Dr. Sanjeev Vasudevan will receive the 2016 Young Alumnus Award from the Baylor College of Medicine Alumni Association. Vasudevan is a pediatric surgeon and researcher specializing in pediatric cancers such as neuroblastoma, liver cancer, renal tumors and sarcomas.
The Baylor Young Alumnus Award is presented to former students under the age of 46 who make outstanding contributions to biomedical or medical science through clinical service, research, education or administrative leadership. Vasudevan completed his residency in general surgery and fellowship in pediatric surgery at Baylor and Texas Children’s.
Vasudevan, who is also an assistant professor of surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, leads a robust clinical and molecular biology research program at Texas Children’s focusing on pediatric solid tumors, in particular neuroblastoma and liver cancer. Through his research, Vasudevan aims to find novel and less toxic therapeutic agents to improve outcomes for children with solid tumors.
“We are proud to be able support Dr. Vasudevan as pediatric surgeon scientist at Texas Children’s,” said Dr. Charles D. Fraser, Jr., Texas Children’s surgeon-in-chief. “I am confident his innovative research program will continue to provide many important contributions in the treatment of pediatric cancer.”