Dr. R.D. Mukhija is former Professor & Head, Dept. of Skin, VD & Leprosy, Former Principal, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur-273013. He did his MBBS from MAMC New Delhi in Dec 1968 and also completed MD from AIIMS New Delhi in Dec 1972, under the supervision of late Prof .K S KANDHARI, late Prof. L K BHUTANI and DR J S PASHRICHA. He also joined as a renowned lecturer in Jhansi in 1973. Dr. Mukhija was one of the first persons to commence with dermatology dept. in UP.From 1975 to 2008, he worked at Medical College Gorakhpur. He has around 35 years of experience in teaching students of undergraduate and postgraduate domain and has trained more than 100 Postgraduate MD & DVD students in Gorakhpur. The departmentthat he works in has a busy outdoor and indoor area of 50 beds &many facilities for research. He has printed over 100 scientific papers in Indian and International Journals. Dr. Mukhija holds special interest in clinical dermatology and leprosy. He has been awarded with Teacher Par Excellence Award at Dermacon 2011, Gurgaon. He was also the Chairman, Scientific Committee Dermacon 2010 at Lucknow. He was the President IADVL (UP). Apart from all this, he is an active member of Rotary Club. He has been awarded Lifetime Achievement Award at UP-UK Cuticon 2016 at Lucknow.
In 2018, SAARC AAD International Summer Symposia at St. Petersburg, Russia resented LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD to him in recognition of his years of devotion and commitment in treating patients with severe sicknesses and augmenting the understanding of novel and innovative therapies. This was done also for making a substantial and long-lasting impact in the arena of dermatology. After retirement, he is doing private practice with his son who also is a celebrated dermatologist.