Air Marshal GS Joneja is new AFMC chief

Air Marshal GS Joneja has been appointed the 46th director and commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.

He replaces Lt Gen DP Vats, who retired on April 30. Joneja is the fourth alumnus to head the institution. He was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps and seconded to the Indian Air Force on January 16, 1975. Joneja served as a squadron medical officer and did his post-graduation in obstetrics and gynaecology from the AFMC.

Joneja served as a gynaecologist in various hospitals of the Armed Forces Medical Services and became a senior advisor in 2001. He was consultant and head of department of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, between 2004-07.

Prior to his present appointment, Joneja was the deputy chief of the integrated defence staff (medical). He has been decorated with the Vayusena Medal and Chief of Army Staff commendation card in 2007.

The graduate wing of AFMC will celebrate its golden jubilee from August 4, 2011 to August 4, 2012  under his command.