Gurpreet Singh Wander

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Gurpreet Singh
Born (1960-03-25) 25 March 1960 (age 61)
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS and Doctorate of Medicine
Alma materGovernment Medical College, Patiala
Occupation
  • Cardiologist
  • academic
AwardsDr. B. C. Roy Award

Gurpreet Singh Wander (born 25 March 1960) is cardiologist and academic based in Ludiana, Punjab, India.[1] He is currently working as the Institute[2] a unit of the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana.[3] He is the Chief Editor of The Yearbook of Medicine 2018[4] and The Progress in Medicine & Medicine Update 2016. He has also been an active contributor for Cardiology section of the popular API Textbook of Medicine (8th, 9th, 10th[2] and 11th[2] Edition). He was awarded the Dr. B. C. Roy Award in 2006[1][5] for the Development of Specialties.

Early life[]

Dr. Gurpreet Singh Wander was born on 25 March 1960 in Amritsar, Punjab to late Harjit Singh Wander who was a former professor and head of department at Government Medical College, Patiala.[6] He pursued MBBS in 1981[7] followed by Doctorate of Medicine in Cardiology from Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjabi University in 1987.

Career[]

Dr. Gurpreet Singh Wander started his career by joining the faculty and the in-charge of the Dayanand Medical College at their Department of Medicine in 1988. He started the cardiology unit at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in 1988.[7] Wander was elected as national president of the Association of Physicians of India (API).[1][8]

Research[]

Dr. Gurpreet Singh Wander has published 120[9] papers, 45 of them in foreign journals of repute like The Lancet, Nature, Journal of Genetics, Journal of American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology,[10][11] British Heart Journal and Japanese Heart Journal. He has presented 115 papers[12] at national and international conferences. He had conducted few animal experiment studies on atherogenicity of oxidised cholesterol and a British collaborative study on Coronary Heart Disease. He has been co-supervisor of post-graduation MD/MS thesis for Punjab University, Chandigarh and Baba Farid University, Faridkot, Punjab.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Dr Wander to head national doctors' body". The Hindustan Times. 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "The Association of Physicians of India". www.apiindia.org. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Avoid alcohol, oily food to control hypertension: Study". the Hindustan Times. 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Year Book of Medicine 2018". ASIN 9352705114.
  5. ^ "B.C. Roy Award for cardiologist". Tribune India. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ Khatun, Ruby Khatun (8 March 2018). "Obituary: Dr Harjit Singh Wander no more". medicaldialogues.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Made in Chandigarh: Best city, lucky people, says leading cardiologist Dr Gurpreet Wander". The Hindustan Times. 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ "API - 72ND ANNUAL MEETING" (PDF). The Association of Physicians of India 72 Meet: 74. 28 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Certificate Course in Cardiovascular disease and Stroke" (PDF). World Heart Federation Organization: 36. August 2018.
  10. ^ "The American Journal of Cardiology - Volume 111 Issue 7 Supplement". Science Direct. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  11. ^ "The American Journal of Cardiology- Volume 72 Issue 7 Supplement". Science Direct. 1 September 1993. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Dr Gurpreet Singh Wander - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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