Present Director

Prof. Meenu Singh, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS Rishikesh

Academic

• MD Pediatrics, (PGIMER, Chandigarh)
• Fellowship of the American Association of Physicians of India. 1995.
• Visiting Research Fellowship. UK Saturday Hospital Trust.2001.
• Travel grant from child Health International to attend an n orientation course on Cystic fibrosis at Southampton, UK. 2006.
• Grant to attend as Faculty a short course on evidence based child health at Institute of Child Health. London. 2006.
• Publications: > 300.
• Grant to attend the Launch of Oslo Satellite of Cochrane effectiveness of practice and organization of care by Norwegian Knowledge Centre. November 2006.

Professional Experience & Peer Recognition (Details of employment and service record after post-graduation)

Biography

Dr Meenu Singh was trained as a pediatric Pulmonologist at the Children’s Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, USA in 1994-95. Since then, she consistently worked in India in the field of Pediatric Pulmonology at the Advanced Pediatrics Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh. She is incharge of the pulmonology clinic in Advanced Pediatric centre. Dr Meenu Singh also heads the telemedicine centre now designated as department of telemedicine at PGIMER using technology developed by ISRO and DIT. She is also in charge of Regional Resource Centre and National Knowledge Network at PGIMER and has developed a wide ranging tele-education network of medical colleges. She is member of steering cum coordination committee for tele-medicine and e-learning of MoHFW. She is also chairperson of the Suo Motto committee of PGIMER, Chandigarh.

She has been a pioneer in Evidence based child health in India. Considering her outstanding contribution in this field ICMR has built a Centre for Advanced Research in Evidence based Child health (March 2012-March 2018) at Advanced pediatric centre in PGIMER, Chandigarh. This centre has produced high quality systematic reviews and advising policy on immunization strategies, newer vaccines, etc.  The centre has now been sanctioned by ICMR for next five years (Nov 2019-Nov 2024) as Centre for Advanced Research in Evidence based Child health phase-II. The capacity in the field of evidence based child health is also been developed for north east region with the support of ICMR, New Delhi.

She conducted several TB awareness camps in the UT of Chandigarh in collaboration with Rotary Club of Chandigarh. She continues to be the Editor of Cochrane Library. She is also the Editor in Chief of the official website of PGIMER and member of the research committee of PGIMER. She continues to chair the SAC of ICMR advanced centre for Research for a respiratory disease  at AIIMS, New Delhi. She has been  the principle investigator for ICMR Advanced Centre for Research on Evidence based Child health. She continues to head the Department of Telemedicine. She is Chief Editor -PGI website. She was s Nodal Officer – National Knowledge Network (NKN), Regional Resource Centre (RRC) PGIMER, Chandigarh. A Regional Resource centre and a centre for Excellence in AI has been started in AIIMS Rishikesh. She is Co-chair of Cochrane India Network.  .

Honours, Awards and Medals

1. First Prof TU Sukumaran Oration, Respiratory Chapter IAP Kerals; 2021
2. Ken Warren prize, Cochrane Systemic Review Equivalent schedules of intradermal fractional dose versus Intramuscular full dose of inactivated polio vaccine for prevention of poliomyelitis (Co-Author) ; 2020.
3. Prof NL Sharma Oration Award, King George Medical University, Lucknow; 2020
4. H Parmesh Oration Award, IAP Karnataka state respiratory chapter; 2019.
5. Bharat Ratna Dr. Abdul Kalam Gold Medal, Global economic progress and research association on 28^th July 2018 at Chennai; 2018.
6. Professor VK Sharma Oration Award, IAP Himachal Pradesh; 2018.
7. Award of Excellence at the All India award function of SPEAK for Promotion of Ethical and Affordable Health Care, 26^thFeb, 2017, SPEAK (Society for Promotion of Ethical and Affordable Healthcare); 2017.
8. Literary Excellence Award, 5^th Asiad Literature Festival at Press Club, Chandigarh Press Club and Bharat Nirmal Foundation and Gianwati OP Jain Memorial Trust; 2017.
9. N Somu Oration award , 28^th National conference of Indian Academy of  Pediatrics (IAP Respiratory chapter); 2016.
10. International women’s day award, Gurukul Vidyapeeth; 2012.
11. Raju Award for Senior Scientist, Indian college of allergy asthma and Clinical Immunology; 2008.
12. Sir Shri Ram Memorial Award of National Academy of Medical Sciences, 47^th Annual Conference of National Academy of Medical Sciences; 2007.
13. Keya Lahiri Awards, Respiratory Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics; 2006.
14. V Raju Award, Indian college of allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology; 2005.
15. ST Achar Award, Indian Academy of Pediatrics; 2005.
16. Best Poster award, American College of Chest Physicians at their annual conference; 2004.
17. FCCP, American college of chest physicians; 2002.
18. Best Graduate Award, Gold medal in final professional of MBBS , Himachal Pradesh Medical College, H.P University; 1982.

Important Offices Held

1. General Secretary, Chandigarh Chapter of IAP for the year 1996-97
2. Founder Convener, IAP Evidence based Medicine Cell
3. Coordinator, South Asian Cochrane Network Site at PGIMER, Chandigarh
4. Course Director: DBT Orientation course on biotechnology for Post Graduate Medical Teachers.
5. Officer Incharge, Official Website of the PGIMER, Chandigarh. www.pgimer.nic.in
6. Member, Telemedicine Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
7. Coordinator SAARC , Telemedicine Network
8. Convener. Ethics Committee, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
9. Head , Telemedicine Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh
10. Head, ICMR Advanced Centre for Evidence based child health, PGIMER, Chandigarh
11. President Elect Telemedicine Society of India