Nageshwar Reddy

Chairman

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology & AIG Hospitals

India

Dr D Nageshwar Reddy is currently the Chairman of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India. Past President of World Endoscopy Organization. He graduated from Kurnool Medical College obtaining internal medicine, Masters in Madras Medical College and D.M in Gastroenterology from PGIMER, Chandigarh. He subsequently worked as a Professor of Gastroenterology in Andhra Pradesh Health Sciences before setting up Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, a tertiary care Gastro intestinal Specialties Hospital. His main area of research interest has been in G.I. Endoscopy particularly in Therapeutic Pancreatio Biliary Endoscopy and Innovations in Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery. He has published over 900 papers in National & International Peer review journals and has contributed chapters in 23 International Text Books of Gastroenterology and has edited 8 G.I. Endoscopy Text Books. He is on the Editorial Board of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Digestive Endoscopy, World Journal of Gastroenterology, World Gastroenterology News, Gastroenterology Today, The Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine, and Recent Patents on Medical Imaging, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology and Gastro-Hep.com. He is the peer reviewer of the Journals like Lancet, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Endoscopy, World Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. He was the President of Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India in 2001. He has been a visiting faculty for 112 international endoscopy workshops and forum member of Asian Endoscopy Masters Forum. He has been recognized for his achievements by several societies. •B C Roy Award from the Indian Medical Council in 1995 •PADMA SHRI AWARD from the Government of India in 2002 •PADMA BHUSHAN AWARD from the Government of India in 2016. •Fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 2001 •Honorary member for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2004 •ASGE International Leadership Award in 2011 •Master of World Gastroenterology Organization from World Gastroenterology Organization in 2014. •Master Endoscopist Award from A.S.G.E in 2009 •Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2020. •Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (FAGA) in 2020. •Rudolf Schindler award for gastrointestinal endoscopy (ASGE) 2021. •Lifetime Achievement Award by GOVT of AP in 2022 •AGA distinguished educator award 2021 •Doctor of Science (D.Sc) Award by Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in 2022. •WEO Lifetime Achievement award 2022 •Inventor of ‘NAGI STENT’