GAPIO Members Honours list – August-September 2025

Dr Arun Garg, Program Medical Director for the South Asian Health Institute, has published first book, a series of books in You-Your Health-GAP. A project to engage (Individually and communities) empower (self) and educate (conversation) through culturally safe and effective ancient wisdom and fusion with modern evidence, technology and science of modern medicine.

Dr Arun Prasad, Surgical Gastroenterology, Clinical Lead, GI & Bariatric, at New Delhi, has represented India and Asia at the prestigious International Bariatric Club (IBC) meeting held at Oxford University, UK, on 9th September 2025. He was invited to deliver a talk on Robotic Bariatric Surgery.

On 13th September, Dr Arun Prasad, delivered the Brigadier Khanna Memorial Oration at the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist Annual Meeting. Brigadier Khanna’s legendary sling operation, which saved countless young women from hysterectomy.

Dr. Ashish Aneja, Senior Medical Officer, Kurukshetra University, has organised a free medical health check-up camp at University Health Centre, Kurukshetra University on 6th August 2025 to create awareness among young population. A lecture on TB awareness also included in this camp along with free tests like BP, ECG, Blood glucose, Spirometry, TSH and Lipid profile.

Dr. Aneja celebrated World Heart Day on 29 September 2025 by organising free medical health check-up camp at University Health Centre, Kurukshetra University to create awareness according to this year’s theme of World Heart Day i.e. ‘Don’t Miss a Beat.’

This theme emphasizes the importance of staying active to maintain good heart health, which includes not ignoring warning signs of heart-related problems, following a healthy and balanced diet, and exercising regularly. He checked patients with tests like blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and ECG help detect the condition of the heart, and treatment can be started in time. He mentioned to do physical activity, to have proper diet, and managing stress can help prevent heart disease.

Dr. Ashok Seth, ‘Padma Bhushan’, ‘Padma Shri’ and ‘B. C. Roy’ Awardee, and chairman – Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, has been conferred the Excellence in Medicine (Cardiology) Award by Delhiites in New Delhi, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of cardiology and patient care.

  1. He has Served as Course Directorfor the 1st CHIP-CTO Grand Rounds with IPCA in New Delhi, providing academic leadership and driving discussions on complex coronary interventions.
  2. He delivered Virtual Lecture II (of IV)– “Breaking Boundaries: Role of ARNi beyond HFrEF – Focus on the use of ARNi (Sac/Val)”, emphasizing evolving strategies in heart failure management.
  3. He has been invited as Facultyat the IIC Summit in Gurgaon, contributing to scientific deliberations and academic exchange.

Dr. Deepa Passi, Paediatrician, New Delhi, has achieved the following:

  1. Won the individual award for the activities conducted in the field of adolescent paediatrics in the current year at Adolescon 2025 at Ahmedabad.
  2. Won the Delhi state award for the activities in the adolescent paediatrics under my chairmanship of Delhi adolescent health academy, 2025.
  3. Awarded certificate of appreciation for:
    1. Coffee Sips Book on Adolescent Paediatrics
    2. PCC (Pre-Conception-Care) Textbook in Adolescent Paediatrics
    3. Contributing a chapter in Parenting module under central AHA

Dr. Keerti Singh, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cave Hill campus, Barbados, University of the West Indies, has following publication:

Shah R, Mostafa T, Al Hashimi M, Pinggera GM, Zohdy W, Şahin B, Alipour H, Palani AF, Singh K, Agarwal A et al. The Global State of Contemporary Andrology Practice: A Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Practice, Training Pathways, and Emerging Challenges. World J Mens Health. 2025 Jun 25. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.250039. https://wjmh.org/DOIx.php?id=10.5534/wjmh.250039

Dr Naveen Thacker, Executive Director, International Paediatric Association, have been named a “Goalkeepers 2025 Champion”, a recognition by the Gates Foundation, awarded on September 22nd, 2025, in New York City.

Professor Neeraj Bhala, Professor of Gastroenterology, Academic Director and Head of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Melbourne Digestive Diseases Centre (MDDC), have been awarded Bisset Hawkins Medal from Royal College of Physicians of London. This triennial award, first awarded in 1899, recognises outstanding contributions to public health and sanitary science with previous recipients including Sir Ronald Ross, Sir Richard Doll and Sir Michael Marmot amongst others (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisset_Hawkins_Medal) Acknowledging those awardees from the past 125 years, Prof Bhala is humbled to join this list especially as the first Indian origin foreign gold medallist.

Dr O P Sharma, Sr. Consultant Geriatric Medicine at New Delhi is the Chief Editor of First Textbook on Geriatric Endocrinology jointly produced by Endocrine Society of India & Geriatric Society of India. The book was released on 5th September 2025 at Kolkata during ESICON 2025.

He is the Chief Editor of fourth online certificate course in Geriatric Medicine by Geriatric Society of India.

He is the Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Geriatric Care, a four monthly journal of Geriatric Society of India.

Dr. (Prof.) P. N. Renjen, Senior Consultant Neurologist (Stroke), Delhi’s Stroke Services was invited as a distinguished speaker at the Himalayan International Stroke Summit 2025 held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on the 16th and 17th of August 2025, where he delivered a talk on “Antiplatelet agents in stroke prevention—covering single therapy, combinations, newer agents, and antiplatelet resistance”.

Dr Renjen received the prestigious Blackbuck Pioneer Researcher Award 2025 on 10th August from the National Medical Forum and Medical Dialogues. This recognition stands as a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in medical research in the field of Neurology.

Zocto News has recognized Dr Renjen, among India’s Top 100 Doctors, based on outstanding online reputation, patient feedback, and professional contributions. This honor has been conferred after a comprehensive evaluation across 20 key parameters.

