Dr. Jagdish. Chander Suri

Dr. J.C. Suri is one of India’s most distinguished Pulmonologists, Critical Care Specialists, and Sleep Medicine experts, with more than 40 years of clinical, academic, and leadership experience. He is the former Head of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, and a Past President of the Association of Chest Physicians of India. Widely recognised as a pioneer in respiratory medicine, Dr. Suri has played a transformative role in advancing pulmonary care, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine in India.

A visionary clinician and academician, Dr. Suri was instrumental in establishing India’s first dedicated Obstetric & Gynaecology Critical Care Unit at Safdarjung Hospital for managing high-risk maternal conditions such as peripartum cardiomyopathy, severe preeclampsia, acute pulmonary embolism, sepsis, and respiratory failure. He has also received advanced international training in Critical Care Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center, USA, and Sleep Medicine at the prestigious Stanford University Sleep Center, California, USA, as a WHO Fellow. With more than 100 scientific publications, numerous national healthcare contributions, and several prestigious orations and awards, Dr. Suri is regarded as one of the country’s leading authorities in respiratory and critical care medicine.

• WHO Fellow – Sleep Medicine – Stanford University Sleep Center, Palo Alto, California, USA
• WHO Fellow – Critical Care Medicine – Loyola University Medical Center, USA
• DNB (Respiratory Medicine) (1985)
• MD – Pulmonary Medicine (1984)
• DTCD (1981)
• MBBS – University of Delhi (1977)
• FNCCP (Fellow, National College of Chest Physicians)

Dr. Suri has been honoured with numerous prestigious national awards and invited orations in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, including:

• Charu Chanderchur oration at Gorakhpur- Dec.1998.
• Shurveer Oration at RNT Medical College, Udaipur- August 1999
• DR. N. C. Joshi Memorial oration for the year 2000 organised by Delhi Medical Association, DMA House Daryaganj, New Delhi.
• Glaxo Oration delivered in Jan. 2001 at the annual conference of Academy of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kerala
• Guest oration during the Foundation Day 18th March 2002 of Department of TB and Chest Diseases, K.G.Medical College, Lucknow.
• German remedies oration delivered at National Conference on Pulmonary Disease, NAPCON –  Nov 22nd 2002
• KJR Murty ICS Oration delivered at National Conference on Pulmonary Disease, NAPCON
• VISHISHT Chiktsa Rattan Award by Delhi Medical Association- 2012
• First – Dr S R Kamat Oration at KEM Hospital, Mumbai- 9th February 2018
• Prof Dr K Kottilingam Endowment Oration- 11th August 2018