The Approval Committee is headed by Convenors who act as the ‘friend, philosopher and guide’ of this exercise and help in evolving consensus on the final draft SOP.

1. Dr. D R Rai
   Former Hon. Secretary General: Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Lawyers, law professionals, and other prominent persons associated with the healthcare sector or having the requisite expertise in medical negligence form this committee. The Advisory Committee aids and advices the Organising Committee on the legal aspects of the SOP.

1. Adv. Balaji Srinivasan
   Advocate-on-record: Supreme Court of India; Managing Partner: The MedLegal Attorneys
2. Adv. Mahendrakumar Bajpai
   Advocate: Supreme Court of India; Hon. Director: Institute of Medicine & Law
3. Adv. Mayank Kshirsagar
   Advocate-on-record: Supreme Court of India
4. Adv. R Sunder Rajan
   Advocate: High Court, Mumbai
5. Adv. Sairekha Sureshkumar
   Founder & Principal Counsel: Lighthouse Legal
6. Adv. Yogendra Singh
   Advocate: High Court, Mumbai
7. Dr. Amit Kumar
   Head: Centre for Applied Research in Public Health, Rights and Policy, Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
8. Dr. Chirag Balyan
   Program Director: PG Diploma in Arbitration and Mediation; Editor-in-Chief: Indian Review of International Arbitration, MNLU
9. Dr. Dhanya S
   Assistant Professor of Law & Head: GNLU Centre for Healthcare, Ethics, Law and Policy Research; Coordinator: PG Diploma in Medical Law Policy and Ethics, Gujarat National Law University
10. Dr. Tanaya Kamlakar
    Editor: Sciexnt Journal of Law; Head: Centre for Public Health Law, MNLU

The Approval Committee comprise of doctors only, especially those who are well versed in the Medico-legal space. The Drafting Committee is responsible for making the necessary changes in the draft SOP after considering the comments of all the reviewers and for preparing the final draft SOP after due deliberations.

1. Dr. Alka Kuthe
   Vice-President: Indian Medico-legal and Ethics Association; Member: FOGSI, Ethics & Medicolegal Sexual Med. & Adolescent Health Committee
2. Dr. Anand Mugadlimath
   Professor: FMT, S N Medical College, Bagalkot; Consultant: International Committee of the Red Cross
3. Dr. Ashok Shukla
   Chairman: Indian Medical Association - Medicolegal Cell; Vice-President: Association of Medical Consultants
4. Dr. Ashwini Kumar Setya
   Sr. Consultant, Medanta Institute of Digestive & Hepatobiliary Sciences, New Delhi, Advisor and consultant in Medical Law and Ethics
5. Dr. Atul Shah
   Past President: Indian Medical Association, Vadodara; Past Hon. Secretary: Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
6. Dr. Chetan Jani
   Official Nominee; President: Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine; MedLegal Expert
7. Dr. Gurbir Singh
   Courageous enough to care, share and teach in the journey of ameliorating medical and social well-being.
8. Dr. Jamunadevi G
   Senior OBGYN Consultant: Yashoda Hospital; Chairperson: Aesthitic Health Committee - IMS; Hon. Secretary:TCOG; BSC Member: FPAI
9. Dr. Mukesh Yadav
   Principal: MRA Medical College, Ambedkar Nagar, UP; Executive Member: IAFM; President Elect: Medicolegal Society of India
10. Dr. Navin Goyal
    Laparoscopic Surgeon: GBH American Hospital, Udaipur
11. Dr. Pooja Rastogi
    Professor & HOD: Forensic Medicine, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida
12. Dr. Pragnesh Parmar
    HOD - Forensic Medicine and Toxicology: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana; Medico-legal Expert
13. Dr. Pratibha Kane
    Official Nominee: Indian Society for Anesthiologists
14. Dr. Praveen Arora
    Professor & Head: Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, SAMC & PGI, Indore; Hon. Secretary: Indian Academy of Medicolegal Experts
15. Dr. Ruckmani Arunachalam
    Professor & Head: Department of Pharmacology; Former Member Secretary: Institutional Ethics Committee, Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu
16. Dr. S Arulrhaj
    Professor: Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai; Dr. BC Roy National Awardee; Past President: Association of Physicians of India; Past President: Indian Medical Association; Past President: Commonwealth Medical Association, CMA, UK
17. Dr. Shivkumar Utture
    Consulting Surgeon; Chairman: IMA MSN HQ; Past President MMC; Member: Medical Advisory Council
18. Dr. Shreekant Shetty
    Editor: Medical Law Cases – For Doctors; Member: Board of Collaborative Reviewers - MedLegal Year Book
19. Dr. T K K Naidu
    Professor & HOD - Forensic Medicine: Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana; Medico-Legal Consultant
20. Dr. T N Ravisankar
    Founder-Member: ‘Professional Protection Scheme’ of the IMA (TN); Visiting Faculty in Medical Laws: Anna Institute of Management, Chennai; SRMC and RI, Chennai
21. Dr. V P Singh
    Medico-legal Consultant; Ex-Associate Professor: Forensic Medicine, D M College & Hospital, Ludhiana
22. Dr. Vidya Shetty
    Medicolegal Expert: Maharashtra Medical Council
23. Dr. Vijay Agarwal
    President Emeritus: Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations

Reviewers comprise of nominees from medical societies, editors of medical journals, medico-legal experts, prominent doctors, and hospitals. They suggest changes in the draft SOP and any new clauses that needed to be added in the SOP.

1. Dr. A K Ravikumar
   Vice Chairman : Indian Medical Association Hospital Board of India ; Past State Secretary : Indian Medical Association , Tamil Nadu State Branch ( IMA TNSB)
2. Dr. A L Meenakshi Sundaram
   Official Nominee; President Elect: Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists; Ex-Director: Medical Education, Tamil Nadu
3. Dr. A N Venkatesh
   Sr. Consultant & Head: Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Karnataka Region; Regional Director: MRCEM (UK), FEM (RLA-UK); Immediate Past President: SEMI
4. Dr. A V Jayakrishnan
   Consultant Neuro & Spine Surgeon: EMS Memorial Hospital, Perinthalmanna; Secretary: NPPS, IMA HQ; Member: Kerala State Medical Council
5. Dr. Abdul Salam
   Official Nominee: The George Institute for Global Health | India
6. Dr. Abhinav Bassi
   Official Nominee: The George Institute for Global Health | India
7. Dr. Abhishek Basu
   Official Nominee; Hon. Secretary: Association of Radiation Oncologists of India - WB; Associate Professor: Department of Radiation Oncology, Burdwan Medical College
8. Dr. Abinash Mohapatra
   Sr. Manager - Quality: Amara Hospital, Tirupati
9. Dr. Achal Gupta
   Official Nominee; President: Association of Genito Urinary Surgeons of India; Professor of Surgery: Gajra’s Raja Medical College, Gwalior
10. Dr. Ajay Gangoli
    Medical Director: Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital
11. Dr. Akash Sud
    Head - Medical Processes: Fortis Healthcare Ltd.
12. Dr. Alexander Thomas
    Founder & Patron: Association of Healthcare Providers India; Association of National Board Accredited Institutions; Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations
13. Dr. Amit Agrawal
    Editor-in-chief: Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice; Professor of Neurosurgery: Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore
14. Dr. Amol Aiwale
    Consultant; MD Pharmacology
15. Dr. Anjan Trikha
    Chairperson: Clinical Managerial Group, Covid Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
16. Dr. Ankur Gupta
    
17. Dr. Antony Arakkal
    Asst. Professor: Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, CMC Vellore
18. Dr. Asit Vaishnav
    Past President & Secretary: ISA Gujarat
19. Dr. Atanu Bhattacharya
    Director - Emergency Medicine; NABH Coordinator; and Clinical Lead: Tertiary Care Hospital, Chhattisgarh
20. Dr. Ayyappan Thangavel
    Consultant Plastic Surgeon
21. Dr. B Krishnamurthy
    Anaesthesiologist; Medico-legal Expert; NABH Assessor
22. Dr. B Radhakrishnan
    
