Editorial Team
Patron
Patron: Dr. D Shantharam MD, D.DIAB.
Ex Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY Tamil Nadu.
Retd. DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF DIABETOLOGY, STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Currently, Dr. D.Shantharam is a General Physician & Senior Consultant Diabetologist at Apollo Hospitals in Greams Road, Chennai and Apollo Sugar Clinics in Anna Nagar, Chennai.
Mail ID: duvuru_shantharam@yahoo.co.in.
Help posts in MCI Ethical Committee, Selected as Chairman JIPMER
Member of Indian Medical Association (IMA)
Postal Address:Dr. D.Shantharam, General Physician & Senior Consultant Diabetologist, Apollo Hospitals No: 21, Greams Lane, Off, Greams Rd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006.
Institutional Profile Link-1.
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Editorial Board
Editor-in-chief: Dr R Srinivasan MD, MRCP, CCST.
Consultant Endocrinologist, G Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (GKNM)
Postal address: Dr. R Srinivasan, Consultant endocrinologist, GKNM, P.B. No. 6327, Nethaji Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore - 641037 .
Institutional Mail ID: rsrinivasan@gknmh.org.
Presented in Regional and International meetings and published papers in Reputed Journals.
He is a Member of Royal College of physicians, Member of ESI, Member of Endocrine society of Tamilnadu, ESTN.
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Managing Editor: Dr.PUSHPA SARAVANAN MD(General Medicine), D.DIAB.
Senior Assistant Professor,
Institute Of Diabetology,
RGGGH & Madras Medical College, Chennai.
Postal address: Dr.PUSHPA SARAVANAN, Senior Assistant Professor, RGGGH & MMC, GH Post Office, Poonamallee High Road, 3, Grand Southern Trunk Rd, near Park Town, Near Chennai Central, Park Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003
V.R.Diabetes Clinic, Andal Avenue, Thiruvika Nagar, Chennai
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Manali, Chennai
Mail ID: drpushpasaravanan@yahoo.com.
POSTS HELD:
Assistant Co-ordinator & Faculty for RCDM, The TamilnaduDr.MGR Medical University
Committee Member, Diabetes Association of India, Southern Chapter
Scientific Committee Member DAISICON 2018-2019
Organising committee member RSSDI 2022
5 PUBLICATIONS in national and international journals.
Dr T Ravi Kumar MD
Professor of medicine and medical superintendent,
Government medical college and ESI Hospital,
Varadharajapuram, Coimbatore-641015
Fellowship in American college of physicians.
Lifetime membership in Association of Physicians of india.
Indian Medical Association authored 7 books contributed chapters in 3 textbooks.
Authored 167 articles in national and international journals.
Member translation scheme for translation of medical textbooks in tamil under Muthamizh Sringar mozhipeyarppu Thittam , for textbook physiology by guyton, practical physiology and Davidson textbook of medicine.
SRI SAKTHI VINAYAKAR MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL & DR.V.PALANIYAPPEN’S DIABETES SPECIALITIES CENTRE,
95, 95A NEAR BUS STAND, KARUR MAIN ROAD,
GUZILIAMPARAI – 624703. GUZILIAMPARAI (TK), DINDIGUL (DT) TAMILNADU.
1.NATIONAL API VICE PRESIDENT 2022-2025
Dr Austin G Kulasekararaj.
Consultant Haematologist, King's College Hospital, London, UK
Postal address: Dr Austin G Kulasekararaj, Consultant Haematologist, King's College Hospital, Fourth Floor, Hambleden Wing West Denmark Hill, London SE5 9R, UK.
Fax 020 3299 3514.
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, King's College London, London, UK
Institutional Mail ID: austin.kulasekararaj@nhs.net
Institutional Profile Link
Authored/co-authored over 130 articles in peer-reviwed journals and has contributed to book chapters in major textbooks.
Clinical Interests: Aplastic anaemia and bone marrow failure syndromes, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH), Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and myeloid malignancies. Leads the King's National PNH service.
Translational Research: Molecular/immunological pathogenesis of MDS and aplastic anaemia (AA), particular focus on overlap disorders. Bloodwise foundation and British Society of Haematology (BSH) senior clinical research fellow.
Clinical Trials: Passionate about delivery of clinical trials. Current National/Global Coordinating Investigator for a number of early/late phase clinical trials. Current drive is to bring novel therapies for PNH, AA, TP53 mutated myeloid neoplasms and improvement of thrombocytopenia.
Scienticific advisor for patient advocacy group (MDS UK) and member of the MDS NCRN working group. Member of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Severe Aplastic Anaemia Working Party. Member of ASH Scientific Committee on Bone Marrow Failure.
