The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented Dr. B. C. Roy National Awards for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Bidhan Chandra Roy Award was instituted in 1976 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India. The Award is given annually in each of the following categories: Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India, Medical man-cum-Statesman, Eminent Medical Person, Eminent person in Philosophy, Eminent person in Science and Eminent person in Arts.
It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors’ Day.
It was first awarded in 1973 to Sandip Mukerjee, FRCS, of Willingdon Hospital (now Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital), New Delhi, by then President VV Giri.
Dr. B. C. Roy National Award Winners Complete List
YEAR 2014
Eminent Medical Person:
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi;
Prof. (Dr.) Randeep Guleria, AIIMS, New Delhi.
Eminent Medical Teacher:
Dr Ravi Kant, Lucknow;
Dr Ashwani Kumar, New Delhi;
Dr Rajesh Malhotra, New Delhi;
Dr Rakesh Yadav, New Delhi;
Dr PVLN Murthy, Hyderabad.
Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine:
Dr Janak Desai, Ahmedabad;
Dr Rajesh Upadhyay, New Delhi;
Dr Binay Karak, Patna;
Dr Ashok Rajgopal, Gurgaon;
Dr Davinder Singh Rana, New Delhi.
Outstanding services in the field of Sociomedical Relief:
Dr Rama Reddy Karri, Rajamahendravaram (AP);
Dr Jitender B Patel, Ahmedabad;
Dr Sudipto Roy, Kolkata.
YEAR 2015
Eminent Medical Person:
Dr. C. Palanivelu, GEM Institute for Gastrointestinal Disease, Coimbatore;
Dr. Ashok Seth, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Center, New Delhi.
Eminent Medical Teacher:
Dr N Sanjeeva Reddy, Chennai;
Dr CS Yadav, New Delhi;
Dr AK Bisoi, New Delhi;
Dr DJ Borah, Guwahati;
Dr Arun Thakur, Patna.
Best talents in encouraging the development of specialities in different branches in Medicine:
Dr HP Bhalodiya, Ahmedabad;
Dr Parimal M Desai, Ahmedabad;
Dr Anand Khakhar, Chennai;
Dr Ambrish Mittal, New Delhi;
Dr Amlesh Seth, New Delhi.
Outstanding service in the field of Socio Medical Relief:
Dr A Marthanda Pillai, Thiruvananthapuram;
Dr John Ebnezar, Bangalore;
Dr A Arulvisagan, Puducherry. Aid or Assistance to Research Project:
Dr JB Sharma, New Delhi.
YEAR 2016
Eminent Medical Person:
Dr. Vipul R. Patel
Eminent Person – Literature:
Dr. Anil Kumar Chaturvedi
Eminent Medical Teacher:
Prof. Dr. Prem Nath Dogra
Dr. M. Unnikrishnan
Dr. G. S. Umamaheshwara Rao
Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra
Best Talents in Encouraging the Development of Specialties in Different Branches in Medicines:
Dr. Sanjay Balwant Kulkarni
Dr. O. P. Yadava
Dr. Pawanindra Lal
Dr. D. Raghunadharao
Prof. Pradeep Tandon
Outstanding Service in the field of Socio Medical Relief:
Dr. T Rajagopal
Dr. Satchit Balsari
Prof. Dr. S. Geethalakshmi
Dr. Devraj Rai
Dr. Pallarisetti Raghu Ram
Aid or Assistance to Research Project:
Prof. Dr. Punit Gupta