
Prof.
Sonali Jhanjee
Female
MD, DNB(Psychiatry)
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
sonalijhanjee[at]gmail[dot]com
Office Address
Room No. 4086A
Tel: 01126594997
General OPD
Friday
Special Clinic
Monday (Tobacco Cessation Clinic, NDDTC)
Wednesday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Patient education facility)
Wednesday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Patient education facility)
Field of Interest
Interventional (both pharmacological and psychosocial) research in tobacco cessation, Teaching/Training/Capacity building for treatment of nicotine dependence and substance abuse treatment,Yoga and meditation in stress reduction and treatment of drug abuse, Opioid substitution treatment, community based treatment of drug use
Total number of publications till date : 65
Significant events
- Part of the SRNT Global Curriculum Review Board
- Resource person for WHO-ERS “Train the trainer” tobacco cessation workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8th-9th January,2017
- Part of an Roundtable discussion in 2014 held under National Tobacco Control Programme to discuss the current evidence around the existing and potential impact Of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) on public health and discuss regulation of e-cigarettes under existing legislative framework
- Expert Groups
- Finalizing course modules on “Tobacco Quit Line Services” under MOH&FW,2016
- Finalizing modules of the project “mHealth for Tobacco Cessation” under MOH&FW, 2015
- Meeting dealing with ‘Development of Training module / Strategy’ under NTCP, MOH&FW
- Part of ICMR task force on proposal for ICMR-funded task force project on epidemiology of substance abuse in the state of Punjab (esasp)(2013-14)
- Part of an expert team convened by UNODC (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia, New Delhi) to evaluate oral substitution(with buprenorphine) sites in India in 2007.
- As desired by Standing Parliamentary committee on demand for grants, was part of AIIMS team to carry out site visits to Ministry Of Health funded drug deaddiction centres for evaluation of number of cases in treatment and outcome following treatment in 2008.
8 Presentations made at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops 50
Investigator in funded projects along with year completed
1.Rolling out of Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) in Tihar prisons, India-A collaborative project of AIIMS,UNODC-ROSA & TIHAR PRISONS.(PI) Funded by UNODC ROSA)(2008-12)
2.Community based brief intervention vs simple advice for women tobacco users.(PI) Funded by ICMR 2013-14
Investigator in non-funded projects along with year and completed
- Demographic, clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of opioid drug users on OST with buprenorphine in a community mobile clinic (2011-14)
- Tobacco use in opioid dependent patients on maintenance treatment.(2014-15)
- A retrospective chart review of tobacco use parameters and outcome of tobacco cessation treatment in polydrug users (2010-12)
Investigator in funded projects along with year and title ongoing
Investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title ongoing
- Patterns of use and psychosocial consequences of cannabis use in a community setting(2015-ongoing)
- Risk behaviors of young Injection drug users (IDU) in community setting(ongoing)
Co-investigator in funded projects along with year and title completed
- 1. Efficacy of Varenicline for smokeless tobacco use.Funded by National Institute of Health(NIH), U.S.A 2011- 13
- 2.Cognitive Behavioural based Intervention in Group Setting for Tobacco Cessation in tertiary de-addiction center in Northern India. Funded by ICMR,2015-2016
- 3.Impact of a package of intensive smoking-cessation interventions versus basic smoking-cessation advice on outcomes in smear-positive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Funded by EU FP7 Programme & ICMR (2009- 16)
- 4. Oral substitution with buprenorphine Co-I Funded by UNODC- ROSA(2007-2008)
- 5. Developing a network of De-addiction services from the government, NGO and private sector. (funded by WHO,2011)
Co- investigator in non-funded projects along with year and completed
- A study of experience related to crime and imprisonment among service recipients in community drug treatment clinic(2013-15)
- Comparison of Self-Report of Tobacco Use And Urinary Cotinine Levels Among Drug Dependents: A Pilot Study.(2009-10)
Co- investigator in funded projects along with year and title ongoing
Co- investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title ongoing
- Effect of smoking on Platelets Monoamine Oxidase B activity levels in Opioid Dependent Patients on maintenance treatment: An exploratory study (2016-till date)
Thesis supervised for MD/ PhD/DM
- - as guide (number only) 4
- -as co-guide (number only) 10
Details of publications since 2004 onwards (the full citation)- these should be divided into journal articles (peer reviewed publications) and books/monographs/project reports/ proceedings from workshops (non-peer reviewed publications)
Journals
- Jhanjee S, Lal R, Mishra A, Yadav D. A Randomized Pilot Study of Brief Intervention versus Simple Advice for Women Tobacco Users in an Urban Community in India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine(Accepted for publication).
- Jhanjee S. Putting tobacco harm reduction in perspective: is it a viable alternative? Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2016; 143(1): 25-9
- Rao R, Mandal P, Gupta R, Ramshankar P, Mishra A, Ambekar A, Jhanjee S, Dhawan A. Factors Affecting Drug Use During Incarceration: A Cross-Sectional Study of Opioid-Dependent Persons from India. Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2016; 61:13-7
- Jhanjee S. Sethi H. Characteristics of opioid drug users in an urban community clinic. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2016;32(2): 154-57
- Jhanjee S, SuruchiP ,Girdhar N, Gunasekhar R, Jain R, Sethi H, Sarangi J. Opioid Substitution Treatment in Tihar prisons, India: Process of implementation. International Journal on Drug Policy 2015; 26: 890–891
- Jhanjee S, Lal R, Mishra A, Yadav D. Tobacco use and dental myths In India: need for specific intervention Gerodontology 2015; doi: 10.1111/ger.12200
- Jhanjee S, Jain R, Jain V, Gupta T, Mittal S, Goelz P, Schnoll RA. Evaluating the effects of varenicline on craving, withdrawal and affect in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of varenicline for smokeless tobacco dependence in India. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 2015 ;47(4):331-5.
- Jain R, Jhanjee S, Jain V, Gupta T, Mittal S, Chauhan, P, Raghav R, Goelz P, Schnoll RA. Biochemical Validation of Self-Reported Smokeless Tobacco Abstinence among Smokeless Tobacco Users: Results from A Clinical Trial of Varenicline in India Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2015;47(4):331-5.
