Ravi Kant (born 14 September 1956) is a professor of Surgery at

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, who was the director of the

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from 2017 to 2021 and the Vice Chancellor of

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from 2014 to 2017. Earlier he was head of surgery at

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and faculty at

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. The Government of India awarded him the

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in 2016.

Awards

* Dr. B. C. Roy Award by the

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by the

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by the

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