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| DR. D. NAGARAJA, THE CHAIRMAN |
| The Director/Vice Chancellor and Professor of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Deemed University, Bangalore, India, has the unique distinction of specializing in Psychiatry and Neurology. He has over 172 publications in various national and international journals, presented over 210 research papers in seminars / conference / workshops. He is also the examiner to many universities for DM Neurology, M.Ch. Neurosurgery and Visiting Faculty at CIP, Ranchi. |
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| DR. KISHORE. D. PHADKE, THE SECRETARY |
| Currently Prof. of Pediatrics & Pediatric Nephrology at Children’s Kidney Center, St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India. Hon. Vice Chairperson – National Deceased Donor Transplantation Network (NDDTN). Former - Chairperson for Indian Pediatric Nephrology Group, President of Bangalore Pediatric Society, Vice President of the Southern Chapter of Indian Society of Nephrology. Also initiated a fellowship program in Pediatric Nephrology recognized by Rajeev Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka & IPNA. |
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| DR. G. K. VENKATESH, MBBS, MS, MCH (Urology), THE TREASURER |
| Director and Professor - Institute Of Nephro-Urology, Victoria Hospital Campus, Bangalore – 02 is also the member of Authorization Committee and the Appropriate Authority of Organ Transplantation in Karnataka. |
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| DR. D. RAMESH |
| Dr. Ramesh is the Professor and Head of Urology Unit 11. He is the Transplant Surgeon at M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India. He is currently the President of Bangalore Urology Society. He is also the Council Member of Urological society of India. |
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| DR. KISHORE BABU |
| Pediatric Nephrologist by training. Consultant Nephrologist in Manipal Hospital, Bangalore since 9 years. Was associated with FORTE as Medical Director & have had lot of experience in the intricacies of Cadaver Transplantation. |
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| DR. H. SUDARSHAN |
| Dr. Sudarshan is the Secretary of Vivekanada Girijana Kalyan Kendra (www.vgkk.org) and Karuna Trust (www.karunatrust.org). He has been involved in tribal and rural development for over 25 years. He has been the Chairman of the Task Force on Health & Family Welfare of the Government of Karnataka and has been on several national committees on health and rural development. He was awarded the Padmashree for his work with tribals in 2000. "Dr. Sudarshan was also the Vigilance Director of the Karnataka Lokayukta and has been awarded the Right Livelihood Award (The Alternate Nobel) for this work." |
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| DR. GOKULNATH, MBBS, MD (Medicine), DM, DMB (Nephrology) |
| Dr. Gokulnath is the Professor and Head of the Department, Nephrology, since 2003 at St. Johns Hospital, Bangalore, India. He was also HOD of Nephrology at Cammand Hospital, Air Force, Bangalore and Senior Advisor of Medicine & Nephrology at CH(EC) at Kolkata. He has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal – President of India in 2000. He is an experienced Post Graduate teacher & examiner for M.D. Medicine & D.M. Nephrology. |
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| DR. JYOTI SATHYENDRANATH SHETTY |
| DR.Jyothi Sathyendranath Shetty is presently the Medical Director & Senior Ophthalmic Consultant in Bangalore West Lions Superspeciality Eye Hospital. Thiscenter has one of the only five International Eye Banks in the country. This center has the record of highest No. of corneal tissue collection, storage & distribution according to International standards from past 10 years. |
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| DR. SANJAY GOVIL |
| Consultant Hepatobiliary & Liver Transplant Surgeon, Head of Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology, Narayana Hrudyalaya, Bangalore, India. He is the Ex-Professor of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery at Christian Medical College, Vellore. He has large experience in liver, pancreatic and biliary resections for cancer as well as surgery for chronic pancreatitis. He has performed the first successful live donor liver transplant in Tamil Nadu also, helped to set up the first ongoing liver transplant programme in Karnataka. Dr. Sanjay Govil performed the first adult live donor liver transplant in Karnataka |
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| DR. NIRANJAN GOWDA M. R., MEDICAL COORDINATOR |
| Dr. Niranjan has MD in Pathology from Mysore Medical College (1994). He has worked with major hospitals like NIMHANS, Kidwai and Sanjay Gandhi Hospital and developed a passion for tissue banking over the years. He then visited USA for trainning in tissue banking and presently working with Lions and other NGO’s to setup Tissue Bank in Bangalore. |
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