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AAPI Journal • June 2009<br />
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF<br />
P H YSICIANS OF<br />
INDIAN ORIGI N<br />
AAPI (<strong>American</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Physician</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> Origin)<br />
Sanku Rao, M.D., President<br />
600 Enterprise Drive, Suite 108<br />
Oakbrook, IL 60523<br />
Phone: 630-990-2277<br />
Fax: 630-990-2281<br />
www.aapiusa.org<br />
AAPI Journal Editor<br />
Sivaprasad Madduri, M.D.<br />
2817 Charlton Lane<br />
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901<br />
O: 573-778-7158<br />
H: 573-686-3632<br />
F: 573-686-1298<br />
madduri@semo.net<br />
The AAPI Journal is published<br />
quarterly by the <strong>American</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physician</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Indian</strong><br />
Origin (AAPI). This publication<br />
may not be reproduced in whole<br />
or in part without the express<br />
written permission <strong>of</strong> the AAPI.<br />
All articles published including<br />
editorials, letters and book reviews<br />
represent the opinions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
authors and do not reflect the<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficial policy <strong>of</strong> AAPI.<br />
Copyright© 2009 AAPI.<br />
All rights reserved.<br />
Designed & Printed by:<br />
GR Marketing & Graphic Design<br />
Tampa, Florida<br />
(813) 886-4500<br />
www.grgraphics.net<br />
•<br />
CONTENT<br />
Executives<br />
• Presidential Message Sanku Rao, M.D. ..........................4<br />
• Editor’s Desk<br />
Sivaprasad Madduri, M.D.............8<br />
• President-Elect’s Report Vinod Shah, M.D. ........................9<br />
• Vice President’s Report Ajeet R. Singhvi, M.D ................10<br />
• Secretary’s Report<br />
Prasad Srinivasan, M.D...............12<br />
• AAPI Charitable Foundation Krishan Agrawal, M.D.................12<br />
• Treasurer’s Report Narendra R. Kumar, M.D. ..........13<br />
• Letter To The Editor ..................................................14<br />
Feature<br />
• Turmeric and Breast Cancer Hari Sharma, M.D. ....................15<br />
• Vision Correction Surgeries Arun Gulani, M.D.......................16<br />
• <strong>Physician</strong> <strong>Scientist</strong>: Participation<br />
by International Medical Graduates<br />
Jayesh Shah, M.D.<br />
Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, M.D. ....17<br />
• Akshaya Patra’s Hunger Struggle<br />
A Ray <strong>of</strong> Hope for Underprivileged<br />
Children In India Vijaya L. Appareddy, M.D. ..........19<br />
• The Time for Health Care<br />
Reform is Now Sanku Rao, M.D. ........................21<br />
Special Articles<br />
• Join IMANE/AAPI Meeting is<br />
a Resounding Success Nasir Khan, M.D. ......................22<br />
• Larger Your Waistline Shorter<br />
Is Your Life Span! Purushotham Kotha, M.D. ........24<br />
• Memories <strong>of</strong> an AAPI<br />
Foot Soldier<br />
Onaly Kapasi, M.D.....................27<br />
• Perinatal Outcomes Among<br />
Mothers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> Origin<br />
and Prenatal Testing in The US Neeraja Kambham, M.D.............28<br />
• Cross Country Biking And<br />
Campaigning For Chronic<br />
Disease Prevention<br />
Rajan Dewar, M.D.<br />
Ramar Kannan, M.D...................29<br />
• How Not To Invest<br />
Monita Soni, M.D.......................31<br />
• Our Parent Trap: The Importance<br />
<strong>of</strong> Not Getting Caught Niru Madduri, M.D. ..................35<br />
• Fast Track in Memorial Hermann<br />
Emergency Department<br />
Swati Choudhary, M.D.<br />
Yashwant Chathampally, M.D. ....37<br />
Depatments<br />
• Poems<br />
I Made Sandwiches on 26/11 Vijay Kulkarni, M.D.....................43<br />
Slow Dance<br />
Arun Pramanik, M.D...................43<br />
Changing Venues Interdependence Chander M. Kapasi, M.D. ..........45<br />
Life Without Kidneys<br />
Sivaprasad Madduri, M.D...........45<br />
• Member In The News Arun Gulani ..........................39,41<br />
• Book Review Ravindra Nathan, M.D. ..................46<br />
About the Cover<br />
Bah'i Temple, New Delhi, India.<br />
www.aapiusa.org<br />
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