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DR. GLORY ALEXANDAR
• Director, ASHA Foundation, an NGO that provides a range of services in HIV/AIDS
• HIV/AIDS Consultant
• Vice- President ASI, Member IAS, Honorary member-GAPIO, member IMA, Temporary advisor WHO
• Area of expertise- PMTCT
• Awards: Dr.BC Roy Award, International Ashoka Fellowship award, Karamveer Global Fellowship award,Double Helical National Health Award, Rashtriya Ekta award, RV Rajam commemoration gold medal.
• She has around 15 publications in National and International journals.
• HIV/AIDS Consultant
• Vice- President ASI, Member IAS, Honorary member-GAPIO, member IMA, Temporary advisor WHO
• Area of expertise- PMTCT
• Awards: Dr.BC Roy Award, International Ashoka Fellowship award, Karamveer Global Fellowship award,Double Helical National Health Award, Rashtriya Ekta award, RV Rajam commemoration gold medal.
• She has around 15 publications in National and International journals.
DR. RUBY BANSAL
Dr. Ruby Bansal is currently serving as Head Preventive Health & Sr.Consultant HIV/AIDS at Yashoda
Super Speciality Hospital Kaushambi, Ghaziabad .
She is joint secretary of AIDS Society of India.
She has worked tremendously in the field of preventive medicine & HIV/AIDS as clinician & by conducting innumerable talks at various organizations. She herself has organized various conferences and workshops on preventive medicine and HIV/AIDS . She has also contributed in different journals and books.
There are numerous awards to her credit. Recent is Dr APJ Abdul kalam excellence award.
She has a keen interest in school & corporate health and has been actively organizing workshops of life skills ,HIV/AIDS , healthy life style, prevention of diseases, stress & time management for corporate , school teachers and students.
She has visited University of Illinois Chicago ,USA for Observership in infectious Diseases & HIV /AIDS in 2016
She is joint secretary of AIDS Society of India.
She has worked tremendously in the field of preventive medicine & HIV/AIDS as clinician & by conducting innumerable talks at various organizations. She herself has organized various conferences and workshops on preventive medicine and HIV/AIDS . She has also contributed in different journals and books.
There are numerous awards to her credit. Recent is Dr APJ Abdul kalam excellence award.
She has a keen interest in school & corporate health and has been actively organizing workshops of life skills ,HIV/AIDS , healthy life style, prevention of diseases, stress & time management for corporate , school teachers and students.
She has visited University of Illinois Chicago ,USA for Observership in infectious Diseases & HIV /AIDS in 2016
DR. MILIND BHRUSHUNDI
• In- charge, Infectious diseases & HIV unit, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur;
• Ex-Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha;
• Ex-Associate Professor, V.N. Govt. Medical College Yavatmal and Govt. medical college Nagpur;
• Ex- Medical Specialist, Indian Army;
• Arthur Ashe Fellowship, Weill Cornell Medical School, US
• Ex-Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha;
• Ex-Associate Professor, V.N. Govt. Medical College Yavatmal and Govt. medical college Nagpur;
• Ex- Medical Specialist, Indian Army;
• Arthur Ashe Fellowship, Weill Cornell Medical School, US
DR. PRAKASH BORA
• Honorary Consultant- HIV-AIDS, GMH
• Affiliations: Godrej Memorial Hospital
• Area of Expertise-Care & support, Alternative therapy, Home Based Care
• National Merit Scholar;
• Glaxo Award In Dermatology ;
• Salute Mumbai Award 2002;
• National award for care & support Rotary Service Award
• Affiliations: Godrej Memorial Hospital
• Area of Expertise-Care & support, Alternative therapy, Home Based Care
• National Merit Scholar;
• Glaxo Award In Dermatology ;
• Salute Mumbai Award 2002;
• National award for care & support Rotary Service Award
DR. NAVAL CHANDRA
• Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Nizams institute of medical sciences, Hyderabad.
• Over 12 years of experience in the field of HIV.
• Presented many papers in both national & international conferences in HIV.
• Conducted 2 national conferences in HIV in 2007 & 2009.
• Over 12 years of experience in the field of HIV.
• Presented many papers in both national & international conferences in HIV.
• Conducted 2 national conferences in HIV in 2007 & 2009.
