ACADEMIC INDIA Dr Vinod Kumar Arora Designation: Professor Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Email: vinodkumararora@hotmail.com Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, infectious and communicable diseases, systemic disorders (cancers and others) Department: Department of Pathology Organisation: University College of Medical Sciences Address: GTB Hospital, Shahdara Delhi 110095 Work done: Dr Arora is involved in cytological diagnosis of tuberculosis, leprosy, parasitic diseases and cancer, which are prevalent in tropics. Published more than 50 articles in international journals. Dr R Murali Designation: Consultant for Chest Diseases Category: Academic, medical specialist, technical expert Email: muralirdr@rediffmail.com Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, infectious and communicable diseases Organisation: Pawan Chest Hospital Address: 75-6-28, Prakash Nagar Rajahmundry 533103 Andhra Pradesh Telephone: 0883-2479847, 2445073 ® Work done: Dr Murali is involved in evaluation of Tuberculosis /AIDS in the community, threat of smoking and pollution oriented pulmonary disorders. Dr Asha Benakappa Designation: Assistant Professor Category: Academic, activist Email: ashabenakappa@yahoo.com Speciality: Lactation consultant, breast feeding Department: Department of Pediatrics Organisation: Vani Vilas Children's Hospital Address: B-2, Appaji, 601, I Cross 30th Main, Banashankari, III Stage Bangalore 560085 Karnataka Telephone: 080-26693173 Work done: Dr Asha is the founder trustee of Lactation helpline and district coordinator of Breast feeding promotion network of India (BPNI). She is actively promoting breastfeeding as an environmental issue and has written a book "Breastfeeding-the basic instinct". Dr Pranesh Nigam Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Speciality: Endocrine disorders and birth defects, infectious and communicable diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), gastroenterology, hepatology Address: Lakshmi Grih, C-14, Rapti Nagar Phase II, Medical College Road Gorakhpur 273005 Uttar Pradesh Telephone: 0551-2500180 Prof Pradeep Bhatnagar Designation: Professor Category: Academic, toxicology Email: pradeepbhatnagar1947@yahoo.com Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, endocrine disorders and birth defects, pesticide toxicology Department: Environmental Toxicology Unit Organisation: Department of Zoology Address: University of Rajasthan Jaipur 302004 Rajasthan Telephone: 0141-2711158 Work done: Prof Bhatnagar has extensively researched on pesticides. He has monitored and carried out surveillance of pesticide pollution in water bodies situated in Jaipur district and in the food chain. He also studied pesticide and human health, dye toxicity. Dr Millie Nihila Designation: Lecturer Category: Academic, health economics Email: millienihila@yahoo.co.in Speciality: Occupational health Department: Department of Economics Organisation: Stella Maris College Address: 17, Cathedral Road Chennai 600086 Tamil Nadu Telephone: 044-28111951/87 Website: www.stellamariscollege.org Work done: Dr Nihila has worked on occupational health hazard in leather tanning industry, studied health status in Tamil Nadu. She is working on a project "Environment Health-A study of dumping sites in Chennai". Prof Kaushik Sankar Bose Designation: Reader Category: Academic Email: banda@vsnl.net Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, maternal and child health, nutritional disorders, cardiovascular diseases Department: Department of Anthropology Organisation: Vidyasagar University Midnapore 721102 West Bengal Work done: Prof Bose is actively involved in research and academic activities. He has researched extensively on obesity, diabetes and its risk factors and coronary heart disease. Dr S C Parija Designation: Professor & Head Category: Academic, medical specialist Email: parijasc@vsnl.com Speciality: Vectorborne diseases, infectious and communicable diseases Department: Department of Microbiology Organisation: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Address: Dhanvantri Nagar Gorimedu Pondicherry 605006 Telephone: 0413-2272380-89 Ext 3200 Fax: 0413-2272067 Work done: Dr Parija has two decades of teaching and research experiences in medical microbiology. He has immensely contributed