- Jhanjee S. Sethi H. Characteristics of opioid drug users in an urban community clinic. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2016;32(2): 154-57
- Jhanjee S. Dyslexia and Substance abuse: the under-recognized link. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2015;37 3 374-5
- Piyali M, Jain R, Jhanjee S, Sreenivas V. Psychological barriers to tobacco cessation in Indian buprenorphine-naloxone maintained patients -A pilot study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2015; 37(3):299-304
- Sethi H, Jhanjee S. Use of Alcohol among treatment seeking illicit drug users in India. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour 19(1): 2014: 19(1). 29-31
- Jhanjee S. Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions in Substance Use. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2014;36:112-8
- Jain R, Jhanjee S, Jain V, Gupta T, Mittal S, Goelz P, Wileyto EP, Schnoll RA (2014). A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Varenicline for Smokeless Tobacco Dependence in India. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.16(1):50-7.
- Jhanjee S, Kumar R (2013). Mobile clinic services for opioid users: a feasible treatment modality. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 6(6):626.
- Jhanjee S (2012). Providing Drug abuse Treatment in prison: A call for action. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 5 : 114-115
- Arora S, Gupta S, Jhanjee S (2012): A descriptive study to assess dysthymia and select variables associated with tobacco use among adolescents. Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Volume 3(1): 13-15
- Jain R, Balhara Y P, Jhanjee S &Sethi HM(2012): Concordance Between Urinary Cotinine Levels and Self-Reported Tobacco Use Among Drug-Dependent Persons: A Pilot Study, Substance Abuse, 33:2, 99-102
- Goyal S, Jhanjee S (2011): Opioid use in prison population and its relationship to crime: A review . Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 16(2).
- Jhanjee S. Sethi H (2011): Tobacco use in drug dependent patients- an even greater dilemma. Indian journal of Medical Specialities, 2(2):165-166
- Jhanjee S, Lal T, Mondal A, Jain K (2011): Heroin dependent family: A biopsychosocial context. Substance Abuse, 32:157–158
- Jhanjee S (2011): Tobacco control in India- Where are we now? Delhi Psychiatry journal. 14(1), 26-32.
- Jhanjee S, Sethi H (2010): The Fagerström Test For Nicotine Dependence in An Indian Sample of Daily smokers With Poly Drug Use. Nicotine and Tobacco Research.12(11):1162-6.
- Jhanjee S, Prakash B (2010):BuprenorphineMaintainence in pregnancy. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 3(3), 157
- Basu A, Jhanjee S (2010). Review of current pharmacotherapy for nicotine dependence. Delhi Psychiatry journal 13(2): 240-246
- Jhanjee S, Balhara Y P, Sethi H (2009) Tobacco use among drug dependent patients in treatment setting Delhi Psychiatry journal. 12(2), 247-251.
- Jhanjee S (2007) Substance use among women: Indian Scenario.In Drug Abuse: News-n-Views; 3-5
- Varghese S. Sagar R, Jhanjee S. (2006) Chronic renal failure and Electroconvulsive Therapy Indian Journal of Medical Science 60 : 114-115
- Jhanjee S, Goyal P, Kattimani S. (2006) Recent pharmacological Term treatment of Alcohol dependence: a review. Delhi Psychiatry Bulletin Vol.9 No.2 pg 111-118
Principal author
- Principal Author: Scientific report- Rolling out OST in Tihar prisons India(2013)
- Principal Author: Monograph Scientific. Community based brief Intervention vs simple advice for women tobacco users.
Book Co-editor
- Dhawan A, JhanjeeS(eds)(Revised 2013). Manual for long term pharmacotherapy. Sponsored by WHO (India) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
- Kochupillai V, Dhawan A, Jhanjee S, Pattanayak R (eds). Book of Abstracts. Conference on Stress reduction skills. Scientific update, 30th and 31st august, 2014
Chapter in Books
- Jhanjee S (2015). Behavioural and Psychological Approaches for Cessation. In Tobacco cessation for primary care providers in India. Public Health Foundation of India (under publication)
- Jhanjee S (2013). Nicotine dependence. In Lal R, PattanayakR(eds). Substance use disorders: Handbook for physicians, NDDTC, AIIMS. pp 88-97.
- Jhanjee S, Mohan I (2007) Long term use of naltrexone for opiate dependence. In Dhawan A, Jhanjee S(eds) Manual for long term pharmacotherapy pp.38-50.
- Jhanjee S, Agrawal A (2005) Opioid intoxication and management of withdrawal state. In Hemraj Pal (ed) Case Book on Substance Use Disorder –Manual for Physicians, pp.41-44
Abstracts published
- Jhanjee S, Bhad R, Sethi H, Rao R. Tobacco use in Opioid Dependent Patients on Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2016; 58(Suppl): S48-49
- Jhanjee S, Lal R, Mishra A, Yadav D. Tobacco use characteristics amongst women in an urban community.Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2015 Jan; 57(Suppl 1): S11–S112.