23. Dr. B Shivashankar
    Official Nominee: Indian Orthopaedic Association; Past President: Indian Orthopaedic Association
24. Dr. Babu Narayanan
    Chief Business Officer & Head of Quality; HOD: General Medicine & Diabetology; Senior Consultant: Critical Care Medicine, GEM Hospital, Chennai
25. Dr. Banshi Saboo
    Official Nominee; Hon. Secretary: Diabetics India
26. Dr. Bidita Khandelwal
    Professor & HOD of Medicine: Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences; Founder Director: Directorate of Research, Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim, Gangtok
27. Dr. Bina Rabadia
    Specialist Dermatologist
28. Dr. Biswajeevan Sahoo
    Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety, AIIMS Bhubaneswar
29. Dr. C Srinivasa Raju
    ENT Surgeon: Andhra Pradesh; Chairman: Sri Sidhartha Multi-Speciality Hospital; Chairman: GLG Foundation
30. Dr. Chandana Lakkireddi
    Infertility & IVF Specialist: Esha IVF Hospital, Hyderabad
31. Dr. Chandrashekara S
    Official Nominee; Indian Rheumatology Association; Prof. & Managing Director: ChanRe Rheumatology and Immunology Center and Research, Bangalore
32. Dr. Charuta Puranik
    Official Nominee; All India Opthalmology Society; Cornea Consultant; Founder & Director: Oculus Regenerus
33. Dr. Chethana H S
    Management Consultant; Healthcare Audits & Medico-legal Practice
34. Dr. D S Chakravarthi
    Global COO: Humancare World Wide; 28+ years of Industry Experience in Healthcare Management, Academics, and Research
35. Dr. Devinder Thappa
    Editor in Chief: CosmoDerma; Professor: Dermatology Department, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur
36. Dr. Dhanya Michael
    General Manager: Quality, Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi
37. Dr. E Shanthi
    S J Speciality Clinic (Fertility), Pammal, Tamil Nadu
38. Dr. Geetanjali Sethy
    Professor of Pediatrics: SCB Medical College, Cuttack; Past President: Academy of Pediatrics, Mayurbhanj; Past Secretary: IAP - Ganjam District Branch
39. Dr. Goma Bajaj
    VC Academics: Society for Emergency Medicine India
40. Dr. Gordon Rangad
    
41. Dr. Gunjan Chanchalani
    Director - Critical Care Medicine: Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai; Associate Editor: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine; Peer Reviewer: World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
42. Dr. Gurvinder Kaur
    Facility Director: Fortis
43. Dr. Haleema Yezdani
    Ambassador: Telemedicine Today , Karnataka India Chapter; Global Telehealth Exchange Ambassador; Member of HIMSS Women in Health IT Committee
44. Dr. Hariharan V S
    Consultant Internal Medicine: Gleneagle Global Hospital, Chennai
45. Dr. Inderpreet Singh
    Consultant: Critical Care Medicine & Anaesthesia; Medical Law & Ethics & Healthcare Management
46. Dr. Jatin Jain
    Hospital Administrator & Quality Professional, Rajasthan
47. Dr. Jeyanthan Soundarapandian
    Consultant: Refractive Surgery - K S Eye Hospital, Erode, Tamil Nadu
48. Dr. Jigyasa
    Medical Superintendent: Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Visakhapatnam
49. Dr. Jyothi P R
    Deputy Medical Superintendent: Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad
50. Dr. Jyoti Bajpai
    Lead Medical and Precision Oncologist: Apollo Hospitals, Mumbai & Maharashtra; Founder & General Secretary; Immuno-Oncology Society of India; Founder Chair: Women in Oncology initiatives across India & the SAARC region & under ESMO Women for Oncology
51. Dr. Kalpana Datta
    Past President: West Bengal Academy of Pediatrics
52. Dr. Kartar Singh
    Official Nominee; President: ASI - Rewari; Secretary: AGUSI; Director: Shanti Yadav Hospital, Rewari
53. Dr. Lalit Gupta
    Official Nominee; President-Elect: Association of Obstetric Anaesthesiologists - India; Editor In Chief: Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia; Professor: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi
54. Dr. Lalithambica Karunakaran
    Official Nominee; President: OBG Society - Alappuzha; Professor & Head: Dept of OBG Govt. Medical College, Alappuzha; Past President: Kerala Federation of OBG
55. Dr. Lallu Joseph
    President: CAHO; Quality Manager & Associate General Superintendent: Christian Medical College, Vellore
56. Dr. Lokendra Gupta
    Official Nominee; President: Society of Acute Care, Trauma, and Emergency Medicine (SACTEM)
57. Dr. Magesh Rangasamy
    Convenor, Research and Publications, CAHO Student Engagement Committee; Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, & Medico-legal Expert
58. Dr. Maher Al Bahrani
    Senior Consultant: Anaesthesiologist & Intensivist
59. Dr. Malarvizhi R
    
