Hyderabad:An eminent gastroenterologist and chairman of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) Hospitals Dr D Nageshwar Reddy has been selected for the World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO) Lifetime Achievement Award. The World Endoscopy Organisation has announced the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. He was the first Indian gastroenterologist to this award.
Former WEO President and Awards Committee Prof Jean-Francois Ray sent a congratulatory letter to Nageshwar Reddy on Wednesday. He has mentioned in the letter that the award committee had unanimously selected Dr Nageshwar Reddy for the award. They praised him for his research, publications and discoveries in endoscopy. The award will be presented at the World Endoscopy Congress in May 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.