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Editor’s Message

Gautam Samadder, MDEditor-in-Chief

For several years now, President Dr. Narendra Kumar has wanted to bring together educational and recreational events for AAPI’s members under one spectacular program that would travel to cit-ies across the country. I’m very excited to say that because of the extraordinary dedication of a small group of individuals and the expert leadership of Dr. Kumar, this novel concept became a very successful nine-city tour. The AAPI Multi-City Educational/Musical Program brought CME and non-CME sponsored medical lectures, exhibits and booths, sponsored dinner community outreach talks and a cultural gala musical event headlined by Shreya Ghoshal and promoted by Shri Balaji Entertainment to nine cities across the country. The program was an immense hit, and ticket sales in each city were record-breaking.

Apart from bringing an informative and entertaining program to our members across the country, these multi-city mini-seminars rasied funds for our local AAPI chapters, national AAPI and the AAPI Charitable Foun-dation. Additionally, many of our industry partners were greatly interested in this concept with a considerable number of national sponsors supporting our program.

In initially planning this program, we knew it would take tremendous coordination, effort and dedication to transform this promising idea into an astounding multi-city educational and entertaining occasion. The support group that formed around this concept grew to 25 people who each personally donated $10,000 seed money so that our program would operate with zero risk and at no cost to AAPI. Dr. Kumar is deeply grateful to each of these individuals for whole-heartedly supporting him and this program. I’m also delighted to report that the seed money was returned to each member of the support group one week before the program.

It is also because of our national and local sponsors that this event became reality, and we would like to give special thanks to each of them. Our national organizing team, executive committee and host chapters played critical roles as well, and we are incredibly grateful for all of their efforts. We would also like to thank Shreya Ghosal and Shri Balaji Entertainment for providing unforgettable performances.

I had the privilege of attending programs in four cities in addition to my program in Columbus, Ohio. Our members in every city worked tirelessly day and night to ensure the success of this program, and we should all be proud of accomplishing such a great achievement.

Under the expert leadership of President Dr. Kumar, this nine-city tour has rejuvenated and energized AAPI, expanded our organization’s national reputation and united all of our local chapters. I hope that these kinds of programs continue in the future, not only to strengthen our financial health, but also to provide incredible shared experiences for all of our members.

Sincerely,Gautam Samadder, MDEditor-in-Chief

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AAPI PRESIDENT’S Message

Our hard work, commitment, and dedication have finally paid off. The phenomenal success of the Nine City Musical/Educational Tour we organized has proved that when we put our hearts and souls into it, there isn’t anything that we cannot achieve.

We have been able to accomplish more than our mission and I am totally satisfied that these events have reenergized AAPI and has put us on a new and promising path. This has infused some optimism and positive energy within our Chapters and in our members across the country. The resounding success story in the history of our more than three decades old premier ethnic organization, has helped create a positive wave across the United States.

Through the sold out events at all nine cities with an audience ranging from 1,700 to 7,700, we have been able to make a profit of over $1.2 million benefiting our national organization, our local Chapters, and our charitable activities.

The spectacular musical program combined with educational and networking opportunities, organized with the objective of bringing CME and non-CME sponsored medical lectures, exhibits, gala dinner, community outreach talks and lively musical nite in each city, has helped bring its nearly 100,000 members and Fellows closer to the Indian community at all locations and enhanced the image of our national AAPI and the local Chapters as well. Echoing these sentiments, Consul General of India in San Jose, Sri Parthasarathy said, “AAPI has proved that we are capable of making the impossible absolutely possible.”

I would like to thank Indo-American Psychiatric Association in America and the Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin, all our sponsors who are behind the success of this event. I want to thank Shreya Ghoshal, who made music as an emotional experience with her magnificent performance, mesmerizing the audience in each of these nine cities. We are grateful to Balaji Entertainment who made this happen.

Finally, let me express my sincere gratitude and deep appreciation to the AAPI executive committee for its unconditional support, the local Chapter leaders and members for their whole-hearted cooperation and dedica-tion to the cause, and God for His blessings for making this a huge success.

We will continue to pursue our relentless efforts to lead AAPI, instilling confidence in our members, local Chapters, and the larger population we are committed to serve in the years to come.

Narendra R. Kumar, MDAAPI President

Narendra Kumar, MDAAPI President

May 23 - May 27, 2013

Save The Date!

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Birinder Marwah, MDConvention Chair

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Prem Rupani, MDConvener

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Satya Ahuja, MDAdvisor

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Umang Patel, MDCo-Chair

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Narendra R Kumar, MDAAPI President

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Rajinder Arora, MDHost Chapter President (IAMA)

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American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

AAPI CONVENTION

31st Annual

Memorial Day Weekend 2013

Chicago

AAPI CONVENTION 2013

Sheraton Hotel and Towers

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Ambassador’s Message

AmbassadorNirupama Rao

AAPI Treasurer’s Report

AAPI MUSICAL ACCOUNT As Treasurer of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), it was a great pleasure and honor for me to produce the accounts for the AAPI Musical Account. The accounts were prepared based on the numbers given by the conveners of all nine locations. The net profit was shared between the local chapters and National AAPI as per the agreed sharing formula presented by AAPI President Dr. Narendra Kumar when this event was initially proposed. We have maintained total transparency during the entire process, which was well appreciated by all local chapters and conveners. Here are the details: INCOME/EXPENSES FROM NINE LOCATIONS:

Location Name of the convener Total Income Total Expenses Net Profit Charlotte, NC Sam Bhagia, MD $185,953.00 $56,850.00 $129,103.00 New York/New Jersey Ajay Lodha, MD $228,000.00 $68,000.00 $160,000.00 Columbus, OH Gautam Samadder, MD $198,131.00 $93,000.00 $105,131.00 Orlando, FL Aravind Pillai, MD $300,000.00 $75,000.00 $225,000.00 Houston, TX Nik Nikam, MD $153,286.61 $84,522.61 $68,764.00 Atlanta, GA Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MD $210,000.00 $60,000.00 $150,000.00 Washington, DC Sudhir Sakhseria, MD $152,939.00 $43,726.00 $109,213.00 Dallas, TX Srinivas Gunukula, MD $300,000.00 $125,000.00 $175,000.00 San Jose, CA Hemant Dhingra, MD $193,000.00 $64,462.00 $128,538.00

$1,921,309.61 $670,560.61 $1,250,749.00

NATIONAL AAPI INCOME/EXPENSES

Income Amount National Expenses Amount National Sponsorships $662,500.00 Entertainment $625,500.00 Share from Local Chapters $719,335.17 Advertising $38,718.00 Website/Souvenir Design $7,190.00 Travel - Speakers $5,688.98 Insurance $5,440.03 Awards/Plaques $5,033.98 Shipping $247.22 Bank Fees $105.50 Profit to AAPI $1,381,835.17 Total Expenses $687,923.71

Net Profit to National AAPI: $693,911.46 PROFIT SHARING

Net Profit: $1,215,749.00* Local Chapters’ Share: $496,413.83 National AAPI Share: $719,335.17

*Excluding $35,000 of AAPI Governing Body Expenses Sincerely,

Ajay K. Lodha, MD Treasurer, AAPI

Ajay Lodha, MDAAPI Treasurer

As Treasurer of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), it was a great pleasure and honor for me to produce the accounts for the AAPI Musical Account. The accounts were prepared based on the numbers given by the conveners of all nine locations. The net profit was shared between the local chapters and National AAPI as per the agreed sharing formula presented by AAPI President Dr. Narendra Kumar when this event was initially proposed. We have maintained total transparency during the entire process, which was well appreci-ated by all local chapters and conveners. Here are the details:

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ABOUT CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONABOUT AAPI

MissionAAPI is a forum to facilitate and enable Indian American Physicians to excel in patient care, teaching and research and to pursue their aspirations in professional and community affairs.

