Hyderabad: The third edition of Times Health Excellence Awards was organized, and the venue was the glittering Park Hyatt Hotel in Hyderabad. Taking care of the stage was the beautiful Shilpa Alay Nainani who anchored the event. The evening took off in a traditional style when the chief guest Dr(Smt.) Tamilisai Soundararajan, the Honourable Governor, State of Telangana, and Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Puducherry, along with other dignitaries, lighted the lamp. Despite her pressing schedule, the Governor took some time out and shared her thoughts, and without any delay, she gave away few categories of awards including the Lifestyle Achievement Award and congratulated every achiever. 

The stage was then graced by Bollywood actor, entrepreneur Suniel Shetty who said, "The chief guest (Tamilisai) said it so beautifully and I acknowledge everything that she said. I thank everyone on behalf of all of us especially for the efforts you put in the last two to three years. It's an honour." Saying this, Suniel gave his share of awards and congratulated all the winners. 

Now was the turn of the famous Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi, sharing her thoughts, Huma said, "Although I've never worked in the Telugu industry, this city is very dear to me and i keep coming back here regularly. I'm so happy and honoured to be a part of this event, all thanks to the Times Group. These Excellence Awards are instituted to felicitate the backbone of this country. It is indeed my honor and a pleasure to be amongst all you wonderful people. You are the real heroes; we are just meant to play on the big screen but in real life you are the true heroes. This is really an honor." Saying this, Huma presented the Achievers with a fair share of awards. 

