The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club named Dr. SardaBhandary its 2014-15 Rotarian of the Year on June 25 for his outstanding work as a Rotarian and a humanitarian.
Bhandary recently returned to Florida from a trip to Nepal, where he assisted in the aid to those affected by the recent earthquake there.
Bhandary was born in Nepal. He obtained his medical degree from the University of London in England. He came to the United States after completing his post-graduate training in England in 1977.
Bhandary retired after having practiced emergency medicine for 29 years. He was the medical director of the emergency department of a hospital in Virginia. He also served as the operational medical director for the emergency services for the City of Franklin and Southampton County.
Bhandary is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He moved to Royal Palm Beach from Virginia in 2007. He splits his time between Florida and Nepal, where he volunteers his service in hospitals and clinics. In Nepal, he has visited several Rotary International projects, accompanying his brother, who is a Rotarian there.
Bhandary lives with his wife, Lalita, in Royal Palm Beach. They have two sons. Their the older son is a radiologist in Fresno, Calif., and their younger son, a banker, lives in Wellington.
The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club has provided support to the community for more than 25 years through annual food drives, toys to needy families during the holidays, feeding the homeless, awarding scholarships to local high school seniors and literacy projects in the community and internationally.
For more information visit www.rpbrotary.org.
ABOVE: Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club President Diane Smith with Rotarian of the Year award recipient Dr. SharadaBhandary.
