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PADMA SHRI DR HARSH MAHAJAN , HONORARY RADIOLOGIST TO THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA ; CHIEF RADIOLOGIST AND FOUNDER AT MAHAJAN IMAGING .
Dr Harsh Mahajan , a pioneer in the field of radiology and imaging , set up one of India ’ s first privately run MRIs in 1991 , and seven years later , was appointed as the Honorary Radiologist to the President of India , a post he continues to hold . He was awarded one of the highest civilian national honors , the “ Padma Shri ”, in 2002 , for his contribution to the field of radiology and imaging . He is Past-President of the Indian Radiology & Imaging Association ( IRIA ) and is also consultant to the International Atomic Energy Association , Austria . He is currently the Chief Radiologist at Mahajan Imaging , the company he founded , which has eight radiology and nuclear medicine centers in and around New Delhi . Dr Mahajan graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College , New Delhi , in 1982 , after which he completed his post-graduation in Radiodiagnosis from the prestigious PGIMER , Chandigarh .
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