Raj Kumar
Raj Kumar in April 2018
Born (1959-12-15) 15 December 1959
Paman, Kanpur Dehat
NationalityIndian
TitleProfessor, doctor
Academic background
EducationKanpur University (BSc)
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (MBBS, MS)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (MCh)
University of Lucknow(PhD)
Academic work
InstitutionsSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
Websiteprofrajkumar.com

Raj Kumar (born 15 December 1959) is a professor of neurosurgery. He was a founding director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh and former vice-chancellor of Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences.[1][2][3][4][5]

Education and career

Education

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.[6] 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.[7]

Career

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.[8][9][4] In 2015 he left All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh and again joined Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.[10][11][12] He also served as Chief of Trauma Centre at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.[13] In June 2018, he joined Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences of Saifai as vice-chancellor.[2][14] He was removed from his vice-chancellor post in May 2021, because of his failure in covid 19 management.[15]

Books authored

Raj has authored many books widely used as textbooks in many colleges across India.

  1. Text book of Neurosurgery by B Ramamurthy & PN Tandon (5 chapters)
  2. A Text Book of Traumatic Brain Injury by AK Mahapatra, Raj Kumar and R Kamal (co-author)

References

  1. ↑ Team, State Highway 83 (1 June 2018). "What we hoped & got from Prof. Raj Kumar (former director AIIMS Rishikesh) as VC of Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences (UPUMS), Saifai". state highway 83 (blog). Retrieved 10 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 "यूपीयूएमएस के नए कुलपति ने कार्यभार संभाला" (in Hindi).
  3. ↑ "Sanjeev Misra given additional charge of AIIMS Rishikesh". 5 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Trauma care needs urgent attention | Lucknow News - Times of India".
  5. ↑ "पीजीआई के सीएमएस बने ट्रॉमा-2 के कार्यवाहक इंचार्ज".
  6. ↑ "CV" (PDF). aiimsrishikesh.edu.in.
  7. ↑ "Vice Chancellor". Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences.
  8. ↑ Jamal Ayub (30 August 2012). "Government appoints directors of AIIMS-like institutes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "देश का श्रेष्ठ संस्थान बनेगा एम्स ऋषिकेश".
  10. ↑ The Pioneer (4 July 2016). "Rishikesh AIIMS director resigns". Dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "एम्‍स के निदेशक डॉक्‍टर राजकुमार ने दिया इस्‍तीफा".
  12. ↑ "ऋषिकेश एम्स निदेशक के इस्तीफे ने उठाए सिस्टम पर सवाल".
  13. ↑ "CV" (PDF). sgpgi.edu.in.
  14. ↑ "इटावा सैंफई एसपीजीआई के प्रोफेसर डॉक्टर राजकुमार होंगे सैफई विश्वविद्यालय के नये कुलपति - Akhand Bharat News" (in Hindi). 27 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Etawah News: छुट्टी पर भेजे गए सैफई मेडिकल यूनिवर्सिटी के VC, कोरोना प्रबंधन में नाकामी बनी वजह". News18 India. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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