Motto• Unity of Purpose• Collegiality in Action• Commitment to Excellence and• Compassion towards Fellow-beings

Vision• Promote professional solidarity in the pursuit of excellence in patient care, teaching and research. • Bring American medicine the distinctive contributions from India, and advance the American creed of one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Values• Respect for human dignity.• Commitment to collegiality and ethical conduct• Promote the professional advancement of colleagues• Pursuit of Excellence• Commitment to community service

Goals• Provide the best patient care with compassion.• Maintain the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.• Help patients to become fully informed and empowered partners.• Maintain their professional pride in the practice of medicine.• Advocate for professional freedom.• Advance their knowledge through CME.• Pursue careers in academia, research and administrative cadres.• Remain current and knowledgeable in contemporary and anticipated legislative and regulatory changes impacting on the practice of medicine.• Assert equal protection in all their professional pursuits through collective advocacy• Promote vibrancy of the AAPI by facilitating it to embrace change and teamwork, and subordinate personal interest in the pursuit of a shared vision.

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is the largest ethnic medical organization in the United States. AAPI is an umbrella organization which has nearly 130 local chapters, specialty societies and alumni organizations. For over 25 years, Indian physicians have made significant contributions to health care in this country, not only practicing in inner cities, rural areas and peripheral communities but also at the top medical schools and other academic centers. Almost 10%-12% of medical students entering US schools are of Indian origin. With the increase in ethnic and cultural diversity and the radical changes in health care in the United States, a group of concerned medical professionals founded the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) in 1982. The formation of the organization started as a fireside discussion in Detroit, Michigan with a simple goal to work for a level playing field for international medical graduates. AAPI was forged in the midst of challenges that physicians of Indian origin have faced due to cultural barriers and bias against international medical graduates. Those barriers created obstacles to immigration and licensing opportunities. Today, the organization is a dynamic body, spearheading legislative agendas on health care and influencing the advancement of ethnic medical organizations. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, AAPI represents the interests of over 60,000 physicians and 15,000 medical students and residents of Indian heritage in the United States. It serves as an umbrella organization for over 160 professional associations. It is the largest ethnic medical organization in the nation. AAPI members have been practicing in urban areas, inner cities, rural areas, and peripheral communities around the country for the past 29 years.

For more information visit: www.AapiUsa.Org

AAPI Charitable Foundation (AAPI-CF) is a non-profit division of the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin. It represents over 60,000 practicing physicians and over 20,000 Medical Students, Residents and Fellows.

As we enter the twenty-first century it seems even more vital that AAPI physicians look beyond the communities and states they are working in, to a larger world outside that needs not only all the monetary help they can provide but their pro-fessional skills. While reaching out to those who need Indian physicians, charity is an intrinsic part of Indian culture.

One of the major concerns of AAPI since its inception has been to deliver healthcare to those living on the fring-es of society, both in India and the US. To fulfill this goal, a charitable trust was established in 1989. The program was launched by providing free equipment to various hospitals with the help of the Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

The AAPI Charitable Foundation, however, realized that with a population of over one billion, health problems in India were so overwhelming that the transfer of technology alone would not suffice. Even after 50 years of independence, a ma-jority of Indians, the poor and disadvantaged, continue to fight for basic survival. The struggle begins at the point of con-ception, where undernourishment can lead to significant risk during delivery, with high infant and maternal mortality.

Nick Nipan Shroff, MDChairman, AAPI - CF

Rakesh Gupta, MD -Vice-Chairman

Madhu Aggarwal, MD - Secretary

Chander Kapasi, MD, MPH - Treasurer

Brahma N. Sharma, MD- Immediate Past Chair

Officers

For more information visit: www.AapiCf.Org

DR MOHAN DURVE PRESENTS CME PROGRAMS FOR YEAR 2013 *trips Dr. Durve will be escorting. WEBsite: CMETravels.com

Call 888-794-1995 or 440-845-7272 E-mail at: [email protected] or [email protected].

All above prices are per person sharing a twin / double in US dollars. ALL departures are guaranteed. Gratuities, Visa Fees & CME fees are extra. Non-Physicians and guests are most welcome. Dates and Prices are Subject to Change without Notice

ALL rates are for land only. Call for Air prices. We will help book your air from your city of departure. Call for discounted prices for Exotic Countries for family or group vacations to your dream destination on your dates of choice all around the world

Destination Days Dates Prices Start From Antarctica 15 days Jan 7 $8549.00 Feb 9 2013 $8349 Australia/New Zealand 14 days Nov 29 2012

Jan 14, March 11, May 13 July 29, Aug 26, Sept 3 Oct 15, Nov 4 2013

$2949

Black Sea Cruise (Bulgaria,Croatia,Hungary,Romania &Seria)

13 days

Sept 30 – Oct 12, 2013

$3599

China w/Yangtze cruise 16 days April 8, May 20, Sept 9 Oct 7 $2449 + internal air $720 Cuba 8 days March 3, 10, 17 $4000 approx *Ecuador ( S. America) Avenue of Volcanoes w/optional pre Amazon or post Galapagos

11 days Jan 21 2013, Feb 18, April 15, 2013

$2299 $2499

*Holland , Belgium & Paris (Tulips) Holland, Belgium Springtime Tulip Cruise

12 days 9 days

April 8, May 6 , May 13 2013 April 6

$2599 $2349

Italy (Rome, Florence, Siena, Venice, Lake Como) 9 days Weekly 3/13-11/6 2013 $2449 *Madagascar 11 days May 5, Sept 15, Oct 27 $4150 National Parks of America 12 days Weekly 5/19-10/5 $2999 Palace on Wheels, India 8 days Every Wednesday except in Summer $4160 approx *Patagonia ( S. America) w/optional Easter Island 16 days March 7 2013 $5349 + intern air$1600 *Portugal (Estoril Coast, Azores & Madeira Islands) 13 days Aug 3, 2013 $2249+ $540 Int Air South America (Brazil, Argentina & Iguassu Falls) 9 days Jan1, Feb 15 March 1 2013 $2699 South Africa 13 days Jan 17, Feb 21, March 7, June 6, July 4, Aug 8

