Rajat Datta takes over as India’s top military doctor

NEW DELHI: Surgeon Vice-Admiral Rajat Datta assumed the charge of Director-General of the Armed Forces Medical Services on January 1, 2021.

Prior to assuming the present appointment, the Flag Officer held the post of
DGMS (Navy) and Comdt, Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt & Col Comdt.
 He is an alumnus of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and after

Rajat Datta had been holding the prestigious appointment of Comdt AFC, New Delhi.  He was also Addl. DGMS (Army) New Delhi. He had been holding the appointment of MG Med, HQ Central Command and Comdt, CH (CC) Lucknow.

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He is a renowned teacher and in addition to being the Professor of Cardiology is also an examiner for several Universities and Post Graduate Medical Institutions in India.

The Flag Officer is appointed as Honorary Surgeon to the President of India

He was awarded VSM in 2005,SM (D) in 2014 and AVSM in 2017.

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