Our Speakers

Key Speakers

List of International Speakers for NCHPE-2024

S. No.

Speaker Name

Affiliation

1.

Dr. Ara Tekian

Professor,  Dept. of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

2.

Dr Balakrishnan M. Acharya

Dean, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) Nepal

3.

Dr. Ciraj Ali

Head, Medical Education, National University of Science & Technology, Oman

4.

Dr. Heethal Jaiprakash

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

5.

Dr. Htet Htet

Senior Lecturer , Deputy Head, Department of Pharmacology
IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

6.

Dr. Janet Grant

Director, Centre for Medical Education in Context [CenMEDIC], UK

7.

Dr. John Gilbert

Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia

8.

Dr. John Sandars

Professor of Medical Education, Edge Hill University, Lancashire ,UK

9.

Dr. P. Ravi Shankar

Professor, Department, of Pharmacology IMU Centre for Education, Kulala Lumpur, Malaysia

10.

Dr. Rashmi Vyas

Vice President, Intealth & Senior Director, FAIMER Global
FAIMER, A Division of Intealth, Philadelphia, USA

11.

Dr. Rashmi Kusurkar

Professor (Chair - Inclusion and Motivation in Health Professions Education and Research Programme)
Leader for Research in Education, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC),  Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

12.

Dr. Renu Agarwal

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

13.

Dr. Shabih H. Zaidi

Otolaryngologist, NHS- UK and Founding Chancellor, Al Sadiq International Virtual University (SIVU;  www.SIVU.alsadiquni.com)

14.

Dr. Shital Bhandary

Associate Professor, MPH Program Director, Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Nepal

15.

Dr. Soumendra Sahoo

Professor & Head, Ophthalmology, and Director, Centre for Transformative Learning, Manipal University College Malaysia  (MUCM), Malaysia

List of National Speakers for NCHPE-2024 Conference

S. No.

Speaker Name

Affiliation

1

Dr.Abbas Mahdi

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Dr Achal Gulati

Vice Chancellor & Professor of Excellence, Mahtama Gandhi University of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, Rajsthan

3

Dr. Ananthkrishnan N

Professor of Eminence, Institute of Health Professions Education ,Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry

4

Dr. Anshu 

Director-Professor, Department of Pathology,
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences,
Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra

5

Dr. Arun Jamkar

Former Vice Chancellor, MUHS, Maharashtra and Distinguished Professor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra

6

Dr. Avinash Supe

Emeritus Professor , Gastroenterology Surgery
Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

7

Dr. Chetna Desai

Professor, Department of Pharmacology
B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

8

Dr. Dinesh Badyal

Professor  & Head, Department of Pharmacology,
Program Director, CMCL-FAIMER.
NMC Nodal Centre for Faculty Development,
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab

9

Dr. Elsa Devi

Professor & QMR - Manipal College of Nursing, 
Director, MAHE-FIILIPE, Manipal, Karnataka

10

Dr. Farzana Mahdi

Hon’ble Pro-Vice Chancellor, Era University,
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

11

Dr. Himanshu Pandya 

Dean and Professor , Department of Medicine and Medical Education, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat

12

Dr. Krishna Seshadri

Professor, Departments of Endocrinology and Medical Education, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth, Puducherry

13

Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar 

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor , Maharashtra University of Health Science (MUHS), Nashik, Maharashtra

14

Dr. Mahalaxmi V.N.

Dean, Health Professions' Education, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Puducherry

15

Dr. Mariya Jiandani

Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Seth GS Medical college & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra  and International Chair Bioethics

16

Dr. Meeta Ghosh

Head, Departments of Happiness and French, 
Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

17

Dr. Munira Hirakani  

Professor (Additional), Department of Physiology, and Associate Director GSMC- FAIMER , Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 

18

Dr. Nirmala Rege

Professor , Department of Pharmacology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and
Professor Emeritus,  Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical college & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

19

Dr. Payal Bansal

Chair Professor, Department of Medical Education, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra

20

Dr. Praveen Iyer

Professor (Additional), Department of Anatomy and  Co-Director, GSMC FAIMER Regional Institute, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

21

Dr. Ram Prasad V.P.

Professor & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences,
Manipal, Karnataka

22

Dr. Sajith Kumar R.

Convener, NMC NODAL Centre for Faculty Development, Professor Emeritus, Infectious Diseases, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala

23

Dr. Sanjiv Lewin

Professor, Department of Paediatrics,
St John's Medical College Hospital,
Bengluru, Karnataka

24

Dr. Satendra Singh

Professor, Department of Physiology, 
University College of Medical Sciences,
University of Delhi, New Delhi

25

Dr. Shimpa Sharma

Former Pro Vice Chancellor,  Acting Vice Chancellor and Professor, Department of Medicine, D.Y. Patil Medical College,  Kolhapur, Maharashtra

26

Dr. Shivasakthy M.

