President of India Presents Dr BC Roy Awards for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016

New Delhi : The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented Dr. B. C. Roy National Awards for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 and Hari Om Ashram Alembic Research Awards for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (March 28, 2017).

Among the 49 awardees, as many as 15 doctors were given the award for the year 2014, 16 for 2015 and 18 for 2016.

Following are the list of awardees

YEAR 2014

1. Dr Arvind Kumar- Director, Institute of Robotic Surgery and the Chairman of Centre for Chest Surgery & Lung Transplantation at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi- Eminent Medical Person Category


2. Prof Randeep Guleria- Director and Head of Pulmology, AIIMS, New Delhi- Eminent Medical Person Category


3. Dr Ravi Kant- Vice Chancellor, King George Medical University, Lucknow- Eminent Medical Teacher


4. Dr Ashwini Kumar- Prof.of Microbiology, UCMS & GTB Hospital,Delhi-Eminent Medical Teacher


5. Dr Rajesh Malhotra- Head of Orthopaedic Department, AIIMS-Eminent Medical Teacher


6. Dr Rakesh Yadav- Professor in Cardiology Department, AIIMS-Eminent Medical Teacher


7. Dr PVLN Murthy- Professor and head of the department of Urology, at , Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpalli-Eminent Medical Teacher


8. Dr Janak D Desai- Urologist, Samved Hospital, Ahmadabad, Gujrat-Best Talents in encouraging the developments in specialities in different branches of medicine


9. Dr Rajesh Updhayay- Director & Head, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi- Best Talents in encouraging the developments in specialities in different branches of medicine


10. Dr Binay Karak- Neurologist, Patna-Best Talents in encouraging the developments in specialities in different branches of medicine


11. Dr Ashok Rajgopal- Chairman, Bone And Joint Institute at Fortis Escorts, Delhi and FMRI, Gurgaon-Best Talents in encouraging the developments in specialities in different branches of medicine


12. Dr DS Rana- Chairman (Board of Management) & Department of Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,New Delhi-Best Talents in encouraging the developments in specialities in different branches of medicine


13. Dr Sudipto Roy, Kolkata, Bengal-Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


14. Dr Rama Reddy Karri, Rajamahendravaram (AP)-Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


15. Dr Jitender B Patel, Ahmedabad-Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief

YEAR 2015

1. Dr. C. Palanivelu, Chairman GEM Institute for Gastrointestinal Disease, Coimbatore-Eminent Medical Person


2. Dr. Ashok Seth, Cardiologist and Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Center, New Delhi-Eminent Medical Person


3. Dr N Sanjeeva Reddy-Professor and head of reproductive medicine and surgery at Sri Ramachandra University- Eminent Medical Teacher


4. Dr CS Yadav-Professor in Orthopaedic Department AIIMS, New Delhi- Eminent Medical Teacher


5. Dr AK Bison-Professor at Cardio-Thoracic Sciences Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi- Eminent Medical Teacher


6. Dr DJ Borah-Principal of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati- Eminent Medical Teacher


7. Dr Arun Kumar Thakur- Paediatrician, Patna- Eminent Medical Teacher


8. Dr HP Bhalodiya, Orthopedician and joint replacement surgeon at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad- Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


9. Dr Parimal M Desai, Ophthalmologist and director and the chief surgeon of Ashirwad Children and Eye Hospital, Maninagar and Cure Sight Laser Centre, Parimal garden Cross roads, Ahmedabad-Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


10. Dr Anand Khakhar-Senior Consultant Liver Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery and Program Director for the Liver Transplant program at the Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation, Apollo Hospitals at Chennai, Hyderabad & Bangalore-Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


11. Dr Ambrish Mittal-Endocrinologistand the Chairman and Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes division of Medanta, the Medicity-Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


12. Dr Amlesh Seth, New Delhi-Professor in Urology Department, AIIMS New Delhi- Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


13. Dr A Marthanda Pillai, Neurosurgeon and Chairman of Ananthapuri hospital, Thiruvananthapuram-Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


14. Dr John Ebnezar,orthopedic surgeon Bangalore-Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


15. Dr A Arulvisagan, Puducherry- -Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


16. Dr JB Sharma Professor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS New delhi-Aid or Assistance to Research Project

Year 2016

1. Dr Vipul R Patel- Medical director of the urologic oncology program for the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute- Eminent Medical Person


2. Dr Anil Kumar Chaturvedi New Delhi- Eminent Person - Literature


3. Dr Daljit Singh-Eminent Medical Teacher


4. Prof Dr Prem Nath Dogra-Eminent Medical Teacher


5. Dr M UnniKrishna-Senior Professor and Head of Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Cardio-Vascular and Thoracic Surgery at Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram- Eminent Medical Teacher


6. Dr GS Umamaheswara Rao- Professor, NIMHANS-Eminent Medical Teacher


7. Dr Ved Prakash Mishra - Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh- Eminent Medical Teacher


8. Dr Sanjay Balwant Kulkarni- Urosurgeon,recognized expert in reconstructive urological surgeries-Best talents in enscouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


9. Dr OP Yadava- CEO and Chief Cardiac Surgeon, National Heart Institute, New Delhi and Director, All India Heart Foundation-Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


10. Dr Pawanindra Lal- Director Professor of Surgery at Maulana Azad Medical College ( MAMC), New Delhi-Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


11. Dr D Raghunadharao -Director of Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Visakhapatnam-Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


12. Prof Pradeep Tandon- Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine


13. Dr T Rajagopal-Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


14. Dr Satchit Balsari- Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


15. Prof Dr S Geethalakshmi-Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


16. Dr D. R Rai- Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


17. Dr P Raghu Ram- Breast Cancer Surgeon- Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief


18. Prof Dr Punit Gupta-Aid or Assistance to Research Project