Team Category: Advisory Members

Currently working with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Mr. Bhattacharjee has been associated with VRHP as Honorary Consultant – Data Science and IT Systems for over 15 years. His work experience extends to both the corporate world and academia. During his tenure in post-graduate teaching, he trained his students on data…

Dr. Pradeep D’Costa has been involved in many clinical trials as Principal Investigator and Co- Investigator. Currently serving as Consultant Physician and Intensivist, Dept. of Medicine, he is also HOD of the Critical Care ICU in KEM Hospital Pune. An American Heart association certified instructor of B.C.L.S, A.C.L.S and B.T.L.S, Dr. D’Costa is also faculty…

Currently Director of Paediatric Unit and Paediatric Gastroenterologist in the Department of Paediatrics, KEM Hospital, Dr. Bavdekar has been a senior research consultant in Paediatric research at VRHP since 2000. He has been involved in the capacity of principal or co-principal investigator in various epidemiological as well as clinical trials in children. Dr. Bavdekar’s major…

An anthropologist by training, Dr. Juvekar has developed the capacity of the community, especially local women, to conduct research. His meticulousness and high values for the ethical conduct of research have enabled a variety of multidisciplinary research at VRHP. His vision and efforts to establish the HDSS across the nation have been appreciated nationally. He…