Daljit Singh (ophthalmologist)

Daljit Singh
Born	11 October 1934 Punjab, India
Occupation	Ophthalmologist
Awards	Padma Shri Dr. B. C. Roy Award

Daljit Singh is an Indian ophthalmologist and the former honorary surgeon to V. V. Giri, the erstwhile President of India.^[1][2] Born on 11 October 1934 to Sahib Singh, who was a Sikh academic in the area of Sikh literature. He did his early schooling at Khalsa School and than pre-medical at Khalsa College in the city and graduated in Medicine with MBBS from the Government Medical College, Amritsar in 1956.^[3] After receiving his Bachelor’s of medicine and surgery, he performed a "house job" in ophthalmology. For more than 2 years Dr. Singh worked as a general practitioner in the rural hinterland and later received his ophthalmic diploma (DOMS). He than went on to master's degree studies & secured a master's degree (MS) in ophthalmology in 1963. In May 1964, Dr. Singh returned to Amritsar as a senior lecturer in ophthalmology and then transferred to Medical College, Patiala, for 5 years.^[3]

Singh served as a member of faculty of the Government Medical colleges in Amritsar and Patiala for 23 years and became an Emeritus professor of the institutions.^[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1987.^[4] Seven years later, he received Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award from the Medical Council of India in 1994.^[3]

Dr Singh was Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate from Amritsar for Lok Sabha elections held in 2014. "AAP’s ophthalmologist candidate eyes niche support base". Retrieved January 11, 2016.}

References

1. "A Perfect Vision". India Today. 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
2. "Surgeon pushes limits within ophthalmic surgery conforms technology to situation". Healio. 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
3. "Asia Ophthalmology profile" (PDF). Asia Ophthalmology. 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.