About the Founder Dr. Vinay Jain and his family founded Jiv Daya Foundation in 2002 to help support education and health care around the globe. Dr. Jain completed his medical schooling at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi in 1982. After a residency in internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Jain did his fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda. Since 1993, Dr. Jain has been in practice with Texas Oncology, P.A. in Dallas, Texas which is the largest oncology private practice in the US with over 250 oncologists. Dr. Vinay Jain is currently the CEO of Dava Oncology LP, a company focused on accelerating development of anti-tumor agents.Dr Jain was the founding editor of CURE magazine which is the largest circulation magazine for cancer patients. Dr. Jain is the current president of Indo-American Cancer Association, a public charity founded by oncologists from the Indian subcontinent.
Our Staff Ms. Sarah Hunt Oswald came on board with Jiv Daya Foundation in September, 2007. Ms. Oswald graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2006 with degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and Psychology. Prior to working for Jiv Daya Foundation, Ms. Oswald worked for the American Cancer Society in Mobile, AL. As Grants Manager, Ms. Oswald is committed to assuring the successful implementation of the Foundation's grants, and is always available to address the needs of the grantee. She can be reached at shoswald@jivdayafound.org for all JDF inquirires.
Our Scientific Advisory Board: Our Scientific Advisory Board is compiled of pediatric oncologists who serve as mentor’s to physicians in India. These Advisors assist in case studies, protocols, mentoring and consulting to grantees. Our Scientific Advisory Board members also participate in a traveling fellowship program in which we send physicians from India to train in the US. They are a tremendous assest to our efforts in India as they also perform site visits to hospitals in India to conduct needs assessments, deliver training, seminars, and lectures in pediatric oncology. We rely heavily on this team of advisors to expand our reach throughout the country.
1. Murali Chintagumpala TX Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas 2. Amar Gajjar St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 3. Vikram Kanwar Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY 4. Sadhana Shankar
GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA 5. Rajan Mody
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 6. Jagadeesh Ramdas
Janet Weis Children's Hospital/Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Employment Information Jiv Daya Foundation is currently looking to build our team in the Dallas, TX office as well as staffing its office in India. The ideal candidate will have experience in NGO management and administration. We are also looking for pediatric oncologists who maybe interested in full time or part time employment in India to help accelerate the mission of Jiv Daya Foundation and the India Pediatric Oncology Initiative.
If you are interested in learning more, please contact shoswald@jivdayafound.org
Jiv Daya Foundation - 12222 Merit Drive - Suite 820 - Dallas, TX 75251
