Manipur’s Dr Elangbam Bishwajeet becomes visiting prof at leading UK University

Imphal: In a proud moment for Manipur, Dr Elangbam Bishwajeet has been appointed as the visiting professor at Aston University, one of the premier public research universities in Birmingham, England.

An alumnus of the RIMS Imphal, Dr Elangbam is the first doctor from Northeast India to become a consultant in emergency medicine. At present, he is working as a consultant in emergency medicine in the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust in the UK. He was also part of the SARS team when it hit the UK.

In 2018, Dr Elangbam was also awarded the Star Award by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in Birmingham for his excellence in medical education.