Rahul M. Jindal (born June 16, 1955) is an Indian–American transplant surgeon, professor, humanitarian and author. In 2008, he set up a

renal replacement therapy Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is therapy that replaces the normal blood-filtering function of the kidneys. It is used when the kidneys are not working well, which is called kidney failure and includes acute kidney injury and chronic kidney ...

program which led to the only comprehensive kidney transplant and dialysis program in

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

. As of 2019, he is a professor in the Department of Surgery at

Uniformed Services University Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad in the medical corps as ...

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. Since 2008, he has been an attending transplant surgeon at

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where he performs kidney transplants and mentors senior-level students and residents in surgical sciences and

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. Since 2005, he has been a Commissioner at the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, Maryland. He also serves as Commissioner for the Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism in Maryland. Jindal is also an adjunct Professor of Global Health at the

Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (IIPHG) is a private university located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. The university was established in 2015 by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) through ''The Indian Institute of ...

History

Jindal was born in New Delhi, India to a physician father and

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mother. He obtained five degrees, including one from

Wolfson College, Oxford Wolfson College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with around sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research a ...

, and the

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is a professional organisation of surgeons. The College has seven active faculties, covering a broad spectrum of surgical, dental, and other medical practices. Its main campus is located o ...

, fellowship of the

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and a PhD from

Middlesex University Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ...

located in the UK. Afterward he moved to the United States to pursue his medical career and in 2006 he became a

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of the United States. Later he became the first person to perform a kidney transplant in

. Jindal and his medical team performed the first ever pancreas islet cell transplant after trauma. In 2015, Jindal's team added a corneal transplant program to their existing work in Guyana.

Awards and honors

In 2013, Jindal was awarded Outstanding American by Choice by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. In 2013, Jindal was given an award of Excellence for his humanitarian mission in

by the Guyana's president. He was also awarded for Excellence in Community Service by International Leadership Foundation (Washington, DC). In 2015, he was awarded the

Ellis Island Medal of Honor The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is an American award founded by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) (formerly known as the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO)), which is presented annually to American citizens, both native-born a ...

. From 2015 to 2016 Jindal was appointed Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair to India. In 2018, Jindal was awarded Faculty Mentor of the Year by the

Alpha Omega Alpha Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society () is an honor society in the field of medicine. Alpha Omega Alpha currently has active Chapters in 132 LCME- accredited medical schools in the United States and Lebanon. It annually elects over 4,000 new ...

Uniformed Services University Chapter. In 2019, Jindal was named one of 36

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, chosen from all walks of life by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Books

* ''Managing Seva (selfless service) in Times of Great Change,'' (2015, ) * ''The Story of First Kidney Transplant in Guyana, South America, and Lessons Learnt for Other Developing Countries,'' (2009, ) * ''The Struggle for life: A psychological perspective of kidney disease and transplantation'', by LS Baines and RM Jindal, (Praeger Series in Health Psychology, 2003 )

Publications

Jindal has been involved in over 200 peer reviewed publications since 1992. Publications include

JAMA Surgery ''JAMA Surgery'' is an international peer-reviewed journal, which began publication in 1920.Kibbe, MD, Melina R. and Howard Bauchner, MD (2020)"Announcing the 100th Anniversary of JAMA Surgery, 1920 to 2020" editorial, JAMA Network, January 8, 202 ...

Gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- “belly”, -énteron “intestine”, and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract ...

Hepatology Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. Although traditionally considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology, rapid expansi ...

Urology Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

, Transplantation, and

Diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...

References

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