Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja appointed as DGAFMS with effect from August 31

Jul 31, 2026

He will assume the appointment upon the retirement of the incumbent DGAFMS Surgeon, Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, PVSM, AVSM, VSM.

Pilot-doctor programme revived, two doctors will fly in transport, fighter aircraft: DGFAMS Lt Gen Daljit Singh

May 02, 2023

The Pilot Doctor programme has been revived to, the Director General of the Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) Lieutenant Governor Daljit Singh said on...

DNA fingerprinting of Armed Forces personnel helped in 12 cases: DGAFMS

May 01, 2023

Singh was speaking to reporters on the concluding day of the 75th-anniversary celebrations of Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Maharashtra's Pune on Monday.

Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, first woman Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services

Oct 01, 2024

Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin has been appointed as the Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) on Tuesday, making her the first...

DG Armed Forces Anup Banerji visits Defence medical facilites in Bengaluru

Nov 20, 2020

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 21 : Lieutenant General Anup Banerji, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS), inaugurated a SPECT-CT (Single-Photon Emission Computerized...

AIIMS Delhi forges collaboration with Armed Forces Medical Services in high altitude and space medicine

Dec 08, 2023

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Directorate General of Armed...