Hyderabad Surgeon Raghu Ram Honored with B C Roy Award

Hyderabad Surgeon Raghu Ram Honored with B C Roy Award Hyderabad based Dr P Raghu Ram, President of Association of Breast Surgeons(शल्य-चिकित्सक)  of India (ABSI) has been honoured with the prestigious Dr B C Roy National Award for ‘outstanding service in the field of socio medical relief(राहत) ’ for the year 2016.The award will be conferred upon Ram by President Pranab Mukherjee

on July 1, 2017 which is also observed as National Doctors Day. Dr Ram was honoured for his significant (महत्वपूर्ण) contribution towards improving the delivery of breast health care in India and creating the much needed awareness about importance of early detection of breast cancer in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh through a number of initiatives(उपक्रम).

BC Roy award . He is the youngest surgeon ever from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to have been selected for the award.  Apart from ABSI, Dr. Ram is also the Director of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and CEO of Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation.

About Dr P Raghu Ram

Raghu Ram Pillarisetti is an Indian neoplastic (नवोत्पादित) breast surgeon who was born on 22 September 1966 in Guntur in the undivided Andhra Pradesh.

He graduated in medicine (MBBS) Siddhartha Medical College, secured a master’s degree in surgery (MS) with gold medal from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in 1995 and migrated to UK to work at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Hospital.

He opened a dedicated purpose built facility for breast cancer care in India under the name, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), in Hyderabad in 2007

Raghu Ram Pillarisetti is the youngest recipient of the Overseas Gold Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

He is also the founder of Pink Connexion(संसर्ग) , the first quarterly newsletter from India about breast healthcare.

The Government of India honoured him in 2015 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.