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Medicine Update 2008 Contributors 2008
Medicine Update 2008 Contributors 2008
Contributors 2008
| S. Adatia Department of Neurology, Lilavati Hospital and Research center, Bandra(West), Mumbai.400050. |
V. Balaji Consultant Diabetologist, Apollo Hospitals and Dr V Seshiah Diabetes Care and Research Institute, Chennai |
| Lekha Adik Pathak Former Hon. Director-Professor & Head Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospital, Mumbai |
V. Balakrishnan Digestive Diseases Institute, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center, Cochin |
| M. S. Amaresan Emeritus Professor, Medical University, Chennai |
A. K. Banerjee Cardiology Division, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, IPGME and R, Kolkata |
| R.A. Annigeri Consultant Nephrologist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai |
A. Banga Ex. Senior Resident, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi |
| S. N. Arya Ex. National Professor of Medicine and Ex-Dean, IMA college of GP, Ex-National President, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine |
S. Bansal Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College, Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
| V. K. Bahl Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
M. S. Barthwal Senior Advisor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Military Hospital, Namkum, Ranchi |
| J.S. Bajaj Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (Retd.) |
S. Basu Cardiology Division, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at IPGME and R Kolkata |
| A. Bakhshi Sr. Resident Cardiology Sir Gangaram Hospital New Delhi |
M. Beg Reader Department of Medicine J.N. Medical College Hospital, AMU, Aligarh |
| A. M. Bhagwati Honorary Consulting Physician and Intensivist, Bhatia Hospital, Sir H N Hospital and Hon. Asst Prof of Medicine, Grant Medical College, Mumbai. |
T. K. Biswas Formerly Professor and Head, Dept. of Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata |
| P. Bhandari Senior Vice President – Medical, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited 255/2, Hinje Wadi, Pune |
S. Biswas Associate Professor of Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata |
| P. Bhat Department of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi |
A. Biswas PG Student Department of Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata |
| V. Bhatia Fortis Hospital, New Delhi |
T. Campbell Resident Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA |
| R. S. Bhatia Bhatia's Clinic and Laboratory, Gurudwara Shaheedan Road, Model Town, Ludhiana |
D. Chakraborty RMO and Clinical Tutor, Department of Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri |
| M. Bhattacharjee Research Associate, Lilavati Hospital and L.K.M.M. Trust Research Centre, A-791, Bandra Reclamation, Mumbai 400 050 |
J. Chakravarty Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
| G. S. Bhattacharyya Department of Oncology, AMRI, Kolkata |
A. Chaturvedi Sr. Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi |
| J. S. Bhuvaneswaran HOD, Department of Cardiology, PSGIMSR, Medical College Coimbatore |
Sandeep Chauhan Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh |
| Lata S. Bichile Professor and Head, Dept of Medicine, Chief of Rheumatology, KEM Hospital and Seth G S Medical college, Parel, Mumbai |
S. S. Chauhan City Clinic, Swastik Vihar, Mansa Devi Road, Panchkula |
| M. Chenniappan Sr. Consultant Cardiologist, Ramakrishna Hospital, Chairman, KMC Heart City Hospitals, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu |
T. K. Dutta Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Jawaharalal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry 605 006 |
| P. M. Dalal Research Director, L.K.M.M. Trust, Lilavati Hospital Research Centre, Mumbai |
S. Galwankar Assistant Professor of Global Health, Department of Global Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA |
| K. K. Dang Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College; Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra 282005 |
S. Ganguly Professor, Department of Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal |
| Sidhartha Das Professor Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S. C. B. Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack-753007 |
P. K. Gangwar Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College, Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra 282005 |
| Sayan Das Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Centre, Thakurpukur, Kolkata |
Mohini Ganu Associate Professor of Medicine, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra |
| D. Deo Spandan Heart Institute and Research Center, Nagpur |
A. S. Ganu Associate Professor of Medicine, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra |
| N.V. Deshpande Spandan Heart Institute and Research Center, Nagpur |
A. K. Ghosh Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA 55905 |
| R. Deshpande Consultant Nephrologist and Renal Transplant Physician, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre Mumbai |
A. Ghosh Spandan Heart Institute and Research Center, Nagpur |
| H. L. Dhar Director, Medical Research Centre, Bombay Hospital Trust, Mumbai 400 020 |
P. Ghosh Assistant Professor, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Centre, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, Kolkata |
| S. Ghosh Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, R.K.M.S.P. and Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata |
N. K. Hase Professor and Head, Department of Nephrology, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai |
| S. Ghosh Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Midnapore Medical College, West Bengal |
S. M. Hastak Department of Neurology, Lilavati Hospital and Research center, Bandra(West), Mumbai |
| S. G. Godbole Consultant Physician, Sir H. N. Hospital and Smt. Motiben Dalvi Hospital, Mumbai |
D. K. Hazra Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College, Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
| V. K. Gujral Consultant Physician, Diabetologist, National Heart Institute, New Delhi |
N. Hazra Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College, Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
| S. B. Gupta Chief Physician Cardiologist, Central Railway Headquarters Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai |
B. M. Hegde Former Vice Chancellor Manipal University Manipal |
| A. Gupta Resident Department of Medicine J.N. Medical College Hospital, AMU, Aligarh |
J. S. Hiremath Director : CCU and Cath-Lab, Ruby Hall Clinic, Chief of Cardiology, Poona Hospital |
| A. K. Gupta Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College, Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
A. K. Hooda Sr. Adv. Med. and Nephrology, Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt |
| R. Handa Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology Service, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
S. R. Iyer Consultant Physician & Consultant Sleep Medicine, Ambika Clinic, A/224, Kasturi Plaza, Manpada Rd, Dombivli (E), Thane |
| K. K. Haridas Professor and Chairman of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Kochi |
R. R. Iyer Consultant Gynaecologist & Obstetrician, Ambika Clinic, A/224, Kasturi Plaza, Manpada Road, Dombivli (East), Thane |
| U. M. Jadhav Non-Invasive Cardiology Dept., MGM New Bombay Hospital, Professor in Medicine, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences |
S. Kaul Professor and HOD, Neurology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad |
| R. K. Jain Associate Professor Gastroenlerology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal |
S. V. Khadilkar Head, Department of Neurology, Grant Med. College and Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai |
| M. V. Jali Prof. of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Med. College, K.L.E.S. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, K.L.E.University, Belgaum |
P. Khanna Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College; Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
| Mathew John Consultant Endocrinologist, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvanathapuram |
G. C. Khilnani Professor, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi |
| S. K. Kalra Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College; Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
D. K. Kochar Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner |
| Sandhya A. Kamath Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, TN Med. College and BYL Nair Charitable Hosp., Mumbai |
S. K. Kochar Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner |
| B. Kandpal Consultant Cardiology Sir Gangaram Hospital New Delhi |
M. S. Kubal Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Dept of Medicine, K.E.M Hospital Mumbai |
| M. Kar Consultant, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Cancer Centre, Thakurpukur, Kolkata |
A. Kulshreshta Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College, Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
| U. Kaul Director Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, New Delhi and Noida, B-22, Sector 62, Noida, UP |
A. Kumar Consultant Gastroenterologist, Rockland Hospital, Delhi |
| S. Kumar Graded Specialist (Medicine), 333 Field Ambulance, c/o 56 APO |
A. U. Mahajan Associate Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, LTMG hospital, Sion, Mumbai |
| Ajay Kumar Consultant Physician and Diabetologist, 22, Nehru Nagar, Patna 800 013 |
B. Majumdar Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
| D. Kumar Cardiology Division, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at IPGME&R Kolkata |
G. K. Makharia Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
| R. Sajith Kumar Chief, Infectious Diseases, (National Trainer on AIDS), Govt. Medical College Hospital, Kottayam, Kerala |
H. Malhotra Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College, Jaipur |
| Rajat Kumar Professor of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
Pankaj Manoria Interventional Cardiologist, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi |
| A. Kumar Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
P.C. Manoria Former Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal |
| H.M. Lal Consultant Physician, Mediciti Hospital, Hyderabad |
H. M. Mardikar Director, Spandan Heart Institute and Research Center, 31, Off Chitale Marg, Behind Hitavada Press, Dhantoli, Nagpur |
| U. Lal Consultant Physician, Mediciti Hospital, Hyderabad |
V. G. Maru Clinical Biochemist, Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai |
| S.V. Madhu Professor, Dept. of Med., Div. of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, New Delhi |
L. K. Meher Professor of Medicine, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa |
| K. K. Mehta Consulting Physician, Asian Heart Institute and S.L. Raheja Hospital, Mumbai |
S. Mondal R.M.O. Cum Tutor, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
| S. S. Mehta Associate Professor of Medicine, Seth G.S.Medical College and K.E.M.Hospital, Mumbai |
N. D. Moulick Professor and Head, Medicine, Chief Endocrine Division, LTMG Hospital, Mumbai |
| S. S. Mehta Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Seth G.S.Medical College and K.E.M.Hospital, Mumbai |
Sukumar Mukherjee Ex-Professor of Medicine Medical College Kolkata |
| S. R. Mehta Senior Consultant (Med), O/o DGAFMS, M Block, MoD, New Delhi |
J. Mukhopadhyay Associate Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri |
| A. Misra Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi |
M. V. Muraleedharan Endocrinologist, Thrichur, Kerala |
| S. R. Mittal Senior Professor and Head, Cardiology Department, J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer |
M. S. N. Murthy Sr. Adv. Med. & Nephrology, INHS Asvini, Mumbai |
| V. Mohan Chairman and Chief of Diabetology, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai |
J. M. K. Murthy Chief of Neurology, Department of Neurology, The Institute of Neurological Sciences, CARE Hospital, Hyderabad |
| A. Mohan Department of Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
A. Muruganathan AG Hospital, 34 KPN Colony, 3rd Street, Tirupur, Tamilnadu |
| Anant Mohan Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
Velu Nair Professor and HOD, Department of Haematology and BMT, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi |
| S. N. Narasingan Director, SNN Specialities Clinic, # O.6/N.11, North Street, Sriram Nagar, Alwarpet, Chennai |
M Rai Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
| Sajan Narayanan Department of Cardiology, PSGIMSR, Medical College Coimbatore |
Y. S. Raju Professor of Medicine, Head of the Division of Geriatrics, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad |
| G. Narsimulu Professor and Head, Department of Rheumatology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
S. Ramakrishnan Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
| V. Panikar K.J.Somaiya Medical College, Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai |
A. A. Ranade Department of Oncology, DM Hospital, Pune |
| M. Panja Director and Head, Cardiology Division, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at IPGME&R Kolkata |
P. Ranjan Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata |
| P. M. Parikh Professor and Head, Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai |
Gandharba Ray Professor of Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack |
| K. Pavithran Professor of Medical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Scienecs, Cochin |
S. Rehman M. Department of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi |
| A. Prakash Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi |
R. Roy Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Centre, Thakurpukur, Kolkata |
| V. K. Rai Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
M. K. Roy Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata |
| B. K. Sahay Former Professor of Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |
V. Seshiah Medical Director, Diabetes Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai and Director, Dr V Seshiah Diabetes Care and Research Institute, Chennai |
| R. K. Sahay Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad |
S. Seth Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
| R. Sahoo Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Jawaharalal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry |
P. Seth Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College; Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
| G. S. Sainani Hon. Physician, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai |
C. Shah Manager – Medical, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited 255/2, Hinje Wadi, Pune |
| S. Sandeep Madras Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Chennai |
P. S. Shankar Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Director; M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga |
| Saravanan Physician Ramakrishna Hospital, Trichy |
V. Shantaram Retd. Dean & HOD and Professor of Medicine, Professor Emeritus, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India |
| P. K. Sasidharan Professor and HOD Medicine, Head- Hematology Oncology Unit, Calicut Medical College, Kerala |
S. K. Sharma Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
| I. Sathyamurthy Consultant Cardiologist, Apollo Hospital, 21, Greams Road, Chennai |
O. P. Sharma National Professor, Geriatrics Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
| J.P.S. Sawhney Consultant and Vice chairman Cardiology Sir Gangaram Hospital New Delhi |
S. K. Sharma Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
| S. Shivakumar Professor of Medicine, Govt. Stanley Medical College & Hospital, Chennai |
V. P. Sood United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust, Grantham and District Hospital, 101 Manthorpe Road, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8DG, UK |
| N. P. Singh Professor of Medicine and In-charge, Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
B Sreenivasa Senior Cardiology Registrar, Department of Cardiology, LTMG Hospital, Sion, Mumbai |
| N. K. Singh Director, Diabetes and Heart Research Centre, Dhanbad, Jharkhand |
K. Srihasam Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA |
| S. P. Singh Graded Specialist (Physiology), Institute of Naval Medicine, c/o INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai |
Shyam Sundar Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
| K. K. Singh Department of Neurology, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi |
K. Suresh Fellow in the Department of Rheumatology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
| Jitendra Singh Professor and Diabetologist, Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Postgraduate Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Jammu |
S. Surwade Manager – Medical, Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited 255/2, Hinje Wadi, Pune |
| B. Sinha PG Resident, Dept. of Med., Div. of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi |
V. Talwar Consultant, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre Delhi |
| P. Sirohi Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner |
R. K. Tandon Head, Dept of Gastroenterology, Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute for Liver, Renal and Digestive Diseases, New Delhi |
| R. Soman Consultant Physician, PD Hinduja National Hospital, Shushrusha Hospital, Mumbai |
N. Tandon Professor of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
| H.P. Thakkar Head of Department of Medicine, Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai |
S. Varma Professor and Head, Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh |
| B. Thomas Senior Resident in Medical Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Scienecs, Cochin, Kerala |
K. Vishwani Postgraduate Department of Medicine, S N Medical College, Boston Medical Centre and the Agra Diabetes Forum, Agra |
| Mathew Thomas Professor of Medicine, KIMS and CSI Medical College, Trivandrum |
A. C. Vora Asst. Hon. and Incharge, Dept. of Chest and TB, Dr. R. N. Cooper Muni. Gen. Hospital, Mumbai |
| Manjari Tripathi Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi |
S. G. Wagh Assistant Lecturer, Department of Neurology, Grant Medical College and Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai |
| A. G. Unnikrishnan Endocrinologist, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin |
J. S. Wasir Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi |
| R. Upadhyay Senior Consultant, Gastroenterologist, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Delhi |
A. D. Wechalekar Sr. Lecturer/Cons. in Haematology and Amyloidosis; Dept. of Med., Royal Free and University College Med. School, Rowland Hill St, London, UK |
| Vihang N. Vahia Professor of Psychiatry, Cooper Hospital and GS Medical College Mumbai |
M. E. Yeolekar Professor of Medicine and Dean, Seth G.S.Medical College and K.E.M.Hospital, Mumbai |
| P. P. Varma Sr. Adv. Med. and Nephrology, Army Hospital (R and R), Delhi Cantt |