DR. R. R. GANGAKHEDKAR
• Director, National AIDS Research Institute, Pune;
• Member, Board of Studies in Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth and Governing Board, Lokmanya Medical Research Centre, Pimpri;
• Member, Core Group, 3 by 5 initiatives, WHO, SEARO, Delhi;
• Member of several committees of NACO
• National Resource Team for NACP Phase II;
• Protocol Development Team, “Feasibility of AZT & Nevirapine Prophylaxis Study”, NACO;
• Several Publications, Citations, Conference presentations & Awards to his credit.
• Member, Board of Studies in Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth and Governing Board, Lokmanya Medical Research Centre, Pimpri;
• Member, Core Group, 3 by 5 initiatives, WHO, SEARO, Delhi;
• Member of several committees of NACO
• National Resource Team for NACP Phase II;
• Protocol Development Team, “Feasibility of AZT & Nevirapine Prophylaxis Study”, NACO;
• Several Publications, Citations, Conference presentations & Awards to his credit.
DR. I. S. GILADA
• President, AIDS Society of India & ASICON 2018
• Governing Council Member, International AIDS Society (IAS)
• Secretary General, Peoples Health Organisation (India)
• Former Joint Secretary of National AIDS Committee, GoI
• First to raise alarm against AIDS in 1985, is known for bringing India on AIDS control map, started India’s first AIDS Clinic in 1986.
• Initiated, managed, supervised, evaluated over 40 HIV-AIDS projects in India, addressed over 3700 public meetings and training programs in India and abroad
• 235 scientific papers at conferences, written chapters in books on AIDS/STDs
• More than 60 awards to his credit: “Outstanding Young Person of the World“, Glasgow (1995) and Annemarie Madison Award- Germany (1999) where he was termed as the ‘Indian Machine gun against AIDS’.
• Governing Council Member, International AIDS Society (IAS)
• Secretary General, Peoples Health Organisation (India)
• Former Joint Secretary of National AIDS Committee, GoI
• First to raise alarm against AIDS in 1985, is known for bringing India on AIDS control map, started India’s first AIDS Clinic in 1986.
• Initiated, managed, supervised, evaluated over 40 HIV-AIDS projects in India, addressed over 3700 public meetings and training programs in India and abroad
• 235 scientific papers at conferences, written chapters in books on AIDS/STDs
• More than 60 awards to his credit: “Outstanding Young Person of the World“, Glasgow (1995) and Annemarie Madison Award- Germany (1999) where he was termed as the ‘Indian Machine gun against AIDS’.
DR. S. K. GUHA
Director (In-charge) & Medical Superintendent cum Vice Principal
Programme Director, Centre of Excellence in HIV Care
Affiliations: Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
Area of Expertise: Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Other Highlights: Chairperson, Technical Resource Group on ART (NACO)
Published more than 60 articles in peer reviewed national & international journals
Programme Director, Centre of Excellence in HIV Care
Affiliations: Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine
Area of Expertise: Tropical Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Other Highlights: Chairperson, Technical Resource Group on ART (NACO)
Published more than 60 articles in peer reviewed national & international journals
DR. R. SAJITHKUMAR
National Trainer(AIDS), NACO, GOI.
Convenor, MCI Nodal Centre for Faculty Development
Member, GC, AIDS Society of India; Member, Reconciliation Board, MCI
Nodal officear, National Knowledge Network, MHRD, GOI
First Kerala State Physician for AIDS Management
Trainer for UNAIDS, WHO, Clinton foundation, Constella futures
Member, State RRT on Infectious Disease; Resource person for the National Influenza Pandemic
Preparedness; Nodal Officer, Leptospirosis Initiative, NICD. Govt of India
Former National Gov Body member, API
Convenor, MCI Nodal Centre for Faculty Development
Member, GC, AIDS Society of India; Member, Reconciliation Board, MCI
Nodal officear, National Knowledge Network, MHRD, GOI
First Kerala State Physician for AIDS Management
Trainer for UNAIDS, WHO, Clinton foundation, Constella futures
Member, State RRT on Infectious Disease; Resource person for the National Influenza Pandemic
Preparedness; Nodal Officer, Leptospirosis Initiative, NICD. Govt of India
Former National Gov Body member, API
DR. N. KUMARASAMY
• Chief Medical Officer of YRGCARE and directs the clinic which provides medical care for
more than 22,000 persons with HIV in Chennai, Southern India.
