Professor
MBBS | DCH | DNB | FAIMER | MHPE
30 Years of experience as a teacher in Pediatric Medicine and in Pediatric practice . Has more than 25 years of experience as an undergraduate and post graduate teacher and examiner . Has guided more than 25 MD thesis and PhD candidates . Was responsible for establishing the Adolescent clinic and health services at Sri Ramachandra Hospital . Have more than 40 publications and was PI for several vaccine trials . Is the Convener of the NMC Nodal Centre for faculty development . Also holds position as the Dean Education of SRIHER facilitating the curricular and faculty development and also the officer in charge of the department of Health Professions Education . Serves as the Chair of the University Curriculum Committee, Co Chairperson for Academic committee for Diploma , Certificate and Fellowships (Hybrid mode), Secretary of the University Governing Council , member of the Internal Quality Assurance cell (IQAC) , University Development committee (UDC) and Academic cell.
The Gross Memorial prize securing highest marks in III MBBS Part 1 and 2 in University exams – 1987-88
Pathology merit certificate of honor – 1987-88
The Louis Bernaud Memorial prize in Pediatrics – 1988-99
DR P.Arunachalan Gold Medal for securing the highest total marks in Medicine and SPM – 1988-89
The Travancore Maharani Regents Prize for securing the highest no of marks in the University Examination 1988-89 (Best outgoing Female ). Received award from Hon’ble Minister of Health.
Gold medal for 10 years dedicated services at SRMC 2004
FAIMER fellowship 2012 at regional Centre Coimbatore
Gold Medal for 20 years of dedicated services at SRMC IN 2014
As President , Adolescent Health Academy ,Chennai city received the Award for the Second best branch in India at Adolescon 2015, National conference on Adolescent Health
Award second place for the Best papers presented paper on “ Evaluation of the effects of elements of integration in Undergraduate curriculum “ in the international convention in Medical education 2015 at Aurangabad
As President, Adolescent Health Academy,Chennai city received the Award for the Second best branch in India at Adolescent 2016, National conference on Adolescent Health at Agra
Award for 25 years of dedicated service at SRIHER
Teaching Excellence Team Award for Medical Education Unit 2019
Teaching Excellence Award by Rotary club Porur Chennai 2024
30 years of dedicated service at SRIHER 2024
MEMBER OF Society for Adolescent Medicine, USA – 1999
Life member Indian Academy of Pediatrics – 2002
Life Member Adolescent Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics – 2003
Life Member Indian medical Association – 2009
Member Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical and Biomedical sciences, Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher eduation and Research – 2012
Member BOS for UG curriculum, Saveetha university – 2014
Member, Editorial Board Adolescent Today – 2019
Member BOS for SRMC UG CURRICULUM – 2018
Member BOD for Mind Body Medicine – 2019
Member, Editorial Board Indian Journal of Adolescent Medicine – 2019