Urologist and kidney transplant surgeon AG Phadke has been selected the recipient of the 35th Dhanwantri Award for medical practitioners.
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Phadke is a pioneer in kidney transplant surgery and has contributed over 100 research papers on his subject. He will receive the award at a ceremony on October 15, a release said in Mumbai on Thursday.
Past recipients of the award include South African heart transplant pioneer Christian Bernard, it said.
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