Dr M Jayachandra Reddy honoured with prestigious Young Surgeon of India Award

Tirupati: Dr M Jayachandra Reddy, Oncology specialist and OSD at Srinivasa Balaji Institute of Oncology (SVIMS) has bagged the prestigious award of Young Surgeon of India given by the Association of Surgeons of India. The award was presented to Dr Jayachandra Reddy at its annual convention held at Visakhapatnam.

The Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) was established in 1938 to facilitate surgeons across the country to share their experiences. It started with 112 doctors and now has grown up to have over 30,000 doctors in the association. The association calls for applications for the Young Surgeon of India Award for which those under the age of 40 years are eligible. However, the doctor must be a Full Member of ASI for a minimum of 5 years. Marks will be calculated based on paper presentation, publication, participation in CME, conferences, and workshops. 

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In 2022, Dr. Shivanshu Misra from Kanpur received the award and in 2021, Dr. K Senthil Kumar from Chennai was honoured with the award. SVIMS Director Dr B Vengamma, Dean Dr Alladi Mohan, Registrar Dr KV Sreedhar Babu, Medical Superintendent Dr Ram, RMO Dr Koti Reddy and other faculty congratulated Dr Reddy for becoming the first doctor to get the award from AP.