Rahul M. Jindal

Rahul M. Jindal (born June 16, 1955) is an American transplant surgeon, professor, humanitarian and author. In 2008, he set up a renal replacement therapy program which led to the only comprehensive kidney transplant and dialysis program in Guyana.[2][3] As of 2019, he is a professor in the Department of Surgery at Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland. Since 2008, he has been an attending transplant surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he performs kidney transplants and mentors senior-level students and residents in surgical sciences and global health.[4] Since 2005, he has been a Commissioner at the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, Maryland.[5] He also serves as Commissioner for the Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism in Maryland.[6] Jindal is also an adjunct Professor of Global Health at the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar.

Rahul M. Jindal
Jindal in 2019
Born (1955-06-16) June 16, 1955
New Delhi, India
NationalityAmerican
Alma materB. J. Medical College (MS),
Gujarat University (MD),
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCS)[1]
University of Oxford (MSc),
Colorado Technical University (MBA),
Middlesex University (PhD)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsSurgery
Global health
WebsiteUSUHS Faculty/Staff page

History

Jindal was born in New Delhi, India to a physician father and homemaker mother. He obtained five degrees, including one from Wolfson College, Oxford, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, fellowship of the American College of Surgeons and a PhD from Middlesex University located in the UK. Afterward he moved to the United States to pursue his medical career and in 2006 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Later he became the first person to perform a kidney transplant in Guyana.[7][8][9][10] Jindal and his medical team performed the first ever pancreas islet cell transplant after trauma.[11] In 2015, Jindal's team added a corneal transplant program to their existing work in Guyana.[12]

Awards and honors

In 2013, Jindal was awarded Outstanding American by Choice by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.[13][14][15] In 2013, Jindal was given an award of Excellence for his humanitarian mission in Guyana by the Guyana's president. He was also awarded for Excellence in Community Service by International Leadership Foundation (Washington, DC).[16]

In 2015, he was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[17] From 2015 to 2016 Jindal was appointed Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair to India.[18]

In 2018, Jindal was awarded Faculty Mentor of the Year by the Alpha Omega Alpha Uniformed Services University Chapter.[19]

In 2019, Jindal was named one of 36 Great Immigrants, chosen from all walks of life by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.[20]

Books
  • Managing Seva (selfless service) in Times of Great Change, (2015, ISBN 9781491781531)
  • The Story of First Kidney Transplant in Guyana, South America, and Lessons Learnt for Other Developing Countries, (2009, ISBN 9781440173875)
  • The Struggle for life: A psychological perspective of kidney disease and transplantation, by LS Baines and RM Jindal, (Praeger Series in Health Psychology, 2003 ISBN 0865693234)

Publications

Jindal has been involved in over 200 peer-reviewed publications since 1992.[21][22] Publications include JAMA Surgery,[23] Gastroenterology,[24] Hepatology,[25] Urology,[26] Transplantation,[27] and Diabetes.[28]

References
  1. "The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. "Walter Reed doctors perform Guyana's first kidney transplant". US Army. August 22, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  3. "History in the making… Guyana's first kidney transplant". Kaieteur News. July 13, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  4. "USU Faculty Homepage". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  5. "Montgomery County Office of Human Rights". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  6. "Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  7. "Historic kidney transplant completed in seven hours –'new hope' patient being monitored". Stabroek News, Guyana. July 13, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  8. "Dr. Jindal in Guyana..." Guyana Chronicle. June 11, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  9. "Surgeons bring RRT to patients in Guyana". Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. June 1, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  10. "Transplanting Hope". The Times of India. January 4, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  11. "New England Journal Highlights DRI's Historic Islet Transplant". April 21, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  12. "Surgeons develop visionary plan to bring corneal transplants to developing countries". American College of Surgeons. May 1, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  13. "7 Indian American recipients of 'Outstanding Americans by Choice'". The American Bazaar. February 11, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  14. "2013 Outstanding American by Choice Recipients". US Citizenship and Immigration Services. February 22, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  15. "Dr Rahul Jindal recognised as an 'Outstanding American by Choice'". India MedicalTimes. November 14, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  16. "Previous Honorees". International Leadership Foundation. September 16, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  17. "Ellis Island Medal of Honor Database". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  18. "Fulbright Scholar Program". Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  19. "Alpha Omega Alpha". Maryland Gamma Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  20. "2019 Great Immigrant Award – Rahul M. Jindal". Carnegie Corporation of New York. July 4, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  21. Search Results for author Jindal RM on PubMed.
  22. "Google Scholar, Rahul M. Jindal". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  23. Jindal, Rahul M. (May 1, 2018). "Cultural Sensitivity in Deployed US Medical Personnel". JAMA Surgery. 153 (5): 497–498. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6200. PMID 29466537.
  24. Shah, Prince; Mares, David; Fineberg, S.Edwin; Pescovitz, Mark; Filo, Ronald; Jindal, Rahul; Mahoney, Stephen; Lumeng, Lawrence (November 1995). "Insulin autoimmune syndrome as a cause of spontaneous hypoglycemia in alcoholic cirrhosis". Gastroenterology. 109 (5): 1673–1676. doi:10.1016/0016-5085(95)90657-6. PMID 7557152.
  25. Jindal, R. M.; Sidner, R. A.; Hughes, D.; Pescovitz, M. D.; Leapman, S. B.; Milgrom, M. L.; Lumeng, L.; Filo, R. S. (1996). "Metabolic problems in recipients of liver transplants". Clinical Transplantation. 10 (2): 213–217. PMID 8664522.
  26. Hurst, Frank P.; Jindal, Rahul M.; Fletcher, James J.; Dharnidharka, Vikas; Gorman, Greg; Lechner, Brent; Nee, Robert; Agodoa, Lawrence Y.; Abbott, Kevin C. (2011). "Incidence, predictors and associated outcomes of renal cell carcinoma in long-term dialysis patients". Urology. 77 (6): 1271–1276. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2011.01.007. PMID 21459420.
  27. Hurst, Frank P.; Belur, Pallavi; Nee, Robert; Agodoa, Lawrence Y.; Patel, Purav; Abbott, Kevin C.; Jindal, Rahul M. (July 15, 2011). "Poor outcomes associated with neutropenia after kidney transplantation: analysis of United States Renal Data System". Transplantation. 92 (1): 36–40. doi:10.1097/TP.0b013e31821c1e70. PMID 21512429. S2CID 30048062.
  28. Jindal, R. M.; Taylor, R. P.; Gray, D. W.; Esmeraldo, R.; Morris, P. J. (1992). "A new method for quantification of islets by measurement of zinc content". Diabetes. 41 (9): 1056–1062. doi:10.2337/diab.41.9.1056. PMID 1499858. S2CID 25021489.
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