Yoginder Nath Mehra

Background

Mehra, Yoginder Nath was born on September 30, 1931 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Son of Pran Nath and Tara Vati (Khanna) Mehra.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Medical Colonel, Armitsar, India, 1954. Master of Science, McGill, 1961.

Career

House surgeon, Medical Colonel Hospital, Armitsar, India, 1955-1956; resident, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada, 1956-1959; resident general surgeon, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada, 1956-1960; research fellow, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1960-1961; lecturer, Postgraduate Institute Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, India, 1961-1963; assistant professor, Postgraduate Institute Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, India, 1964-1967; associate professor, Postgraduate Institute Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, India, 1968-1971; professor, department head, Postgraduate Institute Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, India, 1971-1991; dean, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education Research, Chandigarh, India, 1991; deputy provost, Maiduguri (Nigeria) U., 1982-1984; medical superintendent, Pgi, Chandigarh, India. Consultant World Health Organization. Honorary consultant Armed Forces India, 1989-1992.

Achievements

• Yoginder Nath Mehra has been listed as a noteworthy otolaryngologist, professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Past president Haryana Welfare Society for Speech and Hearing, Chandigarh, since 1996. Fellow: National Academy Medical Sciences, Royal College Surgeons Canada. Member: Neuro Equilibriometric Society India (president 1988-1990), Association Otolaryngologists India 1989, Chandigarh Golf Club.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, photography, traveling.

Connections

Married Usha Khanna; children: Vivek, Vandana.

Father:

Pran Nath Mehra

Mother:

Tara Vati (Khanna) Mehra

Spouse:

Usha Khanna

child:

Vandana Mehra

child:

Vivek Mehra