- Jhanjee S, SuruchiP ,Girdhar N, Gunasekhar R, Jain R, Sethi H. In-prison outcomes of Buprenorphine maintenance for prisoners: results from a pilot intervention in Tihar prisons, India. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2014 vol 49, supp1 i64
- Mandal P, Jain R, Jhanjee S, Sreenivas V. Barriers of tobacco cessation among Indian Buprenorphine- naloxone maintained patients. Alcohol and Alcoholism 2014 vol 49, supp1i6
- Jhanjee S, Lal R, Mishra A, Yadav D. Tobacco use characteristics amongst women in an urban Community. Indian J Psychiatry 2015 57 (Supplement) S60-61
- Jhanjee S, Mandal P, Singh D. Tobacco use in opioid dependent patients maintained on Buprenorphine naloxone treatment. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2014; 56 Suppl, S55
- Jhanjee S. Prevalence and correlates of tobacco use among youth: In Symposium “Opportunities and challenges for youth Tobacco cessation” Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2014, 30 (3-4): A10
- Jhanjee S. Putting tobacco harm reduction in perspective: Is there any evidence?: SonaliJhanjee Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2013, 29 (3-4), A9-A16
- Jhanjee S. Efficacy of psychosocial interventions in substance use. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry.2012; 28(3-4), A-19
- Jhanjee S, Sethi H. Differential characteristics of injectable drug users in community setting. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2011;53:S 38
- Jhanjee S, Sethi H. Oral substitution with buprenorphine in a community mobile clinic for opioid dependent patients. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2010; 52: S 19
- Jhanjee S, Balhara Y.P, Sethi H. Tobacco use pattern and severity of dependence in drug dependent patients. Relation of Opioid use and the use of Tobacco products Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2009;51: S135
- Jhanjee S, Sethi H. Demographic and clinical characteristics of Opiod Drug Users In A Community Mobile Clinic Canadian Journal of Addiction Medicine. 2009;1(1):P 23
- Balhara Y.P, Jhanjee S, Majumdar P. Relation of Opioid use and the use of Tobacco products Indian Journal of Psychiatry.2008; 50 Suppl, P14
- Balhara Y.P, Jhanjee S, VermaR : Factors associated with Initiation, Maintenance and Decision to quit in Tobacco Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2008; 50 Suppl, P14
- Jhanjee S , Goyal P, Chopra A(2007); One year profile of patients attending tobacco cessation clinic in a National level de-addiction center. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2007; 49 Suppl, P27
- Kushwaha V, Verma R, Jhanjee S, Ambekar A. Amphetamine type stimulants: Forewarned is forearmed Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2007; 49 Suppl, P27

Prof.
Anju Dhawan
Female
MBBS, MD Psychiatry
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
dranjudhawan[at]gmail[dot]com
Office Address
Room No. 4091
Tel: 01126594336
General OPD
Monday
Special Clinic
Wednesday (Administrative rounds)
Thursday (Adolescent Clinic)
Friday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Adolescent Clinic)
Friday (Ward Rounds)
Awards and Honors
National
- Member of the Working Group on Drug Abuse and Addiction among children constituted by NCPCR (2012)
- Awarded membership of the Technical Resource Group of the Adolescent Health Division, MOHFW for contribution to public health strategy for adolescent health (2015-16)
International
- Awarded Fogarty International Training and Research Fellowship for HIV AIDS- UCLA (2004)
- Member WHO Expert Committee on Development of Treatment Guidelines for Management of Drug Use in Pregnant Women (2013)
- Contributed as an expert to the expert and authors meeting organized by Colombo Plan and US Department of State to the Development of Training Curricula for Service Providers to Address Child Drug Addiction on held at Washington DC for development of a module for children 2014-15(22 –24 October, 2014)
- Awarded Membership of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Education and Training Committee (2015-22)
- Member WHO Expert Committee on Drug Use and TB
Investigator/ Co-investigator in funded projects along with year completed/ongoing
Projects as Chief Investigator | Source of funding | Year |
---|---|---|
Psychotropic substance abuse | United Nations Drug Control Programme, Regional Office for South Asia (UNDCP ROSA) | 2001-02 |
Evaluation of functioning of de-addiction centres in the country | WHO (India) | 2001-2002 |
Opioid Substitution Treatment with Buprenorphine | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia (UNODC-ROSA) | 2006-2009 |
Assessment of feasibility and effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in India | UNODC (ROSA) | 2011-2013 |
Effectiveness of Yoga in patients of Opioid Dependence | Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | 2009-2011 |
Assessment of pattern, profile and correlates of substance use in children | NCPCR | 2012-2013 |
Training of doctors on Substance Use Disorders | Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance | 2010-15 |
Mapping and Size Estimation of Street Children Who Use Drugs in Delhi | Department of Women and Child development, Delhi Govt | 2015-16 |
Extent of Mental Health issues & Addictive Behavior among Adolescents seeking help in Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics in Delhi | Adolescent Health Division, Directorate of Family Welfare, Govt of NCT of Delhi | 2019-2020 |
Survey on Substance use among School and College Students | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India | 2019-20 |
Screening and Intervention for Drug/Substance Use among Secondary School going Children | UEE Mission, Education Department Delhi | 2020-21 |
A prospective double blind, randomized clinical study to evaluate the antibody response after Covid-19 vaccine when provided along with KabasuraKudineer, a siddha medicine | SSIAR | 2021-22 |
A prospective double blind, randomized clinical study to evaluate the antibody response after Covid-19 vaccine when provided along with NOQ19, an Ayurvedic medicine | SSIAR | 2022 |
Research Projects as co-investigator-
Projects as Co-Investigator | Source of funding | Year |
---|---|---|
Rapid Assessment Survey Project on Alcohol, Tobacco and other substances in Districts of Darjeeling, Kohima, Aizwal | WHO (India) | 1999 |
Rapid Assessment Survey Project on Alcohol, Tobacco and other substances in Districts of North Goa, Jodhpur, Madras | WHO (India) | 2000 |
Buprenorphine maintenance programme in Kohima district | WHO (India) | 2000 |
Global study on illegal drug markets | UNDCP and UNICRI | 2000-2001 |
A survey of prevalence of drug dependence and comorbidity in the general population of Thrissur | WHO (India) | 2001-2002 |
Advance Statistical Analysis of National Survey Data using new methodologies without the addition of data | WHO (India) | 2001-2002 |
To undertake a study to examine the relationship of tobacco as a gateway drug and to determine the prevalence of substance use behavioural disorders including tobacco in Metropolis Delhi | WHO (India) | 2002-2003 |
Database on Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS | UNODC (ROSA) | 2005-2009 |
Assessment of drug use in out of School Adolescents | WHO (India) | 2008 |
Development of intervention for drug use in out of school adolescents | WHO (India) | 2008-2009 |
Coordination & convergence of Delhi District Health Services programmes & drug use intervention for the out of school children | WHO (India) | 2010-2011 |
Developing a network of de-addiction services from the Government, NGO & Private sector | WHO (India) | 2010-2011 |
Extent of internet use amongst adolescents with non-psychotic disorders: A case control study | AIIMS | 2016 |
Validation of Teen Addiction Severity Index | AIIMS | 2016 |
Screening and Intervention for Drug/Substance Use among Elementary School going Children | UEE Mission, Education Department Delhi | 2020-21 |
A study to examine dependence, harm perception and motivation to quit amongst Indian areca nut users and pilot test an intervention module | WHO (India) | 2020-22 |
Real World Effectiveness of add-on Yoga for patients with opioid dependence stabilized on treatment | DST SATYAM | 2022-23 |
A study to examine psych-social and behavioral domains among school going adolescents during covid-19 pandemic: Mixed study design | ICMR | 2022-24 |
Investigator/Co-investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title completed/ongoing Substance use among adolescents seeking treatment at NDDTC (2014-15)
Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders and its correlates in patients with opioid dependence (2018-19)
Retrospective study to analyze the profile, the pattern of substance
use and outcome of treatment of adolescent patients who sought
treatment for opioid use (on-going)
To assess the effect of intervention of yoga and meditation-based structured programme for youth on the psychological functioning of medical students (on-going)
Thesis supervised for MD/ DM/PhD
- as guide (number only)- 8
-as co-guide (number only)-PhD thesis-8, MD and DM thesis-16
Total number of publications till date- 144
Details of publications since 2010 onwards (the full citation)- these should be divided into journal articles (peer reviewed publications) and books/monographs/project reports/ proceedings from workshops (non-peer reviewed publications)
Articles
- Ray Rajat, Dhawan A (2010). Drug Scheduling-Science and Cultural Perspective. Addiction, 105, 1150-55.
