Dr Abhijat Sheth Takes Charge as new Chairperson of National Medical Commission - Video

New Delhi: Renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Abhijat Sheth, has now been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC).

Dr. Sheth also currently holds the office of the President of the National Board of Examinations (NBE). With this appointment, both the medical education regulators, i.e., the NMC and NBE, now fall under him. He is also serving as the Director of Medical Services at Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad.

A renowned doctor, Dr. Sheth has a long and distinguished career in adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Research, and academic work initially in India and then extensively in the UK. He published more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious journals e.g. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 40 abstract presentations, and 40 conference presentations at the British Thoracic Society, World Congress of Bronchology, European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society.