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'''Balram Bhargava''' is an Indian science administrator. He has been appointed for a three-year tenure as the Director-General at the [[Indian Council of Medical Research]], [[New Delhi]] and [[Secretary]], Department of Health Research a division under [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mymedicalmantra.com/professor-balram-bhargava-appointed-as-director-general-of-icmr/|title=Professor Balram Bhargava appointed as Director General of ICMR|date=2018-04-10|work=My Medical Mantra|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Biography==
Balram Bhargava was born in 1961 in Lucknow.<ref name="Vidwan database">{{cite web | url=http://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/searchr.php?id=43056 | title=Vidwan database | publisher=Vidwan database | date=2014 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> He graduated in medicine (MBBS), followed by MD and DM with specialization in [[Cardiology]] from [[King George’s Medical College]], [[Lucknow]]. Prior to his appointment at ICMR, he was a Professor of cardiology at the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences|All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi]] (AIIMS). He is a fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]] (FNASc), Fellow of the [[American Heart Association]] (FAHA), Fellow of the [[Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom|Academy of Medical Sciences]] (FAMS), Fellow of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]]<ref name="List of Fellows - NAMS">{{cite web | url=https://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf#page=16&zoom=auto,-84,247 |page=16 | title=List of Fellows - NAMS | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref> and a Fellow of the [[American College of Cardiology]] (FACC).<ref name="Vidwan database" />

Balram resides at the AIIMS residential complex at [[Asian Games Village (New Delhi)|Asiad Village]], New Delhi.<ref name="Vidwan database" />

==Social activities==
Prof. (Dr.) Balram Bhargava is reported as a biomedical program administrator from [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi|AIIMS Delhi]].<ref name="IC2030">{{cite web | url=http://ic2030.org/2014/09/nurturing-innovators/ | title=IC2030 | publisher=IC2030 | date=2014 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Medical Plastics India">{{cite web | url=http://www.medicalplasticsindia.com/mpds/2012/nov/coverstory7.htm | title=Medical Plastics India | publisher=Medical Plastics India | date=2014 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>

Prof. (Dr.) Bhargava along with Alok Ray from [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi|IIT Delhi]] under the leadership of then [[Department of Biotechnology]] secretary [[Maharaj Kishan Bhan]], initiated the Indian chapter of the ''Stanford Biodesign'' and was its co-executive director (India). The organization had set goals to promote innovators of medical technology through fellowships and also to conduct internships and events related to the area. The system was supported by AIIMS, New Delhi and has [[Stanford University]], [[Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi]], the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and the [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology]], Government of India as partners. Stanford India Biodesign program ended in 2013.<ref name="Medical Plastics India" />

Since 2008, he has been working with Biodesign Fellows Srinivas Juggu, Jayant Karve and Amit Sharma on a project trying to develop a chest compression device. If this succeeds it will be useful for patients suffering sudden cardiac arrests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Self-powered-CPRs-a-boon-for-cardiac-patients/articleshow/3847860.cms|title=Self-powered CPRs a boon for cardiac patients - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref>

Prof. (Dr.) Bhargava has spoken up about the need for better regulation in medical testing.<ref name="TOI AIIMS">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/AIIMS-doctors-lead-the-way-wage-war-on-unnecessary-medical-tests/articleshow/37425725.cms | title=TOI AIIMS | publisher=TOI | date=19 June 2014 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="E Pao">{{cite web | url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.editorial.editorial_2014.Needless_medical_tests_HL_20140702 | title=E Pao | publisher=E Pao | date=2 July 2014 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> He is one of the team of twelve doctors from India who plan to establish the ''Society for Less Investigative Medicine'' (SLIM),<ref name="SLIM">{{cite web | url=http://missionslim.org/ | title=SLIM | publisher=SLIM | date=2014 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> an initiative that hopes to combat the excessive commercial practices prevalent in India. SLIM is in the making since 2015 and the members hoped to start activities by 2016. The members of SLIM, when it is established, plan to work towards raising public awareness against the trend of unnecessary tests and excessive medical investigations.<ref name="TOI AIIMS" /><ref name="E Pao" /><ref name="Civil Society">{{cite web | url=http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/pages/Details.aspx?578 | title=Civil Society | publisher=Civil Society | date=2011 | access-date=2 November 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.is/20141102112402/http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/pages/Details.aspx?578 | archive-date=2 November 2014 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Prof. (Dr.) Bhargava has attended many international conferences and seminars where he speaks about a cardiac stent he claims to have invented.<ref name="speech">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrBorWaFeVw | title=Healthcare Leaders' Forum 2012 - Dr. Balram Bhargava | publisher=Elets TV | work=YouTube video | date=4 June 2012 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vimeo">{{cite web | url=https://vimeo.com/51506457 | title=Our Frugal Future: Dr Balram Bhargava | publisher=Vimeo | date=July 2012 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>

