Which doctors have been shortlisted for the BMJ Awards India 2014?

We received more than 500 high quality nominations for the first BMJ Awards India, showing medical excellence in diverse work throughout India. 2 The BMJ team in India had the unenviable task of whittling these down to 30 nominations across the 10 categories. Doctors representing these 30 will present their work to a panel of 10 judges, chosen for their record in clinical excellence, research, and policy, on Friday 19 September (box). The winners will be announced at a lavish ceremony in the opulent Crystal Ballroom at the five star J WMarriott Aerocity hotel in New Delhi the following evening. Proceedings will be overseen by celebrity Bollywood hosts, Vir Das and Shibani Dandekar. Healthcare dignitaries will present the winners with a trophy and certificate, before an audience of 500 of India’s most senior healthcare professionals, industry executives, government officials, academics, and researchers, including all the shortlisted individuals and teams. BMJ’s India editor, Anita Jain, said, “We have received a diverse and exciting mix of entries from all parts of India. Nominations range from high end technological innovation and research, exceptional surgical expertise and clinical acumen, to examples of unwavering perseverance in delivering primary care services in remote areas. These demonstrate true potential to influence change and improve health outcomes. I have been inspired by what India has to offer to global health at large. Choosing the winners among these excellent nominations is not going to be an easy task.” Commiserations to those excellent nominations that were not quite excellent enough, and the best of luck to all those doctors and teams shortlisted, who must now prove to the judges that they deserve to come top in the first BMJ Awards India. Excellence in preventive health