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Speaker Profiles

Care for Your Kidneys – Stay Healthy for Life


The profiles are presented below in alphabetical order:

ALOK KHETTRY
Senior Director- CNS, Emerging Markets and Super Specialty Business Sanofi India

Alok Khettry has been part of Sanofi India since January 1987 and, over the years, has held increasingly responsible positions in Sales and Marketing functions. Currently in charge of Central Nervous System (CNS), Super Specialty Business (Renal/ Transplant/ Oncology & Biosurgery) in India, and overall operations of Sanofi in Sri Lanka and Nepal; he has headed various Business units in Sanofi over the last decade.

Alok has completed his Master’s in Business Administration in Marketing & Finance from the Institute of Management Studies, University of Indore.


Topic:
Role of Healthcare Industry in access to treatment and patient awareness

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ASEEM GARG
Founder and CEO
Deep Chand Dialysis Centre (DCDC)

Aseem Garg, Founder and CEO, DCDC Kidney Care (popular as Deep Chand Dialysis Centres), has pioneered the concept of specialized dialysis care in India. DCDC Kidney Care launched one of the first stand alone dialysis centres for India in 2009 and since then Aseem is actively involved in building DCDC’s unique approach involving personalized service that delivers unbounded value

Aseem is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore and comes from a business background. Aseem has worked with National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Singapore. The experience gained in NKF was crucial to building a successful network of dialysis centers in Delhi.

He has successfully combined his collective experiences in diverse fields to strategize, plan and effectively implement sustainable business model and his passion for quality delivery has created new horizon for DCDC Kidney Care.

Topic: Increasing the reach of dialysis and making it affordable for the poor

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Dr Dinesh Dhanwal
Director Prof. of Medicine and Endocrinologist

Maulana Azad Medical College

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Dhanwal is currently working as Prof. of Medicine and Endocrinologist at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. At Maulana Azad Medical College, he is involved in teaching, research and patient care. He is looking after endocrinology services at both Lok Nayak and GB Pant Hospital.


Dr. Dhanwal is an outstanding researcher for original research as well as for global clinical trials. He is a well known teacher, researcher and clinician of repute with more than 50 publications as original articles, reviews and book chapters. He was first to demonstrate hypothalamic pituitary dysfunction in patients with tubercular meningitis, hypovitaminosis D in thyrotoxicosis. He is involved in path-breaking research in field of Type 1 DM by using immune modulators. 


He is part of NRHM as a member for Non-Communicable Diseases Program including screening of slum population for diabetes which was inaugurated by Union Health Minister on World Diabetes Day 2010. He has been a recipient of the distinguished Young Investigator Award from Japanese Nuclear Medicine Society for his work on Grave's Disease. He is also a recipient of AV Gandhi award for excellence in Endocrinology in year 2003.

Topic: Link between Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease and Disease Risk Profiling

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DR. HARSHA JAUHARI​

M.S., F.R.C.S., F.I.C.S., F.A.I.S.

Chairman, Dept. of Renal Transplant Surgery
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi​

Dr. Harsha Jauhari is Chairman and Sr. Consultant, Department of Renal Transplant Surgery at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi for the past 23 yrs. He has been the pioneer in starting successful Renal Transplant Surgery Programs at Govt. Registered Centers in three States viz. Delhi, U.P and Haryana. He has to his credit more than 3500 Renal Transplants and 2500 C.A.P.D. catheter insertions which are probably the largest series in India.

In addition, he has over 100 original lectures, delivered at National & International Forums, publications and Surgical Innovations, concerned with various facets of Transplantation. The past few years have been devoted to propagating the Ethics & Law of Transplantation and the need for organ donation.

Dr. Harsha Jauhari is member to various expert committees in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. They include National Organ Transplant Programme, setting up of Stand – alone Dialysis centres, training of Dialysis Physicians, Transplant Surgeons and Transplant coordinators. Other committees include policy making on Medical Tourism and Movement of Health care Personnel at W.H.O & GATT. He is also member of the advisory group for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and National Organ Transplant Program for the 12th, Five years plan.
He has contributed considerably in his chosen field of Transplant Surgery, both as a clinician and as a Teacher. He is an acknowledged expert in the Ethics & Law in Transplantation.

Topic: Renal Transplant Surgery and its costs as well as highlight dilemma about Kidney Transplant Vs Dialysis in CKD cases

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PALLAVI KUMAR
Executive Director (Delhi NCR)
MOHAN Foundation

Pallavi Kumar, Executive Director – Mohan Foundation, has been in the development sector for over 15 years, working for a variety of organizations and causes. She brings to MOHAN Foundation her skills in relationship building and strategic communication. Her experiences in raising funds for causes large and small has helped her understand how crucial fundraising skills are for an organization to be sustainable. Armed with this understanding, and her deep passion for the cause, Pallavi has set up the Delhi NCR office for the Mohan Foundation.

