ASGE awards Dr. Ajay Kumar International Service Award — 4 insights

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy bestowed its International Service Award on Ajay Kumar, MD, for his more than three decades of service, Medical Dialogues reports.

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Here’s what you should know:

1. Dr. Kumar is the chairman of New Delhi, India-based Fortis Escorts Liver and Digestive Disease Institute.

2. He is on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’s international editorial board and on GE & Hepatology’s editorial board.

3. Dr. Kumar said the recognition was not just for him but for the entire India-based endoscopy fraternity.

4. He said, “With such recognition comes great responsibility, the responsibility to not let your quest for excellence wane and confidence placed in you not be belied.”

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