Dipika Deka
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(MBBS 1977), (MD 1982)
Gynecologist
Senior Consultant
Dipika Deka | |
|---|---|
| Professor at AIIMS, Delhi | |
| In office May 1988 – May 2021 | |
| Vice-chancellor of Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences | |
| In office April 2019 – Jan 2021[1] | |
| Succeeded by | Dhruba Jyoti Borah |
| Founding Director at AIIMS, Kalyani | |
| In office 29 November 2018[2] – 08 March 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Gitanjali Batmanabane |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (MBBS 1977), (MD 1982) |
| Profession | Professor Gynecologist Senior Consultant |
| Known for | Maternal–fetal medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Obstetrics and gynaecology |
Dipika Deka is an Indian physician, professor, and gynecologist. She is currently a Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She served at AIIMS Delhi from 1983 to 2018 and rejoined the institute on 1st February, 2021.[3] She was appointed as the first Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal,[4] which was established in 2019. On 11 April 2019, she was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Srimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, and served in that position until 31 January, 2021.[5] She is the wife of Dr. Ramesh Chandra Deka, a renowned ENT specialist and the first Assamese Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.[6]
