Raghu Ram Pillarisetti

Raghu Ram Pillarisetti OBE is an Indian surgeon, and the Founder and Director of KIMS-Ushalakshmi Center for Breast Diseases[2][15] at KIMS Hospitals.

[25][26] He is one of the youngest Surgeons of Indian origin in over 100 years to be honoured with an OBE – Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Pillarisetti was born on 22 September 1966, in Guntur, in the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh, in India, to medical doctor parents,[20] Prof. P. V. Chalapathi Rao, a recipient of Dr. B.C.

[35][36] Pillarisetti founded Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, with Amitabh Bachchan and P. V. Sindhu as its ambassadors, for spreading awareness about the disease[37] and, later, started publishing Pink Connexion, a quarterly newsletter.

[38][39] Between 2012 – 2016, he has overseen the implementation of south Asia's largest population-based breast cancer screening programme in the southern Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

[25][26] In October 2021, he delivered the "Distinguished Lecture" of the United States Chapter of International Society of Surgery on "Disrupting Breast Healthcare in India" at the 107th annual Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

He is also one of the youngest recipients of Lifetime Achievement award bestowed by the Telugu Association of London[80] in April 2003[81][82][83] and is the first person of Indian origin residing outside of the UK to be conferred with this high honour for his singular contribution towards improving breast cancer care in India.

In Feb 2024, the Commonwealth Assistant Secretary General, Prof Luis Gabriel Franceschi presented him with “INDIA-UK Achievers award” in the category “Education, Science & Innovation”.

This award was instituted by National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) in partnership with the British Council and the UK Government.

He is the third surgeon from South Asia to receive this high honour in the 144 years history of America’s oldest and most prestigious Surgical Organisation.

[87] [88] [89] In August 2024, he achieved the rare distinction to become the First & only Surgeon from Indian Subcontinent in the 122 years history of International Society of Surgery to be conferred Honorary Fellowship.