==Publications==
Some of the publications co-authored by Prof. (Dr.) Bhargava are:

* {{cite journal |url=http://65.54.113.26/Publication/49386566/utility-of-3dimensional-echocardiography-in-predicting-the-immediate-outcome-of-percutaneous |title=Utility of 3-dimensional Echocardiography in Predicting the Immediate Outcome of Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy |author1=Ramakrishnan Sivasubramanian |author2=Bharat B. Kukreti |author3=Anita Saxena |author4=Nagendra Boopathy S. |author5=Kewal Goswami |author6=Balram Bhargava |author7=Sandeep Seth |author8=Rajnish Juneja |author9=Shyam S. Kothari |author10=Vinay K. Bahl |journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology |year=2011 |volume=57 |issue=14 |pages=E704-E704 |doi=10.1016/S0735-1097(11)60704-3 |doi-access=free |access-date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20141102143433/http://65.54.113.26/Publication/49386566/utility-of-3dimensional-echocardiography-in-predicting-the-immediate-outcome-of-percutaneous |archive-date=2 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
* {{cite journal |url=http://65.54.113.26/Publication/39205982/cardiac-magnetic-resonance-for-evaluating-early-outcomes-of-stem-cell-therapy-in-non-ischemic |title=Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for evaluating early outcomes of stem cell therapy in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy |author1=Gurpreet S Gulati |author2=Chesnal Arepalli |author3=Sandeep Seth |author4=Rajiv Narang |author5=Balram Bhargava |author6=Sujata Mohanty |author7=Priya Jagia |author8=Sanjiv Sharma |author9=RK Ahuja |author10=Balram Airan |journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |year=2011 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=288–301 |doi=10.1186/1532-429X-13-S1-P288 |access-date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102192945/http://65.54.113.26/Publication/39205982/cardiac-magnetic-resonance-for-evaluating-early-outcomes-of-stem-cell-therapy-in-non-ischemic |archive-date=2 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all |pmc=3106666 }}
* {{cite journal |url=http://65.54.113.26/Publication/49003506/acute-and-short-term-hemodynamic-effects-of-metoprolol-in-eisenmenger-syndrome-a-preliminary |title=Acute and short-term hemodynamic effects of metoprolol in Eisenmenger syndrome: A preliminary observational study |author1=Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan |author2=Chirayu Vyas |author3=Shyam S. Kothari |author4=Balram Bhargava |author5=Bharat Bhooshan Kukreti |author6=Mani Kalaivani |author7=Rajnish Juneja |author8=Sandeep Seth |author9=Anita Saxena |author10=Vinay K. Bahl |journal=American Heart Journal |year=2011 |volume=161 |issue=5 |pages=938–943 |doi=10.1016/j.ahj.2011.02.010 |access-date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223091022/http://65.54.113.26/Publication/49003506/acute-and-short-term-hemodynamic-effects-of-metoprolol-in-eisenmenger-syndrome-a-preliminary |archive-date=23 February 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} [https://www.academia.edu/13795037 PDF Full Text]

==Awards and recognitions==
Prof. (Dr.) Bhargava received the Gujar Mal Science Award 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/crime-justice/news/dr-balram-bhargava-prof-anurag-kumar-awarded-the-gm-modi-science-award--79092.aspx|title=Dr. Balram Bhargava & Prof. Anurag Kumar awarded The G.M. Modi Science Award|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref> Bhargava is a recipient of S. N. Bose Centenary Award of the [[Indian Science Congress]], Platinum Jubilee Award of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] and the ''Vasvik Award''.<ref name="University of Cambridge">{{cite web | url=http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/media/2012/frugal-innovation-key-to-healthcare/ | title=University of Cambridge | publisher=University of Cambridge | date=17 January 2012 | access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Biodesign Stanford">{{cite web|url=http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/people/bhargava_balram.jsp|title=Biodesign Stanford|date=2014|publisher=Biodesign Stanford|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102165955/http://biodesign.stanford.edu/bdn/people/bhargava_balram.jsp|archive-date=2 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Medical Plastics India" /> He has also received ''Tata Innovation Fellowship'' for facilitating Biodesign Innovation fellows' work.<ref name="University of Cambridge" /><ref name="Biodesign Stanford" /><ref name="Medical Plastics India" /> The [[Government of India]] honoured him, in 2014, by awarding him the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine (cardiology).<ref name="Padma 2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735|title=Padma 2014|date=25 January 2014|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NEu2cjx3?url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735|archive-date=8 February 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref>
He is one of the laureates of the 2015 [[UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences]].<ref>[http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/science-technology/basic-sciences/life-sciences/international-prize-for-research-in-the-life-sciences/laureates/ Laureates of the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences ]</ref>

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