Gurpreet Singh Wander (born 25 March 1960) is a cardiologist and academic based in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.[1] He is currently working at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital.[2] He is the Chief Editor of The Yearbook of Medicine 2018[3] and The Progress in Medicine & Medicine Update 2016. He has also been an active contributor to the cardiology section of the popular API Textbook of Medicine (8th, 9th, 10th[4] and 11th[4] editions). He was awarded the Dr. B. C. Roy Award in 2006[1][5] for the Development of Specialties.

Gurpreet Singh
Born (1960-03-25) 25 March 1960 (age 64)
NationalityIndian
EducationMBBS and MD
Alma materGovernment Medical College, Patiala
Occupations
  • Cardiologist
  • academic
AwardsDr. B. C. Roy Award

Early life

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Wander was born on 25 March 1960 in Amritsar, Punjab to late Harjit Singh Wander who was a former professor and head of department at Government Medical College, Patiala.[6] He pursued MBBS in 1981[7] followed by Doctorate of Medicine in Cardiology from Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjabi University in 1987.

Career

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Wander started his career by joining the faculty and the in-charge of the Dayanand Medical College at their Department of Medicine in 1988. He started the cardiology unit at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in 1988.[7] Wander was elected as national president of the Association of Physicians of India (API).[1][8]

In July 2023, he has been appointed as the chairman of the board of management of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot by Punjab Government under Section 27(2) of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Act, 1998.[9]

Research

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Wander has published 120[10] papers, 45 of them in foreign journals of repute like The Lancet, Nature, Journal of Genetics, Journal of American College of Cardiology, The American Journal of Cardiology,[11][12] British Heart Journal and Japanese Heart Journal. He has presented 115 papers[13] at national and international conferences. He had conducted a few animal experiment studies on atherogenicity of oxidised cholesterol and a British collaborative study on coronary heart disease. He has been co-supervisor of post-graduation MD/MS thesis for Panjab University, Chandigarh and Baba Farid University, Faridkot, Punjab.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dr Wander to head national doctors' body". The Hindustan Times. 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Avoid alcohol, oily food to control hypertension: Study". the Hindustan Times. 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Year Book of Medicine 2018". ASIN 9352705114.
  4. ^ a b "The Association of Physicians of India". www.apiindia.org. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ^ "B.C. Roy Award for cardiologist". Tribune India. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ Khatun, Ruby Khatun (8 March 2018). "Obituary: Dr Harjit Singh Wander no more". medicaldialogues.in. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Made in Chandigarh: Best city, lucky people, says leading cardiologist Dr Gurpreet Wander". The Hindustan Times. 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ "API - 72ND ANNUAL MEETING" (PDF). The Association of Physicians of India 72 Meet: 74. 28 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Dr Wander is chairman board of Baba Farid varsity". Hindustan Times. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Certificate Course in Cardiovascular disease and Stroke" (PDF). World Heart Federation Organization: 36. August 2018.
  11. ^ Sandhu, Paramdeep Singh; Wander, Gurpreet Singh; Garg, Bishav Mohan; Sood, Naresh Kumar; Aslam, Naved (2013). "Determinants of Consent Time in Primary PCI, a Single Center Experience". The American Journal of Cardiology. 111 (7): 10B. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.01.315.
  12. ^ Chandrashekhar, Y.; Anand, Inder S.; Kalra, Gurcharan S.; Wander, Gurpreet S. (1993). "Rate-dependent hemodynamic responses during incremental atrial pacing in chronic before and after surgery". The American Journal of Cardiology. 72 (7): 615–619. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(93)90361-F. PMID 8362779.
  13. ^ "Dr Gurpreet Singh Wander - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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