in research in parasitic diseases and authored three books 'Textbook of medical parasitology', 'Stool Microscopy' and 'Sputum microscopy: A practical manual'. Prof Sanjay Chaturvedi Designation: Professor of Community Medicine Category: Academic, medical specialist, public health Email: cvsanjay@hotmail.com Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, cardiovascular diseases Organisation: University College of Medical Sciences Address: Dilshad Garden Delhi 110095 Telephone: 011-22582973-74 Fax: 011-22590495 Work done: Prof Chaturvedi is involved in studying epidemic diseases and their control. Dr T Rajkumar Designation: Scientific Director and Professor & Head Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Email: cancer_institute_wia@vsnl.com Speciality: Oncology Department: Department of Molecular Oncology Organisation: Cancer Institute (WIA) Address: Adyar Chennai 600020 Tamil Nadu Telephone: 044-22350131, 22350241 Fax: 044-24912085 Website: www.cancerinstitute-wia.org Work done: Dr Rajkumar deals in cervical cancer, hereditary cancers, molecular epidemiology and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Dr I P Choudhary Designation: Senior Pediatrician Category: Academic, medical specialist, public health Speciality: Endocrine disorders and birth defects, infectious and communicable diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases) Organisation: Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi 110029 Telephone: 011-26707303 Prof S V S Rana Designation: Coordinator Category: Academic, toxicology Email: sureshvs_rana@yahoo.com Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, hepatotoxicity Department: Department of Environmental Science Organisation: Ch Charan Singh University Meerut 250004 Uttar Pradesh Telephone: 0121-2774569 Fax: 0121-2772930 Work done: Prof Rana is involved in experiments on biological monitoring of exposure to lead, benzene, trichloroethylene and toluene in human beings. He also works on the toxicology of heavy metals and spreads awareness about their effects through awareness camps. Dr Kusal K Das Designation: Professor Category: Academic Email: kusaldas@yahoo.com Speciality: Toxicology Department: Department of Physiology Organisation: Al Ameen Medical College Bijapur 586108 Karnataka Telephone: 08532-272502 Fax: 08352-270184 Work done: Dr Das is working on a research project on heavy metal (nickel) pollution and effect of antioxidants on it. Dr Mohan Rao Designation: Associate Professor Category: Academic, activist, public health Email: mohanrao@mail.jnu.ac.in Organisation: Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health Address: Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi 110067 Telephone: 011-26196630 Work done: CSMCH is involved in training doctors, nurses, social scientists faculty and student in a wide array of areas. It is also involved in health policy analysis (global and country level) and field based research. Dr Vas Dev Designation: Assistant Director cum Officer Incharge Category: Academic, clinical research Email: mrcassam@hotmail.com Speciality: Vectorborne diseases, infectious and communicable diseases Organisation: Malaria Research Centre (ICMR) Address: P O Sonapur Sonapur 782402 Kamrup district Assam Telephone: 0361-2786211, 2786019 ® Fax: 0361-2786072 Website: www.icmr.nic.in Work done: Dr Dev is associated with several studies being conducted with reference to malaria epidemiology & control efforts in northeastern India. He is working on transfer of technology on "Insecticide treated nets' to the northeastern state for control of malar Dr Sunil Saini Designation: Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology) Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Email: drsaini@sancharnet.in Speciality: Systemic disorders (cancers and others), oncology, surgery Organisation: Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Swami Ram Nagar P O Doiwala Dehradun 248140 Uttaranchal Telephone: 0135-2410174 Fax: 0135-2412008 Work done: The HIHT is involved in charitable health education service, research, and community health with particular emphasis on spiritual/holistic health. Dr Abdhesh Gangwar Designation: Programme Coordinator Category: Academic, environmental health Email: ceehimalaya@ceeindia.org, abdhesh.gangwar@ceeindia.org