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NEW DELHI: The prestigious “Siemens-Gapio Innovation Award in Medicine” was conferred on well known Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Raju Vaishya during the inauguration of the 12th Global Health Summit, 2018, organized by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI).

President of India Ram Nath Kovind, along with Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, and Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman Apollo Hospitals, were present at the inaugural function of the Global Health Summit, organized in  Mumbai.

Dr. Vaishya said, “I dedicate this award to all my teachers who shaped me, my students who inspired me and also to all my patients who put their trust in me.”

Prof. (Dr.) Vaishya is a Senior Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon at at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He is also the President of Arthritis Care Foundation and Indian Cartilage Society.