Dr. P. S. Reddy established a large-scale, research-based medical school in India, and he founded SHARE, a non-governmental organization focused on research-oriented programs that promote health and wellness in rural India

Dr. P. S. Reddy established a large-scale, research-based medical school in India, and he founded SHARE, a non-governmental organization focused on research-oriented programs that promote health and wellness in rural India. The University of Pittsburgh awarded Reddy the 2018 Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement in recognition of his impressive record of medical expertise, his commitment to health care research, and his dedication to public health service in India. Dr. P.S. Reddy is Professor of Medicine at UPMC with clinical and academic expertise in pericardial disease and specific interest in hemodynamics and auscultation. He has published over 100 journal articles and a book based on research and clinical experiences. Over the past 30 years, while concurrently serving as Professor of Medicine at UPMC, Reddy envisioned, planned, built, and executed a large-scale, extremely effective, high impact project to improve health care delivery, rural public health intervention and medical training in India. In 1986 he established SHARE INDIA (Society for Health Allied Research & Education India) as a registered, research society. Today the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, recognizes it as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO). Within the framework of SHARE, and with backing from a broad range of donors with commitment to public service, Dr. Reddy established MediCiti Institute of Medical Science (MIMS), an undergraduate medical college in Andhra Pradesh. The 200-acre campus is located in a rural environment approximately 40 km from Hyderabad,