Memberships

  • Member, Steering Committee, The Chariot Fund for Impact Investment (London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
  • Member, National eHealth Committee CII (Confideration of Indian Industry) 
  • Member, Joint Working group on Telemedicine, Dept of Health Research Govt of India
  • Member, Review committee for research projects, Indian Council for Medical Research, Government of India 
  • Member, Expert committee to evaluate 7T MRI, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India 
  • Chairman, Organising Committee 12th National Conference of the Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Sep 6th to 18th 2011, Chennai. 
  • Chairman Scientific Committee 2nd International Conference on “ Transforming Healthcare with ICT” Hyderabad April 29th- 30th 2011 
  • Member, Medical Tourism Health IT Committee HIMSS Asia10 Health IT Congress Deiju, South Korea, October 26-29 2010 
  • Member, External Advisory Council University of Alabama - Integrative Graduate Education nd Research Traineeship (IGERT) program of the National Science Foundation USA ,. 
  • Convenor,Transforming Healthcare with IT Committee, Emerging Markets Symposium Oxford University ,2010 
  • Member, Working Committee Telemedicine 2010, Ministry of Health Govt of India 
  • Member, Human Resources in Health Committee, 2010 Ministry of Health Govt of India 
  • Member, Advisory Committee : International Quality Standards for Teleconsultation Centers The International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH) 
  • Examiner, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh 
  • Member CyberKnife Society 
  • Member, Expert Panel - Gates Foundation HIS Research Project in emerging economies 
  • Member Core Committee, Neurosurgery Advisory Committee, National Board of Examinations, Ministry of health, Govt of India 
  • Principal Investigator of two Multinational, inter continental Phase III Clinical trials 
  • Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences (India). 2007 
  • Member, Doctoral Committee, Ph.D. Programme, Center for Research Anna University. 
  • International Reviewer Chinese Journal of Neural Regeneration Research 
  • Chairman, Organizing Committee- 3rd National Conference of the Telemedicine Society of India & 12th ISfTeH International Conference, 2nd to 4th Nov 2006, Chennai 
  • Member, Society of Telemedicine and e Health in Nigeria 
  • Member, Working Group Health Informatics including Telemedicine (WG-HITm) for the 11th5 year plan period (2007-2012) Planning Commission Govt of India 
  • Member, National Advisory Group for implementation of IT Projects in Army Medical Corps, India 
  • Member, Advisory Committee on Telemedicine, ISRO Dept of Space Govt of India 
  • International Reviewer, 3rd Mednet 2006: 11th World Congress on Internet in Medicine the Society for Internet in Medicine October 14 - 19, 2006 
  • Member, National Task force on Telemedicine, Ministry of Health, Govt. of India 
  • Trustee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (India) Trust. 
  • Member, Organizing Committee, InterNational Conference on Neurosciences and Rehabilitation, 8th & 9th February, 2006 
  • Member Scientific Committee Expohealth 2006 
  • Member, Expert Committee Medical Council of India “Standardisation of Digital information to facilitate implementation of telemedicine systems using IT enabled systems” 
  • Member, National Organising Committee and Chairperson Scientific Committee InterNational Conference on Telemedicine 2005, organised by Indian Space Research Organisation 
  • Member High power committee on Telemedicine – Indian Space Research Organisation 
  • Member Expert Committee on “ Standardisation of Telemedicine” Medical Council of India 2003 
  • Member, International Advisory Board 6th International Congress of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery March 2005 Nagoya, Japan 
  • Member Executive Committee Center for Professional Development Anna University 2004 – only medical doctor in a high power committee 
  • Member, Advisory Board ACNS/AACNS/WFNS joint neurosurgical educational programme 2004 
  • Member Health Care Subcommittee Confederation of Indian Industry Southern Region 
  • Member, Board of Directors of Kosava Telemedicine Foundation 2002 
  • Charter Member, Indian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 
  • Founder Member, and Member Executive Committee Asian Society of Stereotactic, Functional and Computer Assisted Neurosurgery 
  • Fellow, International College of Surgeons since 1987 
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons (only Neurosurgeon from India to be awarded the FACS. in 1986 and one of the youngest F.A.C.S. from India) 
  • Member – International Editorial Board Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery 
  • Member – International Editorial Board Journal of Clinical Neurosciences 
  • Member – Editorial Board Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 
  • Member – International Editorial Board South African Journal of Neurosciences 
  • Member Editorial Board, Neurosciences Today 
  • Member, International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society 2001 – first from South Asia 
  • Member, International Scientific Programme Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies 2001 Sydney 
  • Formerly Member, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Committee, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies 
  • Member National Advisory Committee 3rd Indo Japanese Neurosurgery Conference Mumbai March 20-23 2003 
  • Member Advisory Committee InterNational Conference on Medical informatics 2002 Hyderabad 
  • Member high power Govt. of India / Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries delegation to visit Baghdad (Only medical doctor) 
  • Member Organising Committee for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th South Asian Regional Conference on "Ultrasonagraphy in clinical practice" - Feb 89, Sept. 1990, Sept. 1992, and Aug 1994 
  • Organising Secretary of National Seminar on "Information resources and services in neurological sciences". Madras, August 1990 
  • Member organising committee – first South Asian congress of Neurological surgery, 3rd congress of the Asian Society of Stereotactic, Functional and Computer Assisted Neurosurgery and several other International Conferences 
  • Life Member, Neurological Society of India. 
  • Member, Editorial Advisory Board - Neurosciences Today and Neurology India 
  • Founder Member - Society for Medical Learning and Resources Transfer, Chennai 
  • Life Member, Indian Medical Association 
  • Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) since 1981 
  • Fellow, International College of Angiology. 
  • Member, Executive Committee, Neurological Society of India. 1990-92 
  • Secretary, Madras Science Association from September 1975 to 1978 
  • Member, Executive Committee, Madras Science Association from 1969 to 1975 and from 1984 onwards 
  • Member, Organising Committee, Regional Asian Stroke Congress & first Indian Stroke Association Congress, 2006 


  • Honorary Member Advisory Board of the International Journal of BioSciences and Technology http://www.ijbst.org

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