Background
Prasad, Rajendra was born on August 31, 1945 in Madras, India.
Prasad, Rajendra was born on August 31, 1945 in Madras, India.
Student, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli, India, 1960-1961; Doctor of Medicine, Kastruba Medical College, Manipal and Magnalore, India, 1966; postgraduate, U. Karnataka, 1966; postgraduate, Mysore U., 1966.
Rotating house surgeon, U. Madras, 1967-1968;
rotating intern, St. John's Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, New York, 1968-1969;
resident in internal medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital., Brooklyn, 1969-1971;
fellow in hematology and oncology, Veterans Administration Hospital., Long Beach, California, 1971-1973;
private practice specializingin hematology and oncology, Long Beach, since 1973. Member of staff Long Beach Community Hospital, since 1973, chief department medicine, 1977. Member of staff Woodruff Community Hospital, Long Beach.
Consultant hematologist, oncologist Long Beach Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center, PacificHosp., Long Beach Doctor's Hospital, Doctor's Hospital of Lakewood, Bellwood General Hospital. Vice chairman cancer therapy committee Long Beach Community Hospital, 1978. Assistant clinical professor department hematology and oncology University of California, Irvine, 1979-1988, associate clinical professor, since 1988.
Independent stock broker, investment advisor, since 1992.
Chairman California chapter Tamilnadu Foundation, 1985. Fellow Royal College Physicians. Member American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society.of Hematology, Long Beach society Internal Medicine (vice president 1981, secretary-treasurer 1982), Fillmore Condit Founder's Club.
Married; 2 children.