Chandigarh: Dr Akshay Kumar Saxena, professor and head of the radiodiagnosis department at PGIMER, has been elected as an honorary fellow of the American College of Radiology (ACR).He is the first radiologist from PGIMER and north India—and only the second leader from an apex Indian medical institute after former AIIMS director Dr Sneh Bhargava—to achieve this global honour.The ACR confers honorary fellowships exclusively on medical stalwarts who have made transformative international contributions to radiology. Dr Saxena has pioneered paediatric radiology care in India and contributed extensively to national and international diagnostic protocols.A widely published academic, Saxena has authored over 175 publications and 23 book chapters. He played a key role in drafting standard operating procedures at PGIMER as well as imaging guidelines used in India and the United States.Dr Saxena currently serves as president of the Society for Emergency Radiology in India and is a frequent keynote speaker at international medical forums.