Sept 5 , Oct 3, Nov 14 2013 $2949 + $320 Int Air

Thailand 14 days Nov 1 2013, Jan 17 Feb 7 2014 $1549

Russian River Cruise 11 days May 11 , July 7 and Sept 2 2013 $2474

Vietnam, Loas & Cambodia 19 days Feb 28, March 7, March 21, Sept 5 Oct 31 $3249

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AAPI Executive Committee

Narendra Kumar, MDPresident

Kusum Punjabi, MDYPS President

Amit Bhakoo, MDMSRF President

Durgesh Mankikar, MDChair, BOT

Sunita Kanumury, MDImmediate Past President

Jayesh Shah, MDPresident-Elect

Ravi Jahagirdar, MDVice President

Seema Jain, MDSecretary

Ajay Lodha, MDTreasurer

AAPI Executive Committee

Hemant Dhingra, MDPacific Regional Director

Varadendra Panchamukhi, MDNE Central-I Regional Director

Satheesh Kathula, MDNE Central-II Regional Director

Vimal Goyle, MDTrustee

Tarak Vasavada, MDSE Central Regional Director

Shashi S. Shah, MDTrustee

Lalit Savla, MDNew England Regional Director

Ammani Dasari, MDTrustee

Madhu Aggarwal, MDMid Atlantic-I Regional Director

Krishan Kumar, MDMid Atlantic-II Regional Director

Sridhara Iyengar, MDTrustee

Suresh K. Gupta, MDSouth Atlantic Regional Director

Mathagondapally Arun, MDTrustee

Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MDSouth Regional Director

Sripad Dhawlikar, MD, MSTrustee

Jagwginder Sraow, MDMountain Regional Director

Durgesh P. Mankikar, MDChair, BOT

Prasad R. Kurichety, MDNW Central Regional Director

Suresh C. Gupta, MDTrustee

Manju Sachdev, MDSW Central Regional Director

Naresh Parikh, MDTrustee

Regional Directors

Board of Trustees

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Sam Bhagia, MDCharlotte, NC

Ajay Lodha, MDNew York, NY

Gautam Samadder, MDColumbus, OH

Aravind Pillai, MDOrlando, FL

Nik Nikam, MDHouston, TX

Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MDAtlanta, GA

Sudhir Sekhsaria, MDWashington, DC

Srinivas Gunukula, MDDallas, TX

Hemant Dhingra, MDSan Jose, CA

9-City -Conveners 9-City - Chairs/Co-Chairs

Nimish Patel, MDChair - Charlotte, NC

Dharmi Kanuga, MDChair - New York, NY

Suri Suresh, MDChair - Columbus, OH

Sanjay Jain, MDCo-Chair - New York, NY

Freemu Varghese, MDChair - Houston, TX

Kulwinder Bajwa, MDCo-Chair - Houston, TX

Sreeni Gangasani, MDChair - Atlanta, GA

Prakash Desai, MDCo-Chair - Atlanta, GA

Vraj Panara, MDChair - Orlando, FL

Nayan Shah, MDChair - Washington, DC

Mr. Sridhar KorsapatiCo-Chair - Dallas, TX

Srini Potluri, MDChair - Dallas, TX

Mrs. Shabnam ModgilCo-Chair - Dallas, TX

Akhil Wadhera, MDChair - San Jose, CA

Krishan Kumar, MDCo-Chair - New York, NY

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National Core Committee

Narendra Kumar, MD Jayesh Shah, MD Ravi Jahagirdar, MD Hemant Dhingra, MD

Sarjoo Bhagia, MD Akshay Desai, MD Ajay Lodha, MD

Sreeni Gangasani, MD Manju Sachdev, MD Suresh Reddy, MD

Gautam Samadder, MD

Freemu Varghese, MD

John Johnson, MD

National Organizing Team• Seema Jain, MD• Sanku Rao, MD• Ajay Lodha, MD• Vinod Shah, MD• Nik Nikam, MD• Naresh Parekh, MD• Thomas Alapatt, MD • Srinivas Gunukula, MD

• Akhil Wadhera, MD• Suresh Mahawar, MD• Aravind Pillai, MD • Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MD • Vraj Panara, MD• Srinivas Potluri, MD• Jayesh Kanuga, MD

• Nandkisore Shah, MD • Jagwinder Sraow, MD• Amit Chakravarty, MD• Visweshar Ranga, MD• Suresh K. Gupta, MD• Krishna Kumar, MD• Vaijinath Chakote, MD

Indo-American Psychiatric Association

Over time, the Association has grown to include 16 Chapters throughout the country. While the majority of our members are in private practice, our members also proudly represent our Association as leaders in public and private sectors of mental health, academia, pharmaceuti-cal industry, and hospital administration. Three members of our Association recently further distinguished themselves as the leaders of 3 major national psychiatric organizations - Dilip V. Jeste, MD, President, American Psychiatric Association; Paramjit T. Joshi, MD, President Elect, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Rama Rao Gogineni, MD, President, American Association of Social Psychiatry! A record number of psychiatrists now represent younger generation! Annual meeting of our Association is held in conjunction with American Psychiatric Association; our 34th meeting will be held in San Francisco, CA on May 19th, 2013. Our Association has a long history of partnering with AAPI, especially in Indo US dialog on mental health. Our teams have been ably represented by Manoj R. Shah, MD, Anand K. Pandurangi, MD, and Meera Narsimhan, MD. More recently, Global Association of Physicians of India Origin (GAPIO) has also joined in order to pool the resources for optimizing the outcome. I applaud Narendra Kumar for his integra-tive approach in welcoming multilateral collaboration. As a result, our Association looks forward to participating in global dialog on mental health in January, 2013 in Kochi, Kerala.AAPI, as umbrella organization, brings in tremendous strengths, and has a lot more to offer in conjunction with various specialty organizations. In keeping with this shared vision, AAPI is offering scientific and informational meetings in 9 cities across the country. The meetings in this series include two tracks, and one of them is Mental Health. For the latter, our Association is pleased to join hands with AAPI. The nine meetings not only offer useful scientific and other information, the meetings offer unique opportunities for networking among professional representing two great professional organizations. I should like to warmly welcome you to the meeting in your town.

Please do give us your invaluable feedback so that we can better serve you.

Thanks.Rudra Prakash, MDPresident, Indo American Psychiatric Association

Dear Colleagues:I am excited to share with you that American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) and Indo American Psychiatric Association (IAPA) have renewed alliance with a new vision: mutual cooperation for benefiting our members and communities here and in India! I compliment Narendra Kumar and his leadership team for reaffirming commitment for a long term partnership with IAPA. I gratefully appreciate Mr. Anwar Feroz for his pivotal role in promoting this alliance. First, a little bit of history: Our Association, voice of some 7,000 psychiatrists of Asian Indian heritage in USA – more psychiatrists of this heritage here than anywhere else, was established in 1979.

Rudra Prakash, M.D. President

Sunovion Lecture: “Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of Schizophrenia”

CityCharlotte, NC

New York, NY

Columbus, OH

Orlando, FL

Houston, TX

Atlanta, GA

Washington, DC

Dallas, TX

San Jose, CA

DateSeptember 21, 2012

September 22, 2012

September 23, 2012

September 28, 2012

September 29, 2012

September 30, 2012

October 5, 2012

October 6, 2012

October 7, 2012

SpeakerPrakash Masand, MD

Prakash Masand, MD

Rakesh Ranjan, MD

Vivek Singh, MD

Rakesh Jain, MD

Vivek Singh, MD

Prakash Masand, MD

Rakesh Jain, MD

A. Ari Albala, MD

IAPA CoordinatorAshwin Patkar, MD

Ashok Patel, MD

Rajiv Tandon, MD

Piyush Patel, MD

Naveena Hemanth, MD

Madhukar Trivedi, MD

Janak Mehtani, MD

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ISIC AND AAPI – Partnership to Combat Heart Disease in India

I must acknowledge the tremendous role that has been played in these activities by Dr. Samin Sharma and the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Together, ISIC and AAPI will foster a partnership that is committed to preventing death and disability from the burgeoning epidemic of metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease in India. Millions of young adults in India are facing the scourge of coronary artery disease as their genetic pools have been overwhelmed with the rapid westernization of their life-style and diet, from stress and smoking and from the lethal risk factors of hypertension and diabetes.

Much will need to be done to make a dent in our beloved country’s cardiac health. I call upon our members and the members of AAPI to follow their conscience in committing their intellect and philanthropy to such outstanding endeavors.

Best Wishes, Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBAFounder, ISIC

Dear Colleagues:

The Indo American Society of Interventional Cardiology (ISIC) is privileged to participate in the AAPI/Medtronic multi-city, educational tour in September/October 2012.

ISIC was founded in 1998 with a mission of providing education-al, scientific and research opportunities for its members and for the Indian community. ISIC has pioneered novel and innovative philanthropic programs such as Stents for the Underprivileged and Bidirectional Interventional Cardiology Fellowships.

Sameer Mehta, MD, Facc, MBAFounder, ISIC

Medtronic Lecture: “Current & Future Considerations for Interventional Treatment of CVD in South Asian Populations”

CityCharlotte, NC

New York, NY

Columbus, OH

Orlando, FL

Houston, TX

Atlanta, GA

Washington, DC

Dallas, TX

San Jose, CA

DateSeptember 21, 2012

September 22, 2012

September 23, 2012

September 28, 2012

September 29, 2012

September 30, 2012

October 5, 2012

October 6, 2012

October 7, 2012

SpeakerKintur Sanghvi, MD

Ravi Nair, MD

Ravi Nair, MD, Nishit Choksi, MD

Aravinda Nanjudappa, MD

Samin Sharma, MD, Hafiza Khan, MD

Samir Kapadia, MD, Nishit Choksi, MD

Vinay Kumar, MD & Kintur Sanghvi, MD

Hafiza Khan, MD, Davendra Mehta, MD

Aditya Jain, MD

About Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal (born March 12, 1984) is an Indian singer. Best known as a playback singer in Hindi films, she also sings in other Indian languages including Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya,Tamil and Telugu.

Ghoshal’s career began when she won the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest as an adult. Her Bollywood playback singing career began with Devdas, for which she received National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer along with Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent.

Since then, she has received many other awards. Ghoshal was also honored from the U.S. state of Ohio, wherein governor Ted Strickland declared June 26 as “Shreya Ghoshal Day”. Ghoshal caught the attention of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for a second time, this time as an adult.

