Among those honored by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) during its annual convention in Chicago were:

Bharat Nathwani, MD, Chief of Hematopathology, LAC and LSU Medical Center, Most Distinguished Physician Award;

Janardhan K. Reddy, MD, Magerstadt Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Most Distinguished Physician Award;
Dharmapuri Vidyasagar, MD, Director of Neonatology, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Most Distinguished Teacher-Researcher Award;
Selene Gunyant Parekh, MD, Most Distinguished Resident Award;
Vijay N. Koli, MD, Special Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to the AAPI;
Thakor G. Patel, MD, Special Presidential Award for Outstanding Public Health Service;
S. Ram Upadhyay, MD, Special Presidential Award for Outstanding Community Service;
Awards for partnering with AAPI went to the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians and American College of Endocrinology-American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.