Dr B S Garg
Dr. Garg, MD, Ph D, is Secretary Kasturba Health Society, Ex-Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram. He is also Director of the Dr. Sushila Nayar School of Public Health and Director of the WHO Collaborative Centre for Research & Training in Community Based Maternal, Newborn & Child Health. He received the Best Teacher award from the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik for the year 2005-6, Commonwealth Medical Fellowship for one year at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK in 1989-1990, Fellowship of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (2003), Fellowship of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine (1997), Fellowship of Indian Public Health Association (1994) & Fellowship of Indian Society for Malaria & Other Communicable Diseases (1987). He was also bestowed with the Sir Shriram Memorial Award ( by NAMS), Dhanwantari Oration(2003 & Dr. Harcharan Singh Oration (2007) by IAPSM and with Indian epidemiology Association Oration (2014). Besides he also delivered Ramamurthy oration for APIAPSM and Dr D N Pai & Dr MC Pathak Orations for Maharashtra IAPSM. He has written five books, Six chapters in books, published 22 monographs on priority public health issues and published more than 188 research papers in international and national journals. He was President of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine in 2002. Dr. Garg has been awarded more than 90 research projects by WHO, UNICEF, PATH, USAID, GOI, FIGO, ICMR, INCLEN, NACO, BIRAC, Aga Khan Foundation, Population Foundation of India & UNFPA. He served as consultant to WHO (SEARO), DFID, CRS and various other international and national agencies on issues of public health concern. He also served as Chairman & members on various committees related to Public Health of Government of India, Government of Maharashtra, MCI, ICMR & WHO etc. He is Current Chairman, Programme Advisory Committee of National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi and also President, Voluntary Health Association of India. Elected Emeritus Professor by National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) for 2026-2030
Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar
Former Vice-Chancellor Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) is a decorated soldier who has served for 39 years in the Army Medical Corps of the Indian Armed Forces. She is a medical graduate of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University and Postgraduate in MD (Pediatric) from Indian Naval Hospital Ship (INHS), Asvini. She has had the distinction of being first in Pune University in all the three phases of MBBS. On superannuation she was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, a State Health university affiliating over 600 colleges from the health Faculties She is a Pediatric Nephrologist who has done her post- graduation in Pediatrics from Mumbai in 1990 and Training in Pediatric Nephrology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, followed by Fellowships at NUH Singapore and GOS London. She has also completed the FAIMER Fellowship in Medical Education. She has been Professor and Head of Pediatrics at AFMC and also the Dean at her Alma Mater. She has over 30 years of teaching experience and was awarded Best Teacher of MUHS in 2008. She is known to work for students’ welfare. Under her leadership the officers, faculty and staff of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences have undertaken many innovative initiatives in a time bound manner to improve quality of health education, Student welfare measures and Research at the University. Her vision and contribution towards a holistic approach to wellness through integration across the Faculties of Health Education have been noteworthy. She has over a hundred publications and contributed to chapters in Pediatric and Nephrology textbooks. Her area of expertise and research have been the Bladder and Voiding disorders in children. For her distinguished service Gen Kanitkar has been awarded Param Vishist Seva Medal in 2022, Ati Vishist Seva Medal in 2018, Vishist Seva Medal in 2014. She serves as a member on the Prime Ministers Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council.
Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) is a decorated soldier who has served for 39 years in the Army Medical Corps of the Indian Armed Forces. She is a medical graduate of Armed Forces Medical College, Pune University and Postgraduate in MD (Pediatric) from Indian Naval Hospital Ship (INHS), Asvini. She has had the distinction of being first in Pune University in all the three phases of MBBS. On superannuation she was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, a State Health university affiliating over 600 colleges from the health Faculties She is a Pediatric Nephrologist who has done her post- graduation in Pediatrics from Mumbai in 1990 and Training in Pediatric Nephrology from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, followed by Fellowships at NUH Singapore and GOS London. She has also completed the FAIMER Fellowship in Medical Education. She has been Professor and Head of Pediatrics at AFMC and also the Dean at her Alma Mater. She has over 30 years of teaching experience and was awarded Best Teacher of MUHS in 2008. She is known to work for students’ welfare. Under her leadership the officers, faculty and staff of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences have undertaken many innovative initiatives in a time bound manner to improve quality of health education, Student welfare measures and Research at the University. Her vision and contribution towards a holistic approach to wellness through integration across the Faculties of Health Education have been noteworthy. She has over a hundred publications and contributed to chapters in Pediatric and Nephrology textbooks. Her area of expertise and research have been the Bladder and Voiding disorders in children. For her distinguished service Gen Kanitkar has been awarded Param Vishist Seva Medal in 2022, Ati Vishist Seva Medal in 2018, Vishist Seva Medal in 2014. She serves as a member on the Prime Ministers Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council.
Dr Ashley McKimm
Editor in Chief , BMJ Innovations
Dr Ashley McKimm is Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Innovations. Published by the British Medical Journal, BMJ Innovations focuses on emerging digital health, medical devices, process and system innovations. The journal champions high-quality original research, early-stage innovation reports, and systemic and narrative reviews.
Ashley is also Director of Innovation and Improvement at BMJ where he leads a team building global collaborations to improve healthcare. Previously he practised as a medical doctor in the UK before being seconded as a Clinical Advisor to the NHS England National Medical Director where he worked on national patient safety and harm reduction programmes.
He is also past Director of the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare and Chairman of the UK Medical Journalists’ Association.