KGMU Prof Dr AK Singh appointed as first Vice-Chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University

Uttar Pradesh - The chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery of King George Medical University (KGMU), Prof. AK Singh has been appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University. On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, orders have been issued for the appointment of Dr AK Singh.

Prof. Dr AK Singh completed his MBBS in 1977 and MS in Surgery in 1981 at Allahabad College. He did MCH from plastic surgery in 1984 from KGMU and started a job as a lecturer at Kanpur Medical College. In 1986, he joined KGMU. His father, Prof. SR Singh was the Principal of Allahabad Medical College. 

Prof. AK Singh has the Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at KGMU as well as Controller of Examinations for a long time. He has vast experience of working in the fields of General Plastic, Craniofacial, Hand Surgery, Cosmetic surgery. Moreover, he also possesses degrees of  MNAMS, MNASc and has had a long experience of conducting medical UG to PG entrance examinations.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University being built in Chak Ganjari is one of the important projects of the state government. Government and private medical colleges, nursing colleges will now be affiliated to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University. Till now these colleges are affiliated to various universities of the state including KGMU. Therefore, the academic calendar of all, the time of examinations is also different.