National Chair Clinical Pharmacology Indian Council of Medical Research Govt. of India, President of SAC ACCP
Member Drug Statistics Methodology Committee WHO
Brief Description
Past position
Acting Vice chancellor, Prof. Head Infectious diseases State health Sciences University. Dean Director Medical Education & Research.
Prof. Head Clinical Pharmacology G.S. Medical College KEM hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Dean ESI PGIMSR Govt. of India, TNMC, BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
Chairman Academic Committee AIIMS. Govt. of India Delhi, member WHO committees for Medicines safety, Product development, steering committee for Macrofil project.
President Indian Pharmacological Society, Infectious diseases society, India
Consultant Piramal Life Sciences, Member various Govt. and Non government committees
Contributions – Over 200 publications, including contributions to WHO technical documents
Established departments of Clinical Pharmacology under Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai at the Seth GSMC & KEM Hospital and at BYL Nair Hospital
Awards
Over 30, National and International awards for Academics University, college, for research work, most notably Dr. B.C. Roy Award.
Vasvik award for Industrial research.
Mayors award for societal contribution.
Several distinguished orations in academia, government and Industry conferences
Project Funding from Govt. of India, National Institute of Health, USA and WHO.
Areas of expertise & interest
Infectious diseases, clinical trials, drug development, therapeutic drug monitoring, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology, regulatory.
Patented liposomal amphotericin- one of the only drug in India coming from a PPP
Edited books e.g. regulatory requirements for drug development & clinical research.