President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Vibhushan on Nageshwar Reddy
Hyderabad-based gastroenterologist and entrepreneur D. Nageshwar Reddy was conferred the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. The award recognises his contributions in the field of medicine.
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Dr. Reddy, who serves as the chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) in Hyderabad, is among seven persons to receive the Padma Vibhushan this year. The list of awardees was announced earlier in January.
He was conferred the Padma Shri in 2002 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016. 'Dr. Nageshwar Reddy is a globally renowned gastroenterologist, who revolutionised the field of therapeutic endoscopy, transforming thousands of lives across the globe. He played a huge role in making India a hub for world-class Gl Endoscopy services. He has helped in bridging rural-urban healthcare divide, deploying India's first mobile endoscopy units and screening programs that bring life-saving diagnostics to underserved communities,' said the official handle of the President of India on Monday evening.
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