- Balhara YPS, Jain R, Dhawan A, Mehta M (2010). Assessment of Abuse Liability of Pheniramine among Opioid Dependent Human Subjects. Journal of Substance Use, Posted online on December 7, 2010. (doi:10.3109/14659891.2010.513753).
- Jain Kushal, Jain R, Dhawan A (2011). Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Randomized Controlled Study of Memantine versus Buprenorphine in Naloxone Precipitated Acute Withdrawal in Heroin Addicts. Journal of Opioid Management 7(1), 11-20.
- Yadav D, Dhawan A, Balhara YPS, Yadav S (2010). Occupational Rehabilitation of Opiate Users on Maintenance Treatment. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 10 (4), 413 – 422.
- Ray Rajat, Dhawan A (2011). Diagnostic Orphans. Addiction, 106(5), 891-892.
- Verma R, Balhara YPS, Dhawan A (2011). Inhalant abuse: An exploratory Study. Ind Psychiatry J, 20(2): 103-106.
- Gupta T, Shah N, Mathur VP, Dhawan A (2012). Oral health status of a group of illicit drug users in Delhi, India. Community Dent Health, 29(1): 49-54.
- Rao RV, Ambekar A, Yadav S, Sethi H, Dhawan A (2012). Slow release oral morphine as a maintenance agent in opioid dependence syndrome: an exploratory study from India. Journal of Substance Use, 17(3), 294-300.
- Jyotsna VP, Joshi A, Ambekar S, Kumar N, Dhawan A, Sreenivas V (2012). Comprehensive yogic breathing program improves quality of life in patients with diabetes. Indian J Endocrinol Metab, 16(3): 423-8.
- Dhawan A, Chopra A (2013). Does buprenorphine maintenance improve the quality of life of opioid users? Indian J Med Res, 137: 130-135.
- Ray R, Dhawan A, Chopra A (2013). Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre - A profile. Addiction, 108(10):1705-10.
- Quraishi R, Pattanayak, Jain R, Dhawan A (2013). A descriptive study of clinical, hematological, and biochemical parameters of inhalant users seeking treatment at a tertiary care center in India. Indian J Psychol Med Apr, 35(2):174-9.
- Gupta A, Mandal P, Bhargava R, Pattanayak RD, Sagar R, Dhawan A (2014). Marked exacerbation of ADHD after onset of inhalant use: a case report. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, 26(4):E6-7.
- Gupta K, Ambekar A, Dhawan A, Mehta M (2014) Psychosocial Factors Associated with HIV‑Related High‑risk Injection Behavior among People Who Inject Drugs. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 19(2): 62-68.
- Balhara YP, Ranjan R, Dhawan A, Yadav D (2014).Experiences from a community based substance use treatment centre in an urban resettlement colony in India. J Addict, 98:20-28.
- Ranjan R, Pattanayak RD, Dhawan A (2014). Long-term agonist and antagonist therapy for adolescent opioid dependence: a description of two cases. Indian J Psychol Med, 36(4):439-43.
- Jyotsna VP, Dhawan A, Sreenivas V, Deepak KK, Singla R (2014). Completion report: Effect of Comprehensive Yogic Breathing program on type 2 diabetes: A randomized control trial. Indian J EndocrinolMetab, 18(4):582-4.
- Ranjan R, Kumar S, Pattanayak RD, Dhawan A, Sagar R (2014). (De-) criminalization of attempted suicide in India: A review. Ind Psychiatry J, 23(1):4-9.
- Bhad R, Jain R, Dhawan A, Mehta M (2014). Biochemical Assessment of Inhalant Use among Adolescents: A Pilot Study from Tertiary De-Addiction Center of India. J Subst Abuse Alcohol, 2(3): 1021-1024.
- Dhawan A, Chatterjee B, Balhara YPS, Bhargava R (2015). Issues in Child and adolescent substance use. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 57(5): S186.
- Ambekar A, Dhawan A, Lenin Singh RK, Rao R (2015). How to deliver Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) for Opioid Dependence. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 57(5): S180.
- Dhawan A, Chopra A, Ambekar A, Ray R (2015). Treatment Seeking Behavior of Inhalant Using Street Children: Are We Prepared to Meet Their Treatment Needs. Indian J Psychol Med, 37(3): 282-287.
- Dhawan A, Chopra A, Jain R, Yadav D, Vedamurthachar (2015). Effectiveness of yogic breathing intervention on quality of life of opioid dependent users. Int J Yoga, 8(2): 144-147.
