The document summarizes the success of a nine-city musical and educational tour organized by AAPI across the US. Some key points: - The tour was a great success, with sold out events in each city attracting audiences of 1,700 to 7,700 people. - A total profit of over $1.2 million was generated, benefiting AAPI's national organization, local chapters, and charitable activities. - The tour combined medical lectures, exhibits, cultural performances, and community outreach in each city. - Careful financial accounting showed a net profit of $1,250,749 was shared between local chapters and the national AAPI organization according to an agreed formula.

1. Cover page

2. Editor’s Message
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 Gautam Samadder, MD
because of the extraordinary dedication of a small Editor-in-Chief
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, MD
Editor-in-Chief
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3. American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
AAPI PRESIDENT’S Message
Narendra Kumar, MD
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Save The Date!
Our hard work, commitment, and dedication have finally paid off. The phenomenal success of the Nine City Memorial Day Weekend 2013
Chicago
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. Sheraton Hotel and Towers
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. May 23 - May 27, 2013
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.
Birinder Marwah, MD Prem Rupani, MD Umang Patel, MD Satya Ahuja, MD
The spectacular musical program combined with educational and networking opportunities, organized with the Advisor
objective of bringing CME and non-CME sponsored medical lectures, exhibits, gala dinner, community outreach Convention Chair Convener Co-Chair
talks and lively musical nite in each city, has helped bring its nearly 100,000 members and Fellows closer to the bmarwah28@gmail.com prerup@aol.com umangpatel@aol.com satyaahuja1@gmail.com
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.” Narendra R Kumar, MD Rajinder Arora, MD
AAPI President Host Chapter President (IAMA)
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 AAPIPresident@aapiusa.org arora2952@att.net
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. CONVENTION@AAPIUSA.ORG
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, MD
AAPI President
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AAPI CONVENTION 2013

4. AAPI Treasurer’s Report Ambassador’s Message
As Treasurer of American Association of PhysiciansAAPIIndian Origin (AAPI),
of MUSICAL ACCOUNT
it was a great pleasure and honor for me to produce the accounts for the AAPI
Musical Account. The accountsAmerican Association of Physicians ofnumbers given by was a great pleasure and honor for
As Treasurer of were prepared based on the Indian Origin (AAPI), it Ajay Lodha, MD
the conveners of all nine locations. The net profit was shared betweenaccounts were prepared based on the numbers
me to produce the accounts for the AAPI Musical Account. The the local AAPI Treasurer
Ambassador
chapters and National AAPI as per the of all nine locations. The net presented by AAPI
given by the conveners agreed sharing formula profit was shared between the local chapters and National
President Dr. Narendraas per the when this event waspresented by AAPI President have
Nirupama Rao
AAPI Kumar agreed sharing formula initially proposed. We Dr. Narendra Kumar when this event was
maintained total transparency duringhave maintained total transparency during the entire process, which was well appreciated
initially proposed. We the entire process, which was well appreci-
ated by all local chapters and conveners. Here are theare the details:
by all local chapters and conveners. Here 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
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5. ABOUT AAPI ABOUT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) is the largest ethnic medical organization in AAPI Charitable Foundation (AAPI-CF) is a non-profit division of the Association of American Physicians of
the United States. AAPI is an umbrella organization which has nearly 130 local chapters, specialty societies and Indian Origin. It represents over 60,000 practicing physicians and over 20,000 Medical Students, Residents and Fellows.
alumni organizations. For over 25 years, Indian physicians have made significant contributions to health care in this As we enter the twenty-first century it seems even more vital that AAPI physicians look beyond the communities and states
country, not only practicing in inner cities, rural areas and peripheral communities but also at the top medical they are working in, to a larger world outside that needs not only all the monetary help they can provide but their pro-
schools and other academic centers. Almost 10%-12% of medical students entering US schools are of Indian fessional skills. While reaching out to those who need Indian physicians, charity is an intrinsic part of Indian culture.
origin. With the increase in ethnic and cultural diversity and the radical changes in health care in the United States, One of the major concerns of AAPI since its inception has been to deliver healthcare to those living on the fring-
a group of concerned medical professionals founded the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin es of society, both in India and the US. To fulfill this goal, a charitable trust was established in 1989. The program was
(AAPI) in 1982. The formation of the organization started as a fireside discussion in Detroit, Michigan with a launched by providing free equipment to various hospitals with the help of the Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
simple goal to work for a level playing field for international medical graduates. AAPI was forged in the midst of The AAPI Charitable Foundation, however, realized that with a population of over one billion, health problems in India
challenges that physicians of Indian origin have faced due to cultural barriers and bias against international medical were so overwhelming that the transfer of technology alone would not suffice. Even after 50 years of independence, a ma-
graduates. Those barriers created obstacles to immigration and licensing opportunities. Today, the organization is a 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.
