Digambar Behera (born 1953) is a doctor from

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, India. His specialization is in pulmonary diseases. In 2020, he received the

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honour from the

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for his contribution to the field of medicine.

Education

Behera completed

MBBS A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradi ...

in 1978 from

SCB Medical College Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital, also known as S.C.B Medical College and Hospital, is a public medical college in Cuttack, Odisha, India. It is named after Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo, a ruler of was of the Mayurbhanj princel ...

and MD in 1981 from

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is a public medical university in Chandigarh, India. It is an 'Institute of National Importance'. It has educational, medical research, and training facilities for its studen ...

(PGI),

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Career

In 1978, Behera joined the Department of Medicine at the PGI as a junior resident. He teaches the department of pulmonary medicine as a senior professor since 2000. He became the Head of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine in 2014 and the Dean of the Pulmonary Research Department in 2017 with two years extension from the Union Ministry. In 2011, he became the director of PGI. He is the chairman of the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program and of some divisions under the Indian Tuberculosis Research Consortium. He is a fellow of the

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, the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology. He is on the editorial board of the ''Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences'' and the ''Indian Journal of Tuberculosis''. He is also the founding President of the Indian Study for the Study of Lung Cancer.

Awards

(2020) *PRJ Gangadharam Award (2015) * Kael Styblo Prize for Public Health (2009) *BC Roy Award (2004)

References

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