Air Marshal Dipankar Ganguly VSM & Bar took over as Director General Medical Services (Air) recently. Commissioned on 22 May 1973, Air Marshal Ganguly did his MBBS from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune in 1972 and specialized in Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1989. He had been posted to prestigious medical units like Military Hospital, Cardiothoracic Centre MH(CTC), Pune as Clinical Specialist and as Senior Advisor and Consultant at Army Hospital (Research & Referral).
He also served as Deputy Commandant at Army Hospital (Research & Referral) and as Commandant, Command Hospital (Northern Command) and subsequently as DCIDS (Med) at HQ Integrated Defence Services (IDS). For his distinguished service, Air Marshal Ganguly has been awarded Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) twice by the President of India.