Indian American Siddhartha Mukherjee cancer specialist won Pulitzer

Indian American Siddhartha Mukherjee cancer specialist won Pulitzer: The Indo American cancer specialist Siddhartha Mukherjee bags Pulitzer, while his mom impress Couldn't believe he won Pulitzer say's Mukherjee's mom. The Delhi-born Siddhartha Mukherjee doctor's book is a worldwide bestseller. Indian American cancer specialist Siddhartha Mukherjee has won this year's Pulitzer prize in the general non-fiction category for his book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer". Siddhartha, 41, is a New York-based cancer specialist who won this year's Pulitzer in the general non-fiction category for his book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer". Siddhartha's wife, Sarah Sze, is a sculptor. He has two daughters - Leela, aged five-and-a-half, and Arya, who is just over a year old.

"Leela is very shy and doesn't like to speak on the phone. But the family is obviously very excited," the doting grandmother said.

Siddhartha is an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and a cancer physician at the CU/NYU Presbyterian Hospital.

Source: mangalorean.com