In 2000, Bhansali offered her the opportunity to be the voice of Paro, the lead female character of the film Devdas, that was portrayed by Aishwarya Rai.

Ghoshal sang five songs in the film. Her performance won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, as well as Filmfare’s RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. She also won the National Film Award for the song “Bairi Piya”.

She has received Filmfare awards in Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu industries and State Film Awards from Malayalam, Tamil industries.

She debuted in South through the song “Yen Chellam” in Vasantha Balan’s Tamil film Album and she got response after singing “Munbe Vaa” from Sillunu Oru Kaadhal under composer A. R. Rahman.

She debuted in Malayalam through a studio album of composer Alphons Joseph and later gave voice to his song “Vida Parayukayano” from Big B. Her songs in Malayalam film Anwar became hits in Kerala and topped many charts for weeks. In 2010, Ghoshal sang for the English independent film When Harry Tries to Marry.

Shreya Ghoshal’s Team

Prithvi Gandharva Jeffrey Iqbal

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We Celebrate Every Star

And when they align, great things happen.We are proud to sponsor the AAPI and

the 2012 Shreya Ghoshal concert series.

12-0689_AAPI-4c-8.5x11_080212pm.indd 1 8/2/12 3:09 PM

Charlotte, NCSeptember 21st, 2012

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Charlotte Convener’s Message

Dr. Sam BhagiaConvener Charlotte

It was my privilege to lead a team of dedicated individuals who spent countless number of hours from their busy schedule to plan and successfully execute this educational and entertainment program. None of us involved in organizing this concert are professional event planners, but all put in their best to meet the expectations of many and to maximize the fundraising effort of AAPI and AAPI Charitable Foundation. I would like to acknowledge our organizing team for their valuable contribu-tion in working diligently to make this show a huge success. The educational program started on time at 4.00 pm, with a social hour. We had 21 vendor exhibit table in the exhibit area, which were well visited by more than 100 physician attendees. While the medical meeting was proceeding, the non-physician spouses enjoyed social networking without worrying about their children, who were supervised by a complimentary professional child care service.

The entertainment program started at 8:30 pm sharp, with a brief introduction followed by recognition of key committee members. Plaques were given out to the local organizers and national sponsors by the AAPI Vice-President, Dr Ravi Jahagirdar. The concert started with the emcee Jeffrey Iqbal introducing male singer Prithvi and the dance troupe. After a couple of dances and solo songs by Prithvi, the crowd was clearly ready for Shreya to take the stage. Shreya made her appearance with the romantic dance number “Teri Meri…”. The dance troupe enhanced the effect by adding color to the performance. Shreya performed her original melodious and romantic songs – of-ten solos and some duets with Prithvi. She made the remark of being a Phd in romantic songs. One of the songs that pleased the crowds was “Bade Acche Lagten hain…”. The grain and range of her voice was heard very clearly over the entire hall.

Jeffrey Iqbal took the stage for the “half-time”. He awed the crowd with his high pitched solo “Mitwa” – sung on Karaoke, while musicians were taking a break. His range and pitch surprised everyone and he won a lot of admiration from the crowd. He proceeded with a Punjabi song of a similar high pitch and accompanied his singing performance with an enthusiastic dance. Folks loved his performance and con-nected with him. Jeffrey got a standing ovation – showing how much the crowd admired and loved his performance.

Shreya came back in a western outfit – ready to rock with faster numbers. The crowd got what they had been asking for. There was a lot of jubilation and people were dancing all across the auditorium. Shreya invited one of the dancers from the crowd to the stage. The local dancer was very good and got the rare opportunity to dance to Shreya singing “Dhola Re Dhola”. Shreya seemed to connect very well with the crowd and at times, she asked to turn on the auditorium lights to see the fans. Her interaction was well appreciated and she won a lot of fans as a stage performer. Her voice and the selection of her songs were clearly loved by the crowd. She squeezed in a Lata ji song that she said she loves “Lag Ja gale” and dedicated to her audience. The show ended as planned at 11:30pm, followed by a brief photo session with the artist. Charlotte is one of the smaller cities in the nine City educational and entertainment program and held its own amongst other larger metropolitan cities. The support of our local sponsors for this event was critical for the success of this event and we would like to give special thanks to each of them. The collaboration with Festival of India was another symbiotic relationship helping promote the Indian culture to the Charlotte community, showcasing the diverse culture and heritage of India. It was humbling to note the response from the community and we had people traveling three to four hours distances for this concert.

We collected $185,952 from ticket sales and sponsorship. I am hopeful that the success of this event will set a precedent for similar programs in Charlotte in the future.

Sincerely, Sarjoo “Sam” Bhagia, MDConvener, Charlotte Program

Sam “Sarjoo“ Bhagia, MDConvener

Nimish Patel, MDChair

Toni SwahneyCo-Chair

Charlotte Organizing Committee

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TreasurerSarjoo “Sam” Bhagia, MD

Nimish Patel, MDPraful Mehta, MD

Advisory CommitteeAmit Shah, MD

Vishin LalNavin Enand,

Dhruv Vyas, MD

Reception Committee/ Physicians meeting

Priti Bhagia, MD, FACPShephali Patel, MDParag Dalsania, MD Tami Kannan, MDAnuj Sharma, MD

Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD Babita Bhargava

Souvenir Ads/ Medical Exhibits

Nimish Patel, MDSarjoo “Sam” Bhagia, MD

Website local managerRamakrishna Kanchar

Ticket SalesKenny Mahtani

Rajni PatelRajiv Saddy

FoodToni Sawhney

Priti Bhagia, MD, FACPChanchal Saddy, MD

Stage & Time manageRajiv Saddy

Toni Sawhney

Local MC Toni Sawhney

Audio-VisualNayan PatelRajiv Saddy

Local PublicityAnand Kothari

Accomodation and Transportation

Anand Kothari

Charlotte Organizing Committee Charlotte Local Sponsors

PlatiniumSree Hotels, 704-364-6008

Kare Partners - Compleat Rehab, 704-824-7800Carolinas Medical Center, Pineville

Medtronics

GoldOrthoCarolina, 704-323-2000

Palmetto Medical Group, 803-548-7007 Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, 704-373-0212

Carolina Furniture Concepts 828-454-9293Kamlesh Pardasani, Realtor, 704-299-1790

SunTrust Private Wealth Management, 704-362-5840Gentiva Home Health, 888-Gentiva

Gilead Sciences

SilverSouth Charlotte Pediatrics

704-540-6860 Summit Plastic and Hand Surgery

704-405-4407 United Sleep Medicine 704-377-5337Rich Interior Design, 336-613-8777,

336-613-1020Learn to sing Karoke, Sashi Hariharan,

704-644-3728First Light HomeCare,

704-893-8979Ganatra Foundation

Pushpa Discount store - Hassani familyRicha Graphics, 704.944.0232

Sunil Nagpal, Financial Advisor, 704-248-3226

Truoptions Business Consultants, 919.957.3333

Interim Healthcare, (803)324-4166

Kowa PharmaceuticalBiotronik

AbbottSanofi

AstrazenecaJanssen of J&J

MerckBoehringer

BronzeShiland Family Practice, 803-329-5131

India town, 704.494.0422 Anish Shah, Realtor, 704-449-LIST(5478)

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New York Convener’s Message

President Narendra Kumar had a wonderful vision, a dream of conducting a large scale fundraising event, to bring all the chapters, physicians, and communities together; which would bring financial stability to the AAPI organization.

This vision has been successfully executed and brought to fruition. Today, the nine city tour of the famous Bollywood singer, Shreya Ghoshal is the talk of the country. She has been magnificent with her mesmerizing voice, beautiful personality, and has won the hearts of audiences at every venue. Each event was received with open arms. Each audience left with a filled heart and a smile on their face. The talk of the country is also of how well organized the events have been. People have gotten tremendous joy from these shows. As physicians, we were able to show that we are capable of establishing and organizing events that are outside of our realm of comfort as long as we show the same dedication and attention to detail that we do daily to our patients.

Underneath the glamour and glitter were the hard work, commitment, and dedication of several core team members who worked tirelessly. They sacrificed professionally from their practices and personally from their family life to make this an enormous success. This was done with the guidance and leadership of President Narendra Kumar.

