About Dr. Vineet Datta
Medical Director, India, International SOS
Dr. Vineet Datta is responsible for institutionalizing and executing appropriate
medical co-operation and operation of International SOS India. He oversees and
leads all medical assistance and consulting activities in the country to ensure delivery
of professional, quality medical services to the highest standards of excellence.
Dr. Datta is a post-graduate in Internal Medicine from JN Medical College, Aligarh
University, India, and is a trained Emergency Physician, and has spent over 05 years
in the United Kingdom in various positions in the Emergency Medicine arena.
He was awarded the Diploma for Membership to the Royal College of Physicians,
United Kingdom (MRCP-UK) in 2006, and is also the Member of the College of
Emergency Medicine (MCEM), London. Dr Datta is a Member of the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, as well as Member of the American College of
Emergency Physicians. He is a certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
from the American Heart Association, and possesses the prestigious Advanced Prehospital Emergency Care Certification from the Royal College of Surgeons,
Edinburgh.
Dr Datta has provided humanitarian services to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Impact India Foundation (International Initiative Against Avoidable Disablement), and has served a member of Steering Committee on National Guidelines on Minimal
Standards of Food, Drinking Water, Medical Cover and Sanitation for Disaster Relief
(National Disaster Management Authority, Govt. Of India), in additional to his
professional responsibilities.
He is based in New Delhi, and prior to joining International SOS, Dr. Datta worked
for Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon as Lead Consultant Emergency Medicine, and
has a rich experience of over 13 years in the medical field, especially with the insight
into capability of the Indian healthcare system. His area of expertise is pre-hospital
emergency care along with aviation medicine, and has actively contributed in the
development of emergency services in the country. Dr Datta oversees the delivery of
wide array of consulting activities including site health reviews, pandemic as well as
health promotion planning and implementation.
