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Some specialties of WebHealthCentre.com's Online Consultation are being handled by independent consultants. Each one of them is eminent in the concerned field. You can read more about them on this page. Our individual consultants are:
Dr. Aniruddha Malpani is one of the best Infertility Specialists in India. He completed his MBBS from Seth GS Medical College, Bombay, in 1982. He took his DGO and MD degrees from Bombay University. He passed his D.N.B. appearing for the National Board of Examinations. Dr. Malpani has been the recipient of a glittering array of prizes, awards and scholarships through his academic years. Currently, he and his wife Dr. Anjali Malpani, both infertility specialists, are in private practice. Dr. Aniruddha and Dr. Anjali Malpani have started India's first Sperm Bank in Bombay, for therapeutic insemination by using donor cryopreserved sperm The Bank has a full-fledged infertility unit, which provides comprehensive services, including IVF, GIFT and micromanipulation. The doctors have achieved the first pregnancy in India using the sophisticated technique of PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis), which allows a screening of embryos for genetic abnormalities. They have also started India's first support group for infertile couples, a registered charitable trust, called Infertility Friends. Dr. Malpani believes in empowering the public with health awareness, as a means of promoting its health, and helping itself prevent and treat ailments in partnership with doctors. He has founded the Health Education Library for People, India's first Consumer Health Education Resource Centre with reading, browsing and other library facilities. It has a collection of books, magazines, journals, CD ROMs, and videotapes covering all aspects of health explained in terms, which the lay person can understand. The Online Public Access Catalogue is now available on the Internet at www.healthlibrary.com. Dr. Malpani has pioneered online searching of the Medline database for the first time in India, in collaboration with PaperChase, a non-profit service of the Beth Israel Hospital of Harvard University, USA. Dr. Aniruddha has, with Dr. Anjali Malpani, authored two books: Getting Pregnant - a Guide for the Infertile Couple, and Best Medical Care - A Guide for the Intelligent Patient. He has published articles in several national and international journals. Memberships: He is a member of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Brussels, Belgium. Information is the Best Prescription, believes Dr. Malpani. If you would like to be better informed see the following websites:
Dr. Bhupendra V. Gandhi, an eminent nephrologist of Mumbai is one of the leading nephrologists in India. He passed his M.B.B.S from Grant Medical College, University of Bombay in 1965 and then went to USA in 1966. He did his residency in Internal Medicine for three years including one year as a chief resident and two years fellowship in nephrology at Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. He practiced as a consultant nephrologist and worked as Assistant Director, Kidney Center, Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital for three years. Dr. Gandhi underwent training in Peter Brent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1973. He did his Broad Certification in Internal Medicine and in Nephrology in 1974. Dr. Gandhi returned to Mumbai in 1975 and started the Department of Nephrology that included a dialysis unit and renal transplantation in Breach Candy Hospital, D. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, and Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai. Currently, he is working as a Senior Consultant Nephrologist at the following prestigious hospitals in Mumbai:
Dr. Hrishikesh Pai is a very well known Gynaecologist and Infertility consultant in Mumbai. He is the pioneer in introducing Assisted Laser Hatching for improving the pregnancy rate in India. He completed his MBBS from the KEM Hospital, Mumbai. He then went on to do his MD (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from KEM Hospital, Mumbai with two Gold Medals. He has done various other courses from various well-known institutions in Europe and the US. Special areas of his interest include Infertility, Assisted Reproduction, Family Welfare, Endo-vaginal Sonography, Operative Hysteroscopy, Micromanipulation, and Pre-implantation Genetics. He has vast experience in his area of specialization. He has worked in various capacities at KEM Hospital (Mumbai) and Nair Hospital (Mumbai). He has also worked abroad at Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. Apart from this, he has given various lectures and presentations at various conferences, seminars, and clinical meetings. He has a lot of interest in teaching and is a very respected teacher.
Dr. Jayakar Thomas MD ( Derm.) PhD Dr Jayakar Thomas, an alumnus of Stanley Medical College, Madras, India holds a post graduate diploma, a Masters and a Doctorate in Dermatology. First ranker from the University of Madras, Jayakar Thomas presently works as Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology, having completed more than twenty years of teaching and clinical practice. He has a keen interest in paediatric dermatology. He has both working and teaching experience in this field. Dr Thomas is a visiting consultant at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He also runs the JT Skin Care Centre (Royapuram, Chennai) : this focuses exclusively on dermatological consultations, diagnostics and specialised therapeutic regimes. Procedures such as electro, chemo and cryo cautery are also performed here.
Dr Ramesh completed his MD Psychiatry at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune. As a medical officer with the Armed Forces, Dr Ramesh has served in remote border areas in times of war and insurgency. He has been a Neuro psychiatry consultant at military hospitals and has been actively involved in patient care, administration and teaching. He has been a recognised post graduate teacher for MD Psychiatry, University of Pune. Dr Mohan has held senior administrative appointments at military hospitals in the country. He is a Fellow of the Indian Psychiatric Society and has also been its Secretary, (Pune chapter). His areas of interest are: Liaison Psychiatry (the psychological factors in physical illnesses), Alcohol and drug de addiction, theoretical unification model of diseases with particular reference to psychiatric illnesses and cognitive therapy.
