Scientific Advisory Board

Dr. Nagendra Mahendra

Sr. Consultant E.N.T & Head and Neck surgery

Dr Mahendra has clinical practice experience for 29 years as ENT & Head and Neck Consultant with teaching experience of more than 14 years at DDH & RC, AMS.

He has an impressive pedigree in academia — a MBBS & DLO from Osmania University and DNB from National Board of Examinations. He is involved in teaching DNB students (National board) for 3 years at Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad.

He is life time member of many prestigious medical associations and societies in India & US. He has participated in more than 15 Workshops related to Middle Ear/FESS/Rhinoplasty in India and Abroad. He has been invited as guest speaker at several conferences.

He has actively participated in many clinical trials. He was the Chief Principal Investigator for a Global ENT clinical trial conducted over 40 sites across India.

Dr Mahendra is currently Senior Consultant E.N.T & Head and Neck Surgery at Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad.

Dr.Y. Sada Siva Rao

MD of Yalamanchi Diabetes Specialties Centre

MBBS, F.D (Madras), Dip.Diab (Yugoslavia)

Dr. Sada Siva Rao has clinical practice experience for 23 years as Diabetes Consultant.

He started the first Diabetic Care Centre in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh (1988-2001) which has gradually evolved in to a Centre of Excellence in this part of the country.

He is the Founder, First President and a Permanent Executive Member of APDF. He is Excutive Member of the top Associations in India namely…

Diabetes India
International Diabetes Federation
Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India
National Diabetic Association
Society for Wound Care and Research
DFSI.
Diabetic Pregnancy Study Group in India & IMA

He has actively participated in many prestigious Congresses Workshops worldwide like…

IDF Congress at Kobe – Japan
IDF Congress at Helsinki – Finland
International Congress on Diabetic Neuropathy at Amsterdam – Holland
International Congress on Diabetic Foot – Amsterdam
2nd Congress on Diabetes in Asia – Bangladesh
IDF Congress in Mexico
American Diabetic Association – USA
IDF Congress at Paris

Dr. Rao is currently Managing Director of Yalamanchi Diabetes Hospitals and Research Center, one of the leading Diabetic Care Hospitals in Vijayawada.

He has been an Investigator for many Phase II/III Global Clinical Trials on therapeutic areas like Endocrinology and Hormonal studies.

He has an impressive pedigree in academia — a MBBS - RMC Andhra University, Fellowship in Diabetes, Diabetes Research Centre – Chennai, Diploma in Diabetology & Certified Course in Health Education of Chronic Diseases at University of Zagreb Crotia.

Dr. Rajeev Garg

MD (Medicine), Dip. Card (NIMS), DNB (Cardiology), MNAMS.

Dr. Rajeev Garg has clinical practice experience for 21 years as Cardiology Consultant.

He has an impressive pedigree in academia — MBBS & MD (Medicine) from Ravishankar University – Raipur, DNB (Cardiology) from National Board of Examination – New Delhi & Dip (Cardiology) from Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences – Hyderabad.

He has worked as Sr. Resident Cardiology – NIMS, DNB Resident Cardiology – AMS, DDH, Hyderabad, Registrar Cardiology – AMS, DDH, Hyderabad, Resident Dip Card – NIMS, Hyderabad.

He is life time member of many prestigious medical associations and societies in India namely…

Association of Physicians of India
Paediatric Cardiology Society of India
Cardiology Society of India
Indian College of Intervention Cardiology
Indian Society of Echocardiography
Asia Pacific Society of Intervention Cardiology

He has presented six papers in National Conferences and actively participated in many Indian & Global clinical trials as Principle Investigator namely…

FAMI (Fragmin in Acute Myocardial Infarction) a double blind trial under guidance of Professor VV Kakkar of Thrombosis Research Institute, London.
RIVERA (Registry on Intra Venous Anticoagulation In the Elective and Primary Real World of Angioplasty) (Enoxparin in PCI) on going trial
Principle Investigator in Nicorandil OD preparation phase III trial
Principle Investigator for Indian experience of Rimonabant a double Blind placebo trial in Indian subjects.
Co-Investigator in SEEPIA & SHINE study: study of Automixoban (DTI) in NSTEMI.

Dr Garg is currently Consultant Cardiologist at Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital, Hyderabad.

Dr. Ajay Omprakash Mehta

Consulting Oncosurgeon & Director of N.S.R.M hospital, Nagpur

He has an impressive pedigree in academia — a MBBS from Grant Medical College, Masters in Surgery from TATA Memorial Hospital, Mumbai & Fellow of American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.) and U.I.C.C. (International Union against Cancer) Geneva,

He was a Research Fellow at Royal Post Graduate Medical School (London), National Cancer Institute (Tokyo), Royal Victoria Hospital (Montreal), and City Coast Hospital (Wellington).

He was awarded as a recipient of International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowship (Geneva) in 1990 & 1994.

He is a life member of Indian Medical Association of India, Academy of Medical Sciences, Indian Society of Oncology, Association of Surgeons of India and Executive member of Indian Breast Group. He was also the president of Academy of Medical Sciences Nagpur.

He has presented research papers at various National Conferences and his current research work includes:

Proluton trial in Breast Cancer
High dose Tamoxifen in locally advanced Breast Cancers
Regional co-ordinator for International Breast Cancer trial, “ATLAS” in collaboration with OXFORD, UK.
“ALTTO” (Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimisation Trial) Trial.

Dr Mehta is currently Consulting Oncosurgeon & director of N.S.R.M hospital, Joint Secretary Indian Cancer Society – Nagpur. Representing Member in the Managing Committee of the National Head Quarters of Indian Cancer Society – Mumbai, Regional Co-ordinator for International Breast Cancer trial – Atlas, Chairman for Central India Cancer Research Foundation and Director for Central Cancer Research Institute – Nagpur.