LUCKNOW, June 30 -- Some of the city's most respected medical professionals were felicitated at the prestigious Medical Excellence Awards, hosted by HT Digital Streams, a part of HT Media Limited, here on Saturday evening. Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, who honoured the doctors, in his address said: "The grand felicitation ceremony is not just as an evening of recognition, but also as a heartfelt tribute to the unwavering commitment of doctors who have dedicated their lives to saving others-especially during the challenging years of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the doctors, along with earning money, should also focus on treating poor patients without taking money." "Even a single act of kindness towards underprivileged patients can bring hope and stability to countless families," he added. Head, cardiology department at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Prof Aditya Kapoor, Dr Satyendra Tewari, department of cardiology, SGPGIMS, Dr Narayan Prasad, head of nephrology at SGPGIMS, Dr Tanmoy Ghatak, emergency medicine, SGPGIMS, Dr Gaurav Pandey, gastroenterologist, SGPGIMS and Dr Rajesh Harshvardhan, medical superintendent, SGPGIMS were honoured for their exceptional services. From King George's Medical University, Dr Neetu Niyam from blood transfusion department, Dr Rajeev Mishra, community medicine and Dr Puneet Kumar, rheumatology, were among those felicitated. Dr Kirti Srivastava, radiotherapy, KGMU, Dr Vikram Singh, CMS, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ashish Jha, cardiologist at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences were also honoured for their contribution in the medical field. The private healthcare sector was equally represented. Dr Sandeep Gupta, orthopaedics at Tender Palm Super Speciality Hospital, Dr Dharmendra Singh, orthopaedics at Medanta Hospital, Dr Ram Kriti Saran, cardiologist at Max Hospital, Dr Devendra Singh, clinical and preventive cardiology, Max Hospital, Dr Kamlesh Verma, oncologist at Medanta Hospital, Dr Sumita Arora, gynaecologist & laparoscopic surgeon at Aastha Maternity & Laparoscopic Centre were also honoured. Similarly, Dr Rajeev Pant, radiation oncologist at Lucknow Cancer Institute, Dr Mazhar Husain, neurosurgeon at Sanjivini Hospital, Dr Nakul Sinha, cardiologist at Max Hospital, Dr Anurag Mishra, gastroenterologist at Welsun Medicity Super Specialty Hospital, Dr Satyendra Tiwari, Cardiac Sciences at Welsun Medicity Super Specialty Hospital, Dr Gaurav Pandey, cardiologist at Welsun Medicity Super Specialty Hospital and Dr Bhawan Nangarwal, neurosciences at Welsun Medicity Super Specialty Hospital, were felicitated on the occasion....