Sneh Bhargava is an Indian radiologist, medical academic and a former director and Professor Emeritus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Born in 1930, she is a former vice president and an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, one of the premier scientific societies in India. She has delivered several keynote addresses and has been part of medical ethics related investigations of the Medical Council of India. After superannuation from AIIMS, she works at Dharamshilla Nrayana Superspeciality hospital Mayur Vihar Phase 3, New Delhi. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri, in 1991. She played a major role in the unsuccessful attempt to revive Indira Gandhi right after the latter's assassination attempt.
A pioneering doctor remembers India leader Indira Gandhi's final moments
Sneh Bhargava, AIIMS New Delhi's only woman director, was called upon to treat Gandhi after she was shot in 1984.
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