Raghu Ram Pillarisetti

Raghu Ram Pillarisetti
OBE
Born (1966-09-22) 22 September 1966 (age 58)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma materSiddhartha Medical College
Occupation(s)Founder, Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation[1] & Director, KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases[2]
Known forBreast Cancer Advocacy, Screening & Breast surgery
Awards2023 – ASI Lifetime Achievement award[3]
2022 - Honorary FRCS (England)[4][5]
Websitebreastcancerindia.org

Raghu Ram Pillarisetti OBE is an Indian surgeon, and the Founder and Director of KIMS-Ushalakshmi Center for Breast Diseases[2][12] at KIMS Hospitals.[13][14] Pillarisetti is the founder of Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation,[15][16] and Pink Connexion,[17] a quarterly newsletter about breast healthcare.[17]

He is the youngest Surgeon of Indian origin to have been conferred Honorary FRCS by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.[18][19][20] He is also the youngest recipient of the Overseas Gold Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh[21] and In 2021, he became the first surgeon of Indian origin to be conferred the Honorary Fellowship of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.[22][23] He is one of the youngest Surgeons of Indian origin in over 100 years to be honoured with an OBE – Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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  2. ^ a b "KIMS-Ushalakshmi Center for Breast Diseases". www.breastcancerindia.org.
  3. ^ "Lifetime achievement award for Dr Ram". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. ^ "Hyderabad Doctor Gets Honorary Fellowship From Royal College Of Surgeons". www.ndtv.com.
  5. ^ "Hyderabad: Dr P Raghu Ram gets honorary FRCS from Royal college of surgeons". The Times of India. 7 July 2022.
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  7. ^ "New Year Honours 2021 Overseas and International List: Knight Bachelor and Order of the British Empire". GOV.UK.
  8. ^ "Dr B.C. Roy Award for International Surgical Advisers - The International School of Surgery, ISS". www.iss.rcsed.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. ^ "The Hindu". 26 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Hyderabad Oncologist honoured by Karnataka Governor". Hans India. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Indian Surgeon Youngest Recipient of International Surgical Award". International School of Surgery. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  12. ^ "First dedicated breast diseases centre in city". The Hindu. 3 January 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  13. ^ "KIMS". KIMS. 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  14. ^ "International Surgical Advisers". The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, 12 A Certificate" (PDF).
  16. ^ "shalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, 80G Certificate" (PDF).
  17. ^ a b "Pink Connexion, Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation". UBF. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Hyderabad Doctor Gets Honorary Fellowship From Royal College Of Surgeons".
  19. ^ "Hyderabad: Dr P Raghu Ram gets honorary FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons". The Times of India. 7 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Indian Origin Surgeon Dr P Raghu Ram conferred with Honorary FRCS by The Royal College of Surgeons of England". 7 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Six from T, AP awarded Padma Shri". Times of India. Hyderabad. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation". www.ubf.org.in.
  23. ^ Cite error: The named reference Another distinction for TS surgeon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).