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{{Short description|Indian woman general of Army medical corps}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Vice admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]]
| name = Kavita Sahai
| honorific_suffix = [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
| image = File:Surg VAdm Kavita Sahai.jpg
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{navy|India}}
| serviceyears = December 1985 - present
| service_number = 76819-N <ref>https://www.pib.gov.in/allRel.aspx?reg=3&lang=1</ref>
| rank = [[File:IN_SURG_VADM.png|20px]] [[Vice Admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]]
| known_for =
| awards = [[File:Sena_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Sena Medal]]<br />[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| alma_mater = [[Armed Forces Medical College]] <br> [[Indian Naval Academy]]
}}
[[Vice admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]] '''Kavita Sahai''', [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a serving [[flag officer]] in the [[Indian Navy]]. She is the eighth woman in the [[Indian Armed Forces]] to be promoted to a [[Three-star rank]], and the fourth to hold the rank of Vice Admiral. She currently serves as the Director General Medical Services (Navy). She earlier served as the Commandant Army Medical Corps Centre and College, [[Lucknow]].

==Career==
Sahai was commissioned in the [[Army Medical Corps (India)|Army Medical Corps]] in December 1986 after graduating from [[Armed Forces Medical College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes first woman commandant of Army Medical College |url=https://medicaldialogues.in/news/education/medical-colleges/lt-general-kavita-sahai-becomes-first-woman-commandant-of-army-medical-college-123902 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Medical Dialogues |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-01 |title=Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes 1st woman to lead AMC Centre & College Lucknow |url=https://www.ssbcrack.com/2024/02/lt-gen-kavita-sahai-becomes-1st-woman-to-lead-amc-centre-college-lucknow.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kavita Sahai Becomes 1st Woman Lt General To Command Lucknow's Army Medical College |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/kavita-sahai-becomes-1st-woman-lt-general-to-command-lucknows-army-medical-college-2716868.html/amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM=#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17068811592507&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://zeenews.india.com/india/kavita-sahai-becomes-1st-woman-lt-general-to-command-lucknows-army-medical-college-2716868.html |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref> In 1994, she did her [[Doctor of Medicine]] in pathology and [[Diplomate of National Board]] in [[Pathology]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-02 |title=Lt Gen Kavita Sahai First Woman Commandant Of AMC Centre And College, Lucknow |url=https://bharatshakti.in/lt-gen-kavita-sahai-first-woman-commandant-of-amc-centre-and-college-lucknow/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Bharat Shakti |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Lt Gen Kavita Sahai is first woman commandant of AMC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lt-gen-kavita-sahai-first-woman-commandant-of-amc-lucknow/articleshow/107341457.cms?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM=#amp_tf=From%20%251$s&aoh=17068811592507&referrer=https://www.google.com&ampshare=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/lt-gen-kavita-sahai-first-woman-commandant-of-amc-lucknow/articleshow/107341457.cms |access-date=2024-02-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

An alumnus of the [[Armed Forces Medical College]] Pune, Sahai has specialized in Pathology and super specialized in Oncopathology from the prestigious [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|AIIMS]], New Delhi. She has been Professor and head of Dept, Lab Sciences at [[Army Hospital Research and Referral]] (AHRR) and Base Hospital Delhi Cantt (BHDC). She has also been Professor at Dept of Pathology, [[Armed Forces Medical College]] (AFMC), Pune.<ref>{{cite web |title=SURGEON VICE ADMIRAL KAVITA SAHAI, SM, VSM ASSUMES CHARGE AS DIRECTOR GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES (NAVY) |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2064574&reg=3&lang=1 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kavita Sahai assumes charge as DG Medical Services (Navy) |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/kavita-sahai-assumes-charge-as-dg-medical-services-navy/article68752600.ece |website=thehindubusinessline.com |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>

Prior to assuming charge as the DGMS (Navy), she was the First woman Commandant of AMC Centre & College and Officer-in-Charge Records. She is the first woman officer to be elected as Colonel Commandant of [[Army Medical Corps (India)|Army Medical Corps]]. She has a special interest in Medical Education and was awarded prestigious Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) Fellowship for advancement of Med Education from Philadelphia, USA in 2013-14.
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-02 |title=Lt Gen Kavita Sahai First Woman Commandant Of AMC Centre And College, Lucknow |url=https://bharatshakti.in/lt-gen-kavita-sahai-first-woman-commandant-of-amc-centre-and-college-lucknow/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Bharat Shakti |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In recognition for her distinguished Service, Sahai has been awarded the [[Sena Medal]] in 2024 and [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2018 and has been Commended by the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)| Chief of the Army Staff]] (COAS) twice in 2008 & 2012 and the GOC-in-C (WC) in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
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|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|frameless|105x105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|frameless|105x105px]]
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|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Sainya_Seva_Medal_Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|[[File:75yearmedal.svg|105px]]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
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|Colspan=4|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
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|-
||[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Sena Medal]]
||[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
|[[75th_Independence_Anniversary_Medal_(India)|75th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|Colspan=2|[[20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|Colspan=2|[[9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|}

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[[Category:Indian Army personnel]]
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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Female generals of the Indian Army]]
[[Category:Female army generals]]
[[Category:Indian women in 21st-century warfare]]
[[Category:Armed Forces Medical Services officers]]

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