dynamic body, spearheading legislative agendas on health care and influencing the advancement of ethnic medical
Officers
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 Rakesh Gupta, MD -Vice-Chairman
160 professional associations. It is the largest ethnic medical organization in the nation. AAPI members have been
Chander Kapasi, MD, MPH - Treasurer
practicing in urban areas, inner cities, rural areas, and peripheral communities around the country for the past 29 years. Nick Nipan Shroff, MD
Chairman, AAPI - CF Madhu Aggarwal, MD - Secretary
Mission Values Brahma N. Sharma, MD- Immediate Past Chair
AAPI is a forum to facilitate and enable Indian American • Respect for human dignity.
Physicians to excel in patient care, teaching and research
and to pursue their aspirations in professional and
• Commitment to collegiality and ethical conduct
• Promote the professional advancement of colleagues
For more information visit: www.AapiCf.Org
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6. AAPI Executive Committee AAPI Executive Committee
Regional Directors
Hemant Dhingra, MD Jagwginder Sraow, MD Prasad R. Kurichety, MD Manju Sachdev, MD
Pacific Regional Director Mountain Regional Director NW Central Regional Director SW Central Regional Director
Narendra Kumar, MD Jayesh Shah, MD Ravi Jahagirdar, MD
President President-Elect Vice President
Varadendra Panchamukhi, MD Satheesh Kathula, MD Tarak Vasavada, MD Lalit Savla, MD
NE Central-I Regional Director NE Central-II Regional Director SE Central Regional Director New England Regional Director
Madhu Aggarwal, MD Krishan Kumar, MD Suresh K. Gupta, MD Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MD
Seema Jain, MD Ajay Lodha, MD Sunita Kanumury, MD Mid Atlantic-I Regional Director Mid Atlantic-II Regional Director South Atlantic Regional Director South Regional Director
Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past President
Board of Trustees
Durgesh P. Mankikar, MD Mathagondapally Arun, MD Ammani Dasari, MD Suresh C. Gupta, MD Vimal Goyle, MD
Chair, BOT Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee
Durgesh Mankikar, MD Kusum Punjabi, MD Amit Bhakoo, MD
Chair, BOT YPS President MSRF President
Sripad Dhawlikar, MD, MS Naresh Parikh, MD Shashi S. Shah, MD Sridhara Iyengar, MD
Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee
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7. 9-City -Conveners 9-City - Chairs/Co-Chairs
Nimish Patel, MD Dharmi Kanuga, MD Krishan Kumar, MD Sanjay Jain, MD
Chair - Charlotte, NC Chair - New York, NY Co-Chair - New York, NY Co-Chair - New York, NY
Sam Bhagia, MD Ajay Lodha, MD Gautam Samadder, MD
Charlotte, NC New York, NY Columbus, OH
Suri Suresh, MD Vraj Panara, MD Freemu Varghese, MD Kulwinder Bajwa, MD
Chair - Columbus, OH Chair - Orlando, FL Chair - Houston, TX Co-Chair - Houston, TX
Aravind Pillai, MD Nik Nikam, MD Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MD
Orlando, FL Houston, TX Atlanta, GA
Sreeni Gangasani, MD Prakash Desai, MD Nayan Shah, MD Srini Potluri, MD
Chair - Atlanta, GA Co-Chair - Atlanta, GA Chair - Washington, DC Chair - Dallas, TX
Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD Srinivas Gunukula, MD Hemant Dhingra, MD
Washington, DC Dallas, TX San Jose, CA
Mr. Sridhar Korsapati Mrs. Shabnam Modgil Akhil Wadhera, MD
Co-Chair - Dallas, TX Co-Chair - Dallas, TX Chair - San Jose, CA
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8. National Core Committee 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 Rudra Prakash, M.D.
Kumar and his leadership team for reaffirming commitment for a long term President
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.
Over time, the Association has grown to include 16 Chapters throughout the country. While the majority of our members are in private
Narendra Kumar, MD Jayesh Shah, MD Ravi Jahagirdar, MD Hemant Dhingra, MD Gautam Samadder, MD 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.
