- 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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