GAPIO Members Honours list – December 2025

Dr Arun Prasad, Surgical Gastroenterology, Clinical Lead, GI & Bariatric, at New Delhi, you have been selected as an Achiever in the Achievers Class of 2026 in the category “Education, Science & Innovation” for the India UK Achievers Honours Class of 2026.  The honour will be conferred, during the India UK Achievers Honours Celebrations, taking place in London, United Kingdom, from 24–26 February 2026.

Dr. Ashok Seth, ‘Padma Bhushan’, ‘Padma Shri’ and ‘B. C. Roy’ Awardee, and chairman – Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, has achieved the following:

  • 77th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI), Delhi
    Delivered the prestigious Smt. Uma Rani Banerjea Memorial Oration on “Pushing the Boundaries of Complex High-Risk PCI and Structural Heart Interventions.”s
    Roles included

Speaker-Plenary Session Orator

              Chairperson -TAVR & Potpourri Sessions

              Moderator– Inclisiran first accelerating goal achievement in LDL reduction.

  • Asia Interventional Complications Course, Chennai (Course Director: Dr. Arun Kalyanasundaram) contributed as:

Speaker -Welcome address.

Chairperson- Access Issues; The Calcium Conundrum: Fracture, Perforate Underexpanded.

Moderator–Moving Forward: Lessons and Resolutions

  • National Facilitator, at PCR Seminars TAVI India.

Dr. Ashok Sharma, Consultant, Internal Medicine at New Delhi have been awarded for his short film “CHUNNI”, at Khajuraho international film festival 2025.

 

Dr. Bellamkonda Kishore, Academician, Innovator and Entrepreneur, has been awarded with “Indian Overseas Prize” on July 23, 2025. The prize which carries a medal and certificate, as part of Celebrating India-US Ties in the Iconic Building of the US Congress in Washington, DC. This prize was awarded to 30 people from all over the globe for their distinguished services and thus keeping the flag of India high overseas.

Dr. Dilip Kumar Acharya, National Chairman, IMA Cancer & Tobacco Control Committee Acharya received the IMA National President’s Honour for his dedicated services in the field of Cancer Prevention, Early detection & Tobacco Control from the hands of Dr. Dilip Bhanushali-National IMA President during the 100th Annual National Conference of Indian Medical Association held at Ahmedabad on 27th & 28th December 2025.

Dr. Acharya’s e-poster on “Early Detection of ORAL CANCER by Self Examination” was also presented during the conference.

Dr. Dillip Kumar Dash, Senior Consultant, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, has been selected for the “Lifetime Achievement Award” in healthcare. The award is to be given during World Leaders Summit to be held on 3rd February at India International Centre, New Delhi.

Dr. Keerti Singh, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cave Hill campus, Barbados, University of the West Indies, as the Barbados representative and HIV lead of the Optimist International Caribbean District’s Childhood Health and Response Mission (CHaRM) committee, has assisted in organizing an intercaribbean webinar – on “HIV/AIDS and Mental Wellness amid Loss and Grief” with special focus on managing the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

 

Dr. (Lt. Col.) Ravikumar Arunachalam, retired advisor to SRM Medical College, Hospital & Research Institute and retired, Pro Vice Chancellor, Medical and Health Sciences of SRM Institute of Science and Technology has one publication, “Evaluation of an eclectic voice therapy program and vocal function exercise (VFE) in hyperfunctional voice disorders: A randomised controlled trial”, Reference: JCD_106594in the Journal of communication disorders” published as co – author.

His other publication, “Prediction of Behavioral MCL using electrophysiological responses in children using MED-EL Implant” is awaiting acceptance in CoDAS Journal.

Dr. Mahesh Goenka, Director and Head of the Institute of Gastrosciences & Liver Transplantation, Kolkata was awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Indian Society of Gastroenterology on December 3 at the 66th annual meeting held in Amritsar on December 3-6, 2025.

Dr. Nalini M Guda, Clinical Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Program Director, Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship, GI Associates, Milwaukee, was one of the two recipients of “ISG Global Excellence Award”, by the Indian Society of Gastroenterology on December 3 at the 66th annual meeting held in Amritsar on December 3-6, 2025.

The Indian Society of Gastroenterology has instituted the ISG Global Excellence Award. This award is given to an international gastroenterologist(s) of repute, who has contributed to Global Gastroenterology in General and has also helped in the advancement of Gastroenterology in India.