Sarjoo Bhagia, MD Akshay Desai, MD Ajay Lodha, MD Freemu Varghese, MD 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, MD
President, Indo American Psychiatric Association
Sunovion Lecture: “Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of Schizophrenia”
City Date Speaker IAPA Coordinator
Charlotte, NC September 21, 2012 Prakash Masand, MD Ashwin Patkar, MD
New York, NY September 22, 2012 Prakash Masand, MD Ashok Patel, MD
Sreeni Gangasani, MD Manju Sachdev, MD Suresh Reddy, MD John Johnson, MD
Columbus, OH September 23, 2012 Rakesh Ranjan, MD
National Organizing Team Orlando, FL September 28, 2012 Vivek Singh, MD Rajiv Tandon, MD
• Seema Jain, MD • Akhil Wadhera, MD • Nandkisore Shah, MD Houston, TX September 29, 2012 Rakesh Jain, MD
• Sanku Rao, MD • Suresh Mahawar, MD • Jagwinder Sraow, MD
• Ajay Lodha, MD • Aravind Pillai, MD • Amit Chakravarty, MD Atlanta, GA September 30, 2012 Vivek Singh, MD Piyush Patel, MD
• Vinod Shah, MD • Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MD • Visweshar Ranga, MD Washington, DC October 5, 2012 Prakash Masand, MD Naveena Hemanth, MD
• Nik Nikam, MD • Vraj Panara, MD • Suresh K. Gupta, MD
• Naresh Parekh, MD • Srinivas Potluri, MD • Krishna Kumar, MD Dallas, TX October 6, 2012 Rakesh Jain, MD Madhukar Trivedi, MD
• Thomas Alapatt, MD • Jayesh Kanuga, MD • Vaijinath Chakote, MD
San Jose, CA October 7, 2012 A. Ari Albala, MD Janak Mehtani, MD
• Srinivas Gunukula, MD
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9. ISIC AND AAPI – Partnership to Combat Heart
Disease in India 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.
Dear Colleagues:
Ghoshal’s career began when she won the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest as an adult.
The Indo American Society of Interventional Cardiology (ISIC)
Her Bollywood playback singing career began with Devdas, for which she
is privileged to participate in the AAPI/Medtronic multi-city,
received National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer along with
educational tour in September/October 2012. Sameer Mehta, MD, Facc, MBA
Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare RD Burman
Founder, ISIC
ISIC was founded in 1998 with a mission of providing education- Award for New Music Talent.
al, scientific and research opportunities for its members and for
Since then, she has received many other awards. Ghoshal was also honored
the Indian community. ISIC has pioneered novel and innovative
from the U.S. state of Ohio, wherein governor Ted Strickland declared June
philanthropic programs such as Stents for the Underprivileged
26 as “Shreya Ghoshal Day”. Ghoshal caught the attention of director Sanjay
and Bidirectional Interventional Cardiology Fellowships.
Leela Bhansali when she participated in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for a second time,
I must acknowledge the tremendous role that has been played in these activities by Dr. Samin Sharma and the Mount Sinai this time as an adult.
Hospital in New York City.
In 2000, Bhansali offered her the opportunity to be the voice of Paro, the lead
Together, ISIC and AAPI will foster a partnership that is committed to preventing death and disability from the burgeoning female character of the film
epidemic of metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease in India. Millions of young adults in India are facing the scourge Devdas, that was portrayed by Aishwarya Rai.
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. 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
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 Award for New Music Talent. She also won the National Film Award for the
AAPI to follow their conscience in committing their intellect and philanthropy to such outstanding endeavors. song “Bairi Piya”.
Best Wishes, She has received Filmfare awards in Hindi, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada,
Tamil, and Telugu industries and State Film Awards from Malayalam, Tamil
Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA industries.
Founder, ISIC
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
Medtronic Lecture: “Current & Future Considerations for Interventional Treatment charts for weeks. In 2010, Ghoshal sang for the English independent film
of CVD in South Asian Populations” When Harry Tries to Marry.
City Date Speaker
Charlotte, NC September 21, 2012 Kintur Sanghvi, MD
Shreya Ghoshal’s Team
New York, NY September 22, 2012 Ravi Nair, MD
Columbus, OH September 23, 2012 Ravi Nair, MD, Nishit Choksi, MD
Orlando, FL September 28, 2012 Aravinda Nanjudappa, MD
Houston, TX September 29, 2012 Samin Sharma, MD, Hafiza Khan, MD
Atlanta, GA September 30, 2012 Samir Kapadia, MD, Nishit Choksi, MD
Washington, DC October 5, 2012 Vinay Kumar, MD & Kintur Sanghvi, MD
Dallas, TX October 6, 2012 Hafiza Khan, MD, Davendra Mehta, MD
Prithvi Gandharva Jeffrey Iqbal
San Jose, CA October 7, 2012 Aditya Jain, MD
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10. We Celebrate Every Star
Charlotte, NC
September 21st, 2012
And when they align, great things happen.
