Sneh Bhargava is an Indian radiologist, medical academic and a former director and Professor Emeritus of the

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi), is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of He ...

. Born in 1930, she is a former vice president and an elected Fellow of the

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, one of the premier scientific societies in India. She has delivered several keynote addresses and has been part of medical ethics related investigations of the

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. After superannuation from AIIMS, she works at Dharamshilla Nrayana Superspeciality hospital Mayur Vihar Phase 3, New Delhi. The

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awarded her the fourth highest civilian award of the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

, in 1991. She played a major role in the unsuccessful attempt to revive

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right after the latter's assassination attempt.

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