He is the additional director of the Regional Cancer Centre and the Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Kamla Nehru Memorial Hospital, Prayagraj.[citation needed] He is known to be involved with several cancer awareness programs[1][2] and has been a part of the Cancer and Women programme in connection with the National Cancer Awareness Day of 2006.[3] Thaliath was honored by the Government of India, in 2007, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[4]