We are proud to sponsor the AAPI and
the 2012 Shreya Ghoshal concert series.
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11. Charlotte Convener’s Message Charlotte Organizing Committee
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
Dr. Sam Bhagia
the expectations of many and to maximize the fundraising
effort of AAPI and AAPI Charitable Foundation. I would like to Convener Charlotte Sam “Sarjoo“ Bhagia, MD
acknowledge our organizing team for their valuable contribu-
tion in working diligently to make this show a huge success. The Convener
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 Nimish Patel, MD
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- Chair
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. Toni Swahney
We collected $185,952 from ticket sales and sponsorship. I am hopeful that the success of this event will set a precedent for similar Co-Chair
programs in Charlotte in the future.
Sincerely,
Sarjoo “Sam” Bhagia, MD
Convener, Charlotte Program
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12. Charlotte Organizing Committee Charlotte Local Sponsors
Platinium
Sree Hotels, 704-364-6008
Treasurer Ticket Sales
Kare Partners - Compleat Rehab, 704-824-7800
Sarjoo “Sam” Bhagia, MD Kenny Mahtani Carolinas Medical Center, Pineville
Nimish Patel, MD Rajni Patel Medtronics
Praful Mehta, MD Rajiv Saddy
Gold
Advisory Committee Food OrthoCarolina, 704-323-2000
Amit Shah, MD Toni Sawhney Palmetto Medical Group, 803-548-7007
Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, 704-373-0212
Vishin Lal Priti Bhagia, MD, FACP
Carolina Furniture Concepts 828-454-9293
Navin Enand, Chanchal Saddy, MD Kamlesh Pardasani, Realtor, 704-299-1790
Dhruv Vyas, MD SunTrust Private Wealth Management, 704-362-5840
Stage & Time manage Gentiva Home Health, 888-Gentiva
Reception Committee/ Rajiv Saddy Gilead Sciences
Physicians meeting Toni Sawhney
Priti Bhagia, MD, FACP Silver
Shephali Patel, MD Local MC South Charlotte Pediatrics Sunil Nagpal, Financial Advisor,
704-540-6860 704-248-3226
Parag Dalsania, MD Toni Sawhney Summit Plastic and Hand Surgery Truoptions Business Consultants,
Tami Kannan, MD 704-405-4407 919.957.3333
Anuj Sharma, MD Audio-Visual United Sleep Medicine 704-377-5337 Interim Healthcare,
Shantala Gopalakrishnan, MD Nayan Patel Rich Interior Design, 336-613-8777, (803)324-4166
Babita Bhargava Rajiv Saddy 336-613-1020 Kowa Pharmaceutical
Learn to sing Karoke, Sashi Hariharan, Biotronik
Souvenir Ads/ Local Publicity 704-644-3728 Abbott
First Light HomeCare, Sanofi
Medical Exhibits Anand Kothari 704-893-8979 Astrazeneca
Nimish Patel, MD Ganatra Foundation Janssen of J&J
Sarjoo “Sam” Bhagia, MD Accomodation and Pushpa Discount store - Hassani family Merck
Transportation Richa Graphics, Boehringer
Website local manager Anand Kothari 704.944.0232
Ramakrishna Kanchar Bronze
Shiland Family Practice, 803-329-5131
India town, 704.494.0422
Anish Shah, Realtor, 704-449-LIST(5478)
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14. New York Convener’s Message New York Organizing Committee
“DREAM COME TRUE”
By The Dream Team of American Association of Physicians from India (AAPI) Leadership
Ajay Lodha, MD
Convener New York
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 FACP
Treasurer, AAPI
Convener, Shreya Ghoshal Show NY/NJ
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15. New York Organizing Committee New York Local Sponsors
Mount Sinai Heart
Samin K Sharma
Atlantic Dialysis
Ganesh Bhatt
Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
Navika Group Of Companies
Naveen C Shah
Xavier University,School Of Medicine,Aruba
Dayan Naik,M.D.
K. K. Mehta CPA ,Associates,PLLC
Teva Pharmaceuticals
State Bank Of India
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Novartis
Minolta/Konica
Health Care Partners.
Barnabas Health Community Medical Center
NJ heart institute
CMC
Mann shore imaging
Ocean orthopedic
Sue clothing
Coldwell Bankers
Sangita Sancheti
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16. Columbus, OH
September 23rd, 2012
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
is dedicated to developing new
treatment options for patients
and their families living
with mental illness
www.sunovion.com
is a registered trademark of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
30 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a U.S. subsidiary of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
© 2012 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. All rights reserved. 2/12 SUN013-12

17. Columbus Convener’s Message AAPICO Executive Committee
Dr. Gautam Samadder
Convener Columbus
Gautam Samadder, M.D.
