BIMDA rising fast as a Leading AAPI Chapter in Florida
Page 44, Summer 2011 Edition, AAPI National Journal
AAPI’s vision for strength in all places big and small, is evidenced with BIMDA’s meteoric rise in a small town called Melbourne, FL. The 1997 AAPI Convention in Orlando was the motivation to form this Chapter, to uphold AAPI values and to grow the member base of a strong Indian Physician population.
BIMDA is the vision of two unique individuals:
Dr. Mahesh Soni, Pediatrician and Glad Kurian,Senior Consultant with Morgan Stanley. Since the past 17 years, the two have built up an organization that has flourished each year with changing leadership of new Presidents and Committee Members. Dr. Prakash Reddy, current President of BIMDA, manages the group with help from Glad Kurian, Honorary Executive Director.
At the recent Medical Expo Gala held on April 30, Dr. Ravi Jahagirdar [AAPI Treasurer] along with Dr. MPR Nathan [AAPI Journal Editor-in-Chief], attended the dinner as special guests. In attendance was the Florida leadership: Dr. Sanjiv Kapil, President of CAPI, Orlando; Dr. Vraj Panara and Dr. Mahendra Shah, Past Presidents, CAPI; Dr. Humayun Shareef, President of TIPS of Florida; Dr. Asha Gupta, President, IPOF; and Dr. Aravind Pillai, National President, AKMG. The daytime CME conference hosted diverse speakers on topics related to: Cancer Research, Radiology, Domestic Violence, Vascular Disease, COPD, ACO and Healthcare Reform. Keynote Speaker for the evening was Dr. Nagi Kumar, Senior Research Professor with USF and Moffitt Cancer Center. A good part of the evening was devoted to introducing several charitable organizations on stage and awarding them each a generous check on behalf of BIMDA. Recipients included a dozen worthy organizations from diverse segments of society.
BIMDA holds AAPI as its national affiliate and has partnered with all major healthcare players. There is no place in this town where an Indian Physician is not recognized as a member of the prestigious “BIMDA” group. Dr. Glen Bryan, renowned State Leader and former President of the FMA, chimes “BIMDA is a fabulous group! They are doing all the right things to stay relevant in a field that is fast diminishing the role of the physician as an independent provider of healthcare. We need more groups like BIMDA to bring us together as physicians, to have one voice in medicine! We need BIMDA and all similar groups to protect our profession as Doctors of Medicine!”
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