Dr Gaurav Kumar is presently working as a Consultant in the Department of Palliative Care and Psycho-oncology at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata. He completed his MBBS and MD (Clinical Pharmacology) from S.C.B.Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha. He has also pursued a Diploma in Geriatric Medicine and then went on to pursue Fellowship in Palliative Care from Tata Medical Center, Kolkata from 2015 to 2017.

Dr Kumar was awarded the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Fellowship in Palliative care in 2016, wherein he underwent training in various aspects of hospital, hospice and community based palliative care in Wales. He was posted at the Alaw Unit of Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, Wales UK during his training in UK. Dr Kumar has worked in the capacity of Consultant in Palliative Care in various hospitals in East and Central India and has been instrumental in increasing awareness of palliative care in these regions amongst the community and medical professionals. His main interest includes provision of community based palliative care and he is working as a lead investigator in a NIH Based project focussing on the same.