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DR. ARVIND CHOPRA

Professional Recognisation & Awards

 
I]
ACADEMIC AWARDS:
 
1. M.B., B.S.
A) ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUNE
 
i.
Chief of Army Staff Silver Medal 1973 for outstanding first in College in Anatomy.
ii.
Chief of Air Staff Silver Medal 1973 for standing first in College in Physiology.
iii.
Krishna Menon Scholarship for standing first in College at I.M.B., B.S. University Exam Oct 1973.
iv.
Chief of Naval Staff Silver Medal for standing first in College in Pathology at the II M.B., B.S. University Exam 1975.
v.
Maj. Gen. B. Basu Rolling Trophy and Medal for standing first in College in Opthalmology in College Exam Nov. 1975.
vi.
Anil Chadha Memorial Silver Medal for standing first in Otorhinolaryngeology at the College Exam Nov. 1975.
vii.
Lt. Col. O.P. Malhotra Gold Medal for standing first in college in Medicine at the Final M.B.,B.S. University Exam Oct. 1976
viii.
HQ Central Command Gold Medal for standing first in College in Obstetrics and Gynoecology at the Final M.B., B.S. University Exam Oct 1976.
ix.
HQ Southern Command Gold Medal for standing first in College in Surgery at the Final M.B., B.S. University Exam Oct 1976.
x.
Lt. Gen. Dayaram Thapar Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in aggregate in College at the Final M.B., B.S. University Exam Oct 1976.
xi.
Kalinga Trophy for the best outgoing student of the year 1976.
xii.

PRESIDENT GOLD MEDAL for the best all round outgoing student of the year 1976.

B) UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, INDIA
 
i.
Dr. S.B. Gadgil Scholarship in Anatomy for securing the highest aggregate of marks in Anatomy.
ii.
Shri Dutt prize for having qualified with highest number of marks in Anatomy and Physiology taken together.
iii.
Dr. H.M. Joshi Prize for securing the highest number of marks in Anatomy.
iv.
The Rao Bahadur Dr. Pandharinath Waman Shrikhare Paristoshik for securing the highest number of marks in Physiology.
v.
The late Dr. Mukund M. Limaye Scholarship for securing the highest number of marks at the second M.B., B.S. Exam 1975.
vi.
Distinction in Physiology
vii.
Distinction in Surgery
   
2. M.D./POST GRADUATE STUDIES
 
i.
GOLD MEDAL (Hari Malini Joshi Award) for standing First in MD (Gen Medicine) Examinations of Pune University 1982.
ii.
GOLD MEDAL for standing First in Advance Training Course in Medicine at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 1980-82.
iii.
DIPLOMATE of National Board in General Medicine, National Board of Medicine Science, New Delhi 1984.
   
II]
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS:
 
1.
INTERNATIONAL FELLOW, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY.
2.
AFFILIATE MEMBER, THE ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
3.
IRACON AVENTIS ORATION AWARD 2003 awarded to one rheumatologist annually by the Indian rheumatology association
4.
BJD INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AWARD 2003 awarded to one outstanding individual in the World annually by the UN & WHO supported ‘The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010’
5.
NATIONAL SECRETARY, THE BONE & JOINT DECADE –INDIA (endorsed by WHO-UN, & Govt of INDIA )
6.
MEDICAL ADVISOR, MISSION ARTHRITIS INDIA (MAI) – A patient support group
7.
Selected by WHO to represent India at the launch of UN-WHO supported ‘The Bone & Joint Decade 2000 - 2010’ in WHO HQ, Geneva, Jan 2001.
8.
Observer, WHO meeting in Geneva, Jan 2001, to adopt ‘Classification & diagnostic criteria for rheumatic diseases’ presented by ACR (USA) & EULAR (Europe)
   
III] RESEARCH RECOGNITION & AWARDS:
 
1.
DR BERRY MEMORIAL AWARD 1987 (for best research paper from ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIA)
2.
E MERCK AWARD 1988 (for best research paper from ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIA)
3.
BOOTS BEST RESEARCH PAPER AND GOLD MEDAL 1990 (INDIAN RHEUMATISM ASSOCIATION)
4.
ASIA PACIFIC LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM (APLAR) STUDY GRANT AWARD 1992
5.
APLAR TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP AWARD 1992
6.
CHIEF MEDICAL INVESTIGATOR, ARTHRITIS CLINICAL DRUG STUDIES (INDO-US STUDY) 1993 - 2002, (SPONSORED & SUPPORTED BY BIOVED/AYURCORE, INC., USA)
7.
CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, WHO-ILAR COPCORD (COMMUNITY ORIENTED PROGRAM FOR CONTROL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES PROJECT), VILLAGE BHIGWAN - DIST PUNE
8.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR & CO-ORDINATOR, NEW MILLENIUM INDIAN TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (NMITLI) ARTHRITIS PROJECT 2003-2006 (under auspices of CSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of India)
 
IV] MEDICAL / RHEUMATOLOGY JOURNAL RECOGNITION:
 
1. MEMBER, SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD, APLAR J RHEUMATOLOGY: 1996 TILL DATE
2. MEMBER, EDITORIAL BOARD, CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY (ILAR): 2003 TILL DATE
3. REFEREE, J RHEUMATOLGY: 2000 TILL DATE
4. LISTED IN WHO’S WHO IN MEDICINE & HEALTHCARE IN JULY 2004 EDITION
   
V] LIFE MEMBERSHIPS:
 
1. ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIA
2. INDIAN RHEUMATISM ASSOCIATION
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