Rahul Narang MD, PhD, MBA

Dr. Rahul Narang assumed charge of Dean (Academics) at AIIMS Bibinagar on 15th June 2021.

Dr. Rahul obtained his MBBS, MD, and Ph.D. degrees from Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, and his MBA from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik.

As a medical college faculty for 23 years. Dr. Rahul has been actively involved with UG and PG teaching, research, and patient care. He has been associated with a number of studies funded by national and international agencies and published over 100 documents with 62 peer-reviewed publications. He has delivered at least 50 guest lectures.

Dr. Rahul has been an executive member of the Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists, member of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, the Union, member of the International Working Group on TB Infection Control, and the Indian National Working Group on NTM. Dr. Rahul has worked in collaboration with ICMR-NIV, ICMR-NIRT, ICMR-NIE, ICMR-NIRTH, ICMR-NIMR, National Tuberculosis Institute Bangalore (NTI), Nagpur Veterinary College, etc.

Internationally, Dr. Rahul has worked with FIND, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Geneva as a consultant for two years in Ethiopia. He has worked in collaboration with CDC-Atlanta, JHU, Columbia University (ICAP), University of Washington (I-PACT), Emory University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Illinois Chicago, New York State University, Addis Ababa University, etc. He also worked as CDC Atlanta Project Manager for FIND where he looked after 9 public health laboratories working on newer TB diagnostics in South India and acted as In Charge of the International Centre of Excellence for Laboratory Technology (ICELT) located NTI Bangalore.

In line with the objectives of AIIMS Bibinagar, Dr. Rahul envisions providing an environment full of good health and happiness to the students where they can learn at par with their global peers and immerse in research and other extracurricular activities to fulfill their dreams. Dr. Rahul has been working to establish Working Groups on various aspects of human health and disease as well as One Health involving animal and environmental health.