Jitendra Nath Pande

Jitendra Nath Pande
Born(1941-06-14)14 June 1941
Shikohabad, India
Died23 May 2020(2020-05-23) (aged 78)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materMBBS and MD (Medicine) from AIIMS, New Delhi
Occupation(s)Senior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research and former Professor & Head of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
SpouseYvette Pande
Parent(s)Shri Madan Mohan Pande and Smt. Kamla Devi Pande
AwardsPadma Shri

Jitendra Nath Pande or J. N. Pande (14 June 1941 – 23 May 2020) was an Indian Pulmonologist and Professor and Head of Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Studies (AIIMS). He was working as Senior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi. He died on 23 May 2020 during sleep when he was home quarantined due to COVID-19 positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, in New Delhi.[1][2][3]

He was posthumously awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 2021.[4][5]

Personal and family details

Pande was born in Shikohabad, India, to Shri Madan Mohan Pande and Smt. Kamla Devi Pande. His parents were from Uttar Pradesh.

He was younger brother of Prof. Gyan N Pande, Emeritus Professor, Swansea University and President, International Centre for Computational Engineering.

Education

Pande obtained both his MBBS in 1963 and MD (Medicine) in 1966 degrees from AIIMS, New Delhi.

Work and important assignments

Pande specialised in respiratory medicine and clinical epidemiology. He set up the first intensive care unit in India.[6]

He treated many famous personalities from public life like President of India, Prime Minister of India, politicians, etc. Some of his famous patients are former Power Minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam,[7] Raj Kapoor.[8][9][10]

Important assignments of Pande include:

Research impact

The 1997-98 study of Pande titled 'Outdoor air pollution and emergency room visits at a hospital in Delhi'[13][14]was cited by Supreme Court of India in its CNG judgement.[15]

Publication

Pande published more than 170 papers in national and international journals apart from delivering many prestigious orations.[16]

Awards

Pande was conferred many prestigious awards, some of them are mentioned below:[17]

Honors

  • Council Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences.[18]
  • Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences.[18]
  • Fellow, National Academy of Sciences[19]
  • Guest Editor, The Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR)[20]
  • Speaker, NCCP (I) – Prof. Raman Vishwanathan Memorial Chest Oration, Amritsar, 1995 (Previously known as Raman Vishwanathan Memorial Oration / Lecture)[21]
  • Fellow, National College Chest Physicians
  • Member, Indian Council Medical Research
  • Vice President, Chest Institute
  • Member, Chest Institute
  • Vice President, Indian Council Medical Research
  • Editor, Indian Journal Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences
  • Editor, Annals of National Academy Medical Sciences

References

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  2. ^ "AIIMS: An Institute of Moribund Scientists - Hindustan Times". 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Delhi: Jitendra Nath Pande, famed ex-AIIMS ." The Times of India. 24 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. ^ Bhargava, Simran (31 May 1988). "Raj Kapoor: Doyen of Indian cinema lies critically ill". India Today. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. ^ Pachauri, Pankaj (30 June 1988). "Even as he lay dying, Raj Kapoor fought a valiant battle with a horde of diseases". India Today.
  10. ^ Tiwary, Shwetha (14 October 2019). "Jitendra Nath Pande- EP 2-Unsung Hero In medical field". Medium. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Drug resistance major hurdle in treating TB | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ Pande, J. N.; Bhatta, Narendra; Biswas, Dilip; Pandey, Ravindra M.; Ahluwalia, Gautam; Siddaramaiah, Naveen H.; Khilnani, G. C. (2002). "Outdoor air pollution and emergency room visits at a hospital in Delhi" (PDF). The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 44 (1): 13–19. ISSN 0377-9343. PMID 11845928. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Towards Cleaner Air" (PDF). Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Seven years ago, everyone saw Delhi's air take a deadly U-turn but no one did a thing". 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Directory of Emeritus Professors" (PDF). National Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Dr J N Pande General Physician in New Delhi". HealthKonnect. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Council Members". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  19. ^ "The National Academy of Sciences, India - Fellows". nasi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Indian Journal of Medical Research". medind.nic.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  21. ^ "RAMAN VISHWANATHAN MEMORIAL ORATION / LECTURE". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2014.