Madhuri Kanitkar
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Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Kanitkar serves on the
Early life and education
She was born into a
Military career
Kanitkar was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps in December 1982. She did her post-graduation in 1990, earning the Doctor of Medicine degree in Pediatrics. Post that she underwent training in Pediatric Nephrology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Kanitkar has also completed fellowships at the National University Hospital, Singapore and the Great Ormond Street Hospital, London and the FAIMER fellowship in Medical Education.[6]
She has tenanted appointments of associate professor, professor and Head of Department of Pediatrics at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. She has also served as a Professor at the Army College of Medical Sciences and at the Army hospital (Research & Referral). Kanitkar was instrumental in setting up the first Pediatric Nephrology service in the Army Medical Corps and has served as the President of The Indian Society of Pediatric Nephrology.[6] Kanitkar has served as the Deputy Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (Dy DGAFMS) in the office of the DGAFMS in New Delhi.
On 28 January 2017, she assumed the office of Dean and Deputy Commandant of her alma-mater
Personal life
Her husband,
Awards and decorations
Kanitkar has been awarded the GOC-in-C Commendation Card once and the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card five times.[6] She was also awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018,[10] and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2022.[11]
Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal | |
Special Service Medal
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50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
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20 Years Long Service Medal
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9 Years Long Service Medal
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See also
- Women in the Indian Armed Forces
- Punita Arora
- Padma Bandopadhyay
- Sheila S. Mathai
- Rajshree Ramasethu
- Arti Sarin
References
- ^ "Meet Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar: 3rd woman to hold Lieutenant General rank - Breaking the glass ceiling in Indian Army". The Economic Times.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Madhuri Kanitkar becomes third woman to assume rank of lieutenant general". Tribuneindia News Service.
- ^ "Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) | Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser". psa.gov.in.
- ^ "Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar named MUHS vice-chancellor". The Indian Express. 7 July 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Poorvi (5 March 2020). "She Defied Her Father To Join The Army. Meet Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar". SheThePeople TV.
- ^ a b c d e "Welcome to Armed Forces Medical College". 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Madhuri Kanitkar Makes It to the Rank Of Lieutenant General". SheThePeople TV. 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b An, Akriti; DelhiFebruary 29, New; February 29, New; Ist, New. "Major General Madhuri Kanitkar becomes third woman to hold lieutenant general rank". India Today.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar: Whatever I am today is because of my husband and the army | Lifestyle - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "LIST OF PERSONNEL BEING CONFERRED GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED AWARDS ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY-2018". pibphoto.nic.in.
- ^ "HONOURS AND AWARDS : REPUBLIC DAY 2022" (PDF). PIB.