Ramesh Mehta (physician)

Ramesh Mehta OBEis an Indian pediatrician, founder of the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and is secretary general of the Global Association of Physicians of Indian origin.

Dr. Ramesh Mehta OBE
Born	India
Occupation	President of British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
Website	bapio.co.uk/about-bapio/

Mehta was born on 19 September 1947 in a village in central India. At the age of seven, he decided to become a doctor. Prior to immigrating to the United Kingdom in 1981, he undertook his undergraduate training at government medical college Nagpur and continued their to do post- graduation in pediatrics. After immigration and additional training in the UK, he became a consultant pediatrician at Bedford Hospital in 1993. In 1996 he became clinical director of pediatric directorate and supported the design of the mother and baby unit. He developed pediatric rheumatology services, prior to joining as honorary consultant in pediatric rheumatology at Great Ormond Street Hospital. He also was a tutor at the University of Cambridge and at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health of which he was its council member and a negotiator between Indian Academy of Pediatrics and RCPCH.[1] In 2015, his organization (BAPIO) had lost the case against Royal College of General Practitioners and said that he will pursue further actions if the discrimination of black and minority ethics will continue to be violated at the RCGP.[2]