Sanjeev Bagai (

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: born 31 March 1965) is an

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pediatrician Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until th ...

and

nephrologist Nephrology (from Greek'' nephros'' "kidney", combined with the suffix ''-logy'', "the study of") is a specialty of adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (r ...

recognized for his expertise in pediatric

nephrology Nephrology (from Greek'' nephros'' "kidney", combined with the suffix ''-logy'', "the study of") is a specialty of adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (r ...

and

neonatology Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). T ...

. He serves as the chairman of the Nephron Clinic in

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, India. Bagai has been a

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of pediatrics at Saint Justin Hospital in

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and the

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. Bagai has also taught at the

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, Sydney.

Early life

Bagai was a gold medalist at

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. He received the

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Merit Scholarship and the Mumbai University Merit Scholarship.

Career

In 2008, Bagai was awarded the

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for his contributions to medical science. He also received the prestigious

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the same year. He completed his graduation, MBBS from the GS Medical College &

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Mumbai; DCH, MD (Paed) from Wadia Children’s Hospital; MNAMS (Pediatric); DNBE (Pediatric); MIPA (USA);

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in Prince Of Wales Children's Hospital, Australia (FSCH); FIMSA; PhD (honoris causa) (USA) Doctorate in Pediatric Nephrology, National American University, Delaware, USA. He has been the vice chairman, CEO, director, and dean of numerous corporate hospital chains that he created and commissioned. He was formerly the Vice Chairman of the

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Dwarka, New Delhi; CEO of Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi; and Radiant Life Care, New Delhi. He has also been the medical advisor and director at Rockland Hospital, New Delhi.

Written work

Bagai has written several health-related articles in the Indian newspaper, The Hindu. He was also the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Pediatric Nephrology. Furthermore, Bagai authored a thesis on pediatric

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. He has a series of publications in national and international medical peer reviewed and indexed journals. He has helped develop numerous research protocols and is on several expert research committees for medical associations.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagai, Sanjeev Recipients of the Padma Shri in medicine St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni Indian paediatricians Indian nephrologists Indian medical writers Dr. B. C. Roy Award winners Living people 20th-century Indian medical doctors 1965 births

Early life

Career

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