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Awards, medical firsts, research and appointments of Indian doctors at home and abroad — reported daily by the TDi Newsdesk, every story sourced.

Updated 19 Oct 2026
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Award·Chandigarh, Chandigarh

PGIMER trainee Dr Parth Lal honoured for nitrazepam trial in infant epilepsy

The DM trainee in paediatric neurology received the 2025 Paediatric Neurology Trainee Award in Montreal for the NitRIS trial on infantile epileptic spasms syndrome.

TDi Newsdesk · 19 Oct 2026

Key highlights

Dr Parth Lal received the 2025 Paediatric Neurology Trainee Award at the 2026 Child Neurology Society meeting in Montreal.
The NitRIS trial enrolled 40 children aged six to 30 months whose spasms had not responded to corticosteroids and vigabatrin.
He earlier received the American Epilepsy Society's Suzanne and Peter Berry International Travel Award in December 2025.

Award·Manipal

FICCI honours MAHE Chancellor Dr Ramdas M. Pai with Institution Builder Award

The Manipal Academy of Higher Education chancellor, who began as Medical Director of Kasturba Hospital, was recognised at the FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards in New Delhi.

14 Oct 2026