Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin hosts successful conference in Mysore

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Dr. Sudhir Parikh and GAPIO executive committee members present a bouquet to the Chief Guest Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, a Member of Parliament, at the 15th Annual Conference of GAPIO in Mysore Jan. 18-19, 2025. PHOTO: Courtesy GAPIO

The 15th Annual conference of the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, GAPIO, held January 18–19, 2025 at Hotel Radisson Blu Plaza, Mysore, was a resounding success.

More than 400 participants from across the globe attended the conference, according to a press release from GAPIO. Among them were leading experts from 58 countries. Several physicians from the US were at the conference, including Padma Shri recipient Dr. Sudhir Parikh, the incoming President of GAPIO, who is also Chairman of Parikh Worldwide Media, one of the sponsors of the conference.

Lamp lighting ceremony by executive committee members at the launch of the 15th GAPIO conference held Jan. 18-19, in Mysore, India. PHOTO: GAPIO

More than 70 experts in their fields, spoke at the conference and some moderated the panels, covering a range of topics  under Cardiac Sciences, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Oncology, Pediatrics, and OBGY, Nutrition & Diabetes Care, and Physiotherapy. The Karnataka Medical Council recognized attendance at the Conference with 2 Credit Hours.

President of GAPIO, Dr. Nandakumar Jairam speaking at the 15th annual conference held in Mysore Jan. 18-19, 2025. PHOTO: GAPIO
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President of GAPIO, Dr. Nandakumar Jairam, shared his vision during the Executive Committee meeting. The conference was launched with a traditional lamp lighting ceremony conducted by members of the GAPIO executive committee.

A session on Leadership by Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament from Bangalore South, and Supriya Salian, Managing Director, Plansee, Mysuru, India, was among the highlights of the event.

Chief Guest Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Member of Parliament Mysore, speaking at the GAPIO conference held Jan. 18-19, 2-25, in Mysore. PHOTO: GAPIO

The Chief Guest, Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar,  Member of Parliament – Mysore, inaugurated the conference and addressed the delegates during the award ceremony.

Dr. Parikh, while addressing the gathering, described GAPIO as an effective resource for health care delivery.

Padma Shri recipient Dr. Sudhir Parikh, incoming Vice President of GAPIO, speaking at the 15th annual conference in Mysore held Jan. 18-19, 2025.

“GAPIO is a great platform with some 1.4 million doctors outside India who have trained in India and migrated,” he noted. He pointed to the CME programs GAPIO holds twice a month, conducted by experts from around the world bring the learning and are an enjoyable experience for participants. “We are trying to begin exchanges of faculties from top universities like Harvard, MIT etc.,” as well, he said. He drew attention to GAPIO’s work during the Covid pandemic. “We are very proactive when it comes to calamities,” he said.

A section of the audience at the 15th annual conference of GAPIO held at Mysore Jan. 18-19, 2025. PHOTO: GAPIO

Awards at the GAPIO Conference:

The GAPIO Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri as well as ‘Dr B C Roy Awardee’, Dr Ashok Seth, chairman – Fortis Escorts Heart Institute.

Dr. Prathap C Reddy Philanthropy Award was presented to Dr. Abhay Bang and Dr. Rani Bang, founding directors of NGO “SEARCH – Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health, at Gadchiroli, Maharashtra.

Above and right, some of the sessions held at the GAPIO conference Jan. 18-19, 2025, in Mysore. PHOTO: GAPIO
A panel discussion at the GAPIO conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following awards were given in the Distinguished Clinician category:

Dr I A Modi Award was presented to Prof. Nikhil Tandon, MBBS, MD, Endocrinology, AIIMS, New Delhi.

GAPIO Surgical Excellence Award was presented to Dr. Pankaj Garg, Colorectal Surgery, Indus International Hospital, Punjab, Garg Fistula Research Institute (GFRI).

GAPIO Excellence in Diagnostics Award was presented to Dr. Arvind Kumar Chaturvedi, Chair of the Department of Radiology and Interventional Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center (RGCIRC), New Delhi, Founder of Onco Radiology Society of India.

GAPIO Excellence in Radiology/ Radiation Therapy Award was presented to Prof. Bidhu Kalyan Mohanti, Director Academic and Head of Radiation Oncology, Bagchi Shri Shankara Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Odisha.

Some of the women attendees, organizers, and volunteers at the GAPIO annual conference in Mysore. PHOTO: GAPIO

The following awards were given in the Young Clinician category:

Dr I.A. Modi Award was presented to Dr. Abhilash Chandra, Nephrology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.

GAPIO Surgical Excellence Award was presented to Dr. Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore.

GAPIO Excellence in Diagnostics Award was presented to Dr. Manisha Bahl, Radiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School.

GAPIO Excellence in Radiology/ Radiation Therapy Award was presented to Dr Ajeet Kumar Gandhi, Additional Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.

Vikas Bhatia was presented with Dr. Prathap C Reddy Philanthropy Commendation Award in for his path breaking work in Metabolic Errors and Rare Diseases in children.

Chief Guest and Executive Committee members of GAPIO on stage at the 15th annual conference in Mysore Jan. 18-19, 2025. PHOTO: GAPIO

Vice President of GAPIO Dr. Parikh delivered the vote of thanks, recognizing the work done by organizers, volunteers, and sponsors to make it a successful conference.