1. Anil Potti is An Adventure Enthusiast
Anil Potti is a board-certified Medical Oncologist who strives to provide his patients with the highest
quality health-care service. He holds M.B.B.S. degree from Christian Medical College & Hospital,
Vellore. He is a lung cancer specialist and emphasizes on personalized cancer treatment. Lung Cancer
is the second-most commonly diagnosed cancer in both women and men. It is characterized by
uncontrolled growth of cells in tissues of lung. If not treated on time, the growth can spread beyond the
lung into nearby tissue and eventually other parts of body. Some common symptoms for lung cancer
are coughing, shortness of breath and weight loss.
Normally the cells in lung tissue reproduce and develop into healthy lung tissue, but the abnormal cells
reproduce rapidly and never grow into lung tissue. As a result, tumors are formed, which disrupt the
lung and make it difficult to function properly. Most of lung cancers are related to smoking, though not
all smokers develop lung cancer. In fact, nearly 25 percent of lung cancer occurs in individuals who
never smoke. However, quitting smoking can reduce a person’s risk of lung cancer (and other cancers)
significantly. There are many subtypes of lung cancers, such as Epidermoid carcinoma,
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchioalveolar carcinoma, and large cell undifferentiated carcinomas.
Anil Potti has received many awards in recognition of his exceptional achievements as a medical
professional, teacher, mentor and researcher. Some awards are ASCO IDEA Mentor award, Lisa
Stafford Clinical Research prize, Burroughs Wellcome Physician award, AACR Translational Research
Excellence award, Jimmy V Foundation Translational Research award, Outstanding Teacher of the Year
award, Leonard P. Tow Humanism in Medicine award and more. In addition, he was a member of the
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, National Lung Cancer Partnership, Correlative Science Committee
(CALGB), Tumor Biology Educational Committee (ASCO), and American Association of Cancer
Research.
An adventure enthusiast, Anil Potti involves himself in a variety of outdoor activities. He also likes to
watch movies in his free time. He is a dedicated humanitarian who actively participates in various
volunteering activities. Moreover, he also donates to the local church and the local school system.