Dr. Narayan Mishra, Professor Emeritus, Pulmonary Medicine, Odisha University of Health Sciences, International Advisor to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Chief Consultant Pulmonologist- THE CHEST CLINIC, Berhampur, Former Prof & HOD Pulmonary Medicine, MKCG Medical College, Odisha, has the following achievements:

  1. Guest lecture as a faculty: National Conference of Indian College of Allergy Asthma and Applied Immunology (ICAAICON 2025) from 30th October to 2nd November 2025 at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scientific Convention Centre, KGMU, Lucknow, UP. Topic:” Vaccines in Chronic Respiratory Diseases: An overview”
  1. National Faculty as a Speaker: National Conference of Pulmonologists: NAPCON 2025 Patna, 11th 14th Dec at Patna Topic: ” What’s new in 2025-26 Gold update: with special reference to newer drugs.”*
  • Edited & Published an important book in medical science, “EMERGENCIES IN PULMONARY MEDICINE” which was released at the national level in the hands of His Excellency, Shri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Bihar, on 11th Dec 2025 during the National Conference of Pulmonologists of India at Patna in the inaugural session.
  1. Faculty: State level”IIGH Physicians Update with API Odisha. Topic: Interstitial Lung Disease,: What every Physicians should know.
  1. Conducted an Anti-Tobacco Awareness Workshopat Parala Maharaj Engineering College, Berhampur on 13th Nov 2025, which was attended by more than 200 teenagers of the Institute.

(This is a continued program since 1985, and till now, I have completed more than 650 such workshops in various institutions and organizations)

  1. Felicitated & Honoured by the Vice Chancellor of Odisha University of Health Sciences as an Exemplary Professor Emeritus for the year 2025 on 28th December at Bhubaneswar, for the outstanding contributions to Pulmonary Medicine and for imparting knowledge and wisdom to advance the discipline in various medical colleges across the state.
  • Conducted a state-level PG Quiz competition for Pulmonary Medicine PG students of 10 medical colleges of Odisha on 21.11.2025.
  • Conducted National-level PG Quiz competitionfor Pulmonary Medicine PG students of 21 states of India as a quiz master during the National Conference of Pulmonologists (NAPCON 2025) at Patna on 12th Dec 2025.

Dr O P Sharma, Sr. Consultant Geriatric Medicine at New Delhi has the following achievements:

  1. Received Dr. V. K. Arora & Dr. Raksha Arora Award for “Lifetime Excellence in Geriatrics” during GSICON 2025 on 13 December 2025 at Agra.
  1. Editor in Chief “Indian Guidelines for Evaluation & Management of Sarcopenia”. This was released by Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education Sri Yogendra Upadhyaya Ji during GSICON 2025 at Agra.
  • Sponsored Dr. O. P. Sharma & Smt. Shanti Sharma Oration 2025 which was delivered by Dr. Rajinder K. Dhamija, Director IBHAS during GSICON 2025.

Dr. Premkumar Balachandran, Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead at Chennai was the faculty of “Essential minimal access surgery” conducted in Simulation Center at Chennai.

Dr. Raju Vaishya, Senior Consultant, Orthopedic Surgeon at New Delhi has published the following papers in November and December 2025:

  1. Shah AP, Vaish A, Goyal N, Vaishya R. Sciatic Nerve Palsy Following Bone Marrow Aspiration in an Adult with Polycythemia Vera: A Rare Case Report. JBJS Case Connector 2025; 15(4):e24.00469. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.24.00469
  2. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Dhawan SM, Mamdapur GMN, Singh Y, Bansal J. Medical and Local Disease Related Research on Nepal: A Study of Top 100 High-Cited Papers during 1994-2023. DESIDOC J Lib Info Tech 2025; 45(6): 584-595. DOI : 10.14429/djlit.20530
  1. Migliorini F, Schäfer L, Simeone F, Memminger MK, Eschweiler J, Vaishya R. Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin in Musculoskeletal Medicine. J Orthop 2025; 72:117-123. Doi:1016/j.jor.2025.11.011.
  1. Singla R, Mittal UR, Vaish A, Vaishya R. Optimizing limb alignment in total knee arthroplasty: Techniques, outcomes, and future directions. J Arthrosc Jt Surg 2025; 10.4103/jajs.jajs_145_24
  1. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Kappi MK, Sharma K, Mamdapur GMN and Vaish A. Mapping India’s scholarly output and highly cited publications in traditional, complementary and integrative medicine: A bibliometric analysis (2005–2024). Apollo Med 2025; DOI: 10.1177/09760016251395401
  1. Vaishya R, Vaish A. Evolution of Indian orthopedics and the legacy of its pioneers. Ann Natl Acad Med Sci (India). 2025; doi: 10.25259/ANAMS_29_2025
  1. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Vaish A, Srinivas SBK, Poduval M, Shekhawat S, Bansal M. Indian Orthopaedic Research Landscape: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (2007-2024). Indian J Orthop 2025; DOI : 1007/s43465-025-01624-x.
  1. Migliorini F, Vaishya R, Koettnitz J, Jeyaraman M, Schäfer L, Eschweiler J, Simeone F. Conservative Management of Focal Chondral Lesions of the Knee and Ankle: Current Concepts.  2025; 14(23):1899. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14231899
  1. Vaishya R, Sibal A, Gupta BM, Mamdapur GMN, Vaish A. Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) in Children and Adolescents: A Scientometric Assessment of South Asia Publications during 2007-2024. Tropical Gastroenterology 2025; 46(3): 97-105. DOI: 10.4103/TG.TG_65_25
  1. Gnawali G, Vaish A, Vaishya R. Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for a failed Hemi-mega prosthesis in a previously treated Osteosarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. Nepal Orthopedic Association Journal 2025; 11(3): 32-36. https://doi.org/10.59173/noaj.20251103i
  1. Bagaria V, Vaishya R. Transforming Joint Replacement with Open Robotics: A Call for Change! SICOT-J 2025;11, E3. https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2025059
  1. Vaishya R, Vaish A, Laha NN. Dr Pashupati Nath Laha (1913-1993): A Pioneer in Indian Medicine and Infectious Disease Research. Central India J Med Res 2025;4(03): 71-74. https://doi.org/10.58999/cijmr.v4i03.297
  1. Vaishya R, Mohan Gupta B, Vaish A, Mohan Gore M. Bibliometric analysis of foreign orthopaedics research in the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics (2007–2024): Trends, impact and international collaboration. Int J Orthop Surg 2025; 33:62-70. doi: 4103/ijors.ijors_18_25
  1. Migliorini F, Schäfer L, Vaishya R, Eschweiler J, Oliva F, Driessen A, Pipino G, Maffulli N. Bacteriophages in Hip and Knee Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Promising Tool in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance. Medical Sciences. 2026; 14(1):9. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci14010009
  1. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, M Sab C, Guechairi S, Vaish A, Botchu R. Indian Research on Generative AI in Healthcare Imaging: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis. J Clinical Imaging Sc. 2025; 15:48. doi:25259/JCIS_245_2025
  1. Vaishya R, Misra A, Vaish A. Scientific Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Trust on Trial? Postgrad Med J 2025; qgaf215, https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgaf215
  1. Chowdhury PN, Vaish A, Puranik A, Vaishya R. Artificial intelligence in arthroplasty: Past achievements, present applications, and future directions. Indian J Hip Knee Arthroplasty 2025; 1:77-85. DOI: 10.4103/IJHKA.IJHKA_16_25
  1. Vaishya R, Vaish A, Iyengar KP. Beyond the Hierarchy: Rethinking the “Levels of Evidence”. Orthop J MP Chapter 2025; 10.4103/OJMPC.OJMPC_14_25 25259/JCIS_245_2025
  1. Gulati Y, Vaishya R, Bahl V, Vaish A. Severe Bilateral Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Heads in an HIV-Positive Patient: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review. Egyptian Orthop J 2025; doi:21608/eoj.2025.413428.1072

Dr. Rajul Rastogi, Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College & Research Center, Moradabad, UP, has achieved the following milestones:

  • Has delivered a faculty lecture on the _Role of Radiomics & Radiogenomics in Lung Cancer at a recent CME held on 26th December 2025 jointly by the Society of Oncologic Imaging India (SOII) and the IRIA Moradabad-City Chapter.
  • He has been invited as external examiner MD Radiodiagnosis university examination in Jaipur National University, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
  • He has been invited as a first faculty speaker on the Day 1 of the upcoming National Conference on “Artificial Intelligence in Health Care and Education” to be held on 14th – 16th February 2026 and organized by the Banaras Hindu University, under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Dr. Sandip K. Trivedi, Consultant Pediatrician, Idar, Gujarat has been elected as Vice President, West Zone, CIAP 2026, (Indian Academy of Paediatric) and also got Fellowship in IAP awards in 2025.

Dr. Shrihari Anikhindi, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Institute of Liver, Gastroenterology and Pancreaticobiliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, has been recognized by Indian Society of Gastroenterology for being an appreciated reviewer for Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. Awarded recognition certificate at ISGCON, Amritsar December 3-6 2025.

Dr. Surajit Gorai, Professor and Consultant Dermatologist, Kolkata has been Invited for 31st Dermazone East 2025 and 36th annual conference of NE states of India (11 to 13/12/25) for the following roles:

  • A lecture on Acne Scar Lasers – latest updates and practical insights.
  • Judging the award paper session.
  • Conducting workshop and lecture on dermal fillers, with emphasis on safety, technique, and outcomes.

Dr. Yogesh Sarin, Paediatric Surgeon and Professor of Excellence, Centra Health Services, Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital associated with Lady Hardinge Medical College has achieved the following:

  1. He was the faculty member in the 10th annual Conference on Translational Research and Innovation in Paediatric Surgery held on 5-6 December 2025 in AIIMS, New Delhi, and was conferred honorary Fellowship of Research and Innovation Pediatric Surgical Society (RIPSS)- a section of the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons (IAPS).
  2. He was an examiner for the MCh (Pediatric Surgery) exit examination at the University of Delhi on 15-16th December.
  3. He was also a faculty member and facilitated, as a guest of honour, the 8th UP-UK Pediatric Surgery Conference held in Jhansi on 20- 21 December.