1. Life Time Achievement - Dr Ramesh Kancharla(Rainbow Children's Hospital) 
2. Hall of Fame in Cardiac Surgery - Dr Vijay Dikshit(Apollo Hospitals) 
3. Hall of Fame in Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Dr Mallemala Sharada Reddy(Shree Hospital) 
4. Hall of Fame in ENT - Dr E C Vinaya Kumar(Apollo Hospitals) 
5. Legend in Implantology - Dr P Shailaja Reddy(FMS Dental) 
6. Icon in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery - Dr Nandakishore Dukkipati(KIMS LIVLIFE Center) 
7. Hall of Fame in Cardiothoracic Surgery - Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale(Apollo Hospitals) 
8. Visionary in Uro-Oncology - Dr Sanjai Addla(Apollo Hospitals) 
9. Outstanding Achievement in Fertility Care - Dr Vandana Hegde(Hegde Fertility) 
10. Visionary in First Aid & Preventive Paediatrics - Dr Mikkilineni Sivaranjani Santosh(Magna Centres) 
11. Icon in Joint Replacements - Dr Mir Jawad Zar Khan (Germanten Hospitals) 
12. Icon in Interventional Cardiology & Heart Transplant - Dr M Sai Sudhakar (Gleneagles Global Hospitals) 
13. Icon in Siddha Vaidya - Dr Bhuvanagiri Sathya Sindhuja (Chakrasiddh) 
14. Legend in Ayurvedic Medicine - Dr Saji D'Souza (KSAC Hospitals) 
15. Best Emerging Home Health & Clinical Rehab Services - Argala Home Health 
16. Visionary in Gynaecology - Dr Rooma Sinha (Apollo Hospitals) 
17. Legend in Cochlear Implant Surgery - Dr Koka Rambabu (Apollo Hospitals) 
18. Service Excellence in Abdomen, GI & Cardiac imaging - Dr Pritam Patil (Vijaya Diagnostic Centre) 
19. Service Excellence in Critical Care medicines - Converge Biotech 
20. Icon in Hepatology - Dr Naveen Polavarapu (Apollo Hospitals) 
21. Service Excellence in Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology - Dr Rajkiran Dudam (Hyderabad Rheumatology Center) 
22. Service Excellence in Gynaecology, Obstetrics & IVF(AP) - Dr Lakshmi Darlanka (V Star Super Speciality Hospital)  
23. Icon in Cardiac Surgery - Dr A Nagesh (CARE Hospitals) 
24. Best Emerging Obstetrics & Gynaecologist - Dr Kavya Priya Vazrala (Yashoda Hospitals) 
25. Service Excellence in Paediatric Orthopaedics - Dr Venkat Ram Thyalapalli (Rainbow Children's Hospital) 
26. Service Excellence in Hand, Wrist Micro Surgery - Dr Gopinath Bandari (Apollo Hospitals) 
27. Service Excellence in MSK & Neuro Radiology -Dr Krishna Mohan P (Vijaya Diagnostic Centre) 
28. Icon in Homeopathy Medicine - Dr S Ram Mohan Reddy (Chaitanya Homoeo Stores & Clinic) 
29. Icon in Pulmonology - Dr Vijay Kumar Chennamchetty (Apollo Hospitals) 
30. Icon in Endocrinology - Dr Lakshmi Lavanya Alapati (American Institute of Diabetology & Endocrinology) 
31. Best Emerging Root Canal Specialist - Dr Ambika Sigadam (Conquer Dental Hospital) 
32. Hall of Fame in Oncology - Dr Vijay Anand Reddy (Apollo Hospitals) 
33. Icon in Paediatric Surgery - Dr Chitneni Maruthi (AIG Hospitals) 
34. Service Excellence in Dental Care(AP)- Dr Naveen Kumar Reddy Putta (Naveen Dental) 
35. Best Emerging Medical Oncologist - Dr Harish Kancharla (Yashoda Hospitals) 
36. Service Excellence in Internal Medicine - Dr MD Ahmed Mohiuddin (ZOI Hospitals) 
37. Icon in Vascular & Interventional Radiology - Dr Rajah V Koppala (AVIS Hospitals) 
38. Icon in Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery - Dr Harikiran Chekuri (REDEFINE Plastic Surgery Center) 
39. Icon in Dental Implantology - Dr Venkat Ratna Nag P (The Dental Specialists) 
40. Icon in Embryology - Dr Pravin Shinde (Sree Fertility Centre) 
41. Service Excellence in Emergency Medicine - Dr Siddharth Marda (Premier Hospital) 
42. Icon in Neurology - Dr Vikram Sharma (KIMS Hospitals) 
43. Service Excellence in Smile Designing - Dr Jaydev M (Dr Jaydev Dental) 
44. Best Emerging Dermatologist (Laser Skin Treatments) - Dr Chetana Panabaka (Renova Skin, Hair & Laser Clinic) 
45. Service Excellence in Fetal Medicine, Mammography & Ultrasound imaging - Dr Akila Narasimhan (Vijaya Diagnostic Centre) 
46. Service Excellence in Dermatology & Cosmetology - Team Dermiq (DERMIQ Advanced Skin & Hair Clinic) 
47. Best Emerging Hair Transplant Surgeon - Dr Nagaraju D (Shweta Skin, Hair & Dental Clinic) 
48. Icon in Endoscopic Nasal Surgery - Dr Jaswinder Singh Saluja (Apollo Hospitals) 
49. Service Excellence in Oral Surgery - Dr Mohammed Azher Mohiuddin (Duchenne Smiles Speciality Dental Care) 
50. Service Excellence in Fertility Care - Dr Durga Vytla (Hegde Fertility) 
51. Service Excellence in Urology(AP) - Dr Venkata Chaitanya Singamsetti (V Star Super Speciality Hospital 
52. Service Excellence in Implantation Audiology - Dr Indlamuri Srikanth (Apollo Hospitals) 
53. Service Excellence in Biochemistry - Dr Bikash Kumar Chaudhury (Vijaya Diagnostic Centre) 
54. Service Excellence in Pathology - Dr B Pavani Kiran (Vijaya Diagnostic Centre) 
55. Icon in Medical Gastroenterology - Dr K S Somasekhar Rao (Apollo Hospitals) 
56. Best Emerging Surgical Gastroenterologist - Dr K V Dinesh Reddy