Biography
An alumnus of the class of 1975 of St. Columba's School,Delhi, [7] Dr Guleria started his medical studies at IGMC,Shimla,affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University from where he received undergraduate degree in Medicine, [8] afterwards he attended the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh,from where he secured his MD in general medicine and DM in pulmonary medicine. [9] [10] He joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and rose in ranks to become a professor and the head of the department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders. [9] He is associated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a member of its Scientific Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) [11] on immunization and influenza vaccination. [9] [10] He also serves as a consultant to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Vienna on issues related to radiation protection. [9] [10]
Guleria was the personal physician to Atal Bihari Vajpayee,former Prime Minister of India since 1998. [10] He is credited with efforts in establishing a centre for respiratory diseases and sleep medicine at AIIMS,which is reported to be a first in India. [5] He is a recipient of Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Fellowship from Raj Nanda Trust and the Royal College of Physicians,UK [9] [10] and is an elected fellow (2011) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS). [12] He sits on the editorial boards of a number of medical journals such as the Indian Journal of Chest Diseases, Lung India ,JAMA:The Journal of the American Medical Association and Chest India. [10]
Randeep Guleria was included by the Government of India in the 2015 Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of Padma Shri. [6]
He has been awarded the prestigious Dr. B C Roy National Awards for the year 2014,under eminent medical person category by the Medical Council of India. [13] [14] [15] [16]
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