Lt gen Chaudhry takes charge as AMC commandant

LUCKNOW: Lieutenant general Rajan Chaudhry assumed charge as commandant of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) Centre and College at the central command headquarters in Lucknow on Tuesday.

After paying tributes to the martyrs at the AMC War Memorial, the general officer met all the important functionaries here in the state capital.

Lt gen Rajan Chaudhry is a renowned gastrointestinal surgeon and teacher and was commissioned in the AMC in December 1976. He has held several important positions, including professor and head of the surgery department at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, and commandant of Command Hospital in Kolkata.

As additional director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services (E&S), the general officer is credited with steering the procurement of medicines

A RENOWNED GASTROINTESTINAL SURGEON AND TEACHER, CHAUDHRY WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE AMC IN DECEMBER 1976

and medical equipment for the Army, Navy and Air Force and is considered responsible for the modernisation of their medical services.

For his selfless devotion, dedication to his profession and outstanding abilities as both clinician and as medical administrator, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2013 and the Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2004.