List of Contributors

Cancer
Working Group
Dr. S V S Deo, Convener, Professor and Head, Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr. Sandeep Mathur, Professor, Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr. Pankaj K Garg, Addl. Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh
Dr. Saroj Kumar Das Majumdar, Addl. Professor, Radiation Oncology, All India
Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar
Dr. Arvind Chaturvedi, Head, Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, New Delhi
Dr. Jaya Ghosh, Professor of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH),
Mumbai
Dr. Geeta Kadayaprath, Director, Breast Surgical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer
Care, New Delhi
Dr Naveen Salins, Head, Department of Palliative Medicine, Manipal Hospital,
Mangaluru

Reviewers
Dr.G K Rath, Head, National Cancer Institute, (2nd Campus All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jhajjar, Haryana) & Chief, Dr. B R Ambedkar Institute-Rotary
Cancer Hospital, Professor, Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr. A C Kataki, Director, Dr. B.B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati
Dr. P P Bapsy, Ex Director, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru
Dr. Sandeep Kumar, Professor of Surgery, Founder Director All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal
Dr. Sushma Bhatnagar, Professor and Head of Anaesthesiology, Pain and
Palliative Care, Dr. B R Ambedkar Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr Raja Pramanik, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. B R
Ambedkar Institute-Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr. Gautam Majumdar, Medical Superintendent, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Regional
Cancer Centre, Agartala, Tripura

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Diabetes Mellitus
Working Group
Dr. Anoop Misra, Convener Chairman, Fortis C-DOC Center of Excellence for
Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, New Delhi
Dr. Anil Bhansali, Head, Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Dr. Naval Vikram, Professor, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr. Mala Dharmalingam, Professor and Head, Department of Endocrinology, M S
Ramaiah Medical college, Bengaluru
Dr. Amrita Ghosh, Attending Consultant, Fortis C-DOC Center of Excellence for
Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, New Delhi
Dr. Unni Krishnan A G, Chief of Endocrinology, Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune

Reviewers
Prof. Ashok Kumar Das, Professor of Medicine & Professor and Head of Endocrinology,
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
Dr Mohan V, Chairman and Chief of Diabetology, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties
Centre, Chennai
Prof. K R Thankappan, Professor, Department of Public Health and Community
Medicine, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod
Dr. M S Sheshadri, Endocrinologist and Honorary Medical Director, Thirumalai Mission
Hospital, Ranipet

Cardiovascular Diseases
Working Group
Dr. P C Negi, Convener Professor & Head, Department of Cardiology, Indra
Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), Shimla
Dr. S. Harikrishnan, Professor, Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for
Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr Ambuj Roy, Professor, Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

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Dr Bishav Mohan, Professor, Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College
& Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab
Dr. Rajesh Vijayvergia, Professor, Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute
of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Dr. Bhanu Duggal, Professor & Head, Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh
Dr Anadi Gupta, State Program Officer, National Health Mission, Govt. of Himachal
Pradesh Shimla

Reviewers
Dr. Prem Pais, Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Research & Training, St. John’s
Research Institute and Consultant Physician, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru
Dr. P P Mohanan, Director & Head, Department of Cardiology, Westfort Hi-Tech
Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala
Dr. Rajeev Gupta, Chairman- Medical Sciences, Preventive Cardiology, General
Medicine & Research, Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute, Mount Sinai
New York Affiliate, Jaipur

Stroke
Working Group
Dr. MV Padma Srivastava, Convener Professor and Head Department of
Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr. Rohit Bhatia, Professor, Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Dr. Dheeraj Khurana, Professor, Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of
Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Dr. Girish B Kulkarni, Professor, Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental
Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru
Dr. Salil Gupta, Air Commodore, Professor & HOD, Dept of Internal Medicine,
Command Hospital Air Force, Bengaluru
Dr. Subash Kaul, Director, Neurology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

Reviewers

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Dr. P Satishchandra, Advisor & Senior Consultant in Neurology, Apollo Institute of
Neurosciences, Bengaluru
Dr. P N Sylaja, Professor, Dept. of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical
Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. J D Pandian, Professor, Department of Neurology, Christian Medical College &
Hospital, Ludhiana
Dr. Jayanta Roy, Senior Consultant, Neurology, AMRI Hospitals, Mukundapur, Kolkata
Dr. Vikram Huded, Director-Interventional Neurology, Narayana Hrudalaya, Bengaluru
Dr Vijay Sardana, Professor and Head, Dept of Neurology, Government Medical
College Hospital, Kota

ICMR – NCDIR Team

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