Qualifications
MBBS (University of Jammu)
MD (PGIMER, Chandigarh)
DHA (Institute of Health Care Administration, Madras)
Membership of professional organizations
Life member of Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists
Indian Association for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Indian Association of Leprologists
Indian Society of Pediatric Dermatology
National Teacher Training Course, JIPMER, Pondicherry
JIPMER Scientific Society, Pondicherry
New York Academy of Sciences
Profesional experience
Senior Resident in Skin and VD Department, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi (1989-1992) Dermatologist, Central Government Health Scheme, Jaipur (1992-1994)
Assistant Professor, Skin and STD department (1994-1996)
Associate Professor and Head, Skin and STD department, JIPMER, Pondicherry (1996 - present)
Teaching Experience
Undergraduates - 10 years
Postgraduates - 10 years
Professional Achievements
Delivered Sardarilal Memorial Oration 1998, under the banner of IADVL, Pondicherry Branch
Declared International Man of the Millennium by International Biographic Centre, London, 1999
Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century Award given by International Biographic Centre, London, March 2000
Biography published in Marquis WHO’S WHO in the World, Marquis WHO’S WHO in Medicine and Health Care, Marquis WHO’S WHO in Science and Engineering, USA, 1999-2000, for academic achievements.
Professional Courses attended
National Teacher Training Course
WHO fellowship on STD/AIDS to Seattle, USA, 1999
Contribution to Medical Education
Editor of “Textbook of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology”, B.I.Churchill Livingstone, New Delhi, 2000 (for beginners in Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, 1st year postgraduates, M.B.B.S.students, and general practitioners)
Examiner for M.D., D.D., and D.S.T.D. of TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai (Madras); Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Bangalore; Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal; KUVEMPU University, Shimoga, Karnataka; Pondicherry University, Mahtama Gandhi University, Kottayam.
Referee for various journals such as Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, and Indian Pediatrics
Member, Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Indian Journal of Pediatric Dermatology
Research
Research Guide for M.D. (Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology since 1995).
Presented 13 papers in National and International conferences
Published over 140 papers in National and International journals
Author of 3 chapters in a book on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Research work quoted in Rook / Wilkinson / Ebling Textbook of Dermatology, and Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin - Clinical Dermatology
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