I still vividly recall the cold, snowy day when Sanjay Jain, Thomas Alapatt, Krishan Kumar, and I were searching for the right venue for the show for people from New Jersey and New York. Along the way, there were many challenges that we overcame as a team, comprised of Fed President and Chair Dharmi Kanuga, Secretary of AAPI Seema Jain, Regional Director Krishan Kumar, BOT Shashi Shah, Finance person Jayesh Kanuga, President Elect Rakesh Mehta, Editor Vinod Sancheti, Co-Chairs Sanjay Jain and Thomas Alapatt, President of AAPIQLI Sunil Mehra, and Treasurer Vaijinath Chakote. There have been many planning sessions, some lasting hours, with daily meetings at my house.

The most memorable times for us were the sales for the event. I still remember selling the first $500 ticket to a young Guyanese girl, who spent one week’s salary to see her idol. I still recall the 100th ticket we sold and selling out the show completely. This was all attainable because of the team work, above named members, the Federations of AAPI in New York and New Jersey, and the support of the National Chapter.

We achieved our goal of bringing all the chapters of New York and New Jersey together. We also had the honor of hosting The Governing Body, which was very well attended and we had the distinct honor of treating our guests as ‘Baratis’ with the wide variety of food delicacies and a musical evening on Friday by Dr Chopra and Ms Geeta Setia. The Medical and non-Medical seminars were well attended by more than 100 physicians. Souvenir came out very good, thanks to Vinod Sancheti for his great work, was more than 70 pages and was distributed to all the 2100 guests. The musical evening was honored by the presence of H’ble Counsil General Ambassador Prabhu Dayal.

My thanks to the Marriott, and to the event organizers Shyam Gajwani and Chander Sukhwal.

As physicians and more importantly devoted people we are capable of achieving anything that we set our sights on, no matter how lofty the goal. I hope that this propels us, as an organization, to realize higher ambitions and goals.

Thank you.Ajay K. Lodha, MD FACPTreasurer, AAPIConvener, Shreya Ghoshal Show NY/NJ

“DREAM COME TRUE”By The Dream Team of American Association of Physicians from India (AAPI) Leadership

Ajay Lodha, MD Convener New York

New York Organizing Committee

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New York Organizing Committee New York Local SponsorsMount Sinai HeartSamin K SharmaAtlantic Dialysis

Ganesh BhattBank of AmericaMerrill Lynch

Navika Group Of CompaniesNaveen C Shah

Xavier University,School Of Medicine,ArubaDayan Naik,M.D.

K. K. Mehta CPA ,Associates,PLLCTeva PharmaceuticalsState Bank Of India

Takeda PharmaceuticalsNovartis

Minolta/KonicaHealth Care Partners.

Barnabas Health Community Medical CenterNJ heart institute

CMCMann shore imaging

Ocean orthopedic Sue clothing

Coldwell BankersSangita Sancheti

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Columbus, OHSeptember 23rd, 2012

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Columbus Convener’s Message

Dr. Gautam SamadderConvener Columbus

September 23, 2012 was remarkable in the history of our local chapter in Columbus, Ohio, as we hosted the 10th annual charity program, which concluded with a Shreya Ghoshal concert. This program was borne out of President Dr. Nahrendra Kumar’s remarkable vision to bring education and entertainment together in an expansive national tour. The tour traveled to nine cities, including Columbus, and I’m happy to report that it was very much enjoyed by all who attended.

The Columbus program was held at the Ohio Theater. The 2,000 seat theater was nearly sold out, and the total revenue from the show was nearly $200,000. This is an incredible achievement, particularly because Shreya Ghoshal performed in Columbus just two years ago. The educational program included medical and non-medical lectures, exhibits and booths and was followed by a charitable dinner program before the concert. Shreya Ghoshal’s perfor-mance was extraordinary, and I’m quite sure everyone enjoyed it.

I personally thank the national organizing team and the executive team for the success of the program as well as for securing significant national sponsorship. I also thank co-chair Dr. Suri Suresh for his sincere and selfless work and help in spearheading this program. I would like to thank the central Ohio executive committee, AIPO and our local sponsors who worked hard to make this event a reality. I give special thanks to each of them.

The program was a unifying, communal experience, and I sincerely hope that it brought all of our members even closer together. I look forward to more opportunities to experience the incredible unity of our organization.

Sincerely,

Gautam Samadder, MDLocal Convener, Columbus

AAPICO Executive Committee

Suri Suresh, M.D.Chair

Gautam Samadder, M.D.Convener

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AAPICO Executive Committee

Anjana Samadder, M.D.Vice - President

Nikesh Batra, M.D.Secretary

Yeshwant Reddy, M.D. Treasurer

Animesh Bhatia, M.D.Members at large

Utpal Bhanja, M.D.Members at large

Bipin Desai, M.D. Past - President

Convener Gautam Samadder, M.D.

Chairman Suri Suresh, M.D.

Co-chairJohn Johnson, M.D.Rajbir Minhas, M.D.

Sateesh Kathula, M.D.Satish Mahna, M.D.

Ravindra Nath, M.D.

Host chapter E.C BOARD Bipin Desai, M.D (Chairman)

Anjana Samadder, M.DYeshwanth Reddy, M.D

Nikesh Batra, M.D

Advisory committeeDalsukh Madia, M.D

Sushil Sethi, M.DKhanduja, MDSanjay Sandana

Reception committeeMonika Chaudhary, M.D

Ila Madia , M.DDeepa Mathur, M.D

Lata Johnson

Finance committeeYeshwanth Reddy, M.DMukesh Rangwani, M.D

Anil Parekh, M.DSunil Vaidya, M.DUtpal Bhanja, M.D

Vinny Gupta

Souvenir and exhibit Nikesh Batra, M.D

Gautam Samadder, M.DMilroy Samuel, M.D

Taral Patel, M.D

WebsiteShailesh Patel, M.DNikesh Batra, M.DRajesh Kanumury

Ticket sales and PrintingSuri Suresh, , M.D

Anjana Samadder, M.DNeil Patel

Venugopal Reddy

Food Anjana Samadder, M.D

Ketki Desai, D.D.STandra Bhanja

Stage Romi Bhasin, M.DSamir Arora, M.DBhapaiah Koneru

M.C. Anand Kantak, M.D.

Anjana Samadder, M.D

Decoration Aruna Suresh, M.DLata Koneru, M.D

Shalini Reddy, M.DSusmita Sadana

Sound Manish Koyawala, M.D

Fouzan Narvel, M.DAnimesh Bhatia, D.C

Local publicity Gautam Samadder, M.D

Suri Suresh, M.DRajesh Kanumury Venugopal Reddy

Accommodation and TransportationBharat Patel, M.D

Avijit Paul

CME CommitteeUma Gupta, M.D.Sai Sudhkar, M.D.Bipin Shah, M.D.

Manmohan Katapadi, M.D.

Columbus Organizing Committee

Bipin Shah, M.D. CME Coordinator

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Columbus Local Sponsors

PlatiniumGautam and Anjana Samadder

Suri and Aruna Suresh and Sridhar GuduriSanjay Sadana and Satish Barapatre Manish Koyawala and Sambit Barua

Utpal and Tandra Bhanja

GoldOhioHealth

Venkat Gaddam - Sunrays CardiologyManmohan Katapadi

Amberleigh GroupAAPI Cincinnati

Sai SudhakarNarendra Kumar

Pain Care SpecialistsSushil Sethi

Amit Patel -CasinoChandan Sen - Wexner Health Center

Charan GowdaThoratec

SilverAnimesh Bhatia

Bipin and Ketki DesaiJosh Davda

Yeshwant and Shalini ReddyMilroy Samuel

Dilip ShahSunil Vaidya

Asian Indian AllianceMary Jane McFaddenSusanta Chatterjee

Roger Clemens

Raj Tripathi/Raju GaglaniNeil and Jagruti Patel

Nick KulshreshthaCitizens BankKegler Brown

Dalsukh and Ila MadiaOhio State Medical Association

Huntington BankFederation of Indian Association

Bivik Shah

Believe. Begin. Become.AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ANTIGUA

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

AAPI has determined that based on the strength of AUA’s curriculum, resources and faculty, as well as the success of its graduates, it is the first and only international medical school worthy of this exclusive approval.