Organisation: Centre for Environment Education, Himalaya Initiative Address: 19/323, Indira Nagar Lucknow 226016 Uttar Pradesh Telephone: 0522-2715301 Fax: 0522-2716628 Website: www.ceehimalaya.org Work done: The organisation is involved in spreading awareness and imparting education on quality of environment and quality of human life. It is also inculcating environment friendly attitude and generating conservation action in selected communities in the mountai Dr Ajay Kumar Saraf Designation: Medical Adviser Category: Academic, activist, medical specialist Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, infectious and communicable diseases, human lactation, neonatology, child health Organisation: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Address: C/o CDPO, ICDS No.1 Daya Nagar, Yadav Colony Jabalpur 482002 Madhya Pradesh Telephone: 0761-2417444, 2412444 Work done: Dr Saraf is working with ICDS scheme, which aims to improve the quality of life of children below six years of age and pregnant women. It also aims to reduce infant and maternal mortality, malnutrition and birth rate. Its objectives are providing quality Dr D K Gupta Designation: Professor & Head Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist, technical expert Email: devendra6@hotmail.com Speciality: Child health, congenital malformations, tumors in children Department: Department of Pediatrics Organisation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029 Telephone: 011-26588700 Fax: 011-26588663 Work done: Dr Gupta is involved in paediatric surgical patient care, research and postgraduate teaching since 1979, with special interest in neonatal surgery, urology, intersex disorders, biliary atresia, Hirschsprung's disease and neonatal esophageal replacement. Dr Wiqar A Shaikh Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Email: drwiqar@vsnl.com Speciality: Allergy and asthma Address: Roshni, 2nd Floor, Flat No.12 Clare Road, Byculla Mumbai 400008 Maharashtra Telephone: 022-23092018 Work done: Dr Shaikh is studying epidemiology, clinical features and drug trials on allergy and asthma in India with special reference to tropical allergy and asthma. Published the world's first textbook on "Tropical Allergy and Asthma" in 2001. Dr S D Gupta Designation: Director Category: Academic, public health Email: sdgupta@iihmr.org Speciality: Lifestyle diseases Organisation: Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) Address: 1, Prabhu Dayal Marg Sanganer Airport Jaipur 302011 Rajasthan Telephone: 0141-2791431-34 Fax: 0141-2792138 Work done: The Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur focuses on health management research, educationand training for improving standards of health of the people through better management of health systems. Over the past 20 years since its inception Prof Meenakshi Sharma Designation: Professor Category: Academic, activist, medical specialist Email: dr_skm@yahoo.com Speciality: Childhood diseases Department: Department of Pediatric Medicine Organisation: SMS Medical College Address: JLN Marg Jaipur 302004 Rajasthan Telephone: 0141-2622075 Dr Ashutosh Halder Designation: Assistant Professor Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Email: ashutoshhalder@yahoo.co.in Speciality: Systemic disorders (reproductive oncology), maternal and child health related (reproductive genetics & infertility), endocrine disorders and birth defects (teratology, dysmorphology, malformation) Department: Department of Reproductive Biology Organisation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029 Telephone: 011-26588500, 26588700 Ext 4211 Fax: 011-26588663, 26588641 Work done: Dr Halder deals in reproductive genetics, reproductive endocrinology and reproductive oncology. Dr Sushma Sharma Designation: Reader Category: Academic, public health, technical expert Email: puneetmohan@yahoo.com Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, food and nutrition Department: Department of Food and Nutrition Organisation: Lady Irwin College Address: Sikandra Road New Delhi 110001 Telephone: 011-23358777 Fax: 011-23358777 Work done: Dr Sharma is involved in community projects for bringing behaviour changes in all sections of society. She has done 25 research projects in varied areas like food safety at public catering places, lifestyle