Pune: Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, VSM took over as the Director and Commandant of the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Pune on 05 October 2022.
A graduate from AFMC, Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, VSM was commissioned into the Armed Forces Medical Services on 26 December 1985. He has the distinction of completing two master’s degrees in Radiodiagnosis from AFMC Pune and Radiation Oncology from Tata Memorial Hospital. Mumbai In addition, he has been trained in Gamma Knife Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
During a career spanning 37 years, the Flag Officer has held prestigious academic and administrative appointments including Professor and HOD Radiation Oncology Army Hospital R&R Delhi and Command Hospital/AFMC Pune, Senior Registrar (Medical Superintendent) INHS Ashwini Mumbai, Commanding Officer INHS Ashwini, Mumbai are of. , Command Medical Officer, Southern Naval Command Kochi and Command Medical Officer, Western Naval Command Mumbai. For his distinguished career, he has been awarded the Chief of Naval Staff Commendation in 2001, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Commendation in 2013, the Chief of Army Staff Commendation in 2017 and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2021.