AMA Foundation Nathan Davis Excellence in Medicine International Award 2013 Guest of Honor, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, AP, India 2012 Rameshwar Sharma MD Gold Medal Oration, Indian Academy of Medical Sciences, Rajasthan Chapter 2012 Guest of Honor, All Indian Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Cochin 2012 Gold Medal from the President, All Indian Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Cochin 2012 American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award, 2011 Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International, 2008 Martin Luther King Jr Achievement Award, WVU, 2008 Distinguished Community Service Award, American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, 2007 Honorable mention, American Medical Association Foundation 2006 Pride of the Pride Award, Lions International District 29, 2005 Best of the Show Award, Film presented at American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, 2004 Veda Vyasa Sabha Trust, Chennai, Honorary Title of Vaidya Ratna, 2003. Vaidya Ratna (conferred by Sankaracharya of Kanchi, India) 2002 House of Delegates, Legislative Citation, State of West Virginia, 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Ophthalmologists of Indian Origin, Oct. 2002 Outstanding Humanitarian Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Oct. 2002 Dr. Hardia Gold Medal for Best Paper on Refractive Surgery, All Indian Ophthalmology Society, Ahmedabad, Jan. 2002 AP (India) Gold Medal for Contributions to Advance Ophthalmology, 2001 AAPI (American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, Maryland Chapter) Honors, 2001 Melvin Jones Fellow: Lions Club International Foundation, 2001 Guest of Honor, Rajasthan State Ophthalmic Society, 2000 Rotary International (Morgantown) Honor Award, 2000 Major S. Dutt Memorial Medal, Ophthalmology Society of West Bengal, 1997 Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1996 ATA (American Telugu Association) American Telugu Association Award, 1996 Lions Club International (Morgantown) Jarrett Award, 1995 West Virginia University International Service Award, 1995 HHH (Heart & Hand for the Handicapped, New Jersey) Outstanding Heart Award, 1994 & 1995 TANA Award (Telugu Association of North America) for Outstanding Achievement in Medicine, 1993 AP State of Ophthalmology Society Gold Medal, 1983 Lions (India) Award of Service for the Blind, 1979 Jaycees (Vijayawada, India) Award of Service for the Blind, 1977 1. Musings on Medicine, Myth, and History: India's Legacy, VK Raju, 2017 2. AMA Honors Dr. Raju with the American Medical Foundation Nathan Davis Excellence in Medicine International Award, Feb 2013 3. Dr. Raju inducted into University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Science’s Global Medical Missions Hall of Fame, 2017 4. Lifetime Achievement Award from North America Telugu Society 5. AAPI Collaboration with Dr. VK Raju and the Eye