GAPIO Members Honours list – July 2025

Dr Arvind Prakash Savant, Senior Consultant, Paediatrics in Bhilai, have been awarded “DR. KETAN DESAI AOO GAO CHALEN AWARD (RURAL SERVICES)” by Indian Medical Association on national doctor’s day 2025 at Delhi, for his dedication and commitment to patients and medical field in improving the health and well-being of society.

This is lifetime achievement very distinguished award given to only 5 doctors nationwide.

Dr. Ashish Aneja, Senior Medical Officer, Kurukshetra University, has been honoured with the “Best Doctor in Community Service Award” by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Geology, GoI, on national doctor’s day 2025 at Delhi.

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

  • Invited Speaker, ETHealthworld Webinar by The Economic Times Group–
    Delivered expert insights on the panel discussion titled “Weighing In: The Rise of Weight Loss Drugs in India”, highlighting the evolving role of pharmacological solutions in obesity management.
  • Felicitation by Global Hypertension Bodies –
    Honored at the Global Hypertension Summit in Jaipur by the World Hypertension League (affiliated with WHO), European Society of Hypertension, and Indian Society of Hypertension for outstanding contributions to cardiovascular sciences.

Dr Ashok Sharma, Consultant, Internal Medicine at New Delhi has chaired a session “Cardiac Emergency and Controversies” during 10th CARDICON held on 20th July at Kaushambi, Ghaziabad.

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, Honorary Fellow GAPIO & National Chairman, IMA Cancer & tobacco Control Committee has delivered a keynote address, sharing vital insights on the dangers of tobacco and effective strategies to quit during “Quit Tobacco: Why and How – A Powerful Awareness” session at SAMC & PGI on 9th July 2025.

On 22nd July, Dr Dilip Kumar Acharya, delivered a lecture to Nursing students & faculty members of  St. Francis Nursing College, Indore on Health Hazards of Tobacco & Quitting Methods.

In lieu of the World Head & Neck Cancer Day on 27th July, Dr Dilip Kumar Acharya, as guest speaker, highlighted the signs & symptoms, risk factors of Head & Neck Cancers. He stressed on the need for Tobacco & Areca Nut control with Alcohol in moderation for prevention from Head & Neck Squamous Cell Cancers. He showed many pictures of oral pre-cancerous lesions and shared tobacco quitting methods.

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

  1. Promoted to Associate Editor Frontiers in Public Health Education and Promotion.
  2. On invitation by the President of the Barbados Association of Palliative Care (BAPC), gave a talk as the chair of Health and Wellness Committee, Optimist Club of Barbados North on “Where is the Challenge located? – Male – Gender Bias?” Focusing on Prostate Cancer and its Screening, at the Beulah Methodist Church, St. Philip, Barbados.
  3. attended and presented a poster (ID: 183), session S4, Christopher room “Title: Psychometric Properties and Feasibility of SCOFF and SSES scales in Barbadian Females” at the “Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology (CRCP 2025)” organized in collaboration with the Caribbean Alliance of National Psychological Associations. Theme, “building mental Health Resiliencies, Empowering our communities”.
  4. Publications:
    1. Cannarella R, Çayan S, Giulioni C, Çeker G, Singh K, Khalafalla K, Rambhatla A, Galstyan R, Ramgir-Naidu S, Hubbard L, Shamohammadi I, Kesari KK, Rao F, Subarmaniuan A, Kumar V, Putra DE, Moorthv D, Palani A, Dursun M, Pescatori E, Saleh R, Shatylko T, Atmoko W, Zini A, Shah R, Agarwal A. Impact of Varicocele on Pregnancy and Live Birth Outcomes in Men with Clinical Varicocele: Systematic Review of Controlled Studies. World J Mens Health. 2025 May;43:e25. https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.250023

Dr. Premkumar Balachandran, Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead at Chennai have performed the “Edinburgh peritoneal flap hernioplasty” for a large giant lateral near LOD incisional hernia.

His article “Median umbilical ligament flap cover for exposed mesh” published in Asian journal of case studies.

https://doi.org/10.9734/ajcrs/2025/v8i2666

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

  1. 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
  2. Vaishya R, Vaish A. Re-evaluating Tibial Periprosthetic Fractures: A call for Comprehensive and Patient-Centered Reporting. J Bone Joint Surg (Am). Published on 24th July 2025. Available at: https://www.jbjs.org/reader.php?rsuite_id=20fb3f3a-e77d-442a-8cf4-314da57f8235&source=The_Journal_of_Bone_and_Joint_Surgery/107/14/1579&topics=kn#supplemental
  3. Migliorini F, Vaishya R. Editorial on sartans and skeletal muscle regeneration: rethinking fibrosis as a modifiable target in traumatic injury. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology 2025;35(1):306. doi:10.1007/s00590-025-04446-7
  4. Vaishya R, Gupta BM, Verma MK, Elangovan N. The Pivotal Role of Bibliometric Analysis in Scholarly Communication: A Review. DESIDOC J Lib Info Tech 2025; 45(4): 375-385.  doi:10.14429/djlit.21028
  5. Vaishya R, Vaish A. Empowering Women in Orthopedics: A Call for Action in South Asia. Charak J Health Res 2025;1(1):1–2. doi:10.5005/cjhr-11037-0001

Dr S K Sogani, Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery, New Delhi, received the Jan Sewa award from Honorable Home & Sahkarita Minister, GoI, Shri Amit Shah on 14th July 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi, for outstanding services in medical & social field for charitable services.

Dr. Surajit Gorai, Professor and Consultant Dermatologist, Kolkata has been awarded Fellow of the royal College of Physicians FRCP(London).

Dr. Tarun Gupta, Faculty & Senior Consultant Surgeon was got selected as the examiner for the MRCS England OSCE PART-B Exam held from 26 to 27 July 2025 at Medanta Hospital.

Dr. Vinita Sharan, Senior Radiology Consultant, DeepTek Medical Imaging Pvt. Ltd., Adjunct Faculty, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Former Associate Professor, San Beda College of Medicine, Philippines, have contributed a book chapter on “Ethical Considerations in Public Health Research” for a book titled: Introduction to Public Health and Research; Essential Concepts. 

The book has been edited by Priyanka Jain and Umber S Khan and was published last month by Springer.