changes in young girls, prevalence of nutritiona Dr Ranjit Hazarika Designation: Senior Lecturer Category: Academic, toxicology Email: rranjit96@rediffmail.com Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, systemic disorders (cancers and others) Department: Department of Zoology Organisation: M C College Barpeta 781301 Assam Telephone: 03666-263572 Work done: Dr Hazarika is associated with Society for Environmental Health and Risk Assessment (SEHRA) which is engaged in publication, monitoring and generating public awareness against environmental pollution and pesticides; conservation of nature; cancer and AIDS Prof Hari Shankar Shukla Designation: Professor Category: Academic, medical specialist Email: harishukla@usa.net Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, cancer Department: Department of Surgical Oncology Organisation: Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh Fax: 0542-2368856 Dr Vijai Kumar Kapoor Designation: Pediatrician Category: Academic, medical specialist Speciality: Neurological disorders, infectious and communicable diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), community pediatrics Organisation: Child Care Centre Shikohabad 205135 Uttar Pradesh Telephone: 05676-235332, 235232 Work done: Dr Kapoor is working on tremor syndrome; post measles complication and diarrhoeal diseases in rural areas. He is also studying the impact of local beliefs and customs on morbidity and mortality in paediatric age. Dr Tamboli Suchit Sukesh Designation: Consultant Pediatrician and Developmental Pediatrician Category: Academic, medical specialist Email: stamboli_anr@sancharnet.in Speciality: Child development and behavioural pediatrics Organisation: Chiranjiv Clinic and Child Development Centre Address: 3783, Ghumare Lane Azad Chowk Ahmednagar 414001 Maharashtra Telephone: 0241-2345840 Website: www.chiranjivclinic.com Work done: Dr Sukesh is involved in a study "Effects of family and school environment on personality trait of teenage children". Dr Raj Kumar Kayal Designation: Consultant Pediatrician Category: Academic, activist, medical specialist Email: rajkkayal@sify.com Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, gastrointestinal illnesses, adolescent problems Address: Neelkanth Apartments A K Azad Road Guwahati 781008 Assam Telephone: 0361-2543738 Work done: Dr Kayal is involved in training workshops, immunisation programmes, clinical studies, awareness programmes and school health camps. Dr T U Sukumaran Designation: Professor Category: Academic, medical specialist Email: tusukumaran@hotmail.com Speciality: Respiratory illnesses Department: Department of Pediatrics Organisation: ESA Medical College Kottayam 686636 Kerala Telephone: 0481-2537714 Work done: Dr Sukumaran is doing research on bronchial asthma and environmental trigger factors. He is also working for environment protection and child health. Dr Pradeep Kumar Designation: Associate Professor Category: Academic, environmental health, public health Email: drpkumar_55@yahoo.com, pkumpsm@wilnetonline.net Speciality: Vectorborne diseases, cardiovascular diseases, adolescent health Department: Department of Community Medicine Organisation: Government Medical College Surat 395001 Gujarat Telephone: 0261-2230155 Fax: 0261-2230155 Work done: Dr Kumar is involved in teaching and research activities. He deals in epidemiology of hypertension in urbanites (especially in school children where its severity is not perceived), population and demography and sexual health and adolescents. Dr A G Unnikrishnan Designation: Assistant Professor Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Email: unnikrishnanag@aimshospital.org Speciality: Lifestyle diseases, endocrine disorders Department: Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Organisation: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Elamakkara P O Kochi 682026 Kerala Telephone: 0484-2802025 Ext 1099 Fax: 0484-2802020 Work done: Dr Unnikrishnan has researched on diabetes mellitus. He has studied young India diabetics and described the clinical and biochemical features of this group. He is also working on topic 'Early onset of diabetes in India'. He is also involved in studying organ-specific autoimmunity in type1 diabetes. Dr A K Mandal Designation: Professor Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist Email: ashish_mandal@hotmail.com Speciality: Systemic disorders (cancers and others), environmental carcinogens Department: Department of Pathology Organisation: Maulana Azad Medical College Address: Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg New Delhi 110002 Telephone: 011-23239271 Work done: Dr Mandal is involved in diagnosis and research of occupational and environmental carcinogens and their effect in producing cancer. Dr Vikram Vinayek Designation: Chest Specialist Category: Academic Email: vvinayek@hotmail.com Speciality: Pollution and health, public health, emerging diseases, communicable diseases, chest diseases & tuberculosis, AIDS Department: Department of Respiratory Medicine Organisation: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Address: Delhi-Mathura Road Sarita Vihar New Delhi 110044 Telephone: 011-26925801 Work done: Dr Vinayak has worked on communicable diseases especially diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Dr Bijay Ranjan Mirdha Designation: Additional Professor Category: Academic, clinical research, medical specialist, technical expert Email: mirdhabr@hotmail.com Speciality: Infectious and communicable diseases, vectorborne diseases Department: Department of Microbiology Organisation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029 Telephone: 011-26593288, 26593506 Fax: 011-26588641, 26588663 Work done: Dr Mirdha is involved in diagnosis of communicable and infectious diseases. He worked for various projects including diagnosis of bacterial meningitis, drug-resistant malaria, prevalence of geo-helminthic and protozoal infections in population, rapid diag Abroad Dr Prosun Bhattacharya Designation: Associate Professor Category: Academic, geoscientist Email: prosun@kth.se Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, special interest in arsenic in groundwater Department: Groundwater Chemistry Organisation: Royal Institute of Technology Address: Brinellvagen 28 Stockholm SE-100 44 Sweden Telephone: 0046-8-7907399 Fax: 0046-8-4110775 Website: http://www.lwr.kth.se/personal /personer/bhattacharya_prosun/index.htm Work done: He is involved in Groundwater Arsenic Research Group (GARG) GARG is presently engaged in several research projects concerning the mobilization of arsenic in the groundwaters of the Bengal Delta Plain (Bangladesh and West Bengal, India), Huhott Alluvial Basin, Inner Mongolia, Chaco-Pampean Aquifers of Argentina and Skellefteå Orefields of Adak and Boliden in Sweden. Dr Mrutyunjaya Mishra Designation: Lecturer in Economics Category: Academic, environmental health, health economics Email: m_mishra_99@yahoo.com Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases) Organisation: Science College Address: Hinjilicut Ganjam 761102 Orissa Telephone: 06811-280024 Fax: 0680-2204076 Work done: Dr Mishra is working on "Air pollution-Human health damage, in Angul Talcher in Orissa: An economic assessment". Mr Llewellyn Leonard Designation: Health Care Waste Projects Co-ordinator Category: Academic, activist, environmental health, technical expert Email: llewellyn@groundwork.org.za Speciality: Health care waste management Organisation: groundWork Address: P O Box 2375 Pietermaritzburg 3200 South Africa Telephone: 0027-33-3425662 Fax: 0027-33-3425665 Website: www.groundwork.org.za Work done: The organisation works with poor state hospitals and communities affected by unsafe dumping of medical waste. It is involved in reducing the impacts of health care waste and incineration and the potential impacts that it poses towards enhancing a sustainable society. Dr Prashant Kumar Mishra Designation: Reader & Head Category: Academic, environmental health Email: malay_mishra@yahoo.com Speciality: Waterborne diseases Department: Department of Botany Organisation: R S More College Address: P O Gobindpur Dhanbad 828109 Jharkhand Telephone: 06540-262539 Work done: Dr Mishra is involved into bio-monitoring of water pollution with respect to human health and exploring cost effective water purifying technologies based on traditional knowledge. He has researched on water quality of Damodar River and groundwater of Jharia coalfield and has developed low cost water purification method using Moringa plant parts. Dr Arun B Mukherjee Designation: Scientist Category: Academic