Dr. D. Nageshwara Reddy is an Indian gastroenterologist who studied at the

Kurnool Medical College Kurnool Medical College, established in 1956, is one of the oldest medical schools in India, located in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. History When Andhra State was formed in October 1953, the Government of Andhra decided to start a medical colleg ...

. He is the chairman and founder of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) at Hyderabad, the biggest gastroenterology hospital in the world. He received the

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

award in 2002 and

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

award in 2016. An elected fellow of the

National Academy of Medical Sciences National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), better known by its acronym, NAMS, is a nodal agency under the Government of India, which acts as an advisory body to the Government in matters related to National Health Policy and Planning and as a ...

, he was given the world's highest gastroenterology award in Shanghai, China, at a function held in September, 2013. He was conferred with the Rudolf V. Schindler Award, the highest category in the prestigious Crystal Awards named after Schindler, who is considered as “the father of gastroscopy” by American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)

Awards

The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) awarded Reddy the Master Endoscopist Award in 2009. This is the highest award in the field of endoscopy in the world and is also termed as the "Nobel Prize of Endoscopy".in the world. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2016. In 2002 he was awarded by Padma Shri, which is one of the Highest Civilian awards given by the Government of India.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Indian gastroenterologists Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine Fellows of the National Academy of Medical Sciences People from Kurnool district Medical doctors from Andhra Pradesh Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in medicine 20th-century Indian medical doctors {{India-med-bio-stub