Balram Bhargava
Dr. Balram Bhargava | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Lucknow, India |
| Occupation(s) | Professor & Head Cardiology, Chief Cardiothoracic Sciences Centre,
Executive Director, Stanford India Biodesign Centre, School of International Biodesign (SIB), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, INDIA, Ex Director General Indian Council of Medical Research cum Secretary Department of Health Research |
| Awards | Gujar Mal Science Award Padma Shri S. N. Bose Centenary Award Platinum Jubilee Award Vasvik Award Tata Innovation Fellowship National Academy of Sciences, India Fellowship American Heart Association Fellowship Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship American College of Cardiology Fellowship |
Dr.Balram Bhargava is an Indian physician scientist, cardiologist, medical educationist, and innovator. He is currently serving as the Chief of Cardiothoracic Centre, AIIMS. He is the former Director General at the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi and secretary of the Department of Health Research; a division under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.[1]
Biography
Balram Bhargava was born in 1961 in Lucknow.
Balram resides at the AIIMS residential complex at Asiad Village, New Delhi.[2]
Social activities
Bhargava is reported as a biomedical program administrator from
Bhargava along with Alok Ray from
Since 2008, he has been working with Biodesign Fellows Srinivas Juggu, Jayant Karve and Amit Sharma on a project trying to develop a chest compression device. If this succeeds it will be useful for patients suffering sudden cardiac arrests.[6]
Bhargava has spoken up about the need for better regulation in medical testing.[7][8] He is one of the team of twelve doctors from India who plan to establish the Society for Less Investigative Medicine (SLIM),[9] an initiative that hopes to combat the excessive commercial practices prevalent in India. SLIM is in the making since 2015 and the members hoped to start activities by 2016. The members of SLIM, when it is established, plan to work towards raising public awareness against the trend of unnecessary tests and excessive medical investigations.[7][8][10]
Bhargava has attended many international conferences and seminars where he speaks about a cardiac stent he claims to have invented.[11][12]
Publications
Some of his co-authored publications include:
- Ramakrishnan Sivasubramanian; Bharat B. Kukreti; Anita Saxena; Nagendra Boopathy S.; Kewal Goswami; Balram Bhargava; Sandeep Seth; Rajnish Juneja; Shyam S. Kothari; Vinay K. Bahl (2011). "Utility of 3-dimensional Echocardiography in Predicting the Immediate Outcome of Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 57 (14): E704. .
- Gurpreet S Gulati; Chesnal Arepalli; Sandeep Seth; Rajiv Narang; Balram Bhargava; Sujata Mohanty; Priya Jagia; Sanjiv Sharma; RK Ahuja; Balram Airan (2011). "Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for evaluating early outcomes of stem cell therapy in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy". Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 13 (1): 288–301. PMC 3106666.
- Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan; Chirayu Vyas; Shyam S. Kothari; Balram Bhargava; Bharat Bhooshan Kukreti; Mani Kalaivani; Rajnish Juneja; Sandeep Seth; Anita Saxena; Vinay K. Bahl (2011). "Acute and short-term hemodynamic effects of metoprolol in Eisenmenger syndrome: A preliminary observational study". American Heart Journal. 161 (5): 938–943. PMID 21570526. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2014. PDF Full Text
Awards and recognitions
In 2019 Bhargava received the Gujar Mal Science Award 2018.
In popular culture
- Nana Patekar played Bhargava in the 2023 medical film The Vaccine War.[19]
References
- ^ "Professor Balram Bhargava appointed as Director General of ICMR". My Medical Mantra. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Vidwan database". Vidwan database. 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "List of Fellows - NAMS" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2016. p. 16. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "IC2030". IC2030. 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Medical Plastics India". Medical Plastics India. 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Self-powered CPRs a boon for cardiac patients - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b "TOI AIIMS". TOI. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b "E Pao". E Pao. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "SLIM". SLIM. 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Civil Society". Civil Society. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Healthcare Leaders' Forum 2012 - Dr. Balram Bhargava". YouTube video. Elets TV. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Our Frugal Future: Dr Balram Bhargava". Vimeo. July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Dr. Balram Bhargava & Prof. Anurag Kumar awarded The G.M. Modi Science Award". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b "University of Cambridge". University of Cambridge. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Biodesign Stanford". Biodesign Stanford. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Padma 2014". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Laureates of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences".
- ^ Garima (27 May 2019). "ICMR Director Dr Balram Bhargava conferred with Dr Lee Jong wook Memorial Prize for Public Health". medicaldialogues.in. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Meet Dr Balram Bhargava, played by Nana Patekar in The Vaccine War". Firstpost. 29 September 2023.