Dr. Jagdish Chander Suri

Dr Jagdish Chander Suri is one of the eminent Pulmonologist, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine expert with over 35 yrs of experience in this field. He was former Consultant, Professor and Head of Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. He is a recognized DM and MD post graduate guide for University of Delhi, GGS IP University, Delhi and National Board of Examination for the last 30 years. He is credited with introducing the field of clinical sleep medicine in India and established the first state of the art sleep lab of India at Safdarjang hospital in 1990. He also established the first critical care unit under Physician care exclusively in North India in 1990 and went on to establish the first comprehensive Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in India at Safdarjang Hospital. He started the DM program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at VMMC and Safdarjang Hospital, the second such centre in India to do so. As Vice principal of VMMC, he was instrumental in developing the course and curriculum for the MBBS students at GGS IP University. Dr Suri has many contributions towards Govt. of India National programs where his aid started back in 1994 as an expert for the development of National TB Control Program.He is advisor for the development of guidelines for virus outbreaks such as H1N1, and COVID 19.Dr Suri has trained many leading Pulmonologists and Intensivists of India. He was actively involved as an expert in the development of guidelines for COPD, CPAP, BiPAP and Oxygen concentrator for the beneficiaries of Central Govt. Health Schemes. Dr Suri is also National advisor for the pulmonary group at the Drug Controller General India for the screening of new proposals of drug trials submitted by various pharmaceutical companies

Charu Chanderchur oration at Gorakhpur in Dec.1998. Shurveer Oration at RNT Medical College, Udaipur in August 1999. DR. N. C. Joshi Memorial oration for the year 2000 organised by Delhi Medical Association, DMA House Daryaganj, New Delhi. Glaxo Oration delivered in Jan. 2001 at the annual conference of Academy of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kerala. Guest oration during the Foundation Day 18th March 2002 of Department of TB and Chest Diseases, K.G.Medical College, Lucknow. German remedies oration delivered at National Conference on Pulmonary Disease, NAPCON - 2002 on Nov 22rd 2002, held at Jaipur. KJR Murty ICS Oration delivered at National Conference on Pulmonary Disease, NAPCON - 2011 on Nov 18th 2011 to 20th Nov 2011, held at New Delhi. VISHISHT Chiktsa Rattan Award by Delhi Medical Association in the year 2012. First - Dr S R Kamat Oration at KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 9th February 2018. Prof Dr K Kottilingam Endowment Oration, 11th August 2018 at APSACON 2018, Visakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Awarded: the Lifetime achievement award for Contribution to the development of sleep medicine In India for the year 2017 by American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin - Sleep (AAPIOS)