New Jersey doctor who was giant in field of infectious diseases dies of COVID-19 in India
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Rutgers University infectious disease specialist dies in India
Renowned infectious disease specialist and professor, Dr. Rajendra Kapila, caught COVID-19 while caring for his family in India.Rutgers
A distinguished New Jersey doctor considered a giant in the field of infectious diseases has died of COVID-19.
Dr. Rajendra Kapila was a professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and was a founding member of the New Jersey Infectious Disease Society.
The 81-year-old died in India on April 28, nearly three weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the Hindustan Times.
NJ doctor who was giant in field of infectious diseases dies of COVID-19 in India
Rutgers University infectious disease specialist dies in India
Replay Video UP NEXT A distinguished New Jersey doctor considered a giant in the field of infectious diseases has died of COVID-19. Dr. Rajendra Kapila was a professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and was a founding member of the New Jersey Infectious Disease Society. The 81-year-old died in India on April 28, nearly three weeks after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the Hindustan Times. Rajendra Kapila received his medical degree in 1964 at the University of Delhi and completed his residency in India, according to his Rutgers biography. After moving to the United States, he was an intern, resident and fellow at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey.
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Hindustan Times reported Kapila died in a New Delhi hospital on April 28 at age 81, after returning to India with his wife in late March. He was reportedly meant to fly back to the U.S. by the second week of April, but had tested positive for COVID-19 on April 8.
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