Dr Suresh Reddy Elected Oak Brook Trustee. Trustee Moin Saiyed Calls It "Landslide"

By Jatinder Singh Bedi, Chief Editor, Hello NRI

CHICAGO - Dr Suresh Reddy has been elected one of the Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook in the 06 April 2021 polls. Dr Reddy was on the 3-candidate slate that its team-leader Dr Gopal Lalmalani had pushed into the elections. All three won. The other two victors are: Laurence Herman, and Jim Nagle. Dr Suresh Reddy replaces Trustee Moin Saiyed, a known face in the Oak Brook polity who finishes his 4-year term. Moin Saiyed was first elected in the year 2007.

Dr Suresh Reddy secured 20.2 percent of the total votes polled. He ranked at third position.

“I am grateful to the citizens of my hometown Oak Brook and to the key leaders of Oak Brook, to include the sitting mayor, Oak Brook’s governing body for endorsing my candidacy for Oak Brook Trustee,” Dr Suresh Reddy said while thanking the voters on his victory.

“As a practicing physician, I will use my training and experiences to ensure that appropriate and effective health policies are approved by the board and implemented by the village staff,” Dr Reddy said. “There are many expert doctors and medical professionals in our community. I will find ways to engage them through informal work groups or more formal committees if needed to ensure the safety of our [Oak Brook] residents.”

Present President of Oak Brook Dr Gopal Lalmalani and Trustee Mr. Moin Saiyed of Oak Brook have strongly supported Dr Reddy and have endorsed his candidacy.

Hyderabad-raised Dr Suresh Reddy completed his advanced medical training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre of the Harvard Medical School. He has been on Harvard Faculty for over a decade. There he also served as Chief of Interventional Neuroradiology. Dr Suresh Reddy has been a former President of the AAPI.

Dr Suresh Reddy secured 20.2 percent of the total votes polled. Of the six contestants, Dr Suresh Reddy ranked at third position. Present President of Oak Brook, Dr Gopal Lalmalani and Trustee Mr. Moin Saiyed of Oak Brook have strongly supported Dr Reddy and have endorsed his candidacy.

Dr Reddy and family recently moved to Oak Brook that he now calls his home. “Now that I call Oak Brook my home, I would like to contribute and serve my community by participating in public service,” says Dr Reddy.

As part of his community service, Dr Reddy has facilitated and organized numerous health camps and workshops, with special emphasis on CPR training and obesity prevention with support of Chicago Medical Society.

Having a population of nearly 10,000 people, Oak Brook is located 15 miles West of Chicago. Its served by a network of major Federal, State, and County roads including the Tri-State Tollway system, the East-West Tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway. One of the affluent communities, Oakbrook’s adjacent neighbours include Villa Park, Elmhurst, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Westchester, Westmont, Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, and Hinsdale.

Dr Suresh Reddy is married to Dr Dr Leela, who was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, She has a Master’s Degree in Health Management and Policy. Prior to moving to Chicago, Dr Leela was the Director of Network Health Boston, a HMO Health Plan in Boston. Their son, Rohun, is currently doing his JD/MBA at Kellogg School of Management /Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University.

Committing himself to ensure and work tirelessly to keep Oak Brook a strong village, living up to its name as a model village around the nation, Dr Reddy says, “As an elected Trustee of Oak Brook, I would like to continue and strengthen many programs and services the city offers to all sections of the people. More than ever, fiscal conservatism and wise spending, has become the most important attribute for a financially secure future. I am honored and humbled that the people of my hometown have placed their trust in me and have given me a chance to perform public service with utmost integrity and dignity.”