Dr. Randeep Guleria is a renowned pulmonologist and currently the Dean of the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. In 2015, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the Republic of India.
Wiki/Biography
Randeep Guleria was born on Sunday, April 5, 1959 (62 years old in 2021) in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. He completed his schooling from St. Columba’s School, Delhi in 1975. Thereafter, he completed his MBBS from Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), Shimla, and later, he joined the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, where he completed his M.B.A. in General Medicine and Pulmonology. He also holds a Ph.D. in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
family
He is the only son of Dr. Jagdev Singh Guleria, a general practitioner and former Dean and Professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Dr. JS Guleria is also a Padma Shri awardee.
Dr. Randeep Guleria and his father
Dr. Guleria and his mother
wife
Dr. Guleria is married to gynecologist Dr. Kiran Guleria.
Dr. Guleria and his wife Kiran Guleria
Profession
Randeep Guleria worked as an Assistant Professor at PGI, Chandigarh from 1984 to 1992. In 1992, he joined AIIMS as an Assistant Professor and later rose to the rank of Professor, Head, Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders. In 2011, he established India’s first Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Sleep Medicine at AIIMS, Delhi. He is known for his dynamic leadership of the Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders at AIIMS, Delhi, under which the department was ranked as the best Pulmonology Department by Nielsen survey for three consecutive years in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2017, he assumed the charge of Director, AIIMS, Delhi for a period of maximum 5 years or until the age of 65 years or until further orders, whichever is earlier. In March 2022, his tenure as Director, AIIMS was extended by three months.
Associations/Affiliations
Dr. Randeep Guleria is one of the renowned medical experts in India and has worked with several medical organizations and institutions. Here are a few of them:
- Related to the World Health Organization– He is a member of the World Health Organization’s Scientific Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and Influenza Vaccination.
- Consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency He is a consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, where he is responsible for various issues related to radiation protection.
- He is also a member of India’s National COVID-19 Task Force.
Awards and Achievements
Dr. Guleria continues to receive various awards and recognitions for his efforts in the field of medical science.
- In 2010, he received the ‘Swasth Bharat Award’ from Zee TV and LIC.
- In 2011, he was awarded the Himachal Pradesh Gaurav Award.
- In 2014, he received the Lung India Award from the Indian Thoracic Society for the best article published in the Lung India journal.
- He was awarded the esteemed Dr. BC Roy National Award for “Outstanding Medical Person” in 2014.
- In 2015, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award.
Facts/Trivia
- Dr. Randeep Guleria was the personal physician of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. According to him, Atal Bihari had great respect for doctors and often invited him to his home for dinner.
- Of Dr. Guleria’s 268 research and discovery articles, 117 have been published on ResearchGate, an online knowledge base.
- Dr. Randeep Guleria is a recipient of the Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Fellowship and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
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