Dinesh K. Bhargava Explained

D. K. Bhargava
Birth Place:	Rajasthan, India
Occupation:	Gastroenterologist Medical academic
Known For:	Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Awards:	Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award ICMR Hari Om Ashram award ICMR Amrut Mody Unichem Prize NAMS Dr. R. M. Kasliwal Award ISG Olympus Mitra Award ISG Searle Award

Dinesh K. Bhargava is an Indian gastroenterologist, medical academic and writer and a senior consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi.^{[1] [2]} He is one of the pioneers of gastrointestinal endoscopy in India for which the Medical Council of India awarded him Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category, in 1989.^{[3] [4]} He is also a recipient of the civilian honor of the Padma Shri.^[5]

Biography

A former professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, Bhargava has published over 150 medical papers in peer-reviewed international journals^[6] and has served as an investigator in many clinical studies of the Indian Council of Medical Research.^[7] He is a member of the scientific advisory committee of the Centre for Liver and Biliary Surgery (CLBS)^[8] and a fellow of the American Gastroenterology Association (AGAF) and American College of Gastroenterology (FACG). He is a member and a former president of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. The honors he has received include Dr. B. C. Roy Award, Hari Om Ashram award (1985) and Amrut Mody Unichem Prize (1989) of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr. R. M. Kasliwal Award of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (1989), and Olympus Mitra Award (1984) and Searle Award (1989) of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (1989). The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2008, for his contributions to medical science.

Selected bibliography

• Non-steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs and Gastrointestinal Toxicity . Divij Mehta, DK Bhargava . Apollo Medicine . December 2010 . 7 . 4 . 251–262 . 10.1016/S0976-0016(12)60018-0.
• Intermittent unexplained rectal bleeding in childhood . D. K. Bhargava, Y. Chawla . The Indian Journal of Pediatrics . May 1983 . 50 . 3 . 329–332 . 10.1007/BF02752772. 6607886 . 35541078 .
• Adenosine deaminase (ADA) in peritoneal tuberculosis: Diagnostic value in ascitic fluid and serum . D.K. Bhargava . M. Gupta . S. Nijhawan . S. Dasarathy . A.K.S. Kushwaha . Tuberculosis . June 1990 . 71 . 2 . 121–126 . 10.1016/0041-3879(90)90007-U. 2219461 .

See also

• Apollo Hospital, Indraprastha

External links

• Web site: Search results for Bhargava, D.K. . Tuberculosis . Article listing . 2016 . 26 August 2016.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vegetables washed in highly-polluted Yamuna could kill you . India Today . 22 December 2014 . 26 August 2016.
2. Web site: Sluggish bowel system? You are not alone . Times of India . 18 Jun 2015 . 26 August 2016.
3. Web site: Team of Doctors . Apollo Hospitals . 2016 . 26 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918150849/http://www.apollohospdelhi.com/team-of-doctors/gastroenterology-and-hepatology/dr-dk-bhargava . 18 September 2016 . dead .
4. Web site: Awards . Department of Medical Education, Rajasthan . 2016 . 26 August 2016.
5. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2013 . 20 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
6. Web site: D K Bhargava on Apollo eDoc . Apollo eDoc . 2016 . 26 August 2016 . 27 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827091625/https://www.apolloedoc.co.in/doctor/new-delhi/medical-gastroenterologist/dr-d-k-bhargava . dead .
7. Web site: Technical Report on Population Based Long Term Clinical Studies . Indian Council of Medical Research . 1994 . 26 August 2016.
8. Web site: Scientific advisory Committee . CLBS Conference . 2016 . 26 August 2016 . 23 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170123114642/http://clbsconferences.com/scientific-advisory-committee.php . dead .