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    Newsmakers of the Week                                              OCTOBER 31, 2025       |  The Indian Eye 32

                             NEWSMAKERS OF THE WEEK

                       Selected stories about Indian diaspora from our website www.theindianeye.com

                                       TIM COOK                                 mitment to patient safety and excep-
                                                                                tional outcomes has never been more
                     CEO shares pic of ‘diyas’                                  crucial. With this unwavering focus, I
                                                                                look forward to strengthening ASPS’s
                          captured on iPhone                                    position as the preeminent trusted
                                                                                resource for reliable and balanced
                                                                                education  across  the  field  of  plastic
                  pple CEO Tim Cook has ex-                                     surgery.”
                  tended Diwali greetings on                                        Additionally, Dr. Basu’s presi-
            Asocial media, along with a                                         dency will leverage the power of AI to
            beautiful picture of diyas captured on                              deepen ASPS’s engagement with both
            iPhone 17 Pro Max.                                                  domestic and international members.
                “Wishing a joyful and healthy                                   His vision includes modernizing the
            Diwali  to  all  celebrating  around  the                           membership experience through personalized tools and resources tailored to
            world! Thanks to Apeksha Maker for                                  each surgeon’s educational interests and practice needs, across all subspecial-
            sharing this stunning photo taken on                                ties and modes of practice.
            iPhone 17 Pro Max,” Cook wrote on X.                                    As the founder and managing director of Basu Aesthetics + Plastic Sur-
                As mentioned in the tweet, the                                  gery, a Houston-based independent private practice specializing in aesthetic
            picture was shared by Apeksha Mak-                                  plastic surgery of the face, breast and body, Dr. Basu has earned a national rep-
            er, offering a glimpse at Diwali fes-                               utation as one of America’s premier plastic surgeons. He has performed more
            tivities. It focuses on the tradition of                            than 18,000 procedures, underscoring his commitment to exceptional patient
            lighting diyas in a bid to celebrate the                            results. In his new role as ASPS president, Dr. Basu will build on his legacy of
            festival.                                                           clinical excellence and ethical leadership to emphasize patient safety through
                Notably, Cook has time and                                      education and empowerment.
            again shared his wishes on Indian fes-                                                      DEV LAKHANI
            tivals like Diwali and Holi. Last year,
            he shared another picture of decorated diyas and wrote, “Diwali is a time of   Student captures National FBLA
            light, unity, and hope. Wishing everyone celebrating a joyous and peaceful
            Festival of Lights! Shot on iPhone 16 Pro Max by Rohit Vohra.”             Journalism Championship
                In September this year, Apple unveiled its brand new iPhone 17 Pro and
            Pro Max, the top models in its new iPhone 17 lineup, alongside the regular iP-
            hone 17 and all-new iPhone Air.                                          ericho High School senior Dev
                The Pro returns to an aluminium build, adds the biggest battery of any iP-  Lakhani  earned  first  place  in
            hone yet, and boasts what Apple is calling a “full-width camera plateau” on the  Jthe nation in the Journalism
            back as per the live event, which was broadcast on Apple’s website and YouTube   competitive event at the Future Busi-
            channel on September 9.                                             ness Leaders of America (FBLA)
                Meanwhile, Deepavali or Diwali is an Indian festival of lights.  ‘Deepa’   National Leadership Conference,
            means lamp or light, and ‘Vali’ means string or row, and Deepavali means rows   held during June 29 to July 2 at the
            of lights. It celebrates the victory of good over evil.             Anaheim Convention Center in Ana-
                                                                                heim, California.
                                     C BOB BASU                                     Lakhani  outperformed  qualifiers

            Doctor named President of Amer-                                     from all 50 states in the 100-question
                                                                                test covering news writing, media eth-
                                                                                ics, interviewing techniques and pub-
              ican Society of Plastic Surgeons                                  lication management. The conference
                                                                                drew more than 17,000 students, teachers and exhibitors from across the country.
                                                                                    “Four years ago I had no idea what FBLA would teach me about storytell-
                  Bob Basu, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS, has been named president of the   ing and leadership,” Lakhani said. “This win proves that when you stay com-
                  American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the world’s largest orga-
            C nization of board-certified plastic surgeons. Dr. Basu officially assumed   mitted and learn from the right people, you can accomplish things you never
                                                                                imagined.”
            the role on October 12, 2025, during the Society’s annual scientific conference,   The national title caps a four-year run that included a seventh-place na-
            Plastic Surgery The Meeting, in New Orleans. His term will conclude on Oct.   tional finish in Intro to Business Presentation at the 2024 conference along-
            18, 2026.                                                           side teammates Dylan Rateshwar and Kaylin Kim. At the state level, Lakhani
                “I am honored to serve as president of ASPS and to represent our more
            than 11,000 members worldwide. Our mission is clear: to uphold the highest   claimed five first-place finishes at the New York State Leadership Conference
                                                                                in Business Procedures, Presentation, Public Policy, Website Design and Jour-
            standards in education, ethics, training, research and innovation while ad-  nalism, earning seven state medals total.
            vancing public awareness of the vital importance and value of aesthetic and   “We are super proud of Dev and all that he has accomplished,” said Mi-
            reconstructive plastic surgery performed by board-certified plastic surgeons,”   chael Goldin, Jericho FBLA advisor.
            said Dr. Basu. “As demand for these procedures continues to grow, our com-                                   Continued on next page... >>

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