<p>Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri Kanitkar has been appointed the Vice Chancellor of Nashik-based Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who is the Chancellor of Universities in the State, made the appointment on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Kanitkar, PVSM, AVSM who is serving as the Deputy Chief Integrated Defence Staff in the Ministry of Defence has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor for a term of 5 years or till attaining the age of 65 years whichever is earlier, from the date she assumes the office of the Vice Chancellor.</p>.<p>Kanitkar, born on 15 October 1960, in Dharwad, obtained her MBBS from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune standing first in the University.</p>.<p>She passed MD Pediatrics and also obtained DNB Pediatrics. Kanitkar served as Dean of AFMS from January 2017 to May 2019. She has a total experience of 22 years in teaching and research. She was presented the Best Teacher Award by MUHS in the year 2008.</p>.<p>Kanitkar succeeds Dr Deelip Mhaisekar whose term ended on February 10, 2021.</p>.<p>Vice Chancellor of the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Dr Nitin Karmalkar was holding the additional charge of the post of Vice Chancellor.</p>.<p>The Governor had constituted a selection committee under the chairmanship of Justice Kalpesh Jhaveri (Retd), former Chief Justice of Odisha High Court to recommend to him a panel of names suitable for appointment of the Vice Chancellor.</p>.<p>Prof. Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Saurabh Vijay, Secretary, Medical Education and Drugs Department were members of the Committee.</p>.<p>Her husband, Lieutenant General Rajeev Kanitkar, is a retired General Officer and last served as the Quartermaster General of the Indian Army. They are the first couple in the Indian Armed Forces to achieve the three-star rank.</p>.<p>Kanitkar would retire from the Armed Forces on 15 October. </p>
<p>Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri Kanitkar has been appointed the Vice Chancellor of Nashik-based Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, who is the Chancellor of Universities in the State, made the appointment on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Kanitkar, PVSM, AVSM who is serving as the Deputy Chief Integrated Defence Staff in the Ministry of Defence has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor for a term of 5 years or till attaining the age of 65 years whichever is earlier, from the date she assumes the office of the Vice Chancellor.</p>.<p>Kanitkar, born on 15 October 1960, in Dharwad, obtained her MBBS from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune standing first in the University.</p>.<p>She passed MD Pediatrics and also obtained DNB Pediatrics. Kanitkar served as Dean of AFMS from January 2017 to May 2019. She has a total experience of 22 years in teaching and research. She was presented the Best Teacher Award by MUHS in the year 2008.</p>.<p>Kanitkar succeeds Dr Deelip Mhaisekar whose term ended on February 10, 2021.</p>.<p>Vice Chancellor of the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Dr Nitin Karmalkar was holding the additional charge of the post of Vice Chancellor.</p>.<p>The Governor had constituted a selection committee under the chairmanship of Justice Kalpesh Jhaveri (Retd), former Chief Justice of Odisha High Court to recommend to him a panel of names suitable for appointment of the Vice Chancellor.</p>.<p>Prof. Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Saurabh Vijay, Secretary, Medical Education and Drugs Department were members of the Committee.</p>.<p>Her husband, Lieutenant General Rajeev Kanitkar, is a retired General Officer and last served as the Quartermaster General of the Indian Army. They are the first couple in the Indian Armed Forces to achieve the three-star rank.</p>.<p>Kanitkar would retire from the Armed Forces on 15 October. </p>