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AAPI Journal • March 2009
Dr. Roshni Kulkarni
Dr. Roshni Kulkarni, Professor and
Director, Pediatric & Adolescent
Hematology/Oncology.
Director (Pediatric) MSU Centers
for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Department of Pediatrics and
Human Development, Michigan
State University and Distinguished
Hematology Consultant, Division of
Blood Disorders (DBD), NCBDDD;
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) was recently
honored by the National
Hemophilia Foundation’s with its
highest recognition, Award of
Excellence, Lifetime Achievement at
the 60th annual meeting in Denver
Colorado in 2008.
Dr. Kulkarni was the former
director of the Division of Blood
Disorders, at the CDC. She is a
member of numerous local, regional
and national committees, reviewer
for many journals and is active in
research and has received numerous
awards. In 2003 she was the
recipient of the National
Hemophilia Foundation’s award of
excellence as the “Physician of the
Year”. In 2004 she received the
“Distinguished Faculty” award from
the College of Human Medicine,
Michigan State University. In 2007
she was named to “Best Doctors in
America”.
Her work includes raising global
awareness regarding women/
adolescents and babies with
bleeding disorders to prevent
complications such as excess
periods, post partum hemorrhage
intracranial hemorrhages.
As a part of her ongoing interest in
education, she has developed
animations on
hemostasis that
are available on
the web at
msu.edu/user/phd,
reddymed.com
and
hemostasiscme.org
(cell based
coagulation). She
continues to mentor junior faculty
both at hers and other institutions.
Dr. Kulkarni’s major interest is
encouraging the development of
well funded Blood Disorders Centers
that will not only serve bleeding and
clotting, rare blood disorders and
hemoglobinopathies communities
but will be a training ground to
retain and sustain providers of this
specialty world wide.
Dr. Prasad Srinivasan
The first World Tamils Economic
Convention Diaspora meeting was
held in Chennai in January 2009.
Dr. Prasad Srinivasan was a speaker
at the health care forum and
highlighted the activities and
achievements of AAPI both in India
and the United States.
He was featured on the cover of
India Today (Tamil Edition) with an
article inside the magazine
highlighting his speech.
The caption on the cover reads
“Golden Tamilians”
Poem: When I Took Off My White Coat
by Sharmeela Saha, M.D.
Whenever there’s a pause in my life, I let myself think
about you.
Just before I go to sleep, or when I can relax after
finishing a day’s work.
I know you wouldn’t want anyone to be so sad, let
alone the people you loved.
But you couldn’t stay with ordinary people.
No one could be human and be as kind, selfless as you.
Everyone you interacted with felt like they meant
something to you – which I am sure they did.
No one can ever be as accepting and loving as you.
It’s infuriating to think you aren’t here
For us to call when we need you,
When we might just want to hear your voice,
Give you hug, see your smile,
Or hear your contagious laugh.
I never wanted to feel this deep grief.
It’s not any normal kind of mourning.
It’s the feeling that you really can’t ever be fully
happy again.
I’m chasing something completely unattainable.
But I’m thankful you were my brother.
I’m so grateful that we visited
Just four days before you stopped speaking.
I’m thankful for that last tease.
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