J. S. Guleria

Jagdev Singh Guleria (1927 or 1928 – 22 January 2026) was an Indian general physician and cardiologist who was the Dean and Professor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He was the senior consultant of General Medicine at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research and an Emeritus Professor of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. He received the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2003.

Life and career After graduating in medicine (MBBS) in 1953 and completing his master's degree (MD) in 1957 from Punjab University, Guleria secured a DM in cardiology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi (AIIMS) in 1962 to join AIIMS as its faculty to start his career. He was on duty at AIIMS when former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was brought to AIIMS after being shot at by militants in October 1984, and attended to the former Prime Minister before she was declared dead. He headed the AIIMS Ethics Committee which investigated the irregularities at AIIMS, including the charges leveled against the then Director of the institution, Panangipalli Venugopal. He was one of the two doctors, the other being K. K. Malhotra, delegated to examine Jayaprakash Narayan during his incarceration in the Emergency period.

Guleria, an elected fellow and Emeritus Professor of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, He was a Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) (1962), Indian Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS) (1971), and the Indian College of Chest Physicians (FICCP) (1981) The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2003. Guleria's sons, Randeep Guleria,

Guleria died on 22 January 2026, at the age of 98.