'A stalwart of the medical world, his work in pulmonology will continue to ensure better health for many,' tweeted Sangita Reddy, Joint MD of Apollo Hospitals on J.N.
Pande's death New Delhi: Dr Jitendra Nath Pande, an eminent pulmonologist and former head of the Department of Medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, died at his residence on Saturday.
He was 79. Dr Pande and his wife tested positive for the infection on Tuesday with mild symptoms and they decided to remain in home isolation, said AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria.
But his wife was shifted to the AIIMS hospital on Saturday. "We were following him up regularly and he said he was improving.