- Rao R, Mandal P, Gupta R, Ramshankar P, Mishra A, Ambekar A, Jhanjee S, Dhawan A (2016). Factors Affecting Drug Use During Incarceration: A Cross-Sectional Study of Opioid-Dependent Persons from India. J Subst Abuse Treat, 61: 13-17.
- Dhawan A, Chopra A, Ray R (2016). Preference for Treatment Setting by Substance Users in India. Indian J Psychol Med, 38(1): 42-45.
- Bhad R, Jain R, Dhawan A, Mehta M (2016). Why do young people sniff? An exploratory study of adolescent inhalant abuse from north India. Journal of Substance Use, Published online 24 Mar 2016.
- Bhad R, Jain R, Dhawan A, Mehta M (2016). A Clinic Based Study in Treatment Seeking Adolescent Inhalant Users in India: Implications for Management. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, Published online 22 Sept 2016, DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2016.1222977
- Dhawan A, Pattanayak R , Chopra A, Tikoo VK, Kumar R (2016) Injection drug use among children and adolescents in India: Ringing the alarm bells. Ind J Psy, 58:387-93.
- Gupta P, Mandal P, Singh D,Pattanyak R, Bhargava R, Dhawan A (2016). Detection of Optic Neuropathy and 3-month Follow-up of an Adolescent Inhalant User: Are we Paying Enough Attention? Indian J Psychol Med Med , 38(5): 486–488.doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.191390
- Das M M, Jain R, Dhawan A, Kaur A (2016). Assessment of abuse liability of Tramadol among experienced drug users: Double-blind crossover randomized controlled trial. J Opioid Manag, 12(6):421-430.
- Gupta K, Dhawan A, Ambekar A, Mehta M (2016) High- Risk Sexual Behaviors in Young Men Seeking Treatment for Alcohol Dependence: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 11(1): 103-114.
- Gupta K, Ambekar A, Dhawan A, Mehta M (2017) Personality profile of alcohol and injecting opioid users: A comparative study from India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 25: 142–146.
- Dhawan A, Pattanayak RD, Chopra A, Tikoo VK, Kumar R (2017) Pattern and profile of children using substances in India: Insights and recommendations. Natl Med J India, 30(4): 224-229.
- Jain S, Dhawan A, Kumaran SS, Pattanayak RD, Jain R (2017) Cue-induced craving among inhalant users: Development and preliminary validation of a visual cue paradigm. Asian J Psychiatr 30: 202-207.
- Dhawan A, Rao R, Ambekar A, Pusp A, Ray R (2017) Treatment of substance use disorders through the government health facilities: Developments in the "Drug De-addiction Programme" of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Indian J Psychiatry 59(3): 380-384.
- Dhawan A, Mandal P (2017) Preventive Strategies for Substance Use. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 33 (2): 108-111.
- Singh G, Kaloiya GS, Dhawan A, Balhara YPS, Mishra AK (2018) Need for evaluation of underlying dysfunctional cognition in problem drinkers. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 31: 71-72.
- Mandal P, Dhawan A (2018) Interventions in individuals with specific needs. Indian J Psychiatry 60(8): 553-558.
- Raghav R, Jain R, Dhawan A, Ray TS, Kumar P (2018). Chronic co-administration of nalbuphine attenuates the development of opioid dependence. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 175: 130-138.
- Dhawan A, Modak T, Sarkar S (2019). Transdermal buprenorphine patch : Potential for role in management of opioid dependence. Asian J Psychiatr 40:88-91.
- Mandal P, Parmar A, Ambekar A, Dhawan A (2019). Substance use among treatment seeking Indian adolescent girls: Are they unique? Asian J Psychiatr
- Chawla N, Mandal P, Chatterjee B, Dhawan A (2019). Tramadol-associated pica. Psychiatry ClinNeurosci. 2019;73(1):43.
- Tripathi R, Dhawan A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Jain R, Sinha S (2019). Assessment of Subjective Sleep Problems in Men With Opioid Dependence Maintained on Buprenorphine. Journal of Addiction Medicine doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000539
- Tripathi, R., Rao, R., Dhawan, A., Jain, R., &Sinha, S. (2020). Opioids and sleep–a review of literature. Sleep medicine, 67, 269-275.
- Kethawath, S. M., Jain, R., Dhawan, A., &Sarkar, S. (2020). A review of peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in alcohol-dependent patients: Current understanding. Indian journal of psychiatry, 62(1), 15.
- Dhawan, A., Mishra, A. K., Ambekar, A., Chatterjee, B., Agrawal, A., &Bhargava, R. (2020). Estimating the size of substance using street children in Delhi using respondent-driven sampling (rds). Asian journal of psychiatry, 48, 101890.
- Gupta, S., Bhatia, G., Sarkar, S., Chatterjee, B., Balhara, Y. P. S., &Dhawan, A. (2020). Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders and its correlates in patients with opioid dependence: An exploratory study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 62(5), 501.
- Kethawath, S. M., Jain, R., Dhawan, A., &Sarkar, S. (2020). Trajectory of liver function tests during the initial alcohol detoxification period: A preliminary analysis. Indian journal of psychiatry, 62(2), 225.
- Jain, S., Dhawan, A., Kumaran, S. S., Deep, R., & Jain, R. (2020). BOLD activation during cue induced craving in adolescent inhalant users. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 52, 102097.
- Kethawath, S. M., Jain, R., Dhawan, A., Sarkar, S., & Kumar, M. (2020). An Observational Study of Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Patients with Alcohol Dependence during Withdrawal. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 52(5), 440-446.
- Verma, V., Mishra, A. K., Dhawan, A., &Nath, D. C. (2020). Diversity in substance use behaviour among street children of Delhi under Bayesian paradigm. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20(1), 1-9.
- Rao R, Dhawan A, Parmar A, Yadav D, Bhad R. (2021) Improving treatment of substance use disorders through community drug treatment clinics: An experiential account. IJCM.
