Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief is the senior most editor evaluating content and making decisions on appropriateness for the publication of a given manuscript after seeking input from reviewers selected based on relevant expertise. Apart from routine administrative role, Editor-in-Chief has overall responsibility in making journal issue content, redressal of authors disputes and improving quality of editorial work.
Dr K. A. Seetharam, MD
Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
[email protected]
Editor Emeritus
Editor emeritus is immediate past editor who assist the Editor-in-Chief on administrative issues and regarding journal management based on his experience.
Dr Sunil Dogra, MD; Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Associate Editors
Associate Editors work closely with Editor-in-Chief in initial screening of manuscripts, planning editorials, review articles, symposium, liaisoning with authors and assigning referees.
Dr K. T. Ashique, DDVL, FRCP (London); Medical Director & Senior Consultant Dermatologist, Amanza Skin Clinic. Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India
Dr Dipankar De, MD; Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Deputy Editors
This team undertake initial screening of submitted manuscripts and provide
their comments about scope and suitability of articles to editor and liaison with authors for technical modifications. They also perform internal peer review and help in making database of expert referees.
Dr Chander Grover, MD, DNB, MNAMS; Professor, Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India
Dr Rahul Mahajan, MD; Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Dr Vinay Keshavmurthy, MD DNB, FRCP (London); Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Assistant Editors
Team of assistant editors perform technical, language and images content check and are involved in initial screening of submitted manuscripts.
Dr Jayasree Puravoor, MD; Consultant Dermatologist, Medical Trust Hospital Cochin, Kerala
Dr Rajitha Alluri, MD; Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, India
Dr Parvathy Santhosh, MBBS, MD, MRCP (UK); Department of Dermatology, Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Dr Sahana Srihari, MBBS, MD, FRGUHS; Assistant Professor Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Bathinda, Punjab, India
Dr Subhashini Konala, MD; Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, India
Section Editors
Section Editors provide expert opinions and internal peer-review on the submitted manuscripts based on their area of expertise.
Dr P. Narasimha Rao, MD, PhD; Professor, Department of Dermatology, Bhaskar Medical College, Hyderabad
Dr Sasi Kiran Attili, MBBS, MRCP(London), Dermatopathology (Frankfurt); Visakha Institute of Skin and Allergy, Visakhapatnam, India
Dr Suruchi Garg, MD; Department of Dermatology, Aura Skin Institute, Chandigarh, India
Dr Vikram Mahajan, MD; Professor, Department of Dermatology, RPGMCH, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
Editorial Board
The editorial board members comprise of experts in the field from different regions of India. Their responsibilities include peer review of manuscripts on regular basis, researching content for guest editorials, promoting the journal and attracting high quality submissions from researchers.
Dr. Balachandra S Ankad, Professor, Department of Dermatology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
Dr. Lalit Gupta, MD; Professor, Department of Dermatology, RNT Medical College Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Sanjeev J Aurangabadkar, MD Skin & Laser clinic, Koti, Hyderabad, India
Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, MD; Professor, Department of Dermatology, MM Medical College, Mullana, Ambala, India
Dr. Prabhakar M Sangolli, MD; Department of Dermatology, East point College of Medical Sciences and Research Center,Banglore,India
Dr. Vijay Pandharinath Zawar, MD; (Ex-Officio), Professor DVL, Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik And Consultant Dermatologist, Skin Diseases Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Devraj, MD; (Ex-Officio), Dr. Dinesh's Skin & Hair Clinic, Chennai, India
Ombudsman
Ombudsman helps in matters of plagiarism, authors dispute and duplicate/salami publications etc.
Dr M. Ramam, MD; Professor, Department of Dermatology and STDs AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Advisory Board (National)
This committee comprises of national experts in subject who guide, promote and advocate the journal in various forums besides peer review and identifying topics for special issues and provide guest editorials
Dr. Arun C. Inamadar, MD; Professor, Dept of Dermatology, SBMP Medical College & Hospital BLDE University, Bijapur-586103, India
Dr. Deepak Parikh, MD; Professor, Pediatric Dermatology & Consultant Dermatologists, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, India
Col (Dr.) Manas Chatterjee, MD; Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata, India
Dr. Murlidhar Rajagopalan, MD; Consultant Dermatologist, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India
Dr. Neena Khanna, MD; Professor, Department of Dermatology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Dr. G. Raghurama Rao, MD; Surya Skin Care & Research Centre Visakhapatnam, India
Dr. Sandipan Dhar, MD; Professor, Department of Pediatric Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, India
Dr. Saumya Panda, MD; Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata, India
Dr. Shyam Verma, “Nirvan" and “In Skin" Clinics Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Dr. Y S Marfatia, Professor, Department of Skin & V.D, Govt. Medical College Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Advisory Board (International)
This committee comprises of international senior members with good academic standing in subject. They guide, promote and advocate the journal in international forums besides peer review and identifying topics for special issues and provide guest editorials
Dr. Arti Nanda Consultant Dermatologist and Head of Unit Pediatric Dermatology, As'ad AL-Hamad Dermatology Center, Kuwait
Dr. Roy KW Chan, Consultant Dermatologist, National Skin Centre, Singapore
Dr. Seemal R. Desai, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA,
Dr. Thomas Ruzicka, Department of Dermatology, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
Dr. Vinayak K Nahar Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Dr. Uwe Wollina, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital, Germany
Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) National Executive 2023
President
Dr. Vijay Pandharinath Zawar
President-Elect
Dr Manjunath Shenoy
Immediate Past President
Dr. Rashmi Sarkar
Honorary General Secretary
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Devaraj
Vice-Presidents
Dr. Shashi Kumar B M
Dr. Vinay Singh
Honorary Treasurer
Dr. Savitha A S
Honorary Joint Secretaries
Dr. Sudhavani D
Dr. Prashant Jadhav
Secretary General Elect
Dr. Bhumesh Kumar K
Treasurer Elect
Dr. Kavitha S B
