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A Message from Our President
Dear Colleagues and AARI family,
As a newcomer in 1993 to the USA field of radiology when I attended my first RSNA at Chicago’s legendary McCormick’s Convention Centre (when it was primarily in the lakeside building only), honestly, I was mesmerized and intimidated at the same time when I saw the sea of attendees from different parts of the world, and I started trying to find my true identity. As it happens to all of us, I am sure you all have experienced the same; in the following year is when I saw a few accomplished Indian-origin radiologists. I talked to them and asked and found the existence of AARI’s predecessor, which I joined as a life member right away. I still remember my first few dinners at the previous downtown location of Gaylord’s restaurant in the following years, and then AARI came into existence. I always eagerly awaited every year to join all the members, network, make new friends, and enjoy delicious Indian cuisine. I have hardly missed any AARI meetings since that time. It is always a great pleasure and joy to meet exceptionally trained individuals from different fields of radiology sharing a common root under one roof of AARI.
I am humbled by the opportunity given to me to serve as the new president of AARI with gratitude, a sense of commitment, responsibility, and immense joy in this new role for the next two years. AARI creates a very strong medium to connect us with our roots and gives us an inner sense of pride and pleasure that we all feel when we attend this meeting every year during RSNA. This year 2023 AARI meeting was no different. I sincerely thank the AARI team Dr. Vivek Mishra, Dr. Sreenivas Reddy, Dr. Suresh Reddy, outgoing treasurer Dr. Sidney Jain and Heidi Garton for their efforts towards making AARI financially strong and independent for the future.
My goal is to continue efforts towards increasing AARI life memberships and encourage and blend different ideas and suggestions from all AARI members to work towards the AARI mission. I want to personally thank all of you for your membership, support, guidance, and commitment, and I look forward to working with all of you. We all are sons and daughters of the great land of India, which is our Janmabhumi (birthplace), and continue our work in different facets of this technically highly advanced field of radiology in the USA, which is our Karmabhumi (workplace). See you all again in the AARI meeting for 2024.
Happy New Year 2024,
Nirav Shah, M.D.
President
cell: 224-805-6889
American Association of Radiologists of India Origin
AARI Mission
AARI provides support and information helpful to the needs of American radiologists of Indian origin and to function as a venue for charitable, educational, cultural and networking activities, for members to share common ideas and discuss mutual concerns.
