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rd43 Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine, IndiaChennai, 8 – 11 December 2011

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Scientific Programme

th8 December, 2011 (THURSDAY)

(DAY 1)

Continuing Medical Education(Conducted by the Indian College of Nuclear Medicine)

08.00 AM Registration

09.00 – 10.00 AM

Chair Persons: Brigadier. Dr. S. S. Anand, NEW DELHIDr. M. Prabakaran, CHENNAIDr. K. Vanitha, CHENNAI

Topic: Current Trends in Multimodality Imaging - Integration,Implementation, Interpretation & Informatics (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. V. Sivasubramanian, PUTTAPARTHI

Topic: Imaging the Molecular Dynamics in the Body: An Introduction to PET/ MRI (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. K. Thayalan, CHENNAI

Topic: Building International Medical Imaging Institutions in DevelopingCountries – 21st Century Perspective (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. K. Sharma, CALCUTTA

10.00 AM Inauguration of Indian College of Nuclear Medicine CME by Dr. A. Muruganathan, