Dr. Farokh Udwadia’s Honors – Padma Bhushan for Medicine,Lifetime Medical Excellence Awards and More

Recognition

Academic Excellence

First in the University - awarded distinction in Medicine & Forensic Medicine. Awarded almost every prize, scholarship & medal offered by the College & University.

Prizes, Scholarships & Medals awarded by the College & Bombay University for the MBBS degree:

Dr. Turner Gold Medal for Preventive Hygiene in 1953.
Charles Morahead Prize for Clinical Medicine in 1953 -1st in clinical medicine.
Dr. Shirvalkar Clinical Medicine Gold Medal in 1953.
H H Sir Jaswantsinghji Limdi Gold Medal in 1953.
Mrs. H DeSa Memorial Gold Medal in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in 1953.
The R S Peredi Gold Medal and Prize in 1953.
The Manorama Hazarat Scholarship for standing first in the Bombay University in 1953.
The N J Wadia Scholarship in 1951.

Awarded a distinction by the University - an extremely rare honour for the MD exam in the annals of the University.

Awarded the Prince of Wales Gold Medal and Dr. C S Patel Gold Medal in the MD examination.

Success Stories

Awards & Recognitions

Awarded the Padma Bhushan for distinction in Medicine in 1987.

1978

1. Netaji Oration and Medal awarded by the Association of Physicians of India.
2. Warner Oration and Medal.
3. Dr. Borges Award and Oration.
4. Medal & Oration of the Indian College of Allergy & Immunology.

1984

1. Jaycees Outstanding Citizen Award.

1985

1. Keynote Oration and award of the International Academy of Chest Physicians & Surgeons at the Asia Pacific Congress, Sydney.

1987

1. Awarded the Padma Bhushan for distinction in Medicine.
2. Professor K V Thiruvengadam Endowment Oration and Gold Medal, University of Madras.
3. XIIth Bhatia Misra Memorial Oration and Gold Medal, King George Medical College, Lucknow.

1990

1. E Merck Award and Oration.

1991

1. Raman Viswanathan Memorial Award and Oration.
2. Governor's Oration and Medal for the East India Chapter of International Physicians and Surgeons.
3. B D Patwardhan Award and Medal.
4. L Wanhar Award and Oration IMA.

1992

1. K M Bhansali Oration of Indian Association of Occupational Health.
2. Giants International Award for Excellence in Field of Medicine.

1993

1. Dr Menda-Salaskar Oration and Award.
2. Dr S Store Award and Oration.

1994

1. Dr. M D Adatia Award & Oration.
2. Annual Scientific Oration and Medal at Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences.

1995

1. Medal and Oration at the first meeting of the Critical Care Society of India in Bombay.

1996

1. Awarded the Dhanvantari Award by the Dhanvantari Foundation.
2. Several other National Awards and Orations.

1997

1. Awarded the Master Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians in 1997 - This award has been given to only twelve individuals in the world in over 60 years since the founding of the College.

2000

1. Awarded the Master Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians in 1997 - This award has been given to only twelve individuals in the world in over 60 years since the founding of the College.

2005

1. Awarded the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by HIV Congress 2005, March Mumbai
2. Awarded the “Teacher of Teachers Awards” at the 13th National Conference on New Emerging Scenarios in HIV, TB, Respiratory and Environmental Diseases. (NESCON) 15th May, 2005, Mumbai .
3. Awarded “ The Third Claris International Critical Care Achievement Award - 2005” by Critical Care Education Foundation during the 4th Indo-Australian Training Program in Critical Care Medicine held at Kolkata, December 2005.

2008

1. Awarded the “The Citizen of Mumbai” award by Rotary Club of Bombay, 15th April 2008.

2014

1. Karma Yogi Puraskar, by Bombay medical Aid Foundation.

Awards

Awards

Academic Excellence

MBBS

M.D.

Awards & Recognitions

Awarded the Padma Bhushan for distinction in Medicine in 1987.