Saturday, October 31, 2009

Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, SIU


Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar, Director of SIHS has been a merited student throughout. Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship, he graduated from the prestigious B. J. Medical College, Pune in 1985, securing top honours in General Surgery & Obstetrics & Gynaecology. He completed his Masters in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in 1989 & was awarded the Gold Medal by Pune University for his outstanding academic performance.

Dr. Rajiv topped the list of successful candidates of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission and joined the B. J. Medical College & Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune as faculty in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Family Welfare. During this tenure, he presented a number of original research articles both at the National and International level.

He was invited by the Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman from 1992 – 1996, where his work was highly appreciated. Extensively travelled to the Middle East, South East Asia, USA and Europe, he is proficient in German & Arabic.
On completion of this assignment, Dr. Rajiv conceptualized & set up the Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), the healthcare unit for the staff & students of the Symbiosis family. Under his leadership, the SIHS also conducts a number of community oriented health care projects focusing on student’s preventive, curative and promotive health.

Besides ensuring delivery of quality health care services, the Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS), offers a number of unique, innovative, need based and career oriented academic programmes pertinent to the health care sector. In addition to being a member of the Academic Council and Board of Management of the Symbiosis International University, Dr. Rajiv is associated with various other professional bodies like IMA, FOGSI etc and social organizations like FICCI etc. Dr. Rajiv has contributed a number of articles on the same in many of the leading newspapers and magazines.

He is currently the Director of the Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences & also the Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University.

3 comments:

  1. Neatly worded, precise and concise ideal blog--Now it needs updation about his designation as Member of Maharahstra Medical Council and Medical Council of India, 2011

    We are very proud of such a humble personality.

    Dr Jayant Navarange

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  2. Hi Sir I have not got my Smart Card yet 'where is this? web sid is not right

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