Jagat Ram
Jagat Ram | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pabiana village, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Indira Gandhi Medical College affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University |
| Occupation | ophthalmologist |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | PGIMER Director |
Dr. Jagat Ram is an ophthalmologist and former director of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, India.[1]
Early life
Jagat Ram was born in family of humble background at Pabiana village in Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.[2] He used to walk daily for a distance of about 10 km to reach his high school in Rajgarh.[3][4] He completed MBBS from Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University in 1978 and later completed residency in MS in Ophthalmology from PGIMER in June 1982.[5]
Career
Ram was head of department of ophthalmology at PGIMER.[6] In 2015, he received the Oscar of Paediatric Ophthalmology at the World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in Barcelona.[7] He assumed office of Director at PGIMER in March 2017 when he had 24 awards to his credit.[2][8] He was conferred Padma Shri award by the President of India in January 2019. In 2019, he completed 40 years in PGIMER.[9]
References
- ^ Mahajan, Manoj (2018-03-16). "PGI Director Jagat Ram completes year in office, lists achievements". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ a b Dhaliwal, Tanbir (2017-03-17). "Dr Jagat Ram is new director of PGIMER, Chandigarh: Know him and his priorities". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ "Prof Jagat Ram journey to PGI Director marked by many hurdles". United News of India. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ "I almost missed admission in PGIMER, recalls Dr Jagat Ram". Hindustan Times. 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ Rajta, Subhash (2019-01-26). "Padma Shri for PGI head". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ "'PGIMER is a victim of its own popularity…people have high hopes'". The Indian Express. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ Rajta, Subhash (2019-07-07). "PGI Director honoured". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ "Dr Jagat Ram new PGIMER director". The Indian Express. 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ "Big honour, says PGI head on Padma Shri". The Times of India. 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2019-08-18.