Medindia Interviews

Medindia's Interviews include insightful perspectives from leading doctors and stalwarts in their professions. These exclusive interviews speak of new trends and developments in medical sciences and healthcare that have made a deep impact in the society.

Mr. S.K. Dogra

Mr. S.K. Dogra

IPS, Head of the Tamil Nadu Prison Department
Mr. S.K. Dogra, IPS, Head of the Tamil Nadu Prison Department

D. Nedunchezhiyan

D. Nedunchezhiyan

Photographer
D. Nedunchezhiyan works as a photographer.

Dr. Alan R. Hirsch M.D., F.A.C.P

Dr. Alan R. Hirsch M.D., F.A.C.P

Neurologist and Psychiatrist
Dr. Alan R. Hirsch M.D., F.A.C.P. Neurologist and Psychiatrist, Founder of Smell and Taste, Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago

Dr. Johan Lundstrom

Dr. Johan Lundstrom

Monell University
Dr. Johan Lundström and colleagues, Monell University, Philadelphia, shows that the smell of older people is 'less intense and less unpleasant than body odors originating from Young and Middle-age donors

Jasna Bruji

Jasna Bruji

Assistant Professor
Jasna Brujic, Assistant Professor, NYU's Department of Physics in collaboration with Center for Soft Matter Research

Magdalene Jeyarathnam

Magdalene Jeyarathnam

Director, Center for Counselling
Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director, Center for Counselling, Chennai - Her reflection on the assimilation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in an evolving society.

Dr. Allon N Friedman,  M.D

Dr. Allon N Friedman, M.D

M.D. Nephrology
Dr. Allon N Friedman. M.D. Nephrology, the Department of Medicine, Indiana University

Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi

Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi

Sports Physician
Dr. Kannan Pugazhendi, Sports Physician at Sports Performance Assessment Rehabilitation Research Counseling Institute (SPAARC)

Dr. R.V. Murali, M.D.S.

Dr. R.V. Murali, M.D.S.

Lingual Orthodontist and Implantologist
Dr. R.V. Murali, M.D.S., leading Lingual Orthodontist and Implantologist of Regenix Dental Hospitals, restores peace of mind to those looking to do away with visible braces and start afresh confidently beaming with hidden braces or lingual orthodontic braces.

Anjali Gopalan

Anjali Gopalan

Executive Director of The Naz Foundation Trust, NGO
Anjali Gopalan, fresh from working on HIV/AIDS and marginalized communities in the United States of the 90s, stepped in to make a difference. Since then, her NGO, The Naz Foundation (India) Trust, has fought legal battles for marginalized sections, spread awareness on the importance of research to help prevent HIV, and has also provided quality care to those living with HIV.

Shefali Chhachhi

Shefali Chhachhi

Director - Marketing, Max Bupa Health Insurance
Shefali Chhachhi, Director - Marketing, Max Bupa Health Insurance, elucidated on what works best for the common man in the health insurance sector in India.

Dr. Dharini Krishnan, Ph.D,

Dr. Dharini Krishnan, Ph.D,

Ph.D, Registered Dietitian, Former National President of Indian Dietetic Association
Dr. Dharini Krishnan Ph.D, Registered Dietitian, and Former National President of Indian Dietetic Association

Mr. P. Ananth Krishnan

Mr. P. Ananth Krishnan

Business Head, CARE, Specialized Centre for Pain Management
Mr. P. Ananth Krishnan, Business Head, CARE, Specialized Centre for Pain Management, a division of Amrutanjan Healthcare Ltd., spoke to Medindia on the transition from products to services.

Ms. Rama Venugopal

Ms. Rama Venugopal

Executive Director, Value Added Corporate Services
Ms. Rama Venugopal, Executive Director, Value Added Corporate Services, a corporate consultancy firm based in Chennai, South India, that closely works with leading hospitals and diagnostic centers in South India.

Ebenezer Joseph

Ebenezer Joseph

Chess Trainer
Ebenezer Joseph, first chess trainer certified by the World Chess Federation, FIDE Trainer and Chief Consultant of Emmanuel Chess Centre at The Russian Cultural Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, encourages reconsidering.

Dr. Ambika Kameshwar, Ph.D. PDF

Dr. Ambika Kameshwar, Ph.D. PDF

Director of RASA
Dr. Ambika Kameshwar, Ph.D. PDF, Director of RASA (Ramana Sunritya Aalaya) focuses on using 'Natya', theatre, dance and music for the empowerment of people with special needs. From a childhood impulse to do more with dance than merely enjoy performing was born RASA, Centre for Theatre Arts and Special Needs. Dr. Kameshwar has a Post Doctoral Fellowship on the "Application of Natya (Theatre Arts) as a Developmental Tool" and is the author of "My Thoughts on Movement Therapy" and "Theatre Arts for Holistic Development". The musician, dancer, artist, educator and director of RASA, Dr. Ambika Kameshwar imparts the noble grandness of her mission

Dr. Mukund Mehta, M.D.

Dr. Mukund Mehta, M.D.

Founder and Convener of Laughing Club
Dr. Mukund Mehta. M.D., the Founder and Convener of Laughing Club Ahmedabad, explains how a good hearty laugh offers health benefits at literally no cost. Author of 'Fitness', winner of the Gujarat Sahitya Academy in 1999, Dr. Mehta M.D. speaks to Medindia.

Justin Vens

Justin Vens

Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist Justin Vens from Pebbles Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Chennai explains how ADD can be addressed to ensure children will be comfortable in their academic performance and social skills.

Jamuna Rani

Jamuna Rani

Occupational Therapist
Jamuna Rani, Occupational Therapist at Pebbles Rehabilitation Centre for Children, Chennai

Dr. Mohamed Rela,  MBBS, MS, FRCS (Edin)

Dr. Mohamed Rela, MBBS, MS, FRCS (Edin)

Liver Specialist
Dr. Mohamed Rela MBBS, MS, FRCS (Edin), internationally renowned specialist in hepatobiliary, pancreatic and liver transplant surgeries discussed the level of hepatitis awareness and the liver transplantation scene in India. Dr. Mohamed Rela currently heads the Institute of Liver, Pancreas diseases and Transplantation, Global Hospitals and Health City Group, Chennai and is Professor of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, King's College Hospital, UK. Dr. Rela has performed over 1300 transplant surgeries, pioneered the split liver transplantation and auxiliary liver transplantation techniques, and has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for a liver transplant performed on a 5-day-old baby.