Dr. Premkumar Balachandran, Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead at Chennai have been appointed as “Educational supervisor” by AHERF and have been appointed as “International Advisor” by the Royal college of Surgeons of Glasgow.

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

  1. Roy C, Roshan M, Goyal N, Rana P, Ghonge NP, Jena AN, Vaishya R, Ghosh S. MRI detection and grading of Knee Osteoarthritis – A pilot study using an AI technique with a novel imaging-based scoring system. Biomaterial Science 2025; DOI: 10.1039/D5BM00470E
  2. Vaishya R, Vaish A. Evolution of Indian Orthopaedics and the Legacy of its Pioneers. Annals of National Acad Med Sc 2025; doi:10.25259/ANAMS_29_2025
  3. Vaishya R, Jain VK. Navigating the AI Frontier: Balancing Efficiency and Integrity in Orthopaedic Peer Review. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2025; 103183. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2025.103183
  4. Migliorini F, Simeone F, Bardazzi T, Memminger MK, Pipino G, Vaishya R, Maffulli N. Regenerative Cartilage Treatment for Focal Chondral Defects in the Knee: Focus on Marrow-Stimulating and Cell-Based Scaffold Approaches. Cells. 2025; 14(15):1217. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14151217
  5. 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): 1-16, DOI : 10.14429/djlit.20530
  6. Vaishya R, Bagga A, Sibal A, Kar S, Reddy S. Artificial Intelligence in Pediatrics: Expanding Horizons and Addressing Challenges – A Comprehensive Review. Benha Medical Journal 2025; DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2025.390938.2450.
  7. 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
  8. Vaishya R, Johari AN, Gupta BM, Kappi MK, Mamdapur GMN, Vaish A. Global High-Cited Pediatric Fracture Research: Bibliometric Assessment of Scopus Publications (1929 – 2024). Ind J Orthop 2025; https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-025-01551-x
  9. Sharma Hasan GA, Majumder N, Chaudhary S, Mehta D, Vaishya R, Ghosh S, Sunil Sujata S. Global proteome analysis of a three-dimensional human chondrocyte cell culture system infected with chikungunya virus (CHIKV) reveals distinct immune and inflammatory signatures. ACS Omega 2025; DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c02832
  10. Regmi A, Vaishya R. Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing: Enhancing Editorial Efficiency While Preserving Human Expertise. National Board of Examinations – Journal of Medical Sciences 2025; 3(10): 1–10. DOI 10.61770/NBEJMS.2025.v03.i10.0xx
  11. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Vaish A, Kambhampati SBS, Jain VK, Shekhawat S. Bibliometric Analysis of Highly-Cited Papers in the Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. Ind J Orthop 2025; https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-025-01555-7
  12. Vaishya R, Shekhawat S, Vaish R, Migliorini F. Evolution of journal rankings in orthopedics and sports medicine (2000-2024). Orthopädie. 2025; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00132-025-04683-y
  13. 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
  14. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Mamadapur GMN, Bansal M, Vaish A. Impact of Artificial Intelligence Interventions on Learning Outcomes in Distance Education: A Bibliometric Analysis of Highly Cited Research (2003-2023). J Data Science, Informetrics, & Citation Studies 2025; 4(2): 132-142. doi:10.5530/citation.202501999
  15. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Vaish A, Mamdapur GMN, Ali KS, Gore MM. Bibliometric Analysis of the Publications of Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal (2015-2024). Info Res Com. 2025;2(2):x-x.
  16. Vaishya R, Vaish A. Five years of Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine A new era in orthopedic publishing. J Arthrosc Surg Sports Med. 2025; doi: 10.25259/JASSM_56_2025

Dr Raju have been listed in the Top 2% global Research’s list of Stanford University, USA for the 6th successive year in 2025, with 1st rank among 14 listed Indian Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr Raju has given following 2 presentations:

  1. AI in Research Publishing: A friendly participation or invasion. Publish for India conference. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 19th 2025.
  2. Editorial Integrity and Innovation. Editorial Workshop of Scientific Scholars. Lalit Hotel, New Delhi 20th 2025.

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

  1. Delivered a Faculty Lecture in National Conference of Society of Emergency Radiology held on 23rd August at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh along with many International Faculty.
  2. Delivered a Guest Lecture in CME organized on 27th August by the Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Paramedical Sciences with the theme of “Revolutionizing Diagnostic Radiology: Emerging AI Innovations in Medical Imaging” with an important message that Artificial Intelligence or more aptly Augmented Human Intelligence should be utilized Smartly, Ethically and Legally for the welfare of mankind.
  3. Delivered a lecture on “Acute Non-Traumatic Brain Emergencies” during the “Acute Neuro Care-2025” conference recently organized by the Department of Anesthesia under the Aegis of Neurocritical care Society of India (NCSI) and Indian Society of Neuroanesthesiology & Critical Care (ISNACC) in Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College & Research Centre, Moradabad, U.P. and conducted a Master Workshop on USG in Acute Emergency (including eFAST, pneumothorax, ECHO, airway imaging, etc.) aiming to upskill the newer generation of doctors involved in Critical Care. Also Judged the Competitive Scientific Paper Presentations by Post-Graduate Residents.

Dr Varadraj Velamoor, Professor Emeritus Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, Canada has written a book of poems “Echoes of Silence “been published by TDW publications.

Dr. Vinit Kumar Srivastava, Senior Consultant Neuroanesthesia, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, has published Original Research Paper on topic “Anaesthetic Management of an Elderly Obese Patient with Recent Coronary Artery Disease Scheduled for Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture Surgery” in “International Journal of Scientific Research (IJSR)”.