Sudhir M. Parikh

Sudhir M. Parikh is an American medical doctor of Indian origin, known for his expertise in the treatment of asthma and allergies and for his social activities. The Government of India honoured him, in 2010, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of social service.

Biography Sudhir M. Parikh, a Gujarat born practicing in Highland Park, New Jersey. He set up his private practice in 1980 at Hoboken, New Jersey and is now associated with several hospitals such as Asthma and Allergy of New Jersey, Asthma and Allergy Medical Care of New York, Allergy Asthma Associates of Murray Hill, Christ Hospital and Hoboken University Medical Center. The media house has four publications, two Desi Talk editions such as Desi Talk in New York, Desi Talk in Chicago and The Indian American. Dr. Parikh, a member of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin also holds memberships in the American College of Allergy and Immunology, the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, the New Jersey Allergy Society, the New Jersey Medical Society, and the Middlesex County Medical Society.

Awards and recognitions Parikh has been honored with The Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2005) and the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, (2006) which succeeded the National Excellence Award by the then Prime Minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao, in 2002. In 2010, he was awarded the Padma Shri, when he was included in the Indian Republic Day honours.