Dr. Randeep Guleria Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography and More – WikiBio
Dr. Randeep Guleria is a renowned pulmonologist and current director of AIIMS in Delhi. In 2015, he received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India.
Wiki/Biography
Randeep Guleria was born on Sunday, April 5, 1959 (61 years old; as of 2020) in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his studies at St Columba’s School in Delhi in 1975. After that, he obtained his undergraduate degree in Medicine at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) in Shimla and later, he joined the Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh with a Masters in General Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine . He also holds a PhD in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from AIIMS, Delhi.
family
He is the only child of a general practitioner to Dr Jagdev Singh Guleria, former Director and Professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Dr. JS Guleria is also a Padma Shri recipient.
wife
Dr. Guleria is married to Dr. Kiran Guleria, a gynecologist.
Profession
Randeep Guleria was an Assistant Professor at PGI in Chandigarh from 1984 to 1992. In 1992, he joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as an Assistant Professor and was later promoted to Professor as Head of the Department. Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders. In 2011, he established India’s first Centre for Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at AIIMS (Delhi). He is known for his active leadership in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders at AIIMS (Delhi), under which the unit has been voted Best in Pulmonology for three consecutive years: 2014, 2015 and 2016 by Nielsen survey. In 2017, he served as Director of AIIMS (Delhi). He will serve in that position for a period of up to 5 years or until the age of 65 or until further orders are received, whichever is earlier.
Association/Affiliate
Dr. Randeep Guleria is one of the leading medical specialists in India and is associated with various medical organisations and institutions. Here are a few:
- related to the World Health Organization– He is a member of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization and Influenza Vaccination (SAGE).
- IAEA consultant – He is a consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, dealing with various issues related to radiation protection.
- He is also a member of the COVID-19 India National Task Force.
Awards and Achievements
Dr. Guleria continues to receive various awards and recognition for his efforts in the medical sciences.
- In 2010, he received Zee TV and LIC “Swasth Bharat Award”.
- In 2011, he received the Himachal Pradesh Award.
- In 2014, he received the Best Lung India Article in the Lung India Award from the Thoracic Society of India.
- He received the esteemed Dr. BC Roy National Award in the 2014 Distinguished Medical Person category.
- In 2015, he received the fourth highest civilian award – Padma Shri.
Facts/trivia
- Dr. Randeep Guleria is the personal physician of former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. According to him, Atal Bihari has great respect for the doctor and often invites him to his residence for dinner.
- Of the 268 articles researched and discovered by Dr. Guleria, 117 have been published by ResearchGate, an online knowledge base.
- Dr. Randeep Guleria is a recipient of the Raj Nanda Pulmonary Fellowship and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medicine.
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