Dr. Rakesh Aggarwal has taken over as the Director of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (Jipmer).
Dr. Aggarwal has been involved in research on clinical epidemiology, laboratory and economic aspects of viral hepatitis.
His special interests include vaccination, epidemiology, biostatistics, research methodology, scientific communication, journal editing and health economics.
Faculty member
He joined the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, in 1991 as a faculty member in gastroenterology. After his stint there in various capacities, he moved to Jipmer as its Director.
Dr Aggarwal obtained his MBBS and MD (Medicine) degrees from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and DM (Gastroenterology) degree from the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
He also has a Master’s degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, and has received training in laboratory research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
Elected fellow
He is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences (India) and National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), and serves on several national and international panels and committees, and is the editor of a major international gastroenterology journal.