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S S Agarwal | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | SMS Medical College, Jaipur |
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Spouse | Mala Agarwal |
Children | Ashu Agarwal Tashi Agarwal Sarvesh Agarwal |
S. S. Agarwal is a physician and former national president of the Indian Medical Association. [1] He is also the current President of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, starting his tenure from August 2023. [2]
He was born to Lt. Shri Kalyan Prasad Sootwale and Smt. Reshmi devi Agarwal in Jaipur in Rajasthan in a family of thread traders known by the name of "sootwalas". Agarwal studied medicine from the Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur where he pursued his MBBS & MD Medicine education. [3]
In 1982, he established his own hospital “Swasthya Kalyan” in Jaipur. [3]
In September, 2014, Agarwal was elected as the president of the Indian Medical Association. [4]
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