- Raghav, R., Jain, R., Jacob, T. G., Dhawan, A., & Roy, T. S. (2021). Co-administration of nalbuphine attenuates the morphine-induced anxiety and dopaminergic alterations in morphine-withdrawn rats. Psychopharmacology, 238(4), 1193-1211.
- Batra P, Dhawan A, Pandey RM, Mehta M, Sagar R, Chopra A (2021). Substance use and its associated factors among school students. National medical journal of India, 1;34(2).
- Singh, S., & Dhawan, A. (2021). Problematic substance and internet use among medical students. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 37(2), 172.
- Gupta, S., Jhanjee, S., & Dhawan, A. (2021). Effectiveness of Interventions Based on Yogic Breathing Practices (IB-YBP) on Substance Use Disorders—A Systematic Review of the Randomized Control Trials and Quasi-Experimental Trials. Substance Use & Misuse, 56(11), 1624-1641.
- Singh, V. V., Dhawan, A., Chadda, R. K., Mishra, A. K., & Sarkar, S. (2022). A Prospective Three-Months Naturalistic Follow-Up Study of Outcomes of Patients with Opioid Dependence Discharged on Buprenorphine or Oral Naltrexone. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 02537176211066739.
- Sharma, R., Dhawan, A., Kaminer, Y., & Chopra, A. (2022). Teen Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI): Hindi Translation and Validation for Use in India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 02537176221090467.
- Gupta, S., Dhawan, A. (2022). Methodological issues in conducting yoga- and meditation-based research: A narrative review and research implications. Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine, 13(3), 100620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2022.100620
- Singh, V. V., Sarkar, S., Chadda, R. K., Mishra, A. K., & Dhawan, A. (2022). Reasons for leaving treatment among patients with opioid dependence: A 3-month prospective follow-up study. Journal of opioid management, 18(5), 455–466. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2022.0739
Abstracts
- Pawar A., Dhawan A., Kr A., Varshney M. Profile of patients presenting to the child and adolescent substance use clinic at a tertiary care de-addiction center. .Indian J Psychiatry. 2013; 55(5:) 42-43.
- Kr A, Pawar A, Dhawan A. Profile of substance using women presenting to a tertiary care de-addiction facility. Indian J Psychiatry. 2013; 55(5): 79.
- Dhawan A, Chopra A, Balhara YPS. Building National Capacity For Management Of Substance Use Disorders. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 2014; 49 (suppl 1): i12 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu052.51
Chapter in Books
- Ray Rajat, Dhawan A (2011) Substance Dependence: National policies and priorities. In Kulhara P, Avasthi A, Thirunavukarasu M, Grover S, Chankrabarti S (eds) Themes and issues in Contemporary Indian Psychiatry, Publication Committee, Indian Psychiatric Society, pg 70-101.
- Dhawan A, PattanayakRamandeep (2011) Community based addiction psychiatry. In Chavan BS (ed) Textbook of Community Psychiatry.
- Dhawan A, Deb KaushikSinha (2011). Situation update on the extent, pattern of drug abuse in street children. In A Trainers Manual on Drug Use Prevention, Treatment and Care for Street Children, Published by UNODC (ROSA).
- Dhawan A, Prashanth R (2011). Brief orientation to medical management of drug abuse among street children. In A Trainers Manual on Drug Use Prevention, Treatment and Care for Street Children, Published by UNODC (ROSA).
- Pattnayak R, Dhawan A (2013). Pharmacotherapy in Substance Use Disorder. In: Rakesh Lal, Sandhya Gupta (eds) Substance Use Disorders – Manual for Nursing Personnel, 2nd edition. New Delhi, Published by NDDTC, AIIMS, pp 25-45.
- Dhawan A, Kumar A. Long term Pharmacotherapy of opioid dependence syndrome. In: RakeshLal (eds) Substance Use Disorders – Manual for Physicians, 2nd edition. New Delhi: Published by NDDTC, AIIMS; 2013: 77-85.
- Dhawan A, Balhara YPS, Mohan I. Substance abuse in adolescents. In: Rakesh Lal (eds) Substance Use Disorders – Manual for Physicians, 2nd edition. New Delhi: Published by NDDTC, AIIMS; 2013: 191-198.
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Anju Dhawan, AcharVedamurthachar. Meditation and Spirituality-Based Approaches for Addiction. In: Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, Laura Curtiss Feder (eds) Behavioral Addictions: Criteria, Evidence, and Treatment. UK: Published by Elsevier Inc; 2014: 343-360.
- Renu Sharma, Mehta M, Dhawan A. Treatment of Substance Abusing Adolescents. In: Manju Mehta, Rajesh Sagar (eds) A Practical Approach to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents, New Delhi: Published by Springer; 2014: 331-361. ISBN 978-81-322-2241-5
- Dhawan A, Pattanyak R (2014) Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Inhalant Use Disorders. In: Debashish Basu, PK Dalal (eds) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Substance Use Disorders. Published by Indian Psychiatric Society.
- Dhawan A, Pattanyak R (2015). Synopsis of the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Inhalant Use Disorders. In: PK Dalal, Debashish Basu (eds) Synopsis of the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Substance Use Disorders. Published by Indian Psychiatric Society
- Anju Dhawan, BiswadipChatterjee. Substance Use Disorders in Training handbook on counseling essential for staff of Child Care Institutions, published by NCPCR, New Delhi, 2016.
- Dhawan A, Mongia M. Spirituality and Mental Health. In: RK Chadda, Vinay Kumar, Nitin Gupta, SiddharthSarkar (eds) Social Psychiatry: Principles and Clinical Perspective, New Delhi: Published by Jaypee Brothers; 2018: 133-140.
- Dhawan A, Singh Shalini. Social Dimensions of Substance Use Disorders. In: RK Chadda, Vinay Kumar, Nitin Gupta, SiddharthSarkar (eds) Social Psychiatry: Principles and Clinical Perspective, New Delhi: Published by Jaypee Brothers; 2018: 217-226.
