D. S. Rana

D. S. Rana is an Indian nephrologist and the Chairman of the Department of Nephrology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi,^[1] known for his proficiency in renal transplant procedures.^[2][3] Born in Dasmal, Hamirpur in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh,^[4] he graduated in medicine from the Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla and did his advanced training in clinical nephrology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.^[5] He is an international scholar of the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio^[6] and is a member of the Board of Management of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.^[7] Parvati Education and Health Society, an organization founded by Rana operates a small 5-bedded hospital in his native village of Dasmal for the rural poor.^[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2009, for his contributions to Medicine.^[8] He is the first Himachal Pradesh resident awarded Padma Shri.^{[citation needed]}