Raghu Ram Pillarisetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian oncoplastic surgeon
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Place of Birth: Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
About Raghu Ram Pillarisetti
- Raghu Ram Pillarisetti is an Indian oncoplastic breast surgeon, the youngest recipient of the Overseas Gold Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the founder of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), the first dedicated and comprehensive facility for breast healthcare in the Indian subcontinent.
- He is also the founder of Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, a private organization working in tandem with government and non government bodies for spreading awareness about breast cancer and Pink Connexion, the first newsletter from India, a quarterly, about breast healthcare.
- The Government of India honoured him in 2015 with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.In 2017, the Medical council of India selected him for the prestigious Dr B C Roy National award for ‘Outstanding service in the field of Socio Medical Relief’ for the year 2016.
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