Jitendra Nath Pande Explained

Jitendra Nath Pande
Birth Date:14 June 1941
Birth Place:Shikohabad, India
Death Place:New Delhi, India
Nationality:Indian
Parents:Shri Madan Mohan Pande and Smt. Kamla Devi Pande
Spouse:Yvette Pande
Occupation:Senior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research and former Professor & Head of Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
Awards:Padma 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 visitsat 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sitaram Bhartia Doctors - Sitaram Bhartia Hospital. 24 May 2020. 11 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160711085840/https://www.sitarambhartia.org/doctors/. live.
  2. Web site: AIIMS: An Institute of Moribund Scientists - Hindustan Times. 6 December 2014. web.archive.org. 9 August 2021. 6 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141206171503/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm12/aiims-an-institute-of-moribund-scientists/article1-112826.aspx. dead.
  3. News: Delhi: Jitendra Nath Pande, famed ex-AIIMS ... The Times of India. 24 May 2020. 24 May 2020. 24 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200524180257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-jitendra-nath-pande-famed-ex-aiims-doctor-dies-of-covid-19/articleshow/75931166.cms. live.
  4. Web site: Padma Awards 2021 announced . Ministry of Home Affairs . 26 January 2021 . 25 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210125161945/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1692337 . live .
  5. Web site: Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list . . 25 January 2021 . 25 January 2021 . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128190946/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shinzo-abe-tarun-gogoi-ram-vilas-paswan-among-padma-award-winners-complete-list/articleshow/80453596.cms . live .
  6. Web site: Hindustan Times. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723123632/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dr-jn-pande-pioneer-and-teacher-who-inspired-all/story-3Ao3dQqBPYxaWdzeuns3dO.html. live.
  7. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation. www.tribuneindia.com. 24 May 2020. 26 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926070612/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000822/nation.htm. live.
  8. News: Raj Kapoor: Doyen of Indian cinema lies critically ill. Simran. Bhargava. 31 May 1988. India Today. 5 May 2021.
  9. News: Even as he lay dying, Raj Kapoor fought a valiant battle with a horde of diseases. Pankaj. Pachauri. 30 June 1988. India Today.
  10. Web site: Jitendra Nath Pande- EP 2-Unsung Hero In medical field. Shwetha. Tiwary. 14 October 2019. Medium. 7 August 2019. 7 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190807121526/https://medium.com/@swetatiwary82/jitendra-nath-pande-ep-2-unsung-hero-in-medical-field-df7f1e00412a. live.
  11. News: Drug resistance major hurdle in treating TB | India News - Times of India. The Times of India. 24 December 2006. 24 May 2020. 11 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311113637/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Drug-resistance-major-hurdle-in-treating-TB/articleshow/916017.cms. live.
  12. Web site: Archived copy . 30 March 2016 . 9 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409172443/http://bhopal.bard.edu/resources/documents/ICMR-EPIDEMIOLOGICALREPORTPARTONEHealtheffectstechnicalreport19851994maintext.pdf . dead .
  13. Pande . J. N. . Bhatta . Narendra . Biswas . Dilip . Pandey . Ravindra M. . Ahluwalia . Gautam . Siddaramaiah . Naveen H. . Khilnani . G. C. . Outdoor air pollution and emergency room visits at a hospital in Delhi . The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences . 44 . 1 . 2002 . 0377-9343 . 11845928 . 13–19 . 30 March 2016 . 26 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626111304/http://medind.nic.in/iae/t02/i1/iaet02i1p13.pdf . dead .
  14. Web site: Towards Cleaner Air . Department of Environment, Government of NCT of Delhi . https://web.archive.org/web/20151223174342/http://www.dpcc.delhigovt.nic.in/pdf/cleanerair.pdf . December 23, 2015 . dead.
  15. Web site: Seven years ago, everyone saw Delhi's air take a deadly U-turn but no one did a thing. 31 March 2015. 24 May 2020. 13 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213230529/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/seven-years-ago-everyone-saw-delhis-air-take-a-deadly-u-turn-but-no-one-did-a-thing/. live.
  16. Web site: Directory of Emeritus Professors . National Academy of Medical Sciences . 6 July 2024.
  17. Web site: Dr J N Pande General Physician in New Delhi. HealthKonnect. 24 May 2020. 17 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217143322/https://www.healthkonnect.com/en/doctors/general-physician/india/new-delhi/dr-j-n-pande-e185r841z4998m. dead.
  18. Web site: Council Members. 27 November 2014. 7 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141007173946/http://www.nams-india.in/webpages/councilmembers.html. live.
  19. Web site: The National Academy of Sciences, India - Fellows. nasi.nic.in. 27 November 2014. 4 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204120146/http://nasi.nic.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=P. live.
  20. Web site: Indian Journal of Medical Research. medind.nic.in. 27 November 2014. 20 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090720012136/http://medind.nic.in/iby/t04/i10/ibyt04i10c.shtml. dead.
  21. Web site: RAMAN VISHWANATHAN MEMORIAL ORATION / LECTURE. 27 November 2014. 16 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180816081953/http://nccpindia.com/awards. dead.

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