Our Faculty
THE CLINICAL RESEARCH COURSE- FACULTY STRENGTH
In July 2008, a Postgraduate Certificate Course in Clinical Research with special emphasis on Drug Development was started under the aegis of Apollo Hospitals Educational and Research Foundation (AHERF), New Delhi. This unique program has been the first course where both private and public sector have joined hands to provide a comprehensive training in Drug Development and Research.
The core faculty which also constitutes the Committee of Management is chaired by Professor Ranjit Roy Chaudhury. Given below are the names and academic qualifications of the core faculty.
1. Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury- MBBS, D.Phil(Oxon.),FRCP(Edin)
2. Prof.V.S.Mathur –MD(Pharmacology), D.Phil(Oxon.), FAMS
3. Dr.Anupam Sibal- MD(Paediatrics) Director Medical Services
4. Dr.Raman Sardana-MD (Microbiology) Asst.Director Medical Services
5. Dr. Deepsikha Arora- MD(Pathology), Dip R.C.Path, FRC-Path
6. Dr. Abha Gupta- M.Sc., Ph.D.(Biochemistry)
7. Dr. S. Jasuja- MD, DNB(Nephrology)
8. Dr. Vibha Dhingra- MBBS
2008-2009: Besides the core faculty we had inputs from the industry for the year which was represented by:
1. Dr. Shoibal Mukherjee- GVK Biosciences Pvt.Ltd.
2. Dr. Anil Seth- Eli Lilly
3. Dr. Anvita Pandeya- Eli Lilly
4. Dr. C.S. Potkar- Pfizer Ltd.
5. Dr. Narges Mahaluxmivala- Quintiles
The drug regulating authority has been represented by Dr.Vasantha Muthuswamy, Former Senior Deputy Director General- Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR), and Dr. Padam Singh, Former Additional Director General- ICMR and currently member- Statistical Commission of India.
The Academia was represented by :
1. Prof Y. K. Gupta, Head of the Dept. of Pharmacology-All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS).
2. Prof P. Pandhi - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER),Chandigarh.
3. Prof Uma Tekur- Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
4. Prof Sangeeta Sharma- Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi.
5. Prof Saroj Mehta - Formerly Professor, Paediatrics Gastroenterology-PGIMER,Chandigarh.
6. Dr. A.S. Bhatia- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education, Mohali, Panjab.
7. Dr. Samir Malhotra and Dr. Nusrat Shafiq- PGIMER, Chandigarh
8. Dr. K.Weerasuriya - Regional Advisor, Drugs, Pharmaceutical,WHO,SEARO, Delhi.
9. Prof P. Desai - UCMS, Cincinnati, USA.
10. Dr. K. S. Raghavan - Formerly UpJohn, Hyderabad
11. Prof P. L. Sharma - Formerly PGIMER, Chandhigarh.
12. Dr. Usha Gupta - Formerly Maulana Azad, Delhi
13. Dr. Pooja Sharma-Delhi
14. Prof Naresh Khanna UCMS, Delhi












