Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 16: Son of the soil, Lieutenant General Narendra Kotwal, Director and Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College, has been elected as the president of Endocrine Society of India (ESI), which is the largest professional body of endocrinologists in India providing a common platform and network for clinicians and researchers with special interest in endocrinology.
Lt Gen Kotwal did his MBBS from Government Medical College Jammu, MD in Internal Medicine from AFMC. He is a Diplomate of National Board in Medicine and a Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS). Continuing his academic journey further, he acquired Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Endocrinology from PGIMER CHD. He is also an alumnus of the National Defence College, New Delhi where he was awarded an MPhil in Defence and Strategic studies.
The General Officer has the distinction of providing medical care to four Presidents of India. He has also held the coveted appointments of member of Specialist Committee under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana; Advisor, UPSC for empanelment of advisors; Member, Standard Treatment Workflows (STWs) by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He has also served as the vice president of Endocrinology Society of India and secretary of Indian Thyroid Society.
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