Randeep Guleria
Indian pulmonologist (born 1959)
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Randeep Guleria is an Indian pulmonologist and former director of AIIMS New Delhi,[3][4] credited with the establishment of India's first centre for pulmonary medicines and sleep disorders at AIIMS.[5] He is also the former President of AIIMS Bilaspur. In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, by Government of India.[6]
Indira Gandhi Medical College (M.B.B.S.)
Randeep Guleria | |
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| Director at AIIMS, Delhi | |
| In office 28 March 2017 – 24 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | M. C. Misra[1] |
| Succeeded by | Dr. M Srinivas[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1959 |
| Alma mater | PGIMER (D.M. Pulmonary Medicine, M.D. General Medicine) Indira Gandhi Medical College (M.B.B.S.) |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Awards | Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award |
Guleria is co-author of a book Till We Win: India's Fight Against The COVID-19 pandemic. Randeep Guleria is son of Padma Shri Jagdev Singh Guleria, a cardiologist, and is elder brother to Padma Shri Sandeep Guleria, a surgeon.
Biography
An alumnus of the class of 1975 of St. Columba's School, Delhi,[7] Dr Guleria started his medical studies at IGMC, Shimla, affiliated with Himachal Pradesh University from where he received undergraduate degree in Medicine,[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[9] He is associated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a member of its Scientific Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE)[11] on immunization and influenza vaccination.[9][10] He also serves as a consultant to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna on issues related to radiation protection.[9][10]
Guleria was the personal physician to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India since 1998.[10] 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.[5] He is a recipient of Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Fellowship from Raj Nanda Trust and the Royal College of Physicians, UK[9][10] and is an elected fellow (2011) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS).[12] He sits on the editorial boards of a number of medical journals such as the Indian Journal of Chest Diseases, Lung India, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association and Chest India.[10]
Randeep Guleria was included by the Government of India in the 2015 Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of Padma Shri.[6]
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.[13][14][15][16]