Dr. Soni has done his M.B.B.S. from the Government Medical College, Nagpur. He also did his M.D. from Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur and then completed his DM (Cardiology) from the T.N. Medical College, Mumbai. Dr. Soni is a Consultant Cardiologist with ‘The Apollo Mumbai Hospitals Ltd.' and is based in Mumbai. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of various types of heart diseases and has been extensively trained in cardiology. He is also the Chairman of ‘The Heart Trust’ which is a non-profit voluntary organization, involved in educating the masses on the usefulness of prevention of heart diseases. His other dominant interest apart from prevention, is in the treatment of heart disease and its complications. The treatment methods can be lifestyle modification, medicines, angiography, angioplasty or cardiac surgery. Apart from this, Dr. Soni has excellent experience in imaging the heart by echocardiography and radionucleide myocardial perfusion scan. He has also started the procedure of dobutamine stress echocardiography at ‘The Apollo Mumbai Hospitals Ltd’. He is also handling cases of blockages in blood vessels of other parts of the body, especially, vessels to the brain, kidney and limbs. Dr. Soni is quite versatile and is a good orator, has presented many research papers and published articles in medical journals for medicos and in news media for the public.
Dr S. Mohan Raj completed his MBBS at Stanley Medical College, Chennai in 1989. He then went on to do M.D (Psychiatry) at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore in 1992. He completed his DNB in Psychiatry in 1993. He has worked as a Senior Resident (Faculty) in the Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS from 1992 to 1995. He has taught post graduates in Psychiatry(MD & DPM), Neurology(DM), General Medicine(MD), Paediatrics(MD), Clinical Psychology and Psychiatric social work(M. Phil and Ph.D) during this period. He won the 'P.V. Subramaniam Gold Medal for proficiency in Psychiatry' during his final year MBBS at Stanley Medical college. He was awarded the 'Jayaram award' for the best paper presented at the 33rd Annual conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, south zone in Oct 2000. He is currently a Consultant Psychiatrist in private practice in
Chennai.
Dr. S Ramakrishnan is one of the first qualified Senior Rheumatologists in the Country. He is a Consultant Rheumatologist at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, The Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai and also at Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai. He completed his M.D. General Medicine from Kilpauk Medical College and subsequently completed his D.M. Rheumatology from Madras Medical College. He has 13 years of experience as Assistant Prof. of Rheumatology at Madras Medical College. He has presented 40 papers in National and International Conferences on Rheumatology. He has published 38 papers in National and International Journals on Rheumatology. He was the Associate Editor of The Journal of Indian Rheumatism Association. He has also participated in various C.M.E programmes organised by I.M.A and A.P.I. throughout the country. He has participated in a number of continuing Medical Education Programmes on Rheumatology conducted throughout the country.
Dr. Sankaran S Krishnan is an eminent young Pulmonologist who has been trained extensively in US. He has worked as a Resident in Paediatrics at the Lincoln Hospital, New York Medical College, New York. He practises Pulmonology with special interest in Bronchoscopy and Critical Care. Dr. Krishnan is a Fellow of the American Academy of Paediatrics, an Affiliate Member of the American Thoracic Society and Affiliate Member of the American College of Chest Physicians. His articles have been published in international journals like The American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Chest etc. He is the Consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist and Co-incharge, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai.
Dr. Usha Sriram is one of India's renowned Endocrinologists. Currently she is a Consultant Endocrinologist at the E.V.Kalyani Medical Centre, Chennai and Honorary Visiting Professor at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai. Dr. Usha Sriram completed her M.B.B.S. from the Madras Medical College, Chennai and her Compulsory Rotating Internship at the Cook County Hospital, Chicago. She then completed her Residency in Internal Medicine at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago and her Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism from the Cook County Endocrinology and Metabolism Program, Chicago. Dr. Usha Sriram is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and also a Diplomate of the American Board of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Usha Sriram is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the Endocrine Society of the United States. She is also a member of the Endocrine Society of India and an executive Committee Member of the Indian Society of Bone and Mineral Research. She serves on the Editorial Board of the publication Hormone and Metabolic Research. She has published a large number of articles in several National and International Journals.
Dr. Vikram Ananthakrishnan M.S., D.N.B., F.R.C.S. Dr.Vikram Ananthakrishnan completed his M.S. in General Surgery from the Grant Medical College, SIR J.J Group of Hospitals, Bombay and then his Diplomate of The National Board, India (D.N.B). He completed his F.R.C.S. from Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow, U.K. Dr.Vikram Ananthakrishnan is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of General Surgery at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai. He is also a visiting consultant at The Apollo Hospitals, Chennai and was formerly a visiting Specialist Registrar at the Southern General Hospital Glasgow, U.K. His area of special interest is laparoscopic surgery, colon & rectal surgery and being involved in teaching. He is also a member of the Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India.
Dr. Vikram Lele is an eminent Nuclear Medicine expert of Mumbai. He is considered as an authority in the field of Nuclear Medicine. He completed his M.D. in General Medicine with 2 Gold Medals from the University of Bombay. Then he went on to do his DRM (Nuclear Medicine) and then DNB (Nuclear Medicine). He is a member of a number of professional organisations, the notable among them being Society of Nuclear Medicine (India), Society of Nuclear Medicine (USA), European Association of Nuclear Medicine, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiology Society of India, and the Nuclear Cardiological Society of India. He also has a lot of interest in teaching and promoting the field of Nuclear Medicine in India. He is regularly invited as a guest lecturer by innumerable organisations. He has also done a variety of other projects and has been associated with a host of other activities related to Nuclear Medicine. He was a Research Fellow in the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, USA. He is now the Chief of Nuclear Medicine Department at the Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai.
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