60. Dr. Mangesh Tiwaskar
    Consultant Physician & Diabetologist; Past Hon. General Secretary: Association of Physicians of India
61. Dr. Medha Bhave
    Plastic Surgeon
62. Dr. Mudassir Khan
    Professor & Head: Department of Community Medicine / Public Health, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute
63. Dr. MVS Satya Prakash
    Past Secretary: Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists, Puducherry State Branch; Professor: Department of Anaesthesiology & CC, JIPMER, Puducherry
64. Dr. Nagendra Swamy
    President: Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
65. Dr. Narayan Karne
    Official Nominee; Legal Committee Chair: Indian Orthopedic Association
66. Dr. Narinderpal Singh
    Official Nominee: Indian Society of Nephrology; Senior Medical Professor & Kidney Specialist; Chairperson: Institutional Ethics Committee
67. Dr. Naveen Malhotra
    Official Nominee; Director: President: Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists; Aas Pain Management Centre, Rohtak, Haryana
68. Dr. Neesha Nair
    AGM Medical Affairs: Quality & Patient Safety - Aster DM Healthcare GCC
69. Dr. Niveditha Devasenapathy
    Official Nominee; Academic Clinical Researcher; DBT / Wellcome Trust India Alliance Intermediate Fellow; Program Head: Academic Trials Unit, The George Institute for Global Health, India
70. Dr. Pankaj Surange
    Official Nominee: Indian Society for Study of Pain; Registrar: Indian Academy of Pain Medicine - Academic & Training Wing
71. Dr. Pikee Saxena
    Official Nominee; Joint Secretary: Indian Fertility Society; Director & Professor of Obstetrics& Gynecology: Lady Hardinge Medical College & Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi
72. Dr. Pramod Paharia
    Senior Medical Officer Pediatrics & Quality Coordinator: Department of Pediatrics, Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya
73. Dr. Pranjan Mitra
    Official Nominee; Professor: Public Health Dentistry, Luxmi Bai Dental College & Hospital
74. Dr. Prashant Karn
    Assistant Professor, Dept. of Hospital Management, School of Business and Management, Bhawanipur Global Campus, Kolkata
75. Dr. Prashant Nasa
    Integrated Critical Care Unit, New Cross Hospital, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
76. Dr. Prashant Vashistha
    Regional Director: Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Delhi-NCR
77. Dr. Prateek Rastogi
    Professor & Head: Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim
78. Dr. Pushparaja
    Radiological Protection Specialist; Ex-Editor: Radiation Protection and Environment Journal
79. Dr. R Chandni
    Professor of Medicine & HOD: Emergency Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala
80. Dr. Rabindrakumar Jena
    Official Nominee; Indian Society Of Haematology & Blood Transfusion
81. Dr. Raghupathi Ramtenki
    Senior Consultant Pediatric Intensivist & Incharge: Pediatric Critical Care Unit, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad
82. Dr. Rahul Wani
    President: Navi Mumbai Obstetric and Gynaecological Society (NMOGS); Medicolegal Consultant & Lead Assessor: Lakshya Manyata Program, FOGSI
83. Dr. Rajesh Dere
    Official Nominee; Hon. Secretary: Indian Academy Of Forensic Medicine; HOD - Forensic Medicine: Nair Hospital, Mumbai
84. Dr. Rakesh Garg
    Editor-in-Chief: Indian Journal of Anaesthesia; Professor: Dept. of Onco-Anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine, Dr. BRA Institute Cancer Hospital & National Cancer Institute, AIIMS, Delhi
85. Dr. Rakesh Kapoor
    Prof & Unit Head: Dept. of Radiotherapy & Oncology, Tertiary Cancer Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh
86. Dr. Ramen Goel
    Trustee: Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons
87. Dr. Ranjan Agrawal
    Professor & Head: Pathology, Rajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly
88. Dr. Ranjit Immanuel James
    Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Christian Medical College, Vellore
89. Dr. Ravikeerthy M
    Senior Consultant Physician: Fortis Hospital
90. Dr. Reshu Gupta
    