Director, Institute of Health Professions Education, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth,
Puducherry

27

Dr. Soniya Nitiyanand

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

28

Dr. Sucheta Dandekar

Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Adjunct Faculty, Manipal Academy of Health Education, Karnataka

29

Dr. Sudha Ramalingam

Professor and Head, Community Medicine and
Co Director, PSG FAIMER Regional Institute,
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

30

Dr. Tatiyana Mandal

Senior Grade Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Melaka Manipal Medical College
Manipal, Karnataka

31

Dr. Tejinder Singh

NAMS Emeritus Professor (Medical Education) and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics & Chair Professor, Center for Health Professions Education, Adesh University,  Bathinda, Punjab

32

Dr. Thomas Chacko

Dean, Medical Education and Professor, Community Medicine, Believers Church Medical College & Hospital, Kerala

33

Dr. Vedprakash Mishra

Hon’ble Pro-Chancellor and Chief Advisor, 
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra

34

Dr. Vijayraghvan P.V.

Former Vice Chancellor, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, 
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

35

Dr. Vivek Saoji

Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, Maharashtra

Preconference Workshops

S. No. Name Affiliation
1.        Dr. Abhishek Das Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medcine & Toxicology, Jhargram Govt. Medical College, West Bengal
2.        Dr. Alhad Mulkalwar Founder, ASPIRE, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
3.        Dr. Amol Dongre  Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry
4.        Dr. Amrit Virk Professor & Head,  Department of Community Medicine, Dr B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali, Punjab
5.        Dr. Anil Kapoor Professor , Department of Medicine, People’s College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
6.        Dr. Anshu Director-Professor,  Department of Pathology
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra
7.        Dr. Anuja Bhargava   Head,  Department of ENT, Era’s Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 
8.        Dr. Anupinder Thind Assistant Professor of Physiology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, Punjab
9.        Dr. Anuradha Joshi Professor, Department of Pharmacology,  Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Vadodara, Gujarat
10.    Dr. Archana Bhat Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka
11.    Dr. Arun Jamkar Former Vice Chancellor, MUHS, Maharashtra and
Distinguished Professor, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra
12.    Dr. Ashwini Karve Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Maharashtra
13.    Dr. Ashwini Shetty Professor, Department of Physiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar , Karnataka
14.    Dr Avinash supe Emeritus Professor, Gastroenterology Surgery
Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
15.    Dr. Ayesha Ahmad Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
16.    Dr. Brijesh Rathore Professor, Department of Biochemistry,Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, , Uttar Pradesh
17.    Dr. Chetna Desai Professor, Department of Pharmacology
B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
18.    Dr. Chinmay Shah Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, 
Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
19.    Dr. Dinesh Badyal Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology, 
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab
20.    Dr. Dinesh Kumar Professor, Department of Community Medicine, 
Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat
21.    Dr. Dinesh Kumar Professor, Department of Anatomy, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
22.    Ms. Ebahat Zahra Intern, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital 
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
23.    Dr. Elsa Devi Professor & QMR - Manipal College of Nursing, 
Director, MAHE-FIILIPE, Manipal, Karnataka
24.    Dr. Farah Khaliq  Professor and Head, Department of Physiology,
University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
25.    Dr. Farzana Mahdi Pro Vice Chancellor, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
26.    Dr. Gagandeep Kwatra Professor, Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, Punjab
27.    Dr. Gaurang Baxi Professor , .Dr. D.Y Patil college of Physiotherapy, Pune, Maharashtra
28.    Dr. Geetika Srivastava Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Era’s Lucknow Medical College Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
29.    Dr. Harihara Prakash Professor and Principal, K M Patel college of Physiotherapy, Karamsad, Gujarat
30.    Dr. Hemangini Shah Associate Professor, Preventive and Social Medicine, 
Goa Medical College, Goa
31.    Dr. Himanshu Pandya Dean and Professor, Department of Medicine and Medical Education, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat
 
32.    Dr. Jagdish Varma Professor, Department of Psychiatry, 
Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat   
33.    Dr. Juhi Kalra Professor of Pharmacology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh
34.    Dr. Jui Lagoo Professor, Department of Medical Education 
Bharati Vidyapeeth (DU) Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra 
35.    Dr Jyoti Nagmoti Director, Academic Affairs, Professor, Department of Microbiology, Former Controller of Examinations, KAHER Deemed to be University’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Belagavi, Karnataka
36.    Dr. Jyoti Nath Modi    Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
37.    Dr. Jyotsna Sriranga Health Professions Education Consultant & Public Health Dentist, Director & CEO, Urja- Catalysts for Transformation,  Bengaluru, Karnataka
38.    Dr. Kavita Bhatnagar Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences( AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan
39.    Dr Krishna Seshadri Professor, Departments of Endocrinology and Medical Education, Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth, Puducherry
40.    Dr. Luxmi Singh Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Era’s Lucknow medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
41.    Dr. Manab Narayan Baruah Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics,
Convenor Regional Center, Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat, Assam
42.    Dr. Manisha Gohel Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat
43.    Dr. Monica Gupta  Professor & Head, Department of Pathology 
Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat
44.    Dr. Monica Sharma Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics
CMCL CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab
45.    Dr. Mrunal Ketkar Professor & Head, Department of Medical Education
Bharati Vidyapeeth (DU) Medical College,  Pune, Maharashtra
46.    Dr. Musharraf Husain  Professor, Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
47.    Dr. Mustafa Ranapurwala Professor, Department of Pathology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat
48.    Dr. Nirmala Rege Professor , Department of Pharmacology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and
Professor Emeritus,  Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical college & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
49.    Dr. Neeraj Vedi  Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy,
PIMSR, Vadodara Gujarat. 
50.    Dr. Neeraj R Mahajan Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
NHLMMC, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
51.    Dr. Payal Bansal Chair Professor, Department of Medical Education,
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra
52.    Dr. Pramila Menon MEU Coordinator, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, DY Patil Medical College,  Pune, Maharashtra
53.    Dr. Prateek Sudhakar Bobhate Additional Professor, Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Science,
Vijaypur, Jammu
54.    Dr. Praveen Iyer Professor (Additional), Department of Anatomy and  Co-Director, GSMC FAIMER Regional Institute, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
55.    Dr. Praveen Singh Professor, Department of Anatomy and Medical Education, Assistant Dean, Basic Sciences Education, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat 
56.    Dr. Priti Prasad Shah MEU Coordinator, Professor & Head, Department of Surgery, Symbiosis Medical College for Women, 
 Pune, Maharashtra
57.    Dr. Puja Dulloo Prof. & Head Department of Physiology,
PIMSR, Faculty of Medicine Parul University,
Vadodara, Gujarat.
58.    Dr. Purnima Barua Professor, Department of Microbiology
Tinsukia Medical College, Tinsukia, Assam
59.    Dr. R. Sujatha Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, PSG IMS&R, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
60.    Dr. RK Dixit Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
61.    Dr. Raakhi Tripathi Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology,
Seth GS Medical College  KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
62.    Dr. Rajiv Mahajan Professor & Head of Pharmacology,
Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bathinda, Punjab
63.    Dr. Rohini Bhadre Professor & MUHS Medical Education Technology,
K.J. Somaiya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
64.    Dr. Romit Saxena Associate Professor, Dept of Pediatrics
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
65.    Dr. Sahiba Kukreja Professor, Department of Biochemistry, SGRDMISR,
Amritsar, Punjab
66.    Dr Sanjay Bedi Professor, Department of Pathology, RIMT Institute of Medical Sciences Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab &
CEO, MEU India
67.    Dr. Sanjeev Rastogi Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa, State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
68.    Dr. Santosh Salagre Professor, Department of Medicine, Seth GS Medical College KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
69.    Dr. Shaista Sayyed Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
Faculty, NMC Nodal Center for Faculty Development
Smt. N H L Municipal Medical College, 
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
70.    Mr. Shirish Rao Intern, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital,
Mumbai, Maharashtra
71.    Dr. Shweta Telang-Chaudhari Associate Professor, Department of AYUSH
Maharashtra university of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra
72.    Dr. Smitha Bhat Professor, Department of Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka
73.    Dr. Sucheta Dandekar Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Adjunct Faculty, Manipal Academy of Health Education, Karnataka
74.    Dr. Suhasini Nagda Former Director, MCGM and Dean, Nair Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
75.    Dr. Suman Singh Professor, Department of Microbiology and Head, Department of Medical Education, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat
76.    Dr. Sumitra G Professor, Department of Biochemistry, PSG IMS&R
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
77.    Mr. Sunil Joshi Chief Nursing Officer, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat
78.    Dr. Sunita Patil Professor, Department of Pathology,  KLE Academy of Higher Education & Research, Belagavi, Karnataka
79.    Dr. Supriya Dhakne-Palwe Chair Professor, Medical Education, MUHS, Nashik, Maharashtra
80.    Dr. Suyog Sindhu Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, King George's Medical University (KGMU)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
81.    Dr. Tamkin Khan  Professor, Department of Obstetrics. & Gynaaecology, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh, Madhya Pradesh
82.    Dr. Thomas Chacko Dean, Medical Education, Professor, Community Medicine, Believers Church Medical College & Hospital, Kerala
83.    Dr. Uma Gupta Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
84.    Dr. Varsha Phadke  Former Dean and Professor of Pediatrics, K.J. Somaiya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai , Maharashtra
85.    Dr. Vasantmeghna Murthy  Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra
86.    Ms. Vedika singh Intern, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital 
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
87.    Dr. Vinutha Shankar Professor, Department of  Physiology and Vice Principal, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College and Director, University Centre for Health Professions Education, Kolar, Karnataka
88.    Dr Vivek Saoji Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, Maharashtra
89.    Dr. Yash Kamath  Scholar, IIM, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
90.    Dr. Yugantara Kadam Professor and Dean, Department of Community Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, 
Karad, Maharashtra