LONDON: Surgeon Raghu Ram Pillarisetti Named In Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honours List

LONDON: Eminent surgeon and Padma Shri awardee Raghu Ram
Pillarisetti has found a place in the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II’s 2021 New
years Honours list.

Instituted in 1917 by King George V,
The Queens Honours are amongst the most prestigious awards worldwide.

This has been published in the
”London Gazette” the official publication of the Crown, according to a KIMS
hospitals release on Thursday.

At 54, Raghu Ram, Director,
KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Disease, has achieved the rare distinction
of becoming one of the youngest Surgeons of Indian origin in over 100 years to
be honoured by the Queen with an OBE Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire.

This is the second highest ranking
Order of the British Empire award (excluding a knighthood/damehood) conferred
in recognition of his outstanding services towards improving breast cancer care
and surgical education in India and to UK/India relations, it said.

The British Honours system aims to
show gratitude publicly to those who have ”gone the extra mile” in their
service and who stand out ”head and shoulders” above others in their
distinction, it said.

“It felt surreal and was at
loss for words when I was informed that Her Majesty, the Queen may graciously
appoint me as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. I
am deeply grateful and incredibly humbled to accept this high honour conferred
by Her Majesty, the Queen,” Raghu Ram Pillarisetti said.