- Dhawan A., Patil V., Gupta S., Chugh G. Mindfulness and Mental Health. In: Okpaku S.O.(eds) Innovations in Global Mental Health. Springer, Cham, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70134-
- Dhawan A, Mittal S. Spirituality and Mental Health. In: Rakesh Chadda, Pratap Sharan, Mamta Sood, Koushik Sinha Deb (eds), Mental Health at Cross-roads : Published by White Falcon Publishing 2022: page 229-233
Monographs/Books
- Ray R, DhawanA, Ambekar A (2010). A manual for Quality Assurance of OST in Government Health Care settings, NACO.
- Ray Rajat, Dhawan A, Ambekar A, Yadav D, Chopra A (2011). Coordination & convergence of Delhi District Health Services programmes & drug use intervention for the out of school children-Final Report. Submitted under the Government of India and WHO Collaborative Programme.
- Ray Rajat, Dhawan A, Ambekar A, Jhanjhee S, Chopra A, Malhotra S (2011). Developing a network of de-addiction services from the Government, NGO & Private sector - Final Report. Submitted under the Government of India and WHO Collaborative Programme.
- Ray R, Dhawan A, Ambekar A, Implementing OST: A Training Manual for service providers, DFID TAST and National AIDS Control Organisation, Government of India, New Delhi 2011.
- Yadav D, Ambekar A, Dhawan A, Aggarwal A, Mehra J, Sethi H, OST program in Government health-care settings: treatment compliance and retention, report submitted to DFID TAST and NACO, Government of India 2011.
- Report of the study on Assessment of pattern, profile and correlates of substance use among children in India. Conducted by NDDTC for the National Commission on Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), India; 2013.

Dr.
Renu Sinha
Female
MBBS, MD Anaesthesia
Affiliation
Prof. of Anaesth.
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
Area of interest
Ophthalmic Anaesthesia, Pediatric Anaesthesia, Difficult Airway, Bariatric Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Regional anaesthesia, Transplant Anaesthesia
Total publications | 105 |
Index publications | 90 |
Chapter in books | 10 |
Invited speakers in conferences | 50 |
Awards and Honours
- Distinction in Anatomy (MBBS)
- Gold Medal in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (MBBS)
- AIIMS Excellence Research Award 2014
- Certificate of appreciation by STANFORD- INDIA, BIODESIGN 2009

Dr.
Seema Kashyap
Female
Affiliation
Professor of Ocular Pathology
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
Contact
Email :
dr_skashyap[at]hotmail[dot]com
Dr Seema Kashyap completed her graduation from TNMC Bombay and joined AIIMS as a post graduate in 1992. After completing her MD (AIIMS) in Pathology in 1995, she worked as a Senior Resident at the AIIMS Pathology department till 1998. She joined as an Assistant Professor at Dr. R. P. Centre, Ocular Pathology section in 1999.
Area of interest
- Ocular Cytopathology and Histopathology
- Ocular Oncology, Retinoblastoma and uveal melanoma
- Corneal Pathology
Research work
- HMG proteins in childhood malignant intraocular tumours
- Molecular sudy of mitochondrial genes in Retinoblastoma
- Human Papilloma Virus and Ocular malignancies
- Evaluation of of P- Glycoprotein (P-gp) , Cell Division Cycle (Cdc25) and Plk Proteins in Retinoblastoma”
- Gene expression profile of human uveal melanoma
- Tumour angiogenesis (VEGF) in locally advanced Retinoblastoma
- Sirtuin 1 and FOXO 3 in intraocular and orbital retinoblastoma
- Molecular Characterization of NFκB pathway in Uveal Melanoma.

Dr.
Seema Sen
Female
MBBS, MD Pathology (PGIMER, Chandigarh)
Affiliation
Professor of Ocular Pathology
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
Contact
Email :
drseemasen[at]gmail[dot]com
Main Interests
- Ophthalmic histopathology and cytopathology
- Ocular Oncology
- Corneal Pathology
- Glaucoma
Academic and Research Contributions
- Atlas of Ophthalmic Pathology, Sen S. HMG Publishers, 2002.
- Molecular basis of Eyelid malignancies
- Human Papilloma Virus and Ocular malignancies
- Chlamydophila and Ocular Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
- Glaucoma pathology
- Corneal diseases
- Retinoblastoma
- Uveal melanoma

Dr.
Karnika Saigal
Female
Affiliation
Asstt. Prof. of Ocul. Micro.
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences

Dr.
Nishat Hussain Ahmed
Female
MBBS, MD (Microbiology)
Affiliation
Additional Professor (Ocular Microbiology)
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
Contact
Email :
drnishathussain[at]aiims[dot]edu
Education Training:
- MBBS- Tirunelveli Medical College, Dr. MGR University, Tamil Nadu
- MD (Microbiology)- Grant Medical College, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Senior Resident- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Work Experience, Research, Achievements:
Dr. Nishat Hussain Ahmed aims at working on a holistic approach for management, prevention and control of infectious diseases. She is dedicated for continuous quality improvement, and has been instrumental in inconstant betterment of patient care and infection control activities at the centre. Herself a Gold medallist from Mumbai University for her exceptional performance in MD Microbiology, she is a passionate teacher and exults in teaching and mentoring undergraduate, postgraduate and super specialty medical students. She is serving as Officer In-Charge of Ocular Microbiology section since December 2019 and Nodal Officer for COVID-19 HIC for R P Centre since March 2020
Her research interests revolve around clinical research in infectious diseases, which is of immediate benefit to the patients. Notable are, her award-winning works on novel subspecies of Staphylococcus hominis in blood stream infections of patients with underlying malignancy; development of a molecular test to simultaneously detect five ocular viral pathogens; and on Rhodotorula species- an emerging yeast as a pathogen in ocular infections. She has more than fifty publications in indexed medical journals and has presented papers and delivered talks in various national and international conferences.
Important achievements:
- 2009- Dr. CK Deshpande and Mumbai University Gold Medal for obtaining distinction and highest aggregate marks in MD Microbiology
- 2013: Certificate of appreciation by honourable Vice Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
- 2014: VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital “Young Scientist Award” in IAMM Delhi Chapter
- 2015: Invited as faculty in “IAMM Symposium” on “Vaccines” in the National Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
- 2018: Received award for her original work on ‘Establishment of Multiplex PCR for Detection of Herpes Simplex Viruses Type-1 and Type-2, Cytomegalovirus, Varicella-Zoster Virus and Adenovirus in Ocular Viral Infections’ at the National Conference of the Clinical Infectious Diseases Society
- 2019: Diagnostic services at Ocular Microbiology got accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories), in accordance to ISO 15189:2012; certificate no. MC-3267.
