Jitendra Nath Pande

Jitendra Nath Pande or J. N. Pande (14 June 1941 – 23 May 2020) was an Indian Pulmonologist and Professor and Head of Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Studies (AIIMS). He was working as Senior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi. He died on 23 May 2020 during sleep when he was home quarantined due to COVID-19 positivity, in New Delhi.[1][2][3]

Jitendra Nath Pande
Born(1941-06-14)14 June 1941
Shikohabad, India
Died23 May 2020(2020-05-23) (aged 78)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMBBS and MD (Medicine) from AIIMS, New Delhi
OccupationSenior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research and former Professor & Head of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
Spouse(s)Yvette Pande
Parent(s)Shri Madan Mohan Pande and Smt. Kamla Devi Pande

He was posthumously awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 2021.[4][5]

Personal and family details

Pande was born in Shikohabad, India, to Shri Madan Mohan Pande and Smt. Kamla Devi Pande. His parents were from Uttar Pradesh.

He was younger brother of Prof. Gyan N Pande, Emeritus Professor, Swansea University and President, International Centre for Computational Engineering.

Education

Pande obtained both his MBBS in 1963 and MD (Medicine) in 1966 degrees from AIIMS, New Delhi.

Work and important assignments

Pande specialised in Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

He treated many famous personalities from public life like President of India, Prime Minister of India, politicians, etc. Some of his famous patients are former Power Minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam,[6] Raj Kapoor.[7][8][9]

Important assignments of Pande include:

Research impact

The 1997-98 study of Pande titled 'Outdoor air pollution and emergency room visits at a hospital in Delhi'[12][13] was cited by Supreme Court of India in its CNG judgement.[14]

Publication

Pande published more than 170 papers in national and international journals apart from delivering many prestigious orations.[15]

Awards

Pande was conferred many prestigious awards, some of them are mentioned below:[16]

Honors
  • Council Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences.[19]
  • Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences.[19]
  • Fellow, National Academy of Sciences[20]
  • Guest Editor, The Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR)[21]
  • Speaker, NCCP (I) – Prof. Raman Vishwanathan Memorial Chest Oration, Amritsar, 1995 (Previously known as Raman Vishwanathan Memorial Oration / Lecture)[22]
  • Fellow, National College Chest Physicians
  • Member, Indian Council Medical Research
  • Vice President, Chest Institute
  • Member, Chest Institute
  • Vice President, Indian Council Medical Research
  • Editor, Indian Journal Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences
  • Editor, Annals of National Academy Medical Sciences

References
  1. "Sitaram Bhartia Doctors | Sitaram Bhartia Hospital".
  2. AIIMS: An Institute of Moribund Scientists
  3. "Delhi: Jitendra Nath Pande, famed ex-AIIMS ."
  4. "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". www.tribuneindia.com.
  7. May 31, Simran Bhargava; May 31, 1988 ISSUE DATE; December 2, 1988UPDATED; Ist, 2013 13:37. "Raj Kapoor: Doyen of Indian cinema lies critically ill". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. Pachauri, Pankaj (30 June 1988). "Even as he lay dying, Raj Kapoor fought a valiant battle with a horde of diseases". India Today.
  9. Tiwary, Shwetha (14 October 2019). "Jitendra Nath Pande- EP 2-Unsung Hero In medical field". Medium.
  10. "Drug resistance major hurdle in treating TB | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. http://bhopal.bard.edu/resources/documents/ICMR-EPIDEMIOLOGICALREPORTPARTONEHealtheffectstechnicalreport19851994maintext.pdf
  12. http://medind.nic.in/iae/t02/i1/iaet02i1p13.pdf
  13. http://dpcc.delhigovt.nic.in/pdf/cleanerair.pdf
  14. "Seven years ago, everyone saw Delhi's air take a deadly U-turn but no one did a thing". 31 March 2015.
  15. http://www.nams-india.in/docs_pdfs/directory%20of%20emer.pdf
  16. "Dr J N Pande General Physician in New Delhi". HealthKonnect.
  17. "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  18. "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  19. "Council Members".
  20. "The National Academy of Sciences, India - Fellows". nasi.nic.in.
  21. "Indian Journal of Medical Research". medind.nic.in.
  22. "RAMAN VISHWANATHAN MEMORIAL ORATION / LECTURE".
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