• Chief and Site Leader for the Chennai Antiviral Research and Treatment (CART) Clinical Research Site of US National Institutes of Health which conducts ACTG, HPTN and START clinical trials
• Published more than 350 manuscripts. His publications on Impact of Antiretroviral therapy has led to several Antiretroviral scale up programs in developing countries. • Dr.Kumarasamy is an expert panel member for WHO- ARV Treatment guidelines committee.
• He has a particular interest on the long term impact of Antiretroviral Therapy in resource limited settings.
• Chief and Site Leader for the Chennai Antiviral Research and Treatment (CART) Clinical Research Site of US National Institutes of Health which conducts ACTG, HPTN and START clinical trials
• Published more than 350 manuscripts. His publications on Impact of Antiretroviral therapy has led to several Antiretroviral scale up programs in developing countries. • Dr.Kumarasamy is an expert panel member for WHO- ARV Treatment guidelines committee.
• He has a particular interest on the long term impact of Antiretroviral Therapy in resource limited settings.
DR. G. MANOHARAN
Chief Medical Officer & Academic Director
Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore
Internal Medicine; Life time achievement Award by Tamilnadu State AIDS Control Society
Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore
Internal Medicine; Life time achievement Award by Tamilnadu State AIDS Control Society
DR. DILIP MATHAI
Dean, Apollo Hospitals Education and Research Foundation(AHERF), Hyderabad and Chittoor
campus
Professor of Medicine, Apollo Institute of Medical sciences & Research(AIMSR) Head Dept. Medicine Unit II, Adult Infectious Diseases
Research and educational interest:
Recipient of operating research grants for over 100 projects;. Currently Overseeing research project grants worth Rs. 3.5 Crores (2016-2020); Undergraduate Medical Education; Post Doctoral;
programme in Infectious diseases; Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance &Antimicrobial Stewardship; Adult Immunization; Sepsis
Professor of Medicine, Apollo Institute of Medical sciences & Research(AIMSR) Head Dept. Medicine Unit II, Adult Infectious Diseases
Research and educational interest:
Recipient of operating research grants for over 100 projects;. Currently Overseeing research project grants worth Rs. 3.5 Crores (2016-2020); Undergraduate Medical Education; Post Doctoral;
programme in Infectious diseases; Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance &Antimicrobial Stewardship; Adult Immunization; Sepsis
Dr. Matin Ahmad Khan 
Dr. B. C. Gupta 
DR. GEORGE OOMMEN
• Member, Governing Council, ASI;
• Consultant, Dept. of HIV Medicine, Holy Spirit Hospital, Mumbai;
• Consultant, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai.
• Consultant, Dept. of HIV Medicine, Holy Spirit Hospital, Mumbai;
• Consultant, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai.
DR. S. POONGULALI
Physician and Head of the HIV and women programme at YRGCARE,Chennai
The services include testing,psychosocial counseling ,antiretroviral therapy besides PPTCT ,screening
and treatment for gynecological problems and cervical cancer screening.
The services include testing,psychosocial counseling ,antiretroviral therapy besides PPTCT ,screening
and treatment for gynecological problems and cervical cancer screening.
• Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics, St. John Medical College, Bangalore;
• Astra–Zeneca Chair of Infectious Disease, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore;
• Recipient of the Fogarty International Award for Bio ethics Training; Master trainer in Management of HIV/AIDS for WHO, NACO & Christian medical association
• Resource person and Speaker in various national and international for a on HIV/AIDS
• Astra–Zeneca Chair of Infectious Disease, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore;
• Recipient of the Fogarty International Award for Bio ethics Training; Master trainer in Management of HIV/AIDS for WHO, NACO & Christian medical association
• Resource person and Speaker in various national and international for a on HIV/AIDS
DR. P NARENDRA SINGH
Consultant Physician at Shija Hospitals Imphal
Area of interests: HIV Infection, Viral hepatitis, Critical Care Medicine
Area of interests: HIV Infection, Viral hepatitis, Critical Care Medicine