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
Convener
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. Suri Suresh, M.D.
Sincerely, Chair
Gautam Samadder, MD
Local Convener, Columbus
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18. AAPICO Executive Committee Columbus Organizing Committee
Convener Ticket sales and Printing
Gautam Samadder, M.D. Suri Suresh, , M.D
Anjana Samadder, M.D
Chairman Neil Patel
Suri Suresh, M.D.
Venugopal Reddy
Co-chair Food
John Johnson, M.D.
Anjana Samadder, M.D
Rajbir Minhas, M.D.
Ketki Desai, D.D.S
Sateesh Kathula, M.D.
Tandra Bhanja
Satish Mahna, M.D.
Ravindra Nath, M.D. Stage
Romi Bhasin, M.D
Host chapter E.C BOARD Samir Arora, M.D
Bipin Desai, M.D (Chairman)
Anjana Samadder, M.D Bhapaiah Koneru
Yeshwanth Reddy, M.D M.C.
Nikesh Batra, M.D Anand Kantak, M.D.
Anjana Samadder, M.D. Nikesh Batra, M.D. Yeshwant Reddy, M.D. Advisory committee Anjana Samadder, M.D
Vice - President Secretary Treasurer Dalsukh Madia, M.D Decoration
Sushil Sethi, M.D Aruna Suresh, M.D
Khanduja, MD Lata Koneru, M.D
Sanjay Sandana Shalini Reddy, M.D
Reception committee Susmita Sadana
Monika Chaudhary, M.D Sound
Ila Madia , M.D Manish Koyawala, M.D
Deepa Mathur, M.D Fouzan Narvel, M.D
Lata Johnson Animesh Bhatia, D.C
Finance committee Local publicity
Yeshwanth Reddy, M.D Gautam Samadder, M.D
Mukesh Rangwani, M.D Suri Suresh, M.D
Anil Parekh, M.D Rajesh Kanumury
Sunil Vaidya, M.D Venugopal Reddy
Utpal Bhanja, M.D
Vinny Gupta Accommodation and Transportation
Bharat Patel, M.D
Souvenir and exhibit Avijit Paul
Nikesh Batra, M.D
Gautam Samadder, M.D CME Committee
Milroy Samuel, M.D Uma Gupta, M.D.
Taral Patel, M.D Sai Sudhkar, M.D.
Bipin Shah, M.D.
Animesh Bhatia, M.D. Utpal Bhanja, M.D. Bipin Desai, M.D. Bipin Shah, M.D. Website Manmohan Katapadi, M.D.
Shailesh Patel, M.D
Members at large Members at large Past - President CME Coordinator Nikesh Batra, M.D
Rajesh Kanumury
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19. Columbus Local Sponsors
AAPI approves American
Platinium
Gautam and Anjana Samadder
Suri and Aruna Suresh and Sridhar Guduri
University of Antigua
Sanjay Sadana and Satish Barapatre
Manish Koyawala and Sambit Barua
Utpal and Tandra Bhanja College of Medicine as
Gold
OhioHealth
Venkat Gaddam - Sunrays Cardiology
the leader in International
Manmohan Katapadi
Amberleigh Group
AAPI Cincinnati
Sai Sudhakar
Medical Education.
AAPI has determined that based on the strength of AUA’s curriculum,
Narendra Kumar
Pain Care Specialists 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.
Sushil Sethi
Amit Patel -Casino
Chandan Sen - Wexner Health Center
Charan Gowda
Thoratec
Silver
Animesh Bhatia Raj Tripathi/Raju Gaglani
Bipin and Ketki Desai Neil and Jagruti Patel
Josh Davda Nick Kulshreshtha
Yeshwant and Shalini Reddy Citizens Bank
Milroy Samuel Kegler Brown
Dilip Shah Dalsukh and Ila Madia AAPI’s partnering with AUA to establish the AAPI and AUA College of Medicine Scholarship
Sunil Vaidya Ohio State Medical Association for Students of Indian Descent was with an understanding of AUA’s history of excellence and
Asian Indian Alliance Huntington Bank a firm belief in the institution’s future. This scholarship has and will continue to provide
a stellar education for students of Indian descent who aspire to be physicians.
Mary Jane McFadden Federation of Indian Association
Susanta Chatterjee Bivik Shah
Roger Clemens
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ANTIGUA
Believe. Begin. Become.
