I am Dr. Chandrashekhar Dabhadkar, a consultant Pediatrician from Mahad (Raigad) MS.
I have been a life-long proponent of basic health opportunities for children in rural areas, and I have educated thousands of families through my lecture series on ‘Common-sense Parenting’, in addition to numerous medical and social initiatives at the district and state levels.
I am currently the Vice President (VP- West Zone) of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP). As the VP- West Zone, I represent the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa at the national level. As a VP, I try to be the voice of rural pediatricians, my work was also recognized by many social and medical organizations by honoring me ‘Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar’ (Lifetime achievement award) and ‘Raigad Bhushan Puraskar’ amongst others. State and central IAP also honored me by awarding honorary fellowship of IAP (F.I.A.P.) as well Pedia-Teresa award amongst others.
My wife – Sujata is an ophthalmic surgeon. We both love to travel and were fortunate to have opportunities to travel extensively. However, over the last few years – we have spent most of our vacations visiting our two sons. My elder son – Kaustubh is a practicing cardiologist in Charlotte, North Carolina and his wife Vaama is an architect. My younger son Kedar is an artificial intelligence consultant in Seattle, Washington.
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