AAPI’s partnering with AUA to establish the AAPI and AUA College of Medicine Scholarship for Students of Indian Descent was with an understanding of AUA’s history of excellence and a firm belief in the institution’s future. This scholarship has and will continue to providea stellar education for students of Indian descent who aspire to be physicians.

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Orlando, FLSeptember 28th, 2012

Orlando Convener’s Message

a team work. The souvenir was of excellent quality and was distributed to all.

Sponsorship video was played for almost one hour. M.C introduction and recognition was very brief took only 5-8 minutes. Music was a blast.. Non stop for 3 hours. Final photo session was satisfactory. Audience support was excel-lent. Not even a minor incident!! I want to thank local chapters BIMDA & FAPI for their participation & help. My special thanks goes to Sreenivas Jarugula owner of AROMA Indian restaurant for providing food & transportation to artists, and Mr.Rahim Paracha for helping with marketing , selling tickets and arranging A/V.

THANKS TO AAPI PRESIDENT! HIS TIRELESS WORK IS BEING PAID OFF!!

TOTAL INCOME(rough estimates): $300,000Total expenses local: $75,000Income(profit): $225,000 Sincerely,Aravind Pillai, M.DFlorida event coordinator Cell 407-718-8733

Aravind Pillai, MD Convener Orlando

Friends,

Here in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center Linda Chapin theater, the real music started by 8. 40 PM. Hall was packed. Thanks to AAPI vice-president and our leader: Ravi Jahagirdar & Vraj Panara, steering committee chair, host committee president Dr. Nikita Shah & cochair Dr. Amish Parikh . We hit the target. We brought all chapters together. AAPI has improved its image to the highest level. Medical seminar was attended by almost 220 doctors. It was

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Orlando Organizing Committee

Vraj Panara, M.D.Chair

Aravind Pillai, M.D.Convener

Orlando Organizing Committee

Ravi Jahagirdar, MDSteering Committee

AAPI President: 2012-13Narendra Kumar, MD

AAPI Vice- PresidentRavi Jahagirdar, MD

CAPI Preasident & Hospitality committeeNikita Shah, MD

Booths & Pre concert meetingsAmish Shah, MDVraj Panara, MD

OperationsAtul Madan, MD

Nipun Shah

WebsiteRajesh Patel, MD

Media RelationAravind Pillai, MD

Shobana Daniel

TicketingBeena Parikh

Steering Committee

Food & DrinksSrini Jarugula

Mahendra Shah

SouvenirRavi Akela, MD

Ganesh Ramachandran, MD

Advertising Uday Desai, MD

Tino Patel

Audio-VisualRam Reddy, MDSudhir Bhaskar

Steering CommitteeAravind Pillai, MDVraj Panara, MD

Ravi Jahagirdar, MD

Mahesh Soni, MD Abdul Karim, MDAshok Shah, MD Mr. Glad Kurian,

Vipul Kabaria, MD Akshay Desai, MD Vibhuti Singh, MDG. Ramappa, MD

Nanda Kishore Shah, MD

Vijay Narsimha, MD Rao Emandi, MD Kiran Patel,MD

Hemanth Shah, MD Ravi Kancha, MD

Amit Vijapura, MD Arun Gulamni, MD Muni Padman, MD

Humayun Sheree, MD

Sudhir Nayer, MDSuresh Shah, MD Ashok Joshi, MD

Mohan Gupta, MD Harish Madav, MD

Chandra Venugopal, MD Mr. Suresh Gupta, Mr. Anil Despade, Mr. Sharad Mehta, Mrs. Jasbir Mehta

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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Orlando Local Sponsors

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February 22nd & 23rd, 2013

Vijay Adappa, MD - [email protected]

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A very special “Thank you” to the following sponsors:

Florida Hospital, OrlandoOrlando Physician Specialists:

(Drs. Kalpesh Bouvt, Tom & Sarah Katta, Ravi Jahagirdar) Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel

Mr. Anil Deshpande Dr. Nikita Shah

Dr. Amish Parikh Mr. Suresh Gupta(Park Square Homes)

Dr. Ram Reddy Drs. Srinivas, Ramesh and Harinath and Sheela

Dr. Lisa Pattanayak Dr. Jay Chowdappa Mr. Ash Sahwany

Dr. Atul Madan Dr. Raj & Suvarna Hippalgaonkar

CAPI, FAPI, BIMDA, TIPS, IAMA, PBIMA, IPOF (Federation of Florida chapters)

Honorary mention: Mr. Rahim Pracha

Mr. Neelkanth Kapadia Mr. Nipul Shah

Mr. Srinivas Jarugula Mr. Jay Kozhikotte

Mr. Dipal Dave

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Houston, TXSeptember 29th, 2012

Houston Convener’s Message

AAPI/IDA FIRST EVER FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT CHARITY MEDICAL SERVICES.

On behalf of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) and the Indian Doctors Association of Houston, we humbly express our gratitude to the Indian community for overwhelmingly supporting our first ever fundraiser (through Sensational Shreya Ghoshal – Magical Music Nite,) o support charity medicalservices here in Houston and all across the nation.

Several physician volunteers spent hundreds of hours to make the Sensational Shreya Ghoshal -- Magical Music Nite turn into a reality, in real-time and in techno-color, on September 29, 2012, at the Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston. We made every effort to provide the best sound, light, and video system, so the audience could have a memorable experience.

We express our gratitude to Kulwinder Bajwa, MD; Ashok Tripathy, MD, for superbly executing the educational seminar which was attended by more than 200 people. We also recognize Dr. Freemu Varghese for his support for the program. We appreciate Madhu & Dr. Bobby Wadera, Usha & Tej Ganju for helping us with the box office. In addition, we are grateful to Dr. Manish Gandhi, Dr. Uttam Tripahty, and Dr. Subodh Chuchan for their assistance with the project. We applaud Dr. Raghu Athre for putting together an outstanding brochure. Our national AAPI officers Dr. Narendra Kumar and Dr. Jayesh Shah deserve our admiration for their ingenuity in conducting a nine-city program.

We have prepared a video highlighting the AAPI’s charitable initiative in conjunction with the Sensational Shreya Ghoshal -- Mystical Music Journey 2002 to 2012, a 15-minute documentary. On YouTube, it has reached in excess of 22,000 people from more than 121 countries. Our message has reached far beyond the concert halls and the shores of USA. We will continue to spread our message and strive to help fellow human beings in dire need.

As far as the concert, even though the venue was small, our ambitions were life-size. The Sensational Shreya Ghoshal performed beyond our expectations and turned the “Nite” truly into a magical one, despite heavy rains and slippery slopes. The concert hall was packed to capacity, thanks to our volunteers and their diligent efforts to reach out to thousands of people during the course of the year. Houston, you have excelled in your benevolent generosity.

Thanks!

NIK NIKAM, MD, MHAHoustonChairman: Sensational Shreya Ghoshal – Magical Music Nite, Houston.

Nik Nikam, MD, MHAConvener Houston

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Houston Organizing Committee

NIk NIkam, MDConvener

Freemu Varghese, M.D.Chair

Kulvinder Bajwa, M.D.Co-Chair

Ashok Tripathy, MD Raghu Athre, MD Manju Sachdev, MD

Houston Local SponsorsTARA ENERGY

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Atlanta, GASeptember 30th, 2012

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Atlanta Convener’s Message

GAPI(Georgia Association of Physicians of Indian heritage) had its silver jubilee celebrations starting with educational CME program attended by over 100 people in spite of rain. It was started with GAPI board meeting during which GAPI president Dr Abhishek Gaur informed the board about different activities by GAPI in the past few months. AAPI president Dr. Nar-endra Kumar spoke about AAPI actiivites and AAPI Musical event how its getting all the local associations together.

Dr. PK Natrajan gave the CME talk followed by Dr Samir Kapadia from Cleveland clinic talked about advances in cardiology and Dr. Mahindra Shah also spoke. During CME meeting AAPI president Dr. Narendra Kumar recognized IAPA presended Dr.Rudra Prakash with a plaque.CME meeting was followed by dinner.

