Jitendra Nath Pande

Jitendra Nath Pande or J. N. Pande (14 June 1941 – 23 May 2020) was an Indian Pulmonologist and Professor and Head of Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Studies (AIIMS). He was working as Senior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi. He died on 23 May 2020 during sleep when he was home quarantined due to COVID-19 positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, in New Delhi.

He was posthumously awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 2021.

Personal and family details Pande was born in Shikohabad, India, to Shri Madan Mohan Pande and Smt. Kamla Devi Pande. His parents were from Uttar Pradesh.

He was younger brother of Prof. Gyan N Pande, Emeritus Professor, Swansea University and President, International Centre for Computational Engineering.

Education Pande obtained both his MBBS in 1963 and MD (Medicine) in 1966 degrees from AIIMS, New Delhi.

Work and important assignments Pande specialised in respiratory medicine and clinical epidemiology. He set up the first intensive care unit in India.

He treated many famous personalities from public life like President of India, Prime Minister of India, politicians, etc. Some of his famous patients are former Power Minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Raj Kapoor.

Important assignments of Pande include: Personal doctor to the President of India. Director Clinical Epidemiology Unit, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi Chief, SRB Center of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, All India Institute Medical Sciences, New Delhi Head, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Research impact The 1997–98 study of Pande titled 'Outdoor air pollution and emergency room visits at a hospital in Delhi' was cited by Supreme Court of India in its CNG judgement.

Publication Pande published more than 170 papers in national and international journals apart from delivering many prestigious orations.

Awards Pande was conferred many prestigious awards, some of them are mentioned below: Padma Shri by Government of India Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences. Guest Editor, The Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) Speaker, NCCP (I) – Prof. Raman Vishwanathan Memorial Chest Oration, Amritsar, 1995 (Previously known as Raman Vishwanathan Memorial Oration / Lecture) Fellow, National College Chest Physicians Member, Indian Council Medical Research Vice President, Chest Institute Member, Chest Institute Vice President, Indian Council Medical Research Editor, Indian Journal Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences Editor, Annals of National Academy Medical Sciences