About API Chennai

It is a matter of  pride to claim credit  that Chennai was the place where Association of Physicians of India  was formed and inaugurated in the year 1944 .

Dr.Guruswamy mudaliar, the renowned and respected 
physician ,was instrumental to this historical event. As the days rolled on , many state capitals emulated Chennai and formed  their respective Associations. With the parent body shifting to Mumbai , the Association at Chennai assumed the regional character by calling itself as ” Association of Physicians of India , Chennai Chapter “. 

In the earlier days , the monthly meetings of API Chennai  chapter which  was started with handful of members used to be conducted at a hotel .The Association has seen stalwarts like Prof.Rathinavel  Subramaniam adorning the chair of president and  prof.M.Viswanathan   as Secretary and Prof.M.Viswanathan  as President and Prof.M.Krishnamoorthy as Secretary.  Later , Prof.V.Seshaiah became the Chairman  and prof.S.Chandrasekharan Secretary . Then , Prof.S.Chandrasekharan was elevated  to the post of Chairman  with Dr.S.N.Narasingan  as Secretary . At present Prof.M.S.Amaresan is the Chairman and DR.S.N.Narasingan Secretary .  Names of other office bearers are furnished elsewhere. With the passage of time and introduction of  certain changes in programs and venue,  etc. now the membership has swollen to 375.