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Satheesh Kathula honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
The AAPI president was honored for his contributions to global healthcare.
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Staff Reporter
- Fri, 16, May 2025
- 14:53 EDT
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Satheesh Kathula / Courtesy Photo
The Global Healthcare Leaders Foundation (GHLF) has honored Indian-American hematologist and oncologist, Satheesh Kathula with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Global Healthcare.
Kathula, the current president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), was recognized for his decades-long commitment to healthcare innovation and international collaboration.
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An alumnus of the GHLF, a mission-driven nonprofit founded by Harvard University alumni to solve the healthcare industry’s most pressing challenges, Kathula has consistently championed initiatives that bridge clinical excellence and public health impact.
Kathula receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. / Courtesy PhotoSince assuming office as AAPI president in July 2024, Kathula has spearheaded three major global healthcare conferences in India and chaired oncology sessions at multiple international health summits. His tenure has been marked by a renewed focus on preventative medicine and community outreach.
Among his notable initiatives is the “Stop 3 and Start 3” campaign—a transformative public health drive advocating lifestyle modifications and vaccination for cancer prevention. He also played a key role in AAPI’s partnership with the Global Association of Indian Medical Students (GAIMS), aimed at combating cervical cancer through education, screening, and immunization.
Apart from AAPI, Kathula also served as the president and founding member of the Association of Indian Physicians from Ohio, president of the Miami Valley Association of Physicians of Indian Origin as well as the president of the ATMGUSA (Association of Telugu Medical Graduates in USA).
In addition, Kathula has worked with the Ohio State Medical Association on various issues and has actively involved in community service locally, nationally, and internationally for the last two decades. He was awarded ‘Man of the Year – 2018’ by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The Indian American physician has also given back to India by establishing a state-of-the-art pharmacy college in Warangal Telangana, where he grew up. Named Pathfinder Institute of Pharmacy and Educational Research (PIPER), the institute provides quality education to over 1,000 students who are now working in different parts of India and abroad.
Kathula graduated from Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India in 1992 and is a clinical professor of medicine at Wright State University-Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio. He also is a Diplomate of the American board of Lifestyle Medicine and has authored several papers and articles in medical journals.
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