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{{Short description|Indian ophthalmologist}}
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| name = Jagat Ram
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| birth_place = Pabiana village, [[Sirmaur district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
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| alma_mater = [[Indira Gandhi Medical College]] affiliated to [[Himachal Pradesh University]]
| occupation = [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]]
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| website = [http://pgimer.edu.in/PGIMER_PORTAL/PGIMERPORTAL/GlobalPages/JSP/Page_Data.jsp?dep_id=113 PGIMER Director]
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'''Jagat Ram''' is an [[Ophthalmology|ophthalmologist]] and former director of [[Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]] (PGIMER) Chandigarh, India.<ref>{{cite web | last=Mahajan | first=Manoj | title=PGI Director Jagat Ram completes year in office, lists achievements | website=The Tribune | date=2018-03-16 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/pgi-director-jagat-ram-completes-year-in-office-lists-achievements/558549.html | access-date=2019-08-18 | archive-date=2019-08-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818121716/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/pgi-director-jagat-ram-completes-year-in-office-lists-achievements/558549.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Jagat Ram was born in family of humble background at Pabiana village in [[Sirmaur district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name="Dhaliwal 2017">{{cite web | last=Dhaliwal | first=Tanbir | title=Dr Jagat Ram is new director of PGIMER, Chandigarh: Know him and his priorities | website=Hindustan Times | date=2017-03-17 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/dr-jagat-ram-is-new-director-of-pgimer-chandigarh/story-XzOgtGfKg1k8cy1ZpputJL.html | access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref> He used to walk daily for a distance of about 10 km to reach his high school in Rajgarh.<ref>{{cite web | title=Prof Jagat Ram journey to PGI Director marked by many hurdles | website=United News of India | date=2019-08-18 | url=http://www.uniindia.com/prof-jagat-ram-journey-to-pgi-director-marked-by-many-hurdles/states/news/1031077.html | access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/i-almost-missed-admission-in-pgimer-recalls-dr-jagat-ram/story-DGQlbE50PlN2mpAzbYNUFJ.html|title=I almost missed admission in PGIMER, recalls Dr Jagat Ram|date=2017-03-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref> He completed MBBS from [[Indira Gandhi Medical College]], Shimla, affiliated to [[Himachal Pradesh University]] in 1978 and later completed residency in MS in Ophthalmology from PGIMER in June 1982.<ref>{{cite web | last=Rajta | first=Subhash | title=Padma Shri for PGI head | website=The Tribune | date=2019-01-26 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/padma-shri-for-pgi-head/719313.html | access-date=2019-08-18 | archive-date=2019-07-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728223212/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/padma-shri-for-pgi-head/719313.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
Ram was head of department of ophthalmology at PGIMER.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/pgimer-is-a-victim-of-its-own-popularity-people-have-high-hopes-chandigarh-4597054/|title='PGIMER is a victim of its own popularity…people have high hopes'|date=2017-04-03|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref> In 2015, he received the Oscar of Paediatric Ophthalmology at the World Congress of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web | last=Rajta | first=Subhash | title=PGI Director honoured | website=The Tribune | date=2019-07-07 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/pgi-director-honoured/798243.html | access-date=2019-08-18 | archive-date=2019-08-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818121717/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/pgi-director-honoured/798243.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> He assumed office of Director at PGIMER in March 2017 when he had 24 awards to his credit.<ref name="Dhaliwal 2017"></ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/dr-jagat-ram-new-pgimer-director-4574424/|title=Dr Jagat Ram new PGIMER director|date=2017-03-18|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref> He was conferred [[Padma Shri]] award by the President of India in January 2019. In 2019, he completed 40 years in PGIMER.<ref>{{cite web | title=Big honour, says PGI head on Padma Shri | website=The Times of India | date=2019-01-26 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/big-honour-says-pgi-head-on-padma-shri/articleshow/67695242.cms | access-date=2019-08-18}}</ref>

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*[[Category:Medical doctors from Himachal Pradesh]]
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}}
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[[Category:Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research alumni]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh University alumni]]

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