Prof Venkatesh Thuppil, PhD - Principal Advisor

Prof Venkatesh Thuppil is popularly known as the “Lead Man of India” for his pioneering work on lead poisoning. He was responsible for the introduction of unleaded fuel in India as well as introduction of lead-free paints. He is the Director of the National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India (NRCLPI) at Bangalore.

He is the Principal Advisor to the Quality Council of India (QCI) and a Principal Assessor for NABH, NABCB and NRBPT. He is also a Lead Assessor of NABL and a technical committee member for the NABL. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, St John’s Medical College, Bangalore. He is a consultant to the South East Asian countries for accreditation. Prof Thuppil is a visiting scholar at the University of Cincinnati (USA), Boston Medical School (USA) and Zubeita University (Bolivia). He is a recipient of the Arya Bhatta award for Medicine. 

Dr A Malathi, MD - Advisor, NABH & JCI

Dr Malathi is the Head of Medical Services, Clinical Compliance and Education at Manipal Health Systems, Bangalore. In addition, she is a Principal Assessor for the NABH as well as NABH Faculty for the programme of Implementation of NABH Standards. She is also a member of the CII IQ Healthcare Quality Task Force in Karnataka. At her previous engagement at Wockhardt Hospitals, she was the Head of Quality and supported the JCI implementation at 2 hospitals of Wockhardt. She also trained and supported the NABH Implementation at 6 Wockhardt hospitals.

Dr C V Anand, PhD - Advisor, NABL

Dr C V Anand is the Professor and Head of the PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore. Dr Anand is an empanelled Technical Assessor in Clinical Biochemistry in medical testing laboratories. He is also the Chief Quality Manager at PSG Hospitals Diagnostic Centre. Dr Anand is also a past member of the Board of Studies Post Graduate (Pre-Clinical) of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, a member of the LIC of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. In addition, he is a founder member of the Inter Laboratory Quality Assurance of Bangalore, a highly successful external quality control programme, consisting of about 20 laboratories of Bangalore city, being in operation since 2001.

Mr N Shashidhara, - Advisor, NABET, Lead Poisoning

Mr Shashidhara is the Advisor, National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India at St John's Medical College Bangalore and Educational Consultant (NABET- QCI). He is specially trained and qualified in the area of Science Communication from New School of Social Research and New York Institute of Technology, NY USA. He has vast experience in designing exhibits, training materials, organising programmes & evaluation in the area of Health, Education & Industries. He is currently engaged in conducting programmes throughout India in LEADer (Lead Educator), Lead Awareness programmes in Educational Sector, Health Sector and Industrial Sector. He is also the recipient of Rotary International Award to study abroad.