After the dinner members attended the Shreya Ghoshal concert. Show was sold out. In spite of rain audience filled the auditorium steadily. Program started with Atlanta Consul General Mr Ajit Kumar recognizing local team comprising of Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, convener, Dr. Sreeni Gangasani MD, Chair , Prakash Desai, co-chair and Dilip Patel treasurer for the event. Dr Narendra Kumar, AAPI President, Dr Ajay Lodha, Treasurer and Dr Gautam Samadder edi-tor in chief AAPI Journal also attended the event.

Shreya Ghoshal had a magnificent performance mesmerizing the audience. One of the high-light was a senior physician dancing with a bottle on his head .

About 2600 people attended the show. From the input every one of them enjoyed show and commented that Shreya Ghoshal gave 100% entertaining experience. Dancers for fabulous.Atlanta Total collection 235,000 and expenses: 85,000 .Net profit 150,000Over all the event was a grand success. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda MD;AGAFConvener Atlanta

Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MD;AGAFConvener Atlanta

Atlanta Organizing Committee

Sudhakar JOnnagalada, MDConvener

Sreeni Gangasani, M.D.Chair

Prakash Desai, M.D.Co-Chair

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Atlanta Organizing Committee

Dilip Kumar Patel, MDTreasurer

Abhishek Gaur, MDCME Committee

Organizing CommitteePiyush Patel, MD

P.K. Nataranjan, MDPravin Patel, MD

Shailesh Gandhi, MD Santanu Das, MD

Narsi Narsimhan, PhDSubhash Razdan

Arvind Gupta, MDNaresh Parikh, MD

P.B. Rao, MDManoj Shah, MDYogash Joshi, MDMustafa AzmeriRahim Paracha

Souvenir Editor: Indran Indrakrishnan, MD

Atlanta Local Sponsors

GOLDSudhakar Jonnalagadda MD

Sreeni R. Gangasani MD/Cardiovascular GroupAman Kakkar MD / Heart and Vascular Care Inc

Prashanth Kollipara/BytegraphArvind Gupta MD

PB Rao MDVertex /Jennifer Mbanu

SilverAbhishek Gaur/NE Georgia Heart center

Shiv Agarwal/Global MallGwinnett Medical CenterManohar Kasetty/ Metlife

Navin Shah, Nitin Shah/Embassy BankThe Palace Restaurant & Banquet Halls

Kowa PharmaceuticalsForest Pharmaceuticals

Astra Zenica PharmaceuticalsJanssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Patel BrothersSmall Business Access Partners

Vijay Patel/ Merryl Lynch

Bronze

Indran Indrakrishnan/ GDC Endoscopy centerDipak Patel, MD/ Buford Medical

Syamala Erramilli, MD /Sy Med LLCRaj Jasani MD & Prasad Garimella MD/Gwinnett

Pulmonary GroupGuru Setty, MD/ Gwinnett Anesthesia group &

Pain Service Kirti Shah, MD/ Kidney & Hypertension

Clinic

Satish Poddar, MD/ Reagan Medical CenterDevendar Reddy/ Charter Global

Merck PharmaceuticalsEva Farag/First Citizens bank

Ameris BankAsit Jha/ Cure point Cancer treatment

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Washington Convener’s Message

We had our event on Oct 5th at The National Conference Center, in Leesburg, VA. The concert hall had a seating capacity of 1630, though, the tickets had been sold out a few weeks earlier, we kept getting numerous calls for tickets, about 50-100 calls a day. This has made us realize that Shreya Ghoshal is immensely popular with Indian-Americans from all ethnic background and states. I feel certain; we could easily have sold 3000-4000 tickets if we had a bigger venue available.

We picked up Darshan Mehta and the rest of the group on Oct 4th around 3pm, though Shreya Ghoshal and her father drove from Philadelphia later on in the evening. The entire group was very pleasant with us. Shreya and her dad stopped by after dinner and chatted with us for a while, while we were sitting in the hotel lobby working on the sponsor and other ticketing issues.

Oct 5th started off very hectic as expected, had a meeting at the venue with the coordinator trying to line up the booths for all the National and local sponsors in the am and also getting the hall ready for sound check. We went to the airport at 11:30 am to pick up Dr Narendra Kumar, the National AAPI President. He was so wonderful and encouraging during the trip back to the hotel, where we had planned a Lunch meeting for Prince Holding and Ms Par Prem Kumar of AUA, with a select group of individuals.

The Medical Seminar started with the exhibits from 5pm to 630 pm, where about 100 physicians came at the start and more trickled in subsequently. The Medical talks and presentations by National sponsors were held from 630 pm to 8pm. Several of the National AAPI executive members put in a lot of effort to make it to Washington DC. Dr Seema Jain, Secretary AAPI, Dr Ajay Lodha, Treasurer AAPI, Dr Gautam Samaddar, Editor in Chief AAPI, Dr Durgesh Mankikar, Chairman, Board of Trustees, AAPI were all present to lend their helping hand and support. We were proud to present Dr Narendra Kumar and the rest of AAPI team, Local Convener and other members of the organizing committee to all the folks in concert hall. Dr Kumar recognized and thanked the National sponsors, presenting them with plaques for their support. We were fortunate to have an amazing MC in Nilima Mehra for our event.

The concert finally got kicked off around 845pm, Shreya Ghoshal and the rest of her troupe enthralled the crowd with her dazzling performance and her sweet, beautiful voice. The concert continued without a break for 3 hours, followed by a vote of thanks by the Convener Sudhir Sekhsaria. Plaques were presented for their hard work to Dr Narendra Kumar, Nilima Mehra, Kirit Udeshi and Binoy Shankarath. Our chapter generated a net profit of $111060 for National AAPI and the AAPI charitable foundation. We wish to wholeheartedly thank Dr Narendra Kumar, National AAPI team, our local organizing committee, National Sponsors, Local Sponsors, Shreya Ghoshal, Darshan Mehta and the entire group for all their hard work and support in making our event a dazzling success and giving us this wonderful opportunity. Sincerely,Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD Convener, Washington DC

Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD Convener Washington

Washington Organizing committee

Nayan Shah, M.D.Chair

Sudhir Sekhsaria, M.D.Convener

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Standing (L to R): Binoy Shankarath, Dr. Suresh K. Gupta, Dr. Sudhir Sakhsaria, Ashwin Saboo, Kirti Udeshi, Dr. Rajiv Khanna. Sitting (L to R): Dr. Kanvneet Kohli-Chhabbra, Sneh Kataria, Dr. Ravneet Grewal, Rohini Angra, Dr. Mandeep Sandhu

Organizing Committee for Shreya Ghoshal Magical Musical Nite

And Medical Seminar Friday, October 5, 2012

National Conference Center, 18980 Upper Belmont Place

Leesburg, VA 20176

Dr. Sudhir Sekhsaria, Chairman & Convener, President IMA Dr. Nayan Shah, Co-Chairman

Promotions, Tickets, Logistics Dr. Mandeep Sandhu Dr. Kavneet Kohli-Chhabbra Dr. Manbir Takhar Dr. Amit Bhargava Dr. Ravneet Grewal Gurpreet Takkar Dr. Rajiv Khanna Mukti Gupta Dr. Naveen Gupta Rohini Angra Dr. Suresh K, Gupta, AAPI Regional Dir. Angeli Mathur Dr. Bhushan Pandya Jona Sekhon Dr. Sanjiv Kohli Event Coordinator Sound and Lighting Winery Tour Kirit Udeshi Sunny Mahi Dr. Karnail Singh Binoy Shankarath Ashwin Saboo Medical Seminar Souvenir Book Emcee, Promotion Dr. Ravneet Grewal Sneh Kataria Nilima Mehra

Washington, DC

Washington Local Sponsors

Infinite, Sanjay Govil, Chairman, www.Infinite.com

Suntrust Investment Services, Medical Speciality Group, Nikki Lodha 301-767-6493

Chawla and Chawla PC, Certified Public Accountants, Arun Chawla, 301-977-2481

Competent Builders & Developers, Hari Raj Singh, 443-829-1830

Virginia Spine Institute, Dr Neil Chatterjee, 702-709-1114

Eagle Bank, Raj Mahajan, Senior Mortgage Banker, 877-503-9312

Comprehensive Sleep Care Center, 3 Convenient Locations in VA, 703-729-3420

Global Television Network, Nilima Mehra, Hostess and Executive Producer, 703-239-0112

