Disease is number one killer of Indian Americans.
By Deepak Chitnis
WASHINGTON, DC: The American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) has launched education networks and programs designed to teach everyone, but mainly people of Indian descent, in the United States, about the dangers of heart disease and the best ways to avoid and treat it
Heart disease is becoming an epidemic in the US, and is already considered one when talking in terms of Indian-Americans. It is the number one killer of Indian-Americans, and this is the main reason AAPI has decided to create awareness of heart disease and help Indians and Americans alike fight it.
“AAPI has a mandate to help disseminate our medical knowledge, our expertise and technological advances to the rest of the world, and to India in particular,” said Jayesh Shah, the president of AAPI.
Each of these networks is comprised of various renowned doctors and physicians of Indian origin. Names include Deepak Bhatt, Sameer Mehta, and Navin Nanda, who chairs a committee on diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular wellness.
The drive’s scientific advisors include Narendra Kumar, past-president of AAPI, Joseph Chalil, and Kamini Trivedi. The physicians have been drawn from such reputed places like Harvard and Cleveland clinic.
These networks will also educate AAPI leadership and member physicians on cutting edge disease topics and cutting edge intervention, so that they benefit and in turn can transfer that to their patients.
The AAPI has over 130 members worldwide, making it one of the largest ethnic organizations in the country. Its headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois.
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