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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 02, 2025     |  The Indian Eye 18

                           A Day of Healing and Hope:

                  FIA’s Free Medical Camp Brings

                      Together Community and Care

            OUR BUREAU
            Chicago, IL
                   nder  a  sky  filled  with  hope
                   and halls echoing with grati-
            Utude, the Federation of Indi-
            an Associations (FIA) – Chicago, in
            partnership with AAPI (American
            Association of Physicians of Indian
            Origin) and IAMA (Indian American
            Medical Association), orchestrated a
            life-changing Free Medical Camp at
            the Mall of India, Naperville on April
            19, 2025. The camp brought together
            over  400  plus  patients  served,  more
            than 50 compassionate physicians, 90
            enthusiastic SEWA kids and medical
            students volunteering, we had a com-
            bined force of over 600 individuals
            participating in this impactful initia-
            tive.
                From early morning till after-
            noon, the halls of the Mall of India
            were transformed into sanctuaries of
            care — not just with stethoscopes and
            prescriptions, but with compassion,
            cultural connection, and communi-   From Left to Right Dr Suresh Reddy, Anu Malhotra (President), Scott Wehrli (Mayor of Naperville and Chief Guest), Sunil Shah (Founder and
            ty-driven love. At the heart of this
            monumental event stood Mr. Sunil                                Chairman FIA), Dr. Meher Madhavaram (President AAPI)
            Shah (Founder Chairman), whose
            dedication and visionary leadership  sion that left many with tears of joy  viders who participated and honored  to every patient. Their collective ef-
            have been the cornerstone of FIA’s  and serenity. During her welcome  were:  Dr.  Dilip  Shah,  MD  FACC,  forts ensured comprehensive medical
            community initiatives. His commit-  speech Anu Malhotra reminding us  Dr. Meher Medavaram, Dr. Suresh  consultations, screenings, and per-
            ment  to  service  has  consistently  in-  that leadership rooted in compas-  Reddy (ex-Faculty Harvard Medical  sonalized advice for attendees.
            spired volunteers and professionals  sion is the most powerful of all. As   School), Dr. Kamal Patel, MD, Dr.   The 2025 FIA HERO Awards,
            alike. As Mr. Sunil Shah said “FIA’s  Dr. Ajit Pant said “Anu Malhotra is  Umang  Patel,  MD,  Dr.  Niranjana  for the boundless energy and relent-
            core belief is in collective well-being  A Visionary Leader with a Heart for  Shah,  Dr. Radhika  Chimata,  MD,  less championing the medical   camp
            and the power of community-driven  Service, she brought warmth to cold  Dr. Urmilla Talsania, MD, Dr. Kirti  with empathy, were bestowed upon
            initiatives, whether it comes to health  logistics and turned a camp into a cel-  Talsania,  MD, Dr. Sukanya Reddy,  five  remarkable  individuals:  Falguni
            for all or coat drives for the unfortu-  ebration of wellness”.     MD, Dr. Rohitkumar Vasa, MD, Dr.  Sukhadia, Kamlesh Kapoor, VK
            nate in winter”. At the medical camp,   Mayor Scott Wehrli of Naper-  Aman Sethi, MD, Dr. Vivek Mo-   Gupta, Nilabh Dubey, and Anjali
            Sunil Shah’s (Founder Chairman)  ville graced the event as the Chief   han, MD, Dr. Neetha Dhananjaya,  Mohanty. As Mayor Scott Wehrli of
            presence was not just administrative;  Guest, staying for its entirety and  MD, Dr. Pooja Kinkabwala, DO, Dr.  Naperville stood before a full hall of
            it was emotional, encouraging, and  presenting the Awards to the Doc-  Leela Rao, MD, Dr. Lalitha Dar-  attendees, his words echoed the sen-
            inspiring.                        tors and individuals who demonstrat-  bha, MD, Dr. Annu Mehta, MD, Dr.  timents of all present: “True heroes
                Alongside this towering force  ed exceptional community service.  Praveen Mehta, MD, Dr. Piyush Ic-  don’t wear capes. They wear compas-
            stood the graceful, brilliant, and  Standing proudly beside him, Al-  chashan Vyas, MD, Dr. Rama R Me-  sion on their sleeves and courage in
            powerful Anu Malhotra, President  derwoman Shweta Baid added her    davaram, MD, Deepali Aul, Ayesha  their hearts.”
            of FIA, who led with deep compas-  voice to this powerful recognition.  Afridi, Deepti Suri Jayanthi Sridher,   A key highlight was the 30-min-
            sion and unmatched tenacity. She is  With grace  and  sincerity,  she  per-  and Dr. Fairy Patel and many more,  ute special Yoga session with live
            not just a leader; she is a nurturer of  sonally congratulated the honorees,  covering specialties such as Cardi-  music, led by Anu Malhotra, a Cer-
            dreams and a protector of purpose.  presented awards, and thanked the   ology, Internal Medicine, Dentistry,  tified Yoga Teacher, guiding families
            Anu Malhotra wove together the lo-  many healthcare providers and in her  Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Chiropractic,  through  10 powerful yoga steps to
            gistical threads of this massive effort   words,  “True  heroes  don’t seek  the  Ayurveda, and Nutrition, and health  foster:  Focus,  Emotional  balance,
            — organizing, coordinating, support-  spotlight, they create it for others”.  professionals , who played key roles  Physical fitness, and Awareness
            ing, and even leading a live yoga ses-  Doctors and Medical Services pro-  in ensuring holistic care was provided   Continued on next page... >>

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