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 | Himachal Pradesh, India | 5 April 1959
Alma mater |
Indira Gandhi Medical College PGIMER |
Profession | Doctor |
Awards |
Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award |
Randeep Guleria is an Indian pulmonologist and the ex-director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, [3] [4] credited with the establishment of India's first centre for pulmonary medicines and sleep disorders at AIIMS. [5] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. [6]
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.
An alumnus of the class of 1975 of St. Columba's School, Delhi, [7] Dr Guleria started his medical studies at IGMC, Shimla, affiliated to 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]