Randhir Sud

Randhir Sud
Born India
Occupation Gastroenterologist
Known for Gastro Intestinal Endoscopy
Awards Padma Shri
Website on Medanta

Randhir Sud, an Indian gastroenterologist[1] and the Chairman of the Medanta Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences,[2] is known to be one of the pioneers of Gastro Intestinal oncology in India.[3] He is a former co-chairman of the department of gastroenterology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.[4]

Sud graduated in medicine (MBBS) from the Government Medical College, Amritsar in 1977 and started his career as a junior resident doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi in 1979.[5] While working, he continued his studies at AIIMS to secure an MD in 1981 and followed it up with a DM in gastroenterology in 1983.[3] He worked at AIIMS till 1985 and moved to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, where he worked for 25 years till his move to Medanta in 2010.[4] In between, he also served as a visiting professor at the Harvard Medical School, Boston in 1999, at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas and the University of Alabama, Birmingham.[3] He is also an examiner for the Diplomate of National Board examinations in Gastroenterology of the National Board of Examinations.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to medicine.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Randhir Sud on Q Medicine". Q Medicine. 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Aethlon Medical Releases Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment Protocol". DNA Syndicate. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Randhir Sud on Credihealth". Credihealth. 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Doc exodus paralyses Ganga Ram Hospital". India Today. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "MedikReview: Dr. Randhir Sud". www.medikreview.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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