Dr. Randeep Guleria is a renowned pulmonologist and the outgoing Director of AIIMS, Delhi. In 2015, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the Republic of India.
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Randeep Guleria was born on Sunday, 5 April 1959 (age 62 years; as in 2021) in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his schooling from St. Columba’s School, Delhi in 1975. Subsequently, he took his bachelor’s degree in Medicine from Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), Shimla and later, he joined the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. PGI), Chandigarh to pursue Master’s degree in General Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. He also holds a Doctorate degree in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from AIIMS, Delhi.
Family
She is the only child of Dr. Jagdev Singh Guleria, a general practitioner and former Dean and Professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Dr. JS Guleria is also a Padmashree awardee.
Dr. Randeep Guleria with his father
Dr. Guleria with her mother
Wife
Dr. Guleria is married to gynecologist Dr. Kiran Guleria.
Dr. Guleria with his wife Kiran Guleria
livelihood
Randeep Guleria worked as Assistant Professor at PGI, Chandigarh from 1984 to 1992. In 1992, he joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as an Assistant Professor and later rose to the rank of Professor, Head of the Department. Pulmonology and sleep disorders. In 2011, he established India’s first center for respiratory diseases and sleep medicine at AIIMS (Delhi). He is known for his dynamic leadership in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders at AIIMS (Delhi), and it was under his leadership that the department was awarded as the Best Department in Pulmonary Medicine for three consecutive years: 2014, 2015. , and by the 2016 Nielsen survey. In 2017, he was appointed as the Director of AIIMS (Delhi) for a tenure of 5 years or till the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is earlier. In March 2022, his tenure as director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences was extended by three months.
Associations/Affiliations
Dr. Randeep Guleria is one of the leading Indian medical experts and has been associated with various medical organizations and agencies. Here are some:
- Affiliated with World Health Organization– He is a member of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group on Vaccination and Influenza Vaccination (SAGE).
- IAEA advisor- He is an advisor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, on addressing various issues related to radiation protection.
- He is also a member of the Indian National Task Force on COVID-19.
Awards and Achievements
Dr Guleria’s efforts in medical science have been consistently recognized with various awards and honours.
- In 2010, he received the Zee TV and LIC “Swasth Bharat Award”.
- In 2011 he was awarded the Himachal Gaurav Award.
- In 2014, he received the “Lung India Award” for the best article in Lung India by the Indian Chest Society.
- He was awarded the prestigious Dr. BC Roy National Award for the year 2014 in the category “Eminent Medical Individual”.
- He was awarded the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2015.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Dr. Randeep Guleria was the personal physician of former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. According to him, Atal Bihari respected doctors a lot and often invited them for dinner at his residence.
- Of the 268 articles of Dr Guleria’s research and findings, 117 have been published by ResearchGate (an online knowledge repository).
- Dr. Randeep Guleria is a recipient of the Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Fellowship and also an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.
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