20 Facts About Madhuri Kanitkar

Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri Kanitkar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired General Officer in the Indian Army.

Madhuri Kanitkar is the third woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank, after Surgeon Vice Admiral Punita Arora and Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay.

Madhuri Kanitkar last served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff under the Chief of Defence Staff.

Madhuri Kanitkar took over this appointment after retiring from the Army in October 2021.

Madhuri Kanitkar was born into a Goud Saraswat Brahmin family, with three daughters, in Dharwad, Karnataka in 1960.

Madhuri Kanitkar joined the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in 1978.

Madhuri Kanitkar placed first in Pune University in all three phases of her MBBS.

Madhuri Kanitkar was awarded the President's Gold Medal for the best outgoing student of the graduate wing in academics and extra-curricular activities, apart from the Kalinga Trophy for excellence in academics.

Madhuri Kanitkar was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps in December 1982.

Madhuri Kanitkar did her post-graduation in 1990, earning the Doctor of Medicine degree in Pediatrics.

Madhuri Kanitkar has completed fellowships at the National University Hospital, Singapore and the Great Ormond Street Hospital, London and the FAIMER fellowship in Medical Education.

Madhuri Kanitkar has tenanted appointments of associate professor, professor and Head of Department of Pediatrics at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.

Madhuri Kanitkar has served as a Professor at the Army College of Medical Sciences and at the Army hospital.

Madhuri Kanitkar was instrumental in setting up the first Pediatric Nephrology service in the Army Medical Corps and has served as the President of The Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology.

Madhuri Kanitkar has served as the Deputy Director General Armed Forces Medical Services in the office of the DGAFMS in New Delhi.

Madhuri Kanitkar then served as Major General Medical at the Northern Command at Udhampur.

Madhuri Kanitkar was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General on 29 February 2020.

Madhuri Kanitkar's husband, Lieutenant General Rajeev Kanitkar, is a retired General Officer and last served as the Quartermaster General of the Indian Army.

Madhuri Kanitkar has been awarded the GOC-in-C Commendation Card once and the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card five times.

Madhuri Kanitkar was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018, and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2022.