1. Randeep Guleria is an Indian pulmonologist and the current President of AIIMS Bilaspur.
14 Facts About Randeep Guleria
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Randeep Guleria served as the director of AIIMS New Delhi, credited with the establishment of India's first centre for pulmonary medicines and sleep disorders at AIIMS.
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Randeep Guleria was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.
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Randeep Guleria is son of Padma Shri Jagdev Singh Guleria, a cardiologist, and is elder brother to Padma Shri Sandeep Guleria, a surgeon.
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An alumnus of the class of 1975 of St Columba's School, Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria started his medical studies at IGMC, Shimla, affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University from where he received undergraduate degree in Medicine, afterwards he attended the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, from where he secured his MD in general medicine and DM in pulmonary medicine.
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Randeep Guleria 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.
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Randeep Guleria is associated with the World Health Organization as a member of its Scientific Advisory Group of Experts on immunization and influenza vaccination.
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Randeep Guleria serves as a consultant to International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna on issues related to radiation protection.
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Randeep Guleria was the personal physician to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India since 1998.
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Randeep Guleria 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.
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Randeep Guleria is a recipient of Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Fellowship from Raj Nanda Trust and the Royal College of Physicians, UK and is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.
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Randeep Guleria 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.
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Randeep Guleria was included by the Government of India in the 2015 Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of Padma Shri.
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Randeep Guleria 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.