Faculty & Staff

Qualification/ Education

• 2005 - 2007; MSc - Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  McMaster University, Hamilton ,Ontario, Canada
• 1994 - 1997; MD, Pharmacology
  Bangalore University
• 1987 - 1992; MBBS
  St. John's Medical College, Bangalore

Experience

• Head, Dept. of Pharmacology
  St. John's Medical College Hospital
  2008 - 2017 and July 2023-till date
  Bangalore, India
• Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training
  St. John's Research Institute
  2015 - till date
  Bangalore, India
• Ex-Vice Dean (PG)
  St. John’s Medical College Hospital
  2016 - 2019
  Bangalore, India
• Coordinator
  Division of Clinical Research and Training, St. John's Research Institute
  1999 - 2015
  Bangalore, India
• Faculty
  St. John's Medical College Hospital
  July 1998-till date
  Bangalore, India

Fellowship & Membership

1. President
   SOCHARA (health NGO) 2019 onward, EC member 2013 onwards
2. Life Member
   Cardiological Society of India and Indian Pharmacological Society
3. Editorial Board member
   (a) Nature Reviews Cardiology, UK, (b) Journal of Prevention Cardiology, India; (c) Journal of Clinical Cardiology, New Delhi
4. Career Guidance
   St. John’s Medical College Alumni (2007-2018)
5. Member
   India CLEN, 2010 onwards
6. Board Member
   Community Health Cell
7. International Editorial Committee Member
   Journal of American College of Cardiology, USA, 2014 onwards
8. Chairman
   NIH (NHLBI) Training Subcommittee, Global Health Initiative 2011
9. Member
   Board of Administration, SJNAHS, 2012- 2014
10. Member
    Drugs and Therapeutics Committee, SJMCH, 2008 onwards
11. Member
    Chief Editor, Keeping You in Touch, SJNAHS (2016 onwards)
12. Member
    Academic Advisory Board, SJNAHS, 2016 -2020
13. International Research Fellow
    PHRI, McMaster University, Ontario Canada, 2010 onwards
14. HOPE-Canada Research Scholar
    PHRI, McMaster University, 2005-2007
15. Examiner
    Graduate Medical Program, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences since 2004; Post Graduate Medical Program, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences since 2008; Post Graduate Thesis Reviewer, JIPMER, 2015 onwards; PhD, AIIMS New Delhi, 2017
16. Examiner
    Masters program, University of Cape Town, 2018
17. Supervisor/ Guide
    MD Pharmacology Post Graduate Program, Rajiv Gandhi Medical University of Health Sciences since 2006; PhD (Medicine) Program, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences since October 2012
18. Chairperson
    Narayana Health Academic Ethics Committee, 2014 - 2019
19. Member
    NIMHANS Ethics Committee, 2015-2018 & 2022-2025
20. Academic Coordinator
    Paraclinical Program, St. John’s Medical College, 2013-2016
21. Steering Committee Member
    World Heart Federation Global Emerging Leaders Program, 2013 onwards; Atrial fibrillation Roadmap Writing Committee, 2015 -2018
22. Steering Committee Member / National Coordinator
    About 35 large multicenter international clinical research studies
23. EC Member
    Indian Society for Clinical Research (ISCR), 2016 onwards
24. National Convener
    Academic Consortium for Clinical Research in India (ACCRI) of the ISCR, 2018 onwards
25. Task Force Member
    ICMR Cardiovascular Studies Network, 2018 onwards
26. Member
    Scientific Advisory Group on Clinical Trial Network under Biopharma Mission Program, Govt. of India, 2019 onwards
27. Area Review Panel Member
    Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, 2019 onwards
28. ICMR High Level Expert Committee Member
    Jan 2020 onwards
29. Scientific Reviewer
    ICMR, Drugs Controller General of India
30. Reviewer
    Lancet, European Heart Journal, Arch of Int Med
31. Chairperson
    The Heart.org India online radio series – ‘Cardiology in India’ 2014
32. Life Member
    Cardiological Society of India
33. Scientific Reviewer
    ICMR Projects
34. Executive Committee member
    Indian Society for Clinical Research, Mumbai (April 2017 onward)
35. National Convener
    Academic Consortium for Clinical Research in India (ACCRI) of the ISCR, 2018 onward
36. ICMR-Member
    Digoxin rheumatic heart disease
37. Member
    Project Review Committee – ad hoc proposals and fellowships, ICMR
38. Member
    ICMR - Rheumatic Heart Disease
39. Member
    Indian Stroke Clinical Trial Network (INSTRUCT)
40. Member
    Task Force -Fever or Hypoglycemia & stroke
41. Member
    ICMR-Safe and Rationale Use of Medicine (SRUM) Technical Advisory Group (2023 onwards)
42. Expert Committee Member
    National Health Priority Implementation Research (NHPR)-2016-2025
43. Advisory committee member
    Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC)
44. Member
    Scientific Advisory Group on Clinical Trial Network under Biopharma Mission Program, BIRAC, DBT, Govt. of India (2019 onwards)
45. Area Review Panel member
    Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (2019 onwards)
46. Advisory committee member
    Centre for chronic disease control (CCDC)- 2024 onwards