South Asian Journal of Geriatrics
Meet Our Editorial Board
Bringing together global experts and South Asian healthcare leaders to advance geriatric care.
Key Editorial Members
Prof. Sandeep Kumar
Editor-in-Chief
MS FRCS PhD MMSc
Prof of Surgery, Ex KGMU, Lucknow
Founder Director AIIMS Bhopal
Former Editor-in-Chief
Indian Journal of Surgery.
profsandeepsurgeon@gmail.com
Dr Abhishek Shukla
Executive Editor
MD, FRCP (Edinburgh), FGSI
MSc (Clinical Geriatrics), Cardiff, UK
PG Cert (Palliative Medicine), Cardiff, UK
Founder Director Aastha Hospice & Geriatric Care Centre, Lucknow
hospiceindia@gmail.com
Member Of Editorial Board
Dr. Raj Kumar Sharma
raj.sharma@medanta.org
MBBS, M.D, DM (Nephro),
Ex Director SGPGI, Lucknow.
Director Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Medicine, Medanta, Lucknow.
Dr. Anuj Maheshwari
dranujm@gmail.com
MD(Medicine), FACP, FACE, FRCP(Edinburgh)Professor in Internal Medicine,
Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
President Elect RSSDI, Governor American College of Physicians, India chapter
Dr. Arun Kumar R. Pande
drarunendocrine@gmail.com
MBBS, M.D, DM Endocrinology.
HOD (Endocrinology), Health City Vistaar, Lucknow.
Founder Lucknow Endocrine Diabetes & Thyroid Clinic
Dr. Vinod Kumar
vino_37@yahoo.com
MBBS, MD (Medicine)
Professor of Medicine, 1988-1997 & I/C of Geriatric Clinic, 1993-1997 AIIMS, Delhi,
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, St. Stephens’ Hospital, Delhi
Dr. Dhananjaya Sharma
dhanshar@gmail.com
MS, PHD.
Professor & Head Jabalpur University, Surgery, Jabalpur
Dr. Kaushik Bhattacharya
kbhattacharya10@yahoo.com
MS, DNB, MNAMS, FAIS, FACS, FRCS (Glasgow) FRCS (Edinburgh) Associate Professor (Surgery) MGM Medical College and LSK hospital Kishanganj 855107, Bihar, India
Prof. Rajendra Prasad
rprasadkgmc@gmail.com
Ex HOD Pulmonary Medicine, KGMU, Director Medical Education and HOD of Era University’s ERA’s Medical College
Dr. V.K. Puri
vijaykumarpuri@gmail.com
MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology) Ex HOD Lari Cardiology KGMU, Lucknow
Dr. Shelley Hukku
hukkus@yahoo.co.in
MBBS, MD (Radiotherapy) – PGI Chandigarh, Advisor in Radiation Oncology at l Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Dr. Akhil Mehrotra
sadhnamehrotra14@gmail.com
M.D(Medicine), D.N.B (Cardiology), M.A.M.S (Cardiology), P.H.D (Cardiology), Chief Cardiologist at Prakash Heart Station, Niralanagar Lucknow
Dr. Shiva Narang
snarang@ucms.ac.in
MD(Medicine), FICP, Professor of Medicine at UCMS and GTB Hospital, Delhi
Dr. Brijesh Mishra
brijeshmishra@kgmcindia.edu
M.B.B.S, MS (General Surgery), MCH (Plastic Surgery), DNB (plastic Surgery) Professor- Department of Plastic Surgery at King Georges Medical University Lucknow
Dr. Abdul Qadir Jilani
imjilani@gmail.com
M.D (Psychiatry), DNB, DM(Geriatric Psychiatry) Associate Professor at Dr. RMLIMS, Lucknow
Dr. Nikhil Gupta
drnikhil.gupta@drrmlims.ac.in
MD Internal Medicine, Associate Professor at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow
Dr. Shubha Somasundaram
shubhasomasundaram@ gmail.com
(Family Medicine)
Assistant Professor at Srinivasan Medical College and l Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Amita Shukla
amitaobg@gmail.com
MBBS, MS (OBG) with Post Graduate Diploma in Aesthetic Gynecology. Associate Professor, Era Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow.
HOD (Obstetrics & Gynecology), SC Trivedi Memorial Trust Hospital, Lucknow, UP
Dr. Tanmoy Ghatak
tanmayg@sgpgi.ac.in
MD, PDCC, FACEE
Associate Professor, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science.
Dr. Rashmi Kumar
rashmik2005@gmail.com
Ex HOD in the Department of Pediatrics, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow
Dr. Jayanti Srivastava
Associate Editor
jsrivastava@lko.amity.edu
LL.B. (Registered with Bar Council, UP)
MBA Ph.D. in Management
Assistant Professor
Amity University, Lucknow
Sugandh Anand
Associate Editor
sugandhanand00@gmail.com
Bachelors in Applied Psychology
Ms.Varsha Dwivedi
Associate Editor
divyansh.varsha@gmail.com
MA English
Mr. Sunil Kumar Lal
Creative Editor
alpana.design@gmail.com
B.Sc, Trained for Identity Development at
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Art Director,
AlpanaArts.in, Lucknow.
Harshita Srivastava
Associate Editor
harshitasrivastava1801@gmail.com
B.pharma MBA(SCM)
International Representative
Dr. Ananta Aryal
Nepal
rtranantaracdg@gmail.com
(MD Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India)
Consultant Geriatrician, NAMS, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu
Chairman, Niruja Health Care and Research Center, Kharibot, Banasthali
Dr. Annum Ishtiaq
Pakistan
annum.ishtiaq@lnh.edu.pk
MBBS, FCPS, Fellowship (Palliative Medicine) AKUH.
Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ms. Joyce Chee
Singapore
Jchee1@ntu.edu.sg
Masters of Public Health, CA, B.Acc.
National University of Singapore, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.
Dr. Saraa Yoosuf
Maldives
saraayoosuf@gmail.com
MBBS, MSc(Harvard)
Treetop Hospital, Maldives.
Clinical Operations, Palliative Care & Hospice.
Dr. Dilshan Anthony Fernando
Sri Lanka
dilshanf@hemashospitals.com
MBBS, MSc (Nutrition) Hemas Group of Hospitals, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr. Sangay Tshering
Bhutan
sangaytshering@kgumsb.edu.bt
MBBS, MD(OBGYN), Fellow(laparoscopy)
Dr. Roohullah Hares
Afghanistan
rohullah.hares@fmic.org.af
MD Pediatric Surgeon, MPH Public Health Expert, Researcher
Dr. Maliha Nawar
Bangladesh
drmalihanawar@gmail.com
MBBS(DU), DMU, CCD(BIRDEM) MS, Community Ophthalmology