Dr. Joseph Marialouis MD (Pharmacology)
Senior Director - Clinical Affairs,
Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc,
Postal address: Dr. Joseph Marialouis,Senior Director - Clinical Affairs, Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc, 2929, Weck Drive
Durham,North Carolina, USA,
NC 27709
Institutional Mail ID: jmarialouis@aurobindousa.com.
Pharmaceutical Physician with extensive Clinical Research experience spanning a period of 20 years in many reputed Pharmaceutical Industries.
Conducted >500 clinical trials in healthy human volunteers and Phase-III trails with patients covering various therapeutic areas. Extensive Hands-on experience in the conduct of large Clinical End Point studies, Bioavailability/Bioequivalence, 5o5b2, POC studies etc.
Present role involves overall responsibility for planning and executing PK/PD studies of Pulmonary (MDI & DPI), Topical & Transdermal products.
Extensive knowledge in GCP and regulatory guidelines and regulatory inspections from agencies like USFDA, AFFSAPS, ANVISA, DCGI etc.
Presented in various regional and international conferences.
Dr. Vikram Palanisamy MD(Psychiatry).
Credentials- MD Psych (India), CCT (UK), FRCPC (Canada)
Working as a Psychiatrist in Canada.
Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Service, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Postal address: Dr. Vikram Palanisamy, Psychiatrist, DSMHS - Fraser health 2248 Elgin Ave #207, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2B2, Canada.
Institutional Mail ID: Vikram.palanisamy@fraserhealth.ca.
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Dr. Antony Terance Benjamin. MD, MRCPCH, EDPRM(resp.medicine), DAA(allergy & asthma), DPSM(sleep medicine).
Dr Antony Terance Benjamin is a experienced Paediatric Pulmonology with expertise in childhood respiratory diseases and allergy. He did his training in India and UK. He is one of the few paediatric respiratory specialists in Tamilnadu. He is a senior PG teaching faculty and has a number of publications in Indian and International Journals. He is also an invited expert faculty for various national and state level paediatric conferences and workshops. He works with a multi-disciplinary team to manage sick children efficiently.
Postal address: Dr. Antony Terance Benjamin, Consultant Paediatrics & Peadiatric Pulmonologist, GKNM, P.B. No. 6327, Nethaji Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore - 641037 .
EDPRM - European diplomate in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine DAA - Diploma in Asthma and Allergy @ CMC Vellore DPSM - Diploma in Paediatric Sleep Medicine
Awards:
First PCD diagnostic unit in South India
Sri Sivasubramanium Oration 2018, IAP, Coimbatore.
Performance excellence award 2018, GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore
Henry Claman gold medal 2009 CMC vellore.
Topper Paediatric respiratory HERMES exam of European Respiratory Society, 2016
Institutional Mail ID: drantony@gknmh.org
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Memberships:
Royal College of Child Health
Life member Indian Academy of Paediatrics
Respiratory Chapter, Indian Academy of Paediatrics
British Indian Paediatric Association of Pulmonologists
Research and Publications: 17 Scientific publications in International and Indian journals
Dr. M. Kalyanasundaram
MBBS, MD(Gen.Med), DNB (Cardiology).
Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist
Postal address: Dr. M. Kalyanasundaram, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, GKNM, P.B. No. 6327, Nethaji Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore - 641037 .
Awards:
Distinguished Service to Community award by IMA Coimbatore chapter and Indian Association of Clinical cardiology Tamilnadu Chapter.
Institutional Mail ID: kalyanasundaram@gknmh.org
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Memberships: Indian Medical Association
6 Research Publications in Peer-rewieved journals
Dr. A.V. Siva Kumar
Ph D, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chintareddy palem,
Postal address: Dr. A.V. Siva Kumar, Assistant Professor,Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chintareddy palem, SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh -524002.
Mail ID: reddy.sivakumar5@gmail.com. Published more than 45 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. Researchgate profile...
Review Editors:
Dr. Nagamalar Raju MD, DABSM, DABOM
Lead Physician, Facility Director
Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine of Jasper
620 J L White Drive, Suite 140A
Jasper, GA 30143
706-299-2220
706-253-2226
Dr. Charles Bronson MBBS, D.Diab.(MMC), CCCS.
Diabetologist, Chennai.
Email ID: cb.science22@gmail.com
Clinician and medical researcher with interest in diabetes in youth and pathophysiology of diabetes.
Peer-reviewer in BMJ and Springer.
Has published papers in national and international journals and presented his research in national conferences.
His research has been cited internationally.
Member of the American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Association of India- Southern Chapter and Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India.
