lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Unni, who led the Army’s medical relief operation during the Jammu & Kashmir floods last year, on Saturday took over as the new Director General Medical Services (Army) here. A cardiothoracic surgeon and an alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College, he was commissioned into Army Medical Corps in February 1977.
During his career of 37 years, Unni held various clinical and administrative appointments like head of Military Hospital, Pathankot, Deputy Commandant in Command Hospital, lucknow. He also headed the Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantonment, officials said here.