Surgeon Vice Admiral Dilip Raghavan has assumed the appointment of Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (Armed Forces), officials said on Wednesday.
He has served in specialist and instructional appointments at INHS Asvini and AFMC, Pune, and was instrumental in establishing the Bionic Ear Centre at AFMC, Pune. He held the appointments of Command Medical Officer, Southern Naval Command, and Commanding Officer, INHS Asvini, Mumbai. During his tenure as Commanding Officer, INHS Asvini was awarded the Raksha Mantri Trophy for the Best Command Hospital.
Raghavan completed his MS (ENT) from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune, in 1998 and subsequently underwent a two-year fellowship in ENT Microsurgery and Cochlear Implant Surgery at the Madras ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) Research Foundation, Chennai. He served as Professor and Head of the Department of ENT at AFMC, Pune, from 2018 to 2021.