East West Travel, Inc Madhu Kumar, 202-833-6068, EastWestTravelinc.com

Shah Associates, MD, LLC, 301-373-7900

Sleep Services of Maryland, Yash Mehndiratta, 240-912-4683

Binary Fountain, Actionable Insights from Online Patient Comments.

www.bfountain.com

Allure Jewellers, 703-961-0850

State Bank of India, www.Statebank.com

Center for Vein Restoration, 21 locations in MD, VA, DC and Michigan, 1-855-835-8346

Ark Financial Solutions, LLC, Syed A. Rumin, 301-850-4700. [email protected]

INDIA SCHOOL, 301-654-6915. [email protected]

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Dallas, TXOctober 6th, 2012

Dallas Organizing Committee

Srinivas Gunukula, MDConvener

Srini Potluri, MDChair

Mr. Sridhar KorsapatiCo-Chair

Mrs. Shabnam ModgilCo-Chair

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Dallas Convener’s Message

Srinivas Gunukula, MD Convener, Dallas

Nothing succeeds like success”. First i would like to Thank Dr. Narendra Kumar for giving me the opportunity to take part in this great fund raising event. I would also Like to thank the President elect Dr. srini Potluri for his support. Special Thanks to IANT president Dr. Sridhar Korsapati and IANT trustee chairwoman Shabnam Modgil for their ideas and support to make this event successful.It was a great team work between the local TIPS ( Texas IndoAmerican Physician Society ) and IANT ( India Association of North Texas ) organizations. We started this task few months back after lot of debate within the TIPS executive committee and with board members of IANT. At the end it turned out to be a grand success. The joint effort helped us to attract a crowd of over 7,500 people.

We had several diginitaries at the occasion including the consul General of India Mr. P. Harish and his family, The city of Garland mayor Ronald Jones and his Wife, AAPI president Dr. Narendra Kumar, AAPI president-elect Dr. Jayesh Shah, Dr. Akshay Desai of universal health and founder of the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano Dr. David brown and His wife Susan Brown were present.

Before the program there was an educational event and was well attended by over 100 physician attendees. There were excellent presentations by various speakers including wide range of topics in health care. It was followed by excellent dinner catered from one of the famous local indian restaurant Mayuri. After dinner all the physicians and their families settled down in the Curtis Culwell Center Arena for the entertainment Program.

This part of the program was open to the general public who started coming in to the arena an hour before and eventually packed the whole arena. The program started promptly at 7:30pm and started by emcee Shabnam Modgil who introduced me and after saying few words thanking the support of the local crowd, we invited all the Dignitaries on to the stage and felicitated all of them with special shawls brought from The Tirupati Balaji Temple in India. Then Consul General of India addressed the crowd and thanked the AAPI, TIPS and IANT for inviting him to the program.

Mayor of Garland declared the october 6th as the IANT day on the occasion of its golden jubilee celebration. IANT is one of the oldest Indian associations in this country and has reached a significant mile stone of celebrating its 50 years anniversary. It has definitely opened a new chapter for the local TIPS/AAPI chapter in forming a strong relation with the Local Indian Association. We were able to collect $300,077.00 from ticket sales and sponsorships. We look forward to doing more programs to make our local and national organizations vibrant and strong.

Sincerely,Srinivas R Gunukula Convener of Dallas Fund Raising Program

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Dallas Local SponsorsArvind Reddy Muppidi

Chase BankCognizant

Dallas Medical Center“Digestive Health Associates (Dr.Sripathi Kethu and

Dr. Rao Vemula)”Dr. Anu Sury

Dr. Arvind Reddy Gangasani MD and Dr. Surekha Gangasani MDDr. G.Ramana Reddy MD and Dr. G. Jyothi Reddy MD

Dr. Hanmanth Bejjanki MD and Dr. Sandhya Bejjanki MDDr. Jagdish Puppala MD and Mrs. Anita Puppala

Dr. Manoj Donthineni MD and Dr. Haritha DonthineniDr. Prashanth Reddy Palwai MD and Dr. Rama Palwai MD

Dr. Pratap & Himabindu TummalaDr. Shylesh Reddy Ganta MD and Dr. Sapna Reddy MD

Dr. Yogi Chimata and Associates, Dallas Renal GroupDr.Amit Guttigoli / North Texas Cardiovascular Assocaites

Dr.Gaurav & Dr.Arti Gupta / Dallas Heart & Vascular ConsultantsDr.Mahesh & Rajini Thummala

Dr.Siddharth G JainFritoLay (Sun Chips)

Legacy Heart Center / Dr.Srnivasa P. PotluriPaul Pandian

Prem Sagar ReddyRamasurya & Dr.Ratna Reddy

SB InternationalSkypass Travels

“Southern Endocrinology & Diabetes Associates(Dr.Sumana Gangi and Dr.Sridevi Guttikonda)”

Southwest Cardiac AssociatesThe Heart Hospital, Baylor Plano

US Physician Resources

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San Jose, CAOctober 7th, 2012

San Jose Convener’s Message

It gives me a great pleasure to announce the successful conclusion of the spectacular nine city musical program combined with educational and networking opportunities in San Jose, CA through AAPI of Northern California. I am honored and privileged to be the Convener of this enthusiastic and hardworking local organizing committee.

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is the largest ethnic medical organization in the United States and represents the interests of more than 65,000 physicians and about 25,000 medical students/residents of Indian heritage. AAPI is an umbrella organization with nearly 150 Local, Specialty and Alumni orga-nizations.

As you know, AAPI has arranged 9 similar spectacular programs through out the country. The heart and soul of this effort is to bring Parent AAPI close to local chapters. I am very fortunate to be involved in this mission right from conception to its fruitful conclusion. I clearly remember our first national core group meeting on thanksgiv-ing Sunday of 2011, when very body was nervous and not so sure of what we were doing. My congratulations to Dr. Narendra Kumar, President AAPI, whose vision and leadership has helped immensely in the successful conclusion of the nine-city Shreya Ghoshal Musical Mega tour. Dr Narendra Kumar and myself worked on the plan for at least six months before we presented this to the core committee but it was his courage and support of national team, which made the effort successful. I am very grateful and fortunate to be part of team and thank them for all the endless hours they spent to make this possible.

San Jose program was sold out, total 2700 attendees and had very successful Educational meeting attended by ap-prox 200 physicians. It has been hard work for the past six months to get where we are today. I would like to thank all the members of the local organizing committee as well Dr. Akhil Wadhera, Chair of this organizing committee who is also the President of the AAPI of Northern California.

I would also like to thank Shreya Ghoshal and her group, without their star presence, this multi-city educational and entertainment event would not have been successful.

My best wishes and thanks to everyone for their participation in this great and wonderful Shreya Ghoshal musical event.

Sincerely,Hemant Dhingra, MDConvener, San Jose, CA

Hemant Dhingra, MD Convener San Jose

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San Jose Organizing Committee

Hemant Dhingra, MDConvener

Akhil Wadhera, M.D.Chair

San Jose Organizing Committee

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Kaiser Permanente

Silicon Valley Imaging

Fremont Bank

Comprehensive Pain Management

Center

Sunshine Home Health Care

Triton PEO Inc

Biz 4 Loans

India Cash and Carry

Dr. Dalvir Pannu, DDS

San Jose Local Sponsors

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May 23 - May 27, 2013

Save The Date!

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Birinder Marwah, MDConvention Chair

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Prem Rupani, MDConvener

[email protected]

Satya Ahuja, MDAdvisor

[email protected]

Umang Patel, MDCo-Chair

[email protected]

Narendra R Kumar, MDAAPI President

[email protected]

Rajinder Arora, MDHost Chapter President (IAMA)

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American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin

AAPI CONVENTION

31st Annual

Memorial Day Weekend 2013

Chicago

AAPI CONVENTION 2013

Sheraton Hotel and Towers