Lt Gen BipinPuri assumed the apex
appointment of Director General Armed Forces Medical Service (DGAFMS) on 01 Nov
2017.
An
alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, the General Officer was
commissioned in Indian Army (AMC) on 30 Mar 1979. He did his Post Graduation in
Gen Surg in 1985, M. Ch in (PaedSurg) from PGI Chandigarh in 1993 and
Fellowship in Paediatric Urology at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital (UK) in
1997.
A
renowned paediatric surgeon, the General Officer has pioneered the NUSS
Procedure for Pectus Excavatum deformity in India. For his contribution towards
field of Paediatric Surgery, he was honoured with the “Ethicon travelling
fellowship” award for 2005 by the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons.
For his excellence in medical profession, the General Officer has been awarded
“Double Helical’s National Health Awards-2017” by Indian Medical Association,
which was presented by Minister of Health Shri JP Nadda in May 2017.
The
General Officer has commanded Command Hospital (Northern Command), Udhampur and
155 Base Hospital, Tejpur. He has also served MG (Med) HQ Northern Command at
Udhampur, Director General (Org &Pers) in the office of DGAFMS, Director General
Medical Service (Navy) and Director General Medical Service (Army) from 01 Jun
to 31 Oct 2017 before taking over as DGAFMS.
For
his distinguished service, he has awarded GOC-in-C Commendation in 2010, Chief
of the Army Staff Commendation twice (2001 & 2012). He was appointed as
President’s Honorary Surgeon (PHS) on 01 Jun 2016. He was conferred the
VishishtSeva Medal on 26 Jan 2017.
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