scientists of the world. He is the Principal investigator of several pivotal randomized clinical trials. His main area of interest is prevention and early detection of oral cancer. He is the recipient of the prestigious NIH R01 grant for research on tobacco carcinogenesis.