- 2020: 3rd Venus International Healthcare Awards (VIHA): Received the award for - 'Outstanding Clinician in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases' under the Medical Specialty in 3rd Venus International Healthcare Awards (VIHA) 2020.
- 2021: GAPIO Excellence in Diagnostics award: Received the ‘GAPIO (Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin) Excellence in Diagnostics awards’ in ‘Young Clinician’ category.
- 2021: Received accolades at national and international level for her work on Rhodotorula species- an emerging yeast as a pathogen in ocular infections.
Books Key Publications:
- More than 50 publications in peer reviewed Pubmed indexed international and national journals

Dr.
Nabanita Halder
Female
Affiliation
Assistant Professor (Ocular Pharmacology & Pharmacy)
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
She is a Human Biology graduate from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She has pursued her post graduation in Pharmacology and subsequently completed her PhD in Ocular Pharmacology from AIIMS, New Delhi in 2004. Subsequently she has joined as a lecturer in PharmacologyDeptt.at Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Science &Research (DIPSAR), New Delhi and in 2005 she has been appointed as a Scientist-I in the Deptt. Of Pharmacology, AIIMS. In 2012, she has joined as an Assistant Professor in Ocular Pharmacology & Pharmacy at Dr.RPCentre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi.
She has been working on in-vitro screening of drugs in cells and organ culture. She is also into developing drugs for dry eye with special reference to postmenopausal dry eye syndrome. Her fields of interests also include exploration of mechanisms involved in diabetic retinopathy and ocular inflammation.
She has been funded by extramural project from DST.

Dr.
Jasbir Kaur
Female
Affiliation
Professor of Ocular Biochemistry
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
Contact
Email :
kaurjasbir[at]rediffmail[dot]com
Main Research interests
Genetics of Ocular diseases
Tissue and Cell culture, Stem Cell culture
Multidrug resistance
Angiogenesis in ARMD and glaucoma

Dr.
Noopur Gupta
Female
Affiliation
Additional Professor
Department of
Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
Contact
Email :
noopurgupta[at]hotmail[dot]com
Noopur Gupta is a Cornea faculty at Dr. R P Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi. With more than 14 years of teaching and research experience behind her, she has made significant scientific deliberations as chairperson, instructor, judge and faculty at various regional, national and international conferences including World Ophthalmology Congress, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and ASIA ARVO.
She was awarded the first prize and Excellence in Ophthalmic Research at 63rd AIOS, 2005. She received the ORBIS International Medal for best paper contributing to prevention of blindness in developing world at ESCRS, 2009 for her work on keratomalacia. Her extensive work on dry eye has been lauded at the Annual Conference of All India Ophthalmological Society (Best Paper, 2003) and published as Cover Story in Ocular Surgery News, APAO edition 2012 for being invited as the Dry eye expert faculty in Asia Pacific Region.
With more than 100 publications to her credit, she is a reviewer and editor of many national and international journals including IOVS. She has been instrumental in planning and implementation of population-based studies on trachoma, corneal blindness, diabetic retinopathy, RAAB, RAVI, and impact of global warming on ocular health. She is credited for conducting the first population-based study on corneal diseases in India, as part of her doctoral research at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. As a key ophthalmologist and Expert Advisor, she has led trachoma surveys in Andaman Nicobar islands and helped in advocacy to reduce the burden of trachoma in these islands.
Educational Qualifications
- MBBS Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
- MS Ophthalmology Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
- DNB National Board of Examinations
- FRCS (I) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
- PhD (Community Ophthalmology) All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Research Experience
- As Expert Advisor, team leader, resource person trainer for national level and regional surveys- Trachoma Rapid Assessment, Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment Survey, NPCB National Trachoma Survey, Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness, Knowledge Attitude Practice Study in Urban Slums, DR-QEDJT, DR Innovation Project.
- Clinical Trials- as Co-investigator Clinical Research Co-ordinator = 10
Epidemiological Research Projects= 16 Reviewer
Lead Guest Editor of Journal of Ophthalmology
Reviewer of many international and national indexed journals (IOVS, IJO , Scientific World Journal, International Ophthalmology, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, Journal of Clinical Experimental Ophthalmology, Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology and Journal of Ophthalmology)
Invited Faculty Chairperson
Dry Eye Expert in Asia Pacific region-Cover story in Ocular Surgery News (Jul-Aug 2012)
Invited faculty, instructor, chairperson, judge- ASIA ARVO, APAO, MP State Action Plan by Vision 2020 and NPCB, National Meet for Strategic Planning For Glaucoma Management, AIOS, Annual Mid term DOS.
Awards
- Best Resident Doctor (Louis and Victor Rambo Medal-LHMC; 2003) and Best Research Fellow (Ophthalmic Research Association, R. P. Centre, AIIMS;2009)
- Three ‘Best Scientific Paper’ at All India Ophthalmic Society ( AIOS Annual Conference 2003, 2005, 2006).
- Certificate of Excellence in Ophthalmic Research for Best Post Graduate Thesispresentation at Young Researcher’s Session, AIOS, 2005
- ORBIS International Medal at European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Spain, 2009- best paper
- E.T. Selvam Award for Best Poster at Annual conference of AIOS,2014
- Shri Kalu Ram Award for Best Paper in community based research at Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2014
- Third Prize for best poster for Rapid assessment of visual Impairment survey in urban Delhi at ASIA ARVO, 2013
- AIIMS Excellence Research Award 2014 for trachoma survey in Car Nicobar island, India
- Travel Grants -6 (DST, INSA, CSIR, ICMR, DOS)
- Publications- 104
- H-index- 8 (158 citations)
- Chapters in books -7
- Book (Health Education Booklet)-1