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Founding Director of AIIMS Rishikesh
Raj Kumar
(born 15 December 1959) is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Director & CEO of
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences
. He was a founding Director of
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
and Former Vice-Chancellor of
Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
.
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Education and career
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Education
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He did his B.Sc. from
Kanpur University
in 1980. After that he joined
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur
and completed his M.B.B.S. and M.S. (Master of Surgery) in 1985 and 1990 respectively. He attended
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
and completed his M.Ch. in 1993.
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Later he did his Ph.D. in Neuro Ayurveda from
University of Lucknow
in 2013 and was awarded D.Sc. (Honorary) from
Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
in 2018. He became a fellow and member of
Royal College of Surgeons
USA in 2008, fellow of Academy of Sci. Engine. & Techno. in 2010, fellow of
National Academy of Medical Sciences
in 2013 and fellow of
Neurological Society of India
in 2015.
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Career
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After completing his education he joined
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
of
Lucknow
as a faculty and later became Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery,
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
. In 2012, he joined
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
as founding Director.
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In 2015 he left
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
and again joined
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
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He also served as Chief of Trauma Centre at
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
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In June 2018, he joined
Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
of
Saifai
as vice-chancellor.
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He was removed from his vice-chancellor post in May 2021 because of his failure in
COVID-19
management.
Books authored
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Raj has authored many books widely used as textbooks in many colleges across India.
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- Text book of Neurosurgery by B Ramamurthy & PN Tandon
(5 chapters)
- A Text Book of Traumatic Brain Injury by AK Mahapatra, Raj Kumar and R Kamal
(co-author)
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