Biography
A/Prof Nageshwar Reddy
Chairman & Chief of Gastroenterology
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology & AIG Hospitals
India
A/Prof Nageshwar Reddy is a renowned Gastroenterologist and serves as the Chairman and Chief of Gastroenterology at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology & AIG Hospitals in India. He has received numerous honors and awards throughout his career, including the prestigious B C Roy Award from the Indian Medical Council in 1995 and the PADMA SHRI AWARD from the Government of India in 2002. In 2016, he was honored with the PADMA BHUSHAN AWARD by the Government of India. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and an honorary member of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. In 2020, he was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Reddy has also been acknowledged with the Rudolf Schindler award for gastrointestinal endoscopy (ASGE) in 2021, the Master Endoscopist Award from A.S.G.E in 2009, the ASGE International Leadership Award in 2011, and the Master of World Gastroenterology Organization from the World Gastroenterology Organization in 2014. Recently, he received the AGA distinguished educator award in 2021 and the WEO Lifetime Achievement award in 2022.