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dR. aJay LodHa Passes away

Nassau County PBA and Di- Services, a primary care prac-
rector of Research De partment tice with two locations serving
at Flushing Hospital, NY. Queens, NY since 1995 and
A past President of AAPIQ- was a partner in Hillaire and
LI, Dr. Lodha was a former Nesconset Nursing homes.
Chief Medical Officer and Se- The New York-based physi-
nior Vice President of Caritas cian and leader, who was hon-
Health Care System repre- ored with the prestigious El-
senting St. John’s Hospital and lis Island Medals of Honor in
Mary Immaculate Hospital 2016, rose through the ranks of
in New York. Dr. Ajay Lodha AAPI and served as the Pres-
was appointed a member of ident of AAPI in 2015-16. He
the Nassau County Comptrol- is a recipient of Lawrence J.
ler George Maragos’s MWBE Scherr Award of Excellence for
Advisory Council in 2015. being an Outstanding Physi-
An Internist by profession, cian. He has also been honored
Dr. Lodha has had experienc- for Out standing Contributions
es in leading almost all areas to Research & Hypertension
of Medicine. He owned two Department at the Flushing
Nursing Homes on Long Is- Hospital, NY. In 2008, he was
land, New York and has been bestowed with the Nargis Dutt
credited to be the founder of Memorial Foundation Physi-
the Accountable Care Orga- cian of the Year Award.
nization (ACO) and the Inde- During the AAPI conven-
pendent Physicians Associa- tion in 2016 at the AAPI Board
tion (APA). of Trustees Luncheon Gala,
Born in Rajasthan, he was Dr. Ajay Lodha was honored
a graduate of RNT Medical for his outstanding leadership,
College, Udaipur, Rajasthan. commitment to AAPI’s mis-
Dr. Lodha completed his Resi- sion, and for carrying the en-
dency at the Flushing Hospital, tire AAPI family together, as
NY. He was the founder and well as for his contributions to
president of Queens Medical realize the lofty goals of AAPI.

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