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Amazon's CEO and other business leaders have backed the doctor, who has even authored bestselling books.

Thanks to the development of a nano-technology, it will now be possible to measure how effective a round of cancer therapy is, within hours of the treatment. This project has been kick-started by a group of Indian scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Rakesh K. Jain, an Indian American professor at Harvard Medical School, will receive the prestigious National Medal of Science from US President Barack Obama for his remarkable contribution to the field of science. He is one of the 17 scientists, engineers, mathematicians and innovators who will be awarded by President Obama during a ceremony at the White House on January 22.

Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy was recently appointed as the 19th United States Surgeon General and became first Indian - American to hold this post. Here are 12 amazing facts about him and his India connection that you probably didn't know.