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Current
Faculty at The Department of Pulmonary Medicine, PGIMER,
Chandigarh
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Dr.
Surinder Kumar Jindal, Professor and Head
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Hailing
from Punjab, Dr. Jindal was born in 1949. He recieved
early education at the native towns in Punjab. He
graduated from Government Medical College, Patiala
in 1971. He joined PGIMER as a resident in medicine
in 1972, which he completed in 1975. A brilliant
student throughout, he was selected for a faculty
position soon after completing his residency in
1978. Dr. Jindal has been the main working and motivating
force for department since then. He envisioned the
DM programme in Pulmonary Medicine and worked endlessly
to make it a reality in 1989, which remains the
only formal post- |
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training programme in Pulmonary and Critical Care
in India till date. Dr. Jindal has received wide
recognition at home and abroad for his work in form
of many awards/orations,
etc. He has extensive research work, particularly
related to epidemiology of respiratory diseases.
He has several research
projects and over 250 research
publications to his credit, beside over 100
pieces in lay press on health related issues |
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Dr.
Digamber Behera, Professor
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Born
in 1953, Prof Behera is a native of Orrisa. Dr.
Behera was educated in Cuttack and completed his
graduation from SCB Medical College (Utkal University)
in 1978. He joined the PGIMER as a Junior Resident
in the department of Medicine in 1978 and has continued
till date. He completed his MD (Medicine) in 1980
and Diplomate of National Board of Examinations
in Medicine and Respiratory Medicine in 1982 and
1983 respectively. He joined the department faculty
in 1984 and was elevated to the Chair of Professor
in 2000. Prof. Behera is a member of several international
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Behera is particularly interested in lung cancer.
He is known as a pioneer of lung cancer chemotherapy
in this part of the country. He is the founder president
of the Indian Association for the Study of Lung
Cancer. He has published over 200 papers
and has received many awards. |
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Dr.
Dheeraj Gupta, Professor
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Dr.
Dheeraj was born in 1961. He received his early
education in Chandigarh and did his MBBS from Maulana
Azad Medical College at Delhi (Delhi University)
in 1984. He completed his MD (Medicine) in 1987
and DM (Pulmonary Medicine) in 1991 from the PGIMER,
Chandigarh. Joining the department of Pulmonary
Medicine as a senior resident in 1988, he was selected
for faculty position (Assistant Professor) in 1993
and was promoted to current position in 1998. He
has been working on epidemiology of asthma, COPD
and smoking. He has a keen interest in sarcoidosis
and interstitial lung diseases. He has won several
awards and
has published
over 250 papers in international and national journals. |
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Dr.
Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal, Additional Professor
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Dr.
Ashutosh was born and educated in Delhi. He did
his MBBS in 1991 and MD (Medicine) in 1994 from
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.
He joined the DM programme of the Department of
Pulmonary Medicine at PGIMER in 1995. After completing
his DM (Pulmonary Medicine), he worked as Senior
Research Associate in the department and was later
selected as Assistant Professor in the department
in 1999. His clinical and research interests include
pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy, sleep
medicine and respiratory intensive care. He is incharge
of the sleep laboratory of the department. He has
published more than 175 scientific papers in national and international journals. |
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Dr.
Ritesh Agarwal, Associate Professor
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Dr. Ritesh Agarwal was born and educated in Chennai (India). He completed his medical school (M.B.B.S) in 1998 from Stanley Medical College, and joined the Residency Program in Internal Medicine at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in 1998. Subsequently, he completed his Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from the same Institute in 2004. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. His primary research area is allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. He also maintains keen interest in interventional pulmonology, pleural disorders, invasive and noninvasive ventilation, and meta-analysis. Dr. Agarwal has more than 150 publications to his credit. He has written several chapters in national and international books. He is also co-author of two books (Oxygen Therapy, Textbook of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
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Dr.
Navneet singh, Assistant Professor
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Dr. Navneet Singh completed his MBBS in 1997 from Government Medical College, Chandigarh and MD (Medicine) in 2001 from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana. He joined the DM (Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care) programme at PGIMER in 2004. Subsequent to completion of his DM, he has joined the department as Assistant Professor in April 2007. His areas of interest include critical care nutrition, lung cancer, pulmonary fungal infections and idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. |
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