Photo: Courtesy Dr. Adil Haider Facebook Page
A Pakistani-American trauma surgeon has been named a recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2017 – the highest civilian award in the U.S. for immigrants.
Adil Haider, who was bord in the United States, went to Pakistan to complete his undergraduate from Saint Patrick’s High School, Karachi. He received medical education from the Aga Khan University- Medical College. Haider is among 88 individuals named recipients. There are six Indian-Americans, including journalist Fareed Zakaria, CNN’s anchorman.
“I am very humbled to have been bestowed this honor,” he said in a Facebook post, while adding that there are certainly many others who deserve this far more than him.
“Only in America is this possible.,” a jubilant Dr. Haider noted.
Dr. Haider is a board-certified trauma and acute care surgeon. After getting his medical education in Pakistan, he trained in public health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and received his MPH in 2000. Haider also went on to complete his surgical residency at New York Medical College in 2005 and later joined Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where he competed his fellowships in surgical critical care (2006) and trauma and acute care surgery (2007).
The Ellis Island Medal of Honour founded by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organisations (NECO) is given annually to individuals whose accomplishments in their field and service to the country are cause for celebration, thee organization said.
Since its inception in 1986, the medal has been officially recognized by both Houses of Congress as one of the nation’s most prestigious awards.
NECO has honoured distinguished and diverse Americans, including six presidents of the US, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as celebrated Americans such as Frank Sinatra, Lee Iacocca, Quincy Jones, Muhammad Ali, Louis Zamperini and Rosa Parks.
The 2017 recipients will be honored at a May 13 event on Ellis Island in New York.
Sir Many many congralutions . Wish you many many more such successes in your life.
Stay blessed