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Dr raj Bhayani Given

‘excellence in Community service award 2021’

at Diwali event Organized By GWaPI

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New York
r. Raj Bhayani, an accom-
plished neurosurgeon, entre-
Dpreneur, community leader,
and the first ENT surgeon in India,
was honored with the Excellence
in Community Service Award 2021
during the Diwali MASK-ERADE
celebrations organized by the Great-
er Washington Association of Physi-
cians of Indian Origin (GWAPI) at
the MGM National harbor in the na-
tion’s Capital on November 13th.
Dr. Raj Bhayani, who has part-
nered with 15 charitable foundations
in USA and India and is credited with
sending nearly 5,500 oxygen concen-
trators to India during the COVID
pandemic, was recognized at GWAPI
for his instrumental help in procur-
ing 400 concentrators for the Wash-
ington DC Chapter, helping them
reach some of the remote regions in
India. The concentrators were given
to Medical Colleges in India, includ-
ing Gangaram Hospital in New Delhi
and to Ekal Vidyalaya, a not-for-prof-
it Foundation that serves rural India

dr. rajendra bhayani, currently lationships with many, without which beauty of democracy in AAPI. When India n Day parade in New York.
serving as the aaPi-Qli Conven- I would not have I have met many needed, AAPI members have always His accomplishments in the

tion Chair and is the immedi- people whom I look upon as role come together to support AAPI and professional world are well known.
models. And, AAPI helps me grow its many initiatives. We have always During the duration of his medical
ate past President of aaPi-Qli as a person and continues to mentor connected and have given our best profession, more than 50 research
had completed training in neu- me in several ways.” for common causes.” papers have been published and pre-
Having contributed immensely Dr. Bhayani has held several po- sented by him, which has resulted in
rosurgery and had a fellowship with every noble causes AAPI has sitions in AAPI and has grown with inclusion of his name in the Marquis
in facial Plastic & micro vascu- initiated, Dr. Bhayani says, “I have the organization. He has served as a ‘Who’s Who in America in Medicine
worked closely with the organizing
past president of AAPI Metro New
and Healthcare’ acknowledging his
lar surgery in india. He is cur- committee of the Global Healthcare York City. He has served successfully achievements in the medical field.
rently practicing in new York, Summit by raising $9 Million funding as the Convention Chair of National Not satisfied with his profession-
from USAID towards TB Free India AAPI Convention in 2017 Atlantic al accomplishments, Dr. Bhayani has
has come a long way since he and other related projects for NGO City with a record profit of more than devoted his life to being actively in-
began his professional practice partners in India. I have worked $300,000. He had served as the AAPI volved in the philanthropic sector.
He currently serves on the boards,
closely and for the success of the
Leadership Conference Co-Chair
in new York decades ago. many charitable programs AAPI has 2018 and 2017, AAPIQLI Conven- and is an active member, of over 20
initiated, including the TB Free In- tion Chair 2015, AAPI QLI Diwali communities and associations that
Dr. Bhayani is grateful to Ameri- dia, Sevak Project and many others.” Gala Chair 2018 and a member of are involved in philanthropic activi-
can Association of Physicians of Indi- Dr. Bhayani says, having worked the Board of Trustee AAPI NYC ties. In addition, he has also served
an Origin (AAPI), with which he has in the inner circles of AAPI, he has METRO. Dr. Bhayani has been an on the Board of Trustees of Save Life
been associated for several years. He come to recognize “AAPI as the most active member of AAPI CPR Coun- Foundation, which has helped in the
says, “AAPI has given me the oppor- united, strong, vibrant and trans- cil; AAPI Publication Committee; implementation of Good Samaritan
tunity to work with people of high in- parent organization. We do have AAPI ADOPT A VILLAGE PRO- Law and Road Safety Bill to help
tellect. It has helped me develop re- differences of opinion, which is the GRAM; and the Co-Chair of AAPI Continued at next page... >>

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