Profile Summary

Medical Qualification:

• MD – Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Grant Medical College, Mumbai (1974)
• DVD – Mumbai University (1970)
• DDV – College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai (1970)
• MBBS - Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Grant Medical College, Mumbai (1969)

Designation: Consultant, Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine

Areas of Expertise:

• Clinical care of HIV patients with multiple complications
• Sequencing antiretroviral therapy in patients failing 1st line or 2nd line treatment
• Early recognition of complications after starting antiretroviral therapy & appropriate management
• Assisted pregnancy promoting especially for HIV positive discordant couples
• Focus on challenges in Adolscent HIV management

Awards & Publications:

Awards & Publications:

• Life Time Achievement Award – Outstanding contribution to HIV Medicine”, HIV Congress, Mumbai - March 2008
• Honorary Fellow award”, College of Venereologists of Sri Lanka - October 2004
• Award for “Pioneering work in field of HIV/AIDS” by ATG (AIDS Treatment Group, India) - January 2002
• Awarded “Honorary Member” - The Latvian Association of Dermatology-Venereology, Latvia, Riga - September 21, 2000
• Visiting Professor in Dermatovenereology & AIDS Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, USA - March 2001
• Awarded “Dr. Ambady Oration Award” for outstanding achievement, 29th National Conference of IADVL, Agra - February 2001
• National Consultant for Control of STDs & AIDS for West Bengal Sexual Health Project - Appointed by British Deputy High Commission- DFID
• Appointed as Chief Physician in team organizing guidelines for “Management of Clinical HIV/AIDS Medicine” for National AIDS Control Organization, Union Ministry of Health, Government of India
• Silver Jubilee Oration Award”, Institute of Venereology, Chennai, India (instituted by Indian Association of STD & AIDS)
• Secured top rank in MD Dermatology-Venereology, University of Mumbai – May 1974
• Recipient of Honorary International STDs/AIDS Diploma [Dip STDs/AIDS (Bangkok)]: Consortium of Thai Training Institutes for Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS (COTTISA) – May 2010
• Dr. J.C. Patel- Dr. B. C. Mehta, JAPI Award 2008, Category: Best Case Report, Titled : Primary HIV-1 infection – A “Window of Opportunity “for Health Care Providers, J. Assoc. Physicians India 2008; 56(08): 628-632