MAJOR GENERAL MANOJ LUTHRA, VSM

MS,DNB,MCh (Cardio Thoracic Surgery), FIACS

DEAN AND DY COMMANDANT

 

Major General MANOJ LUTHRA, VSM, graduated from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, in 1977 and was commissioned in the Indian Army in Feb 1977. He is the fifth Alumnus of AFMC to become DEAN. He has done his advanced course in General Surgery from AFMC during 1981 to 1983 and obtained his M S (Gen Surgery) degree from Pune University in 1983, and DNB (Gen Surg) in 1986. He did his post doctoral M.Ch. programme in Cardiothoracic Surgery from Pune University in 1990. He underwent training in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery in Australia and UK during 1993 to 1995.

He has assumed the appointment of the DEAN and Dy. Comdt of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, on 16 Sep 2010. He is a keen teacher and is actively involved in training and teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students of this college.

ACHIEVEMENTS

He is credited with establishing the Paediatric Cardiac Surgery unit in Military Hospital (CTC); Pune and Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi. He did the first cardiac transplantation in the Indian Armed Forces in April 2009. During his long and distinguished career he has held several prestigious appointments including Senior Adviser in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at Mil Hosp (CTC); Pune, and Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt, Conslultant (CTVS) at Army Hospital and Dy Commandant of Command Hosp (SC) prior to assuming his present appointment.

AWARDS

He was awarded Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card in 2005, GOC in C Commendation Cards in 1997, 2003 and 2007. Vishist Seva Medal (VSM) in 2010.