91. Dr. Revati Deshmukh
    Professor & Head: Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Oral Microbiology, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Dental College & Hospital, Pune
92. Dr. Rishi Bhatia
    General and Laparoscopy Surgeon; Medicolegal Advisor, Meerut, UP
93. Dr. S Abdul Rahman
    Chief Executive: East Coast Hospitals, Puducherry
94. Dr. S Senthilkumaran
    Official Nominee: President: Asia Oceanic Association of Medical Toxicology; Medical Director: Manian Medical Centre
95. Dr. Sai Prasad Gadapa
    Nephrologist; Founder: TelemedReferral App for Doctors
96. Dr. Sanghamitra Bora
    Official Nominee; Hon. Secretary & National Faculty: Indian Association of Palliative Care; National Trainer: Palliative Care & Elderly Care, National Health Systems Resource Centre (under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government ofIndia)
97. Dr. Santanu Deb
    Senior Consultant & HOD - Pediatrics: Nazareth Hospital, Shillong
98. Dr. Saurabh Raha
    President - Quality & Accreditation: Yashoda Super Specialty Hospitals, Ghaziabad, UP
99. Dr. Selva Seetharaman
    Director & Senior Consultant: Institute of Plastic, Aesthetic, Burns & Hand Transplant Surgery, Gleneagles Hospital, Chennai; Hon. Secretary: Association of Plastic Surgeons of India
100. Dr. Shashikant Sharma
     Unit Head: Armed Forces Medical Services; Author & TED Speaker
101. Dr. Shiva Misra
     Official Nominee: Association of Surgeons of India
102. Dr. Shobana Srinivas
     Administrator: Darshan Eye-care & Darshan Surgical Centre
103. Dr. Shobna Bhatia
     Official Nominee; President Elect: Indian Society of Gastroenterology
104. Dr. Sowjanya Patibandla
     Official Nominee; President: Society for Emergency Medicine
105. Dr. Subhal Dixit
     Director - Critical Care: Sanjeevan & MJM Hospital; Past President: ISCCM; Past Chancellor: ICCCM; Past President: ISPEN; Secretary: Sepsis Forum; Vice Chancellor: SNCC
106. Dr. Sujith Sri Surya R
     Deputy Quality Manager & Assistant Professor - Microbiology: SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Chennai
107. Dr. Suneel Mundkur
     Professor: Pediatrics, K M C Manipal & Advisor for Quality
108. Dr. Suneeta Mittal
     Official Nominee; Vice-President: Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility
109. Dr. Sunil Shenvi
     Senior Consultant: Center of Excellence for Liver & Pancreatic Disorders & Multiorgan Transplantation, Bengaluru
110. Dr. Surapaneni Krishna Mohan
     Vice Principal & Professor: Department of Biochemistry; Head: Department of Medical Education
111. Dr. Swathi Reddy
     Chief Consultant Emergency Medicine: Ramdev Rao Hospital & Managing Director: Care convoy Rehabilitation, Hyderabad
112. Dr. T Nirmal Fredrick
     MD & Chief Eye Surgeon, Nirmals Eye Hospital; Past President: AIOS - TNOA; Past President: IMA Tambaram
113. Dr. T S S Rao
     Official Nominee; President: Indian Psychiatric Society; President: South Asian Societies for Sexual Medicine; Editor: Journal of Psychosexual Health
114. Dr. Tamorish Kole
     Past President: Asian Society for Emergency Medicine
115. Dr. Udit Narang
     Additional Professor & Incharge Medical ICU: Department of Internal Medicine, AIIMS, Nagpur
116. Dr. Uma G
     Associate Professor: Anesthesiology, Karpagavinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Tamilnadu
117. Dr. V B Malleswara Rao
     Medical Head
118. Dr. V Rajesh Babu
     Past President: IMA - Coimbatore; Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon: Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore
119. Dr. V Revathy
     Official Nominee; Joint Secretary: IMA - Tambaram; Family Physician
120. Dr. Venkat Raman Kola
     Vice President: Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
121. Dr. Venkatesh Rangarajan
     Official Nominee; President: Society of Nuclear Medicine, India
122. Dr. Vignesh Karthi
     Assistant Professor: Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Guwahati
123. Dr. Vinay Goyal
     Chairman: Movement Disorder-Neurology, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon
124. Dr. Vivek Dubey
     Consultant Physician & Intensivist: Chirayu Superspeciality Hospital; Ex Sr. Consultant: Kings College Hospital, London; Founder & Course Director: Easy Paces Academy
125. Dr. Vivekanand Jha
     Executive Director: The George Institute for Global Health, India; Consultant Nephrologist: Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi; Professor of Nephrology and James Martin Fellow: University of Oxford; President-Elect: Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology
126. Dr. Vivekanshu Verma
     Associate Consultant: Department of Emergency & Trauma Care, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon
127. Dr. Yash Javeri
     Director - CCM and Emergency Medicine: Regency Super Specialty Hospital, Lucknow
128. Dr. Yogesh Parikh
     Official Nominee; President: National Neonatology Forum - Gujarat; Professor: Government Medical College, Surat
129. Ms. Radhika Mohandas
     Clinical Nurse Educator - Nursing Quality Division: Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi
130. Ms. Sai Bala
     HOD & Nursing Director: Amrita Institute of Medical Science, Kochi