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
AAPI Ad.indd 1 6/19/12 12:56 PM

20. Orlando Convener’s Message
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 Aravind Pillai, MD
leader: Ravi Jahagirdar & Vraj Panara, steering committee Convener Orlando
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.
Orlando,2012 FL
Medical seminar was attended by almost 220 doctors. It was
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
September 28th, 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): $300,000
Total expenses local: $75,000
Income(profit): $225,000
Sincerely,
Aravind Pillai, M.D
Florida event coordinator
Cell 407-718-8733
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21. Orlando Organizing Committee Orlando Organizing Committee
Aravind Pillai, M.D.
Convener Ravi Jahagirdar, MD
Steering Committee
Ticketing
AAPI President: 2012-13 Beena Parikh
Narendra Kumar, MD Steering Committee
AAPI Vice- President Food & Drinks
Ravi Jahagirdar, MD Srini Jarugula
Mahendra Shah
CAPI Preasident & Hospitality committee
Nikita Shah, MD Souvenir
Ravi Akela, MD
Booths & Pre concert meetings
Ganesh Ramachandran, MD
Amish Shah, MD
Vraj Panara, MD Advertising
Uday Desai, MD
Operations
Tino Patel
Atul Madan, MD
Nipun Shah Audio-Visual
Ram Reddy, MD
Website
Sudhir Bhaskar
Rajesh Patel, MD
Vraj Panara, M.D. Media Relation
Steering Committee
Aravind Pillai, MD
Aravind Pillai, MD
Chair Shobana Daniel
Vraj Panara, MD
Ravi Jahagirdar, MD
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mahesh Soni, MD Vijay Narsimha, MD Sudhir Nayer, MD
Abdul Karim, MD Rao Emandi, MD Suresh Shah, MD
Ashok Shah, MD Kiran Patel,MD Ashok Joshi, MD
Mr. Glad Kurian, Hemanth Shah, MD Mohan Gupta, MD
Vipul Kabaria, MD Ravi Kancha, MD Harish Madav, MD
Akshay Desai, MD Amit Vijapura, MD Chandra Venugopal, MD
Vibhuti Singh, MD Arun Gulamni, MD Mr. Suresh Gupta,
G. Ramappa, MD Muni Padman, MD Mr. Anil Despade,
Nanda Kishore Shah, MD Humayun Sheree, MD Mr. Sharad Mehta,
Mrs. Jasbir Mehta
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22. February 22nd & 23rd, 2013
Orlando Local Sponsors AAPI National
A very special “Thank you” to the following sponsors:
Golf Classic
The Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort
Orlando, Florida
Florida Hospital, Orlando
Orlando Physician Specialists: * Resort Reservations:
Call 1-800-835-7377 * 3-4 hour CME on Friday & Saturday afternoon
(Drs. Kalpesh Bouvt, Tom & Sarah Katta, Ravi Jahagirdar) Group code: AAPI Golf Outing or 2nd round of Golf if CME not needed
Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel *Unlimited Range Useage
* Special Packages Include - Hotel, Breakfast, Taxes,
Mr. Anil Deshpande Resort Fee and Bellman Gratuity
Dr. Nikita Shah * Special Lessons Available
Dr. Amish Parikh * Professional and Social Networking Mixers
Mr. Suresh Gupta(Park Square Homes)
Dr. Ram Reddy
Drs. Srinivas, Ramesh and Harinath and Sheela
Vijay Adappa, MD - Chair Naren Kini, MD-Chief Patron
vadappa@msn.com narenkini@hotmail.com
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
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)
January 1-3, 2013
Honorary mention: International Convention Center,
Mr. Rahim Pracha Cochin, India
Mr. Neelkanth Kapadia
Mr. Nipul Shah Registration Now Open Online
Mr. Srinivas Jarugula visit:
Mr. Jay Kozhikotte
Mr. Dipal Dave
www.AapiGhsIndia.Org
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23. Houston Convener’s Message
Nik Nikam, MD, MHA
Convener Houston
Houston, TX AAPI/IDA FIRST EVER FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT CHARITY MEDICAL SERVICES.
September 29th, 2012 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 medical
services 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, MHA
Houston
Chairman: Sensational Shreya Ghoshal – Magical Music Nite, Houston.
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24. Houston Organizing Committee
NIk NIkam, MD
Convener
Houston Local Sponsors
TARA ENERGY
ONE STEP DIAGNOSTICS
Freemu Varghese, M.D.
Chair
GLOBAL IMAGING
KOHINOOR DIAMONDS
Kulvinder Bajwa, M.D.
