Gurpreet Singh | |
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Born | 25 March 1960 |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | MBBS and MD |
Alma mater | Government Medical College, Patiala |
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Awards | Dr. B. C. Roy Award |
Gurpreet Singh Wander (born 25 March 1960) is a cardiologist and academic based in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. [1] He is currently working at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. [2] He is the Chief Editor of The Yearbook of Medicine 2018 [3] and The Progress in Medicine & Medicine Update 2016. He has also been an active contributor to the cardiology section of the popular API Textbook of Medicine (8th, 9th, 10th [4] and 11th [4] editions). He was awarded the Dr. B. C. Roy Award in 2006 [1] [5] for the Development of Specialties.
Wander was born on 25 March 1960 in Amritsar, Punjab to late Harjit Singh Wander who was a former professor and head of department at Government Medical College, Patiala. [6] He pursued MBBS in 1981 [7] followed by Doctorate of Medicine in Cardiology from Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjabi University in 1987.
Wander started his career by joining the faculty and the in-charge of the Dayanand Medical College at their Department of Medicine in 1988. He started the cardiology unit at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in 1988. [7] Wander was elected as national president of the Association of Physicians of India (API). [1] [8]
In July 2023, he has been appointed as the chairman of the board of management of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot by Punjab Government under Section 27(2) of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Act, 1998. [9]
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