Lok Sabha Speaker presents the Doctor of Science (DSc) award to Dr. Reddy
IndiGlobal Bureau
Dr Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director and Chief of Gastroenterology & Therapeutic Endoscopy at AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad has been awarded the Doctor of Science (DSc) by The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi during its 8th Annual Convocation held in New Delhi on Tuesday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Vinai Kumar Saxena, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi presented the award to Dr Reddy.
Dr Reddy, who held the prestigious posts of President and Secretary General of the World Endoscopy Organization in the past, has been recognized for his achievements by governments and several societies during his long distinguished career. He received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2016 and the Padma Shri in 2002. He received the B C Roy Award from the Indian Medical Council in 1995.
He has been elected as an honorary member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2004, a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 2001, a Fellow of the Philippines Society of Gastroenterology in 2001, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 2003, and is a recipient of Honorary Doctor in Sciences (D.S.C) from Nagarjuna University in 2005. He received the Master Endoscopist Award from A.S.G.E in 2009, the ASGE International Leadership Award in 2011, and a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology in 2012.
In 2015, Dr. Reddy received an honorary fellowship and lifetime memberships from the Hong Kong Society of Gastroenterology, the Singapore Society of Gastroenterology, the Indonesia Society of Gastroenterology, the Columbia Society of Gastroenterology and the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology. He received the ASGE President’s Award – American Society of Gastroenterology (DDW Crystal Awards) in 2020.
He was also awarded Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (FAGA) in 2020 and Fellow of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (JGES) in 2020.
