Thursday 21 January 2016

Dr.Sanjeev Mehta receives Rotary Vocational Excellence Award

Renowned Chest Physician, Dr.Sanjeev Mehta was conferred Rotary Vocational Excellence Award for the year 2015-16 by Rotary Club of Bombay West at its meeting held on Wednesday, 20th January, 2016 at Rotary Service Centre, Santacruz West, Mumbai.

Introducing him, Rtn.Ms.Rajul Doshi, Director - Vocational Services at Rotary Club of Bombay West said that Dr.Sanjeev Mehta was an internationally recognized chest physician with brilliant academics and affiliations with leading hospitals in Mumbai. He has leveraged his vast clinical experience to carry out a number of important field studies involving quality of air and its effect on lung function. It was one of his award winning studies that revealed that as many as 38% of otherwise healthy residents of Mumbai suffered from weak lungs.  As a Chair of Council of Global Governors, American College of Chest Physicians, a prestigious body with more than 18000 members worldwide, Dr.Mehta has created awareness on the imminent threat which the world faces due to respiratory ailments which is inching up to be the number one killer in years to come.

In his response speech, Dr.Sanjeev Mehta thanked the fellow members of the Club for bestowing upon him the prestigious Award and felt humbled to be in the elite list of the Rotary Vocational Excellence Awardees selected by the Club in the past.

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