Randeep Guleria
Randeep Guleria is an Indian pulmonologist and the Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences,[1] credited with the establishment of India's first centre for pulmonary medicines and sleep disorders at AIIMS.[2] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[3] He is an alumnus of St. Columba's School, Delhi.
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Born | 5 April 1959 Himachal Pradesh, India |
Occupation | Director, AIIMS, Delhi Pulmonologist |
Years active | 1997-present |
Spouse(s) | Dr. Kiran Guleria |
Awards | Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award |
He is the director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.[4] He is also part of India's COVID-19 response effort.
Biography
Dr Guleria started his medical studies at IGMC, Shimla, from where he received undergraduate degree in Medicine,[6]afterwards he attended the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, from where he secured his MD in general medicine and DM in pulmonary medicine.[7][8] He joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and rose in ranks to become a professor and the head of the department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders.[7] He is associated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a member of its Scientific Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE)[9] on immunization and influenza vaccination.[7][8] He is a life member of the Association of Physicians of India, Indian Chest Society and the National College of Chest Physicians of India.[7] He also serves as a consultant to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna on issued related to radiation protection.[7][8]
Guleria was the personal physician to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India since 1998[8] and is credited with research on pulmonary diseases.[7][10] His research findings have been recorded by way of 36 book chapters and 268 articles;[7][8][11] ResearchGate, an online knowledge repository has published 117 of them.[12] He is credited with efforts in establishing a centre for respiratory diseases and sleep medicine at AIIMS, which is reported to be a first in India.[2] He is a recipient of Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Fellowship from Raj Nanda Trust and the Royal College of Physicians, UK[7][8] and is an elected fellow (2011) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS).[13] He sits on the editorial boards of a number of medical journals such as the Indian Journal of Chest Diseases, Lung India, Journal of American Medical Association and Chest India.[8]
Randeep Guleria was included by the Government of India in the 2015 Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of Padma Shri.[3] He lives in Delhi, adjacent to the AIIMS campus.[14]
He has been awarded the prestigious Dr. B C Roy National Awards for the year 2014, under eminent medical person category by the Medical Council of India.[15]. He is regarded as one of India's leading medical expert.[16][17][18]
See also
- Pulmonology
- Sleep disorder
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- International Atomic Energy Agency
References
- "AIIMS Pulmocrit". AIIMS Pulmocrit. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- Chatterjee, Pritha (21 June 2011). "India's first centre for pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders soon". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- "Randeep Guleria appointed as new AIIMS director". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- Randeep Guleria (as told to Soumi Dey) (July 2010). "I Am". Times of India.
- "IGMC-Shimla". www.igmcshimla.edu.in. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "Sehat". Sehat. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "Daiichi Sankyo India". Daiichi Sankyo India. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "SAGE". SAGE. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "CTRI". Clinical Trials Registry of India. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- Randeep Guleria. "Radiation Exposure in Medicine - Do Doctors Know Enough?" (PDF). AIIMS Circular.
- "Profile on ResearchGate". ResearchGate. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "NAMS" (PDF). NAMS. 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "Down to Earth". Down to Earth. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "Prez honours AIIMS chief Randeep Guleria with Dr. B C Roy award". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/covid-cases-havent-yet-peaked-or-even-plateaued-aiims-director-125556
- https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/safety-of-russia-s-covid-vaccine-needs-to-be-assured-says-aims-director-randeep-guleria-1710155-2020-08-11
- https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/dr-randeep-gulleria-coronavirus-covid-19-india-cases-6502680/
Further reading
- Randeep Guleria (as told to Soumi Dey) (July 2010). "I Am". Times of India.
- Randeep Guleria. "Radiation Exposure in Medicine - Do Doctors Know Enough?" (PDF). AIIMS Circular.
External links
- "A clinical trial of herbal compound MA-305 in patients with mild to moderate hypertension: A Pilot Study". Clinical Trials Registry of India. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- "Dr Randeep Guleria Arrives Bangalore for Ambareesh's Health Check". YouTube video. TV9 Kannada. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.