Dr Kanumury, a native of Andhra Pradesh, will take over the reins of one of the largest and most powerful Indian-American organisations from Dr Ajeet R Singhvi at the end of AAPI Convention to be held at Manhattan in New York between June 22-26.

AAPI is a US registered non-profit organisation that represents the interests of more than 75,000 physicians of Indian origin, who are practicing or training in the US. It also serves as an umbrella organisation representing over 130 regional, alumni and specialty organisations across the US.

AAPI has launched a new endeavor to send American Medical Students and medical college residents of Indian origin for four weeks rotation to an accredited Indian Medical School or Hospitals of their choice to get exposure to the Indian Medical System, learn abundant clinical skills available there and gain experience of working in suboptimal conditions.

AAPI has also been conducting Indo-US Healthcare Summits in New Delhi and other state capitals for the past four years.