The Raj Vir Singh Yadav Foundation has been established in the memory of Professor R.V.S. Yadav, MS, FICS, FACS, Padma Shri, pioneering transplant surgeon of India and one of the leading transplant surgeons of the world. Professor R.V.S. Yadav was a legend and a leader in the field of transplantation and served the medical fraternity in India and overseas for over 45 years during the course of his illustrious career.
Professor R.V.S. Yadav was a staunch advocate of medical awareness, education, research and empowerment, rising to the pinnacle of transplantation research, academics and practice making transplant and other related surgical awareness a reality across different segments of Indian society.
In order to pay tribute to and carry forward and immortalize the vision and foresight of this leader in the field of medicine and surgery, the Raj Vir Singh Yadav Foundation has been established to intervene in the propagation and conduct of medical-cum-scientific education, awareness, research and practice and in activities pertaining to the socio-economic assistance, development and general welfare-cum-empowerment of the rural sector in India.