Overview
- Dr Rahul Devraj was formally appointed Director of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad on Sunday, June 7, 2026, by a government order issued by Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu.
- The order cites Section 17(1) of the NIMS Act, 1989 and sets Devraj’s tenure at three years.
- Devraj is a long-serving NIMS faculty member who currently serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Urology and has led the institute’s renal transplant program.
- He succeeds Dr Nagari Bheerappa, who had served as director since June 2023, and has already taken charge according to local reporting.
- The appointment keeps leadership inside the institute and could mean continuity in clinical services, medical education and research at the tertiary-care hospital that serves Hyderabad and Telangana.