Dr. Willet F. Whitmore, Jr

 Priya Nath telephoned the Sloane Kettering Institute at New York and they said the treatment there was no different from that in India, and that a small operation would be necessary which would have to be done carefully if it were cancer, so that the disease
would not flare up.
Later Dr. Whitmore of the Sloane Kettering Institute also wrote to Priya Nath when Priya Nath told him he was a former student of Harvard and wanted his advice on Shri Nathji’s treatment.
Shri Nathji greatly admired these American doctors who cared to reply to letters sent to them, and who gave their advice free of charge from a distance and were most sympathetic, in contrast to many doctors elsewhere who would not give any advice unless they were paid, and who were unconcerned and inconsiderate, most of the time. Shri Nathji had seen this in England as well as India. Shri Nathji never forgot the kind words of Dr. Whitmore:
“If I can be of any help in taking care of your father in the future, please let me know.”
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Dr. Willet F. Whitmore, Jr. was a pioneering figure at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), considered the "father of urologic oncology" who established MSKCC's world-renowned urologic oncology program, training generations of surgeons and contributing significantly to understanding and treating genitourinary cancers like bladder cancer, with an enduring legacy seen in awards and lectures named in his honor. He led the urology department at MSKCC for over 30 years, establishing the field of urologic oncology in the U.S..
The Willet F. Whitmore Award for Clinical Excellence recognizes clinicians embodying his standards, and lectures like the Whitmore Lecture continue in his name.