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Dr JC Suri

Pulmonologist by training, Prof JC Suri is a pioneer of critical care and sleep medicine in India. He worked at Safdarjung Hospital from 1984 to 2018, where he was instrumental in creating India’s first holistic Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Department, which he headed from 1990 to 2018. Prof JC Suri set up the first physician run Intensive Care Unit in Northern India with the aim to provide integrated diagnostic, supportive and therapeutic services to critically ill patients. He is also regarded as the father of Sleep Medicine in India and is credited for establishing the first sleep laboratory in the country in 1990.

Prof JC Suri is a compassionate physician with astute clinical skills. In his 37-year professional journey in the field of Pulmonary Medicine, he has managed thousands of patients annually in the in-patient and out-patient setting. He has treated patients ailing from a variety of illnesses including tuberculosis, asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, lung cancer, obstructive sleep apnea etc. He also has experience in handling the sickest of patients suffering from various serious medical conditions in the ICU.

He had started and designed the curriculum for the first fellowship in Critical Care Medicine in India under the aegis of the National Board of Examinations (FNB Critical Care). He started the DM residency training programme in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) & Safdarjung Hospital in 2010, second only to PGI Chandigarh. He has been an examiner for DNB, MD, FNB and DM examinations in pulmonary and critical care medicine across the country. He has contributed more than 100 research articles. He is the editor-in-chief of the Indian Journal of sleep Medicine and is on the editorial board of various national and international journals.

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Dr. J C Suri/Achievements

Key Professional Achievements:

  • Introduced the field of Clinical Sleep Medicine in India.
  • Established the first state-of-the-art sleep lab of India at Safdarjung Hospital in 1990.
  • Established the first critical care unit under Physician cares exclusively in north India in 1990.
  • Established the first comprehensive Department of Pulmonary, Critical care, and Sleep Medicine in India at Safdarjung Hospital in 1990.
  • Started the DM program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, the second center in India.
  • As Vice-Principal (academic) of VMMC, was instrumental in developing the course curriculum and examination ordinances for the MBBS students at GGS IP University.

Awards & Orations

  • Charu Chanderchur oration at Gorakhpur in Dec.1998.
  • Shurveer Oration at RNT Medical College, Udaipur in August 1999
  • N. C. Joshi Memorial oration for the year 2000 organised by Delhi Medical Association, DMA House Daryaganj, New Delhi.
  • Guest oration during the Foundation Day 18th March 2002 of Department of TB and Chest Diseases, G.Medical College, Lucknow.
  • 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 nby Delhi Medical Association in the year 2012
  • 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)
  • First - Dr S R Kamat Oration at KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 9th February 2018
  • Times Healthcare Awards, “Legend Category”, 2018 by Times Group