Prior to this, Pallavi has worked with Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation, helping them set up subsidized Dialysis Units for patients with renal failure. She has also worked with NAZ Foundation (a Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS organization) for more than 5 years.

Topic: Deceased Organ Donation: the current scenario and the way forward

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Dr. SANJAY GUPTA
Additional Professor of Nephrology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

Dr Sanjay Gupta is An Additional Professor of Nephrology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi.

He is alumni of AIIMS, having completed MBBS, MD medicine and DM nephrology from AIIMS. He is recipient of clinical adult nephrology fellowship at Toronto Canada.

He has over 50 research publications. His main interest is renal transplantation and topic related to nephrology.

Topic: Chronic Kidney Disease: Causes and Management

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Dr. SANJIV JASUJA

Sr. Consultant- Nephrology
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital



Dr. Sanjiv Jasuja is Diplomat of National Board of Nephrology (DNB) & Member National Academy of Medical Science (MNAMS), working as Senior consultant Nephrologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital since 1998. Has medical experience of 20 years with special interest in kidney transplant, fungal infections and ARF critical care. Currently clinical Coordinator for the Department of Nephrology .National Board teacher for training of Nephrology Super-specialty since 2000.Member of medical advisory board of Chronic Care Foundation and HOPE Foundation.

Dr. Jasuja has received MA Academy of Medical specialities (IMA-AMS) distinguished service award for year 2007



Topic :  Role of Renal Nutrition

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Dr. SUNIL KUMAR JAIN

Chief Pharmacist
All India Institute Medical Sciences

Dr Sunil Kr. Jain is working as Chief Pharmacist since 1978 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He is a practising Hospital and Clinical Pharmacist. He is Diploma holder, Graduate Pharmacist, MBA in Pharmaceutical Management and D.Sc.

He is an active Life-Member of IPA, IHPA, IPGA, ISTE and Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS). He is also one of the Board of Directors of   Mahavir   International (an NGO). Dr. Jain has many articles and publications on education to his credit. He has published many books and served as resource person for many professional  and research articles.

Dr. Jain is  an engaging speaker and has delivered several invited lectures on the topics, i.e. Patient Safety, Patient-Counselling, Safe use of Drugs, Misuse and Over use of Drugs, Problems of Medication-Errors, Precautions while on Medication etc., and on  E-Pharmacy, related to Health-Care Management. He has chaired/co-chaired, and acted as member of various committees of Scientific- Sessions of many professional conferences.

Topic: Treatment and prevention with a focus on drugs available to patients in Kidney treatment as well as role and importance of diet and exercise

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SANJAY JAIN
Senior Advocate, High court of Delhi
Committee member of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2008

Sanjay Jain is designated as Senior Advocate by Delhi High Court since 2005. He has rendered opinions and advised to various government departments such as the Ministry of Health in respect of the CGHS contracts with private hospitals and also appointed by the Delhi High Court as member in various committees to go into human organ donations.

He is also active member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of Delhi and has delivered several lectures on Civil Procedure Code and Civil Practice at Indians Law Institute in workshops organized for law lecturers.

In this capacity, handled writs, writ appeals, PILs, suits and other proceedings involving various departments of Govt. of India on issues relating to, inter-alia, challenges to Constitutional vires of enactments and delegated legislations and matters involving interpretation of Constitution provisions; challenges to policy decisions and administrative actions.

Topic: Kidney transplant — Laws and scenario (the regulation and role of the Transplantation of Human Organs Bill ) and way forward

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Dr. S . VIJAY ​
Head – Claims,

Religare Health Insurance

Dr. S. Vijay heads health claims team at Religare Health Insurance Company Limited handling the complete claims operations. A qualified orthopedic surgeon, he has over 7 years of clinical experience at leading institutions like Vimhans Hospital, New Delhi and MIOT Hospitals, Chennai with experience in managing trauma, spine & joint replacement surgeries. He also has more than 7 years of multi-faceted experience in the health insurance domain, including 4 years with the claims & network divisions at ICICI Lombard General Insurance handling all aspects encompassing Operations, Client Servicing, Hospital networking and Claims Processing.

An orthopedic surgeon by profession, he completed post-graduation in orthopedic surgery from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal in 2001.

Topic: Insurance — its role and importance in helping the family financially during this crisis period and learning to be equipped in the critical illness phase

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