Prof. Bairam Bhargava presently Director General (DG), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-cum-Secretary, Department of Health Research , has been given extension in the service for a further period of three months beyond 15.04.2022.
Prof. Bhargava is Professor of Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and also serves as the Executive Director for Stanford India Biodesign Centre, School of International Biodesign (SiB). Professor (Dr) Balram Bhargava is an outstanding cardiologist, one of the foremost leaders in biomedical innovation, public health, medical education and medical research.
Professor Bhargava has excellent leadership qualities; and has established the India-Stanford Biodesign programme, a unique interdisciplinary fellowship programme to foster innovation, design in low cost implants/devices. This programme has led to the establishment of the School of International Biodesign (SIB) at AIIMS and development of 30 low cost medical devices leading to 10 startups. Four of the low cost devices are in the Indian market and one device has been approved by the USFDA. He developed the indigenous Platinum Iridium coil coronary stent and has been instrumental in clinically evaluating and establishing the use of two other laser cut medicated Indian stents. These low cost indigenous stents have benefitted several thousand patients. The philosophy of the programme has been “More for less for more” with a mandate to promote Global Affordable Need Driven Healthcare Innovation (GANDHI).
