Chief Patron
Dr P D Patil
Chancellor, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth Pune, India
Patrons
Dr (Smt) Bhagyashree Patil
Vice Chairperson, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Society, Pune, India
Prof (Dr) N J Pawar
Vice Chancellor, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, India
Dr Ramesh Bhonde
Director, Research, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, India
Dr Amarjit Singh,
Principal Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Pune, India
Dr P Vatsalaswamy,
Director Academics, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chairman
Dr J S Bhawalkar,
Dean, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
Chief Editor
Dr Amitav Banerjee,
Professor Head, Department of Community Medicine, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India.
Associate Editors
Dr Pramila Menon
Department of Paediatrics, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India
Dr Nishkarsh Gupta
Department of Onco-Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Dr Sanjeev K Gupta
Department of Laboratory Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Journal Board Members (from Dr DY Patil Medical College, Hospital Research Centre, Pune, India)
Dr A L Kakrani, Professor and Head, Department of Internal Medicine (Member, International Advisory Board, Davidson's Principles Practice of Medicine, 22nd edition)
Dr H G Deshpande, Professor and Head, Department of Obstretrics and Gynecology.
Dr P R Manvikar, Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy.
Dr V Jaltade, Professor and Head, Department of Physiology.
Dr M Tilak, Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry.
Dr Abhijeet Tilak, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology.
Dr Harsh Kumar, Professor and Head, Department of Pathology.
Dr A Ghangale, Professor and Head, Department of Toxicology and Forensic Medicine.
Dr R N Misra, Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology.
Dr N R Gokhale, Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Dr M S Barthwal, Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine.
Dr D Saldanha, Professor and Head, Departmeent of Psychiatry.
Dr S G Chavan, Professor and Head, Department of Surgery.
Dr S K Biswas, Professor Emeritus, Department of Orthopedics.
Dr R Magdum, Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology.
Dr G D Mahajan, Professor and Head, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Dr S R Agarkhedkar, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics.
Dr R S Kuber, Professor and Head, Department of Radiology, Imaging and Radiodiagnosis.
Dr Smita Joashi, Professor and Head, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care.
Dr S P Kankalia, Professor and Head, Department of Urology.
Dr D Ranade, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery.
Dr S Rohatgi, Professor and Head, Department of Neurology.
Dr T Dighe, Professor and Head, Department of Nephrology.
Dr S S Deo, Professor and Head, Department of Orthopedics.
Dr A Garg, Professor and Head, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
Dr G Vishwanath, Professor and Head, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
Dr V Shinde, Professor and Head, Department of Emergency Medicine
Dr S Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of Oncosurgery.
Dr D Gopalakrishnan, Dean, Dr DY Patil Dental College and Research Centre, Pune, India.
National Editorial Advisory Board
Dr Sujit Kumar Kar
Department of Psychiatry,
King George Medical University, Lucknow - 226003
Dr Arun Kumar Yadav
Department of Community Medicine,
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune - 411040
Dr Nishkarsh Gupta
Department of Onco-Anesthesiology and Palliative Medicine
All India institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Dr Rajendra K Ghritlaharey
Prof Head, Department of Pediatric Surgery,
Gandhi Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Bhopal - 462001
Dr Tanuj Kanchan
Additional Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
Dr Vishal Sharma
Department of Gastroenterology,
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Dr Gaurav S Tomar,
Associate Director, The Signature Hospital (Park Group of Hospitals)
Gurugram
Dr Manik Mahajan,
Department of Radio-diagnosis,
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
Dr Saptarshi Ghosh
Department of Radiotherapy,
GSL Medical College General Hospital,
Rajamundry - 533105
Dr Anupama Sukhlecha
Department of Pharmacology
MP Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar
Dr Sukhmindir Jit Singh Bajwa,
Prof Head, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine,
Adesh Medical College Hospital, Shahbad, Kurukshetra, Haryana
Dr Mausumi Basu,
Department of Community Medicine,
Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.
Dr K V S Hari Kumar,
Department of Endocrinology
Ojas Superspeciality Hospital, Panchkula.
Dr Avni K P Skandhan
Department of Radiology,
Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Kotakkal, Kerala
Dr Aakash Pandita
Department of Neonatology,
Fernandez Hospital,Hyderabad,Telangana.
