Dinesh K. Bhargava

D. K. Bhargava
Born Rajastan, India
Occupation Gastroenterologist
Medical academic
Known for Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Awards Padma Shri
Dr. B. C. Roy Award
ICMR Hari Om Ashram award
ICMR Amrut Mody Unichem Prize
NAMS Dr. R. M. Kasliwal Award
ISG Olympus Mitra Award
ISG Searle Award

Dinesh K. Bhargava is an Indian gastroenterologist, medical academic and writer and a senior consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi.[1][2] He is one of the pioneers of gastrointestinal endoscopy in India for which the Medical Council of India awarded him Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 1989.[3][4] He is also a recipient of the civilian honor of the Padma Shri.[5]

Biography

A former professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, Bhargava has published over 150 medical papers in peer-reviewed international journals[6] and has served as an investigator in many clinical studies of the Indian Council of Medical Research.[7] He is a member of the scientific advisory committee of the Centre for Liver and Biliary Surgery (CLBS)[8] and a fellow of the American Gastroenterology Association (AGAF) and American College of Gastroenterology (FACG). He is a member and a former president of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. The honors he has received include Dr. B. C. Roy Award, Hari Om Ashram award (1985) and Amrut Mody Unichem Prize (1989) of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr. R. M. Kasliwal Award of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (1989), and Olympus Mitra Award (1984) and Searle Award (1989) of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (1989).[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to medical science.[5]

Selected bibliography

See also

References

  1. "Vegetables washed in highly-polluted Yamuna could kill you". India Today. December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  2. "Sluggish bowel system? You are not alone". Times of India. Jun 18, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Team of Doctors". Apollo Hospitals. 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. "Awards". Department of Medical Education, Rajastan. 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  6. "D K Bhargava on Apollo eDoc". Apollo eDoc. 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  7. "Technical Report on Population Based Long Term Clinical Studies" (PDF). Indian Council of Medical Research. 1994. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  8. "Scientific advisory Committee". CLBS Conference. 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

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