FREEDIA ENTERTAINMENT
Co-Chair
BOLLYWOOD SHOWS 4 YOU
Ashok Tripathy, MD Raghu Athre, MD Manju Sachdev, MD
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25. Atlanta, 2012 GA
September 30th,
Universal Health Care Is Proud to Support AAPI
Universal Health Care
insures Medicare
members in:
Arizona Maryland North Carolina Texas
Florida Mississippi Ohio Utah Akshay M. Desai, M.D., M.P.H.,
Georgia Missouri Oklahoma Virginia Founder, President, CEO,
Illinois Nevada Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. and Chairman of the Board
Louisiana New York South Carolina
About Universal
Universal Health Care delivers managed health care services exclusively for
government-sponsored health care programs focusing on Medicare and Medicaid.
Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Universal serves approximately 200,000 members in 19 States.
100 Central Ave., Suite 200 • St. Petersburg, FL 33701
2773_AD
1-866-690-4842 • www.univhc.com

26. Atlanta Convener’s Message Atlanta Organizing Committee
Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MD;AGAF
Convener Atlanta
Sudhakar JOnnagalada, MD
Convener
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. Sreeni Gangasani, M.D.
After the dinner members attended the Shreya Ghoshal concert. Show was sold out. In spite of Chair
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 150,000 Prakash Desai, M.D.
Over all the event was a grand success.
Co-Chair
Sudhakar Jonnalagadda MD;AGAF
Convener Atlanta
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27. Atlanta Organizing Committee Atlanta Local Sponsors
GOLD
Sudhakar Jonnalagadda MD
Sreeni R. Gangasani MD/Cardiovascular Group
Dilip Kumar Patel, MD Aman Kakkar MD / Heart and Vascular Care Inc
Treasurer Prashanth Kollipara/Bytegraph
Arvind Gupta MD
PB Rao MD
Vertex /Jennifer Mbanu
Silver
Abhishek Gaur, MD
Abhishek Gaur/NE Georgia Heart center
CME Committee Shiv Agarwal/Global Mall
Gwinnett Medical Center
Manohar Kasetty/ Metlife
Navin Shah, Nitin Shah/Embassy Bank
The Palace Restaurant & Banquet Halls
Organizing Committee Kowa Pharmaceuticals
Piyush Patel, MD Forest Pharmaceuticals
P.K. Nataranjan, MD Astra Zenica Pharmaceuticals
Pravin Patel, MD Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Shailesh Gandhi, MD Patel Brothers
Santanu Das, MD Small Business Access Partners
Narsi Narsimhan, PhD Vijay Patel/ Merryl Lynch
Subhash Razdan
Arvind Gupta, MD
Bronze
Naresh Parikh, MD
P.B. Rao, MD Indran Indrakrishnan/ GDC Endoscopy center Satish Poddar, MD/ Reagan Medical Center
Manoj Shah, MD Dipak Patel, MD/ Buford Medical Devendar Reddy/ Charter Global
Yogash Joshi, MD
Syamala Erramilli, MD /Sy Med LLC Merck Pharmaceuticals
Raj Jasani MD & Prasad Garimella MD/Gwinnett Eva Farag/First Citizens bank
Mustafa Azmeri
Pulmonary Group Ameris Bank
Rahim Paracha
Guru Setty, MD/ Gwinnett Anesthesia group & Asit Jha/ Cure point Cancer treatment
Souvenir Editor: Indran Indrakrishnan, MD Pain Service Southern regional Medical Center
Kirti Shah, MD/ Kidney & Hypertension Citizen Hospice
Clinic
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29. Washington Convener’s Message Washington Organizing committee
Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD
Convener Washington
We had our event on Oct 5th at The National Conference Center, in Leesburg, VA. The concert hall had a seating capacity of Sudhir Sekhsaria, M.D.
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 Convener
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 Nayan Shah, M.D.
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 Chair
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
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30. Washington, DC
Organizing Committee for
Shreya Ghosha l Ma gical Musical Nite
And Washington Local Sponsors
Medical Seminar
Friday, October 5, 2012
National Conference Center,
18980 Upper Belmont Place
Leesburg, VA 20176 Infinite, Sanjay Govil, Chairman, www.Infinite.com
Dr. Sudhir Sekhsaria, Chairman & Convener, President IMA Suntrust Investment Services, Medical Speciality Group, Nikki Lodha 301-767-6493
Dr. Nayan Shah, Co-Chairman
Chawla and Chawla PC, Certified Public Accountants, Arun Chawla, 301-977-2481
Promotions, Tickets, Logistics Competent Builders & Developers, Hari Raj Singh, 443-829-1830
Dr. Mandeep Sandhu Dr. Kavneet Kohli-Chhabbra
Dr. Manbir Takhar Dr. Amit Bhargava Virginia Spine Institute, Dr Neil Chatterjee, 702-709-1114
Dr. Ravneet Grewal Gurpreet Takkar
Dr. Rajiv Khanna Mukti Gupta Eagle Bank, Raj Mahajan, Senior Mortgage Banker, 877-503-9312
Dr. Naveen Gupta Rohini Angra
Comprehensive Sleep Care Center, 3 Convenient Locations in VA, 703-729-3420
Dr. Suresh K, Gupta, AAPI Regional Dir. Angeli Mathur
Dr. Bhushan Pandya Jona Sekhon Global Television Network, Nilima Mehra, Hostess and Executive Producer, 703-239-0112
Dr. Sanjiv Kohli
East West Travel, Inc Madhu Kumar, 202-833-6068, EastWestTravelinc.com
Event Coordinator Sound and Lighting Winery Tour
Kirit Udeshi Sunny Mahi Dr. Karnail Singh Shah Associates, MD, LLC, 301-373-7900
Binoy Shankarath
Sleep Services of Maryland, Yash Mehndiratta, 240-912-4683
Ashwin Saboo
Medical Seminar Souvenir Book Emcee, Promotion Binary Fountain, Actionable Insights from Online Patient Comments.
Dr. Ravneet Grewal Sneh Kataria Nilima Mehra
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. Syed@arkfsn.com
INDIA SCHOOL, 301-654-6915. Indiaschool2004@yahoo.com
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

31. Dallas Organizing Committee
Dallas,2012 TX Srinivas Gunukula, MD
Convener
Srini Potluri, MD
Chair
October 6th,
Mr. Sridhar Korsapati Mrs. Shabnam Modgil
Co-Chair Co-Chair
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32. Dallas Convener’s Message
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 Srinivas Gunukula, MD
Dr. srini Potluri for his support. Special Thanks to Convener, Dallas
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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33. Dallas Local Sponsors
Arvind Reddy Muppidi
Chase Bank
Cognizant
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 MD
Dr. G.Ramana Reddy MD and Dr. G. Jyothi Reddy MD
Dr. Hanmanth Bejjanki MD and Dr. Sandhya Bejjanki MD
Dr. Jagdish Puppala MD and Mrs. Anita Puppala
Dr. Manoj Donthineni MD and Dr. Haritha Donthineni
Dr. Prashanth Reddy Palwai MD and Dr. Rama Palwai MD
Dr. Pratap & Himabindu Tummala
Dr. Shylesh Reddy Ganta MD and Dr. Sapna Reddy MD
Dr. Yogi Chimata and Associates, Dallas Renal Group
Dr.Amit Guttigoli / North Texas Cardiovascular Assocaites
Dr.Gaurav & Dr.Arti Gupta / Dallas Heart & Vascular Consultants
Dr.Mahesh & Rajini Thummala
Dr.Siddharth G Jain
FritoLay (Sun Chips)
Legacy Heart Center / Dr.Srnivasa P. Potluri
Paul Pandian
Prem Sagar Reddy
Ramasurya & Dr.Ratna Reddy
SB International
Skypass Travels
“Southern Endocrinology & Diabetes Associates
(Dr.Sumana Gangi and Dr.Sridevi Guttikonda)”
Southwest Cardiac Associates
The Heart Hospital, Baylor Plano
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34. San Jose, CA San Jose Convener’s Message
October 7th, 2012
Hemant Dhingra, MD
Convener San Jose
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, MD
Convener, San Jose, CA
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35. San Jose Organizing Committee San Jose Organizing Committee
Hemant Dhingra, MD
Convener
Akhil Wadhera, M.D.
Chair
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36. San Jose Local Sponsors
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

37. American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
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nnual
AAPI CONVENTION
Save The Date!
Memorial Day Weekend 2013
Chicago
Sheraton Hotel and Towers
May 23 - May 27, 2013
Birinder Marwah, MD Prem Rupani, MD Umang Patel, MD Satya Ahuja, MD
Convention Chair Convener Co-Chair Advisor
bmarwah28@gmail.com prerup@aol.com umangpatel@aol.com satyaahuja1@gmail.com
Narendra R Kumar, MD Rajinder Arora, MD
AAPI President Host Chapter President (IAMA)
AAPIPresident@aapiusa.org arora2952@att.net
CONVENTION@AAPIUSA.ORG
AAPI CONVENTION 2013