Brijendra Kumar Rao (born 23 March 1954) is an Indian anesthesiologist, critical care specialist, medical administrator and the chairman of the Board of Management of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.
[1][2] He heads the department of critical care medicine and anesthesiology at the hospital[3] and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India.
[5][6] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2009, for his contributions to medical science.
Rao was born in village Majra Gurdas, Rewari district, Haryana, India on 23 March 1954 in yadav[citation needed] family.
He obtained MBBS and MD degrees from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi.