Page 16 - The Indian EYE 071825

NORTH AMERICAN Newsline JULY 18, 2025 | The Indian Eye 16

Dr. Amit Chakrabarty & Dr. Hetal

Gor Assume Charge as President &

BOT Chair of AAPI

OUR BUREAU cians of Indian heritage is evident, as
increasingly physicians of Indian or-
Chicago, IL
igin hold critical positions in health-
or the first time in the history care, academic, research, and admin-
of the American Association istrative positions across the nation.
Fof Physicians of Indian Origin We the physicians of Indian origin
(AAPI), during a solemn ceremony, are proud of our great achievements
Dr. Amit Chakrabarty and Dr. Hetal and contributions to our motherland,
Gor were formally administered the India, our adopted land, the US, and
oath of office as the President & Chair in a very significant way to the trans-
of the Board of Trustees of AAPI, re- formation of Indo-US relations.
spectively at the AAPI Office in Oak
Brook, IL, on July 3rd, 2025. Serving 1 in every 7 patients in
Dr. Suresh Reddy, a past Presi- the US, AAPI members care for
dent of AAPI and an elected Trust-
ee of the Oak Brook Township, ad- millions of patients every day,
ministered the oath of Office to the while several of them have risen
incoming leaders of AAPI, who are
committed to taking AAPI to the is to unify AAPI by transcending the American Women Entrepreneurs to hold high-flying jobs, shap-
next level in the coming year. regional divides that have hindered Association. Dr Gor is a Board of ing the policies and programs,
According to Dr. Satheesh our progress in recent years. Indian Trustee of Bergen Performing Arts
Kathula, current President of AAPI, American physicians represent tre- Center in Englewood, NJ, where she and inventions that shape the
“In accordance with AAPI Bylaws, mendous talent and potential, and brings Indian art and artists to show- landscape of healthcare in the
the President-Elect and Chair-Elect the key to realizing that lies in collec- case Indian Heritage.
of the Board of Trustees officially as- tive action and a united voice—some- Dr. Meher Medavaram, a Board US and around the world.
sumed office on July 3rd. While the thing I am committed to fostering.” Certified in Family Medicine Phy-
ceremonial Gavel Transfer will be Dr. Hetal Gor, a board-certified sician and a Fellow of Academy of “Since its inception in 1982,
held during the Annual Convention obstetrician-gynecologist, assumed American Family Physician, serving AAPI has been at the forefront, rep-
Gala on Saturday, July 26, 2025, the charge as the Chair, Board of Trust- as the Medical Director of Mount resenting a conglomeration of more
formal Presidential & BOT Chair ees of AAPI. Dr. Gor is the Presi- Sinai Hospital, FAQH Center, and a than 125,000 practicing physicians
Handover Ceremony was held on dent/Founder of Bergen Indian Med- Staff Physician Advocate at Good Sa- in the United States, seeking to be
July 3, 2025. This ceremony marks a ical Association, President /Founder maritan Hospital as well as a Clinical the united voice for the physicians
meaningful leadership transition for of US chapter of FOGSI (Federation Preceptor at UIC College of Med- of Indian origin. I trust and believe
our organization.” of OBGYN Society of India, and had icine, Department of Family Medi- that the new Team under Dr. Amit
“We have the potential to make served as the past President of the cine CMU School of Medicine also Chakrabarty will continue the noble
a significant impact on the health- American Association of OBGYN of was administered the oath of office mission and strengthen our efforts to
care landscape of this country,” Dr. Indian Origin. Dr .Gor is the Chair of as the President-Elect of AAPI. make AAPI reach greater heights,”
Chakrabarty said. “My goal this year North New Jersey Chapter of Indian The growing influence of physi- said Dr. Satheesh Kathula.

www.TheIndianEYE.com