What is Sanjiv Sam Gambhir?
[[File:SSG Beard.jpg|right|200px]] '''Sanjiv Sam Gambhir''' (November 23, 1962 – July 18, 2020) was an Indian-born American physician and scientist. He was the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor in Cancer Research,<ref>{{cite web|title=Endowed professorships for Gambhir and Relman|url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/june17/med-endow-061709.html|work=Stanford Report|access-date=2 January 2013|date=June 2009}}</ref> Chairman of the Department of Radiology<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://med.stanford.edu/radiology/people.html | title=People}}</ref> at [[Stanford University School of Medicine]]. He authored 680 publications and had over 40 patents pending or granted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profiles.stanford.edu/sanjiv-gambhir?releaseVersion=7.10.0|title=Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD's Profile &#124; Stanford Profiles|website=profiles.stanford.edu}}</ref> He was born in [[Ambala]], [[India]]. Gambhir died on July 18, 2020 from [[cancer]] in [[Stanford, California]] at the age of 57.<ref>[https://www.miragenews.com/molecular-imaging-pioneer-sam-gambhir-passes-away/ Molecular Imaging Pioneer Sam Gambhir Passes Away]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gambhir, Sanjiv Sam}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Indian physicians]] [[Category:American physicians]] [[Category:Scientists from California]] {{US-bio-stub}}