Kavita Sahai
Kavita Sahai | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | December 1986 - present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Awards |  Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Alma mater | Armed Forces Medical College |
Lieutenant General Kavita Sahai, SM, VSM is a serving General Officer in the Indian Army. She is the eighth woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank, and the fourth to hold the rank of Lieutenant General. She currently serves as the Commandant Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow.
Career[edit]
Sahai was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps in December 1986 after graduating from Armed Forces Medical College.[1][2][3] In 1994, she did her Doctor of Medicine in pathology and Diplomate of National Board in Pathology in 1997.[4][5]
Sahai is a fellow of Oncopathology from All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Delhi and has a diploma in Health professionals education FAIMER Keele University, United Kingdom. She was Professor and Head Department of Pathology in Base Hospital Delhi, Armed Forces Medical College and Army Hospital Research and Referral.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes first woman commandant of Army Medical College". Medical Dialogues. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes 1st woman to lead AMC Centre & College Lucknow". 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Kavita Sahai Becomes 1st Woman Lt General To Command Lucknow's Army Medical College". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Lt Gen Kavita Sahai First Woman Commandant Of AMC Centre And College, Lucknow". Bharat Shakti. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Lt Gen Kavita Sahai is first woman commandant of AMC". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Lt Gen Kavita Sahai First Woman Commandant Of AMC Centre And College, Lucknow". Bharat Shakti. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-02.