 An elected fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of London, Indian National Science Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom, he was a recipient of several honors including the "Forlanini Medal" by Italian Tuberculosis Association and the "Eugeno Morelli Prize" of the National Academy of Sciences, Italy.The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1974, for his contributions to medicine.R.