Dr Pankaja R Raghav
Prof Head, Department of Community Family Medicine
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur - 342005
Dr Indranil Saha
Professor, Community Medicine
IQ City Medical College, Kolkata, WB
Dr Ashok Mehendale
Director-Professor Head, Community Medicine
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha 442102
Dr Sandip Hulke, Associate Professor
Department of Physiology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal
Dr Sajal De
Department of TB Respiratory Diseases
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha 442102
Dr Guruprasad Yadavalli
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Government Dental College, and Research Institute, VIMS Campus, Ballari
Dr Kirti N Saxena
Director Professor Head, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care,
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
Dr (Col) Jasvinder Bhatia
Professor, Department of Pathology
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
Dr Naresh Nebhinani
Assoc Professor, Department of Psychiatry
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur - 342005
Dr (Surg Capt) Sushil Chawla
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune - 411040
Dr Atanu Biswas
Department of Neurology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research
Bangur Institute of Neuroscience
Kolkata - 700025
Dr Kalpana Srivastava
Scientist F, DRDO, Department of Psychiatry
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune - 411040
Dr Sanjib K Pattari
Histopathologist and Cytopathologist,
N H Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata 700099
Dr Ira Shah
Consultant Pediatric Infectious Diseases Hepatology,
Professor (Addl) Incharge Pediatric HIV, TB, Liver Clinics,
B J Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai
Dr Kaushik Saha
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, WB
Dr N Rajashekhara
Professor Head, Department of Dravyaguna
KVG Ayrvedic Medical College, Sullia 574327
Dr Jyotsna Paranjpe
Professsor Head, Department of Anesthesiology,
Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Sangli
Dr Srikanth Shastry
Department of Pathology
Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Dr S D Joshi, Dean
Professor Head, Department of Anatomy,
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore 453555
Dr Ashwin Ashok Jaiswal
Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery,
Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai.
Dr M Sivaramakrishnan
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry.
Dr Subhashish Das
Department of Pathology
Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar
Dr. Harshal Tukaram Pandve
Professor Head, Dept. of Community Medicine (PSM),
PCMC’s Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital nbsp;
Postgraduate Medical Institute (YCMH-PGI),
Pimpri, Pune-18
Dr Rajesh Malhotra
Professor and Head, Department of Orthopaedics,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
International Editorial Advisory Board
Dr Carol Vlassoff ,
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology,
University of Ottawa, Canada
Dr S S Ganguly,
Professor of Epidemiology Biostatistics,
Sultaan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr Hariharan Shankar MD,
Dept. of Anesthesiology,
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI 53295, USA
Dr Agbo P S
Consultant Surgeon
Department of Surgery
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital
Sokoto, Nigeria
Dr Ridvan Alimehmeti, University Hospital Center, "Mother Theresa" Tirana, Albania
Dr Nikolaos S. Salemis MD, PhD,Director Breast Unit,Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Dr. F Abike, Department of Gynecology, Bayindir Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Prof. José Maria Porcaro-Salles
Head of the Head and Neck Surgery Service
Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brasil
Dr Tiago Santos
Dept of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Baixo Vouga Hospital Centre,
Aveiro, Portugal
Dr Constantino Ledezma-Montes
Oral Pathology Department, Facultad de Odontologia, University of Mexico
Dr. Deniz Uzmansel. Associate Professor.
Department of Anatomy, Mersin University
Mersin Turkey
Dr Julien Jarry
Department of GI Surgery
Cancer Institute, Bergonie, Bordeaux, France
Dr Viroj Wiwanitkit
Hainan Medical University, Hainan, China
Dr. Scheau Cristian, Radiology and Medical Imaging Specialist.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Department of Physiology,
Bucharest, Romania
Dr Wasana Kaewla
Chair, Public Health Program
Surindra Rajabhat University, Surin, Thailand
Dr Dalal Bashir Moh'd Yehia
Al-Zytoonah University of Jordan, Amman
Dr Gabriela Spilberg,
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
Dr Kevin Fernandez
Department of Community Medicine
AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia
Dr G Rajgopal
Department of Surgery
AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia
Dr Y D Singh
Department of Medicine
AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia
Dr Feroze Kaliyadan
Department of Dermatology
King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Dr AKM Monwarul Islam
Department of Cardiology
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
Dhaka, Bangladesh