Email: arun.mukherjee@helsinki.fi Speciality: Toxics and chemicals Department: Department of Environmental Science Organisation: Helsinki University Address: P O Box 27 Helsinki 14 Finland Telephone: 00358-9-19158539 Fax: 00358-9-19158462 Work done: Dr Arun B Mukherjee is involved in research and education. He is working on a book "Trace elements from soil to man" and projects on groundwater arsenic problem and mercury waste. Dr Nerges Furdoon Mistry Designation: Senior Scientist and Joint Director Category: Academic, clinical research, public health Email: frchbom@bom2.vsnl.net.in Speciality: Vectorborne diseases, neurological disorders, infectious and communicable diseases, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), basic and clinical immunology Organisation: Foundation for Medical Research Address: 84-A, R G Thadani Marg Worli Mumbai 400018 Maharashtra Telephone: 022-24938601 Fax: 022-24932876 Work done: The Foundation for Medical Research trains post-graduate students in applied biology, microbiology and biochemistry. It is also involved in research on leprosy, drug-resistant tuberculosis and waterborne diseases. Dr Toby G Rossman Designation: Professor Category: Academic, toxicology Email: rossman@env.med.nyu.edu Speciality: Carcinogenesis Organisation: Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine Address: New York Univeresity School of Medicine 57 Old Forge Road Tuxedo 10987 New York USA Telephone: 001-845-7313616 Fax: 001-845-3513489 Website: http://niem.med.nyu.edu/faculty/rossmanT-res.html Work done: Dr Toby G Rossman has developed the first animal model for arsenic-induced skin cancer and used the model for chemoprevention. Dr S C Mohapatra Designation: Professor Category: Academic, health economics, public health, technical expert Email: vishwamegh@satyam.net.in, vishmamegh@sancharnet.in Speciality: Respiratory illnesses, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases), infectious and communicable diseases, vectorborne diseases, systemic disorders (cancers and others), lifestyle diseases, maternal and child health, nutritional disorder Department: Department of Community Medicine Organisation: Institute of Medical Sciences Address: Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh Telephone: 0542-2309533, 2307506 Fax: 0542-2367568 Website: www.scmohapatra.cjb.net Work done: Dr Mohapatra was involved in researches in maternal and child health, nutrition, educational technology in community medicine, cancer, communicable diseases(including AIDS), epidemiology, health management and economics. Richard Wilson Designation: Professor Category: Academic, environmental health, public health Email: wilson5@fas.harvard.edu Speciality: Arsenic Organisation: Harvard University Cambridge MA 02138 USA Telephone: 001-617-4953387 Fax: 001-617-4950416 Website: http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson Work done: Prof Richard Wilson is an activist on human rights issue. He has done a study on cancer at old age. He is also studying the problem of chronic arsenic exposure and how to help the millions who are overexposed. Dr Shubhendu Mudgal Category: Academic, medical specialist, public health, technical expert, toxicologist Email: oehs@vsnl.com Speciality: Toxics and chemicals, water and sanitation related diseases (or waterborne diseases) Organisation: Occupational & Environmental Health Services Address: G-33, FCHC Welfare Society P-4/G Noida 201308 Uttar Pradesh Work done: Dr Mudgal has worked on environmental health impact assessment of Ganga Action Plan at Kanpur, UP, for The Netherlands Embassy; biomedical waste management health study as part of World Bank project for hospitals of Punjab. He is also involved in planning Dr M I Zuberi Designation: Professor Category: Academic, technical expert Email: zuberimi@yahoo.com, zuberimi@hotmail.com Speciality: Maternal and Child Health related : arsenic and child health, Nutritional disorders : malnutrition and arsenic, Toxicology : arsenic on human and environment Organisation: University of Rajshahi Rajshahi 6205 Bangladesh Telephone: 00880-721750041 Ext 4118 Fax: 00880-721750131, 721750064 Website: www.ru.ac.bd Work done: Dr M I Zuberi is involved knowledge management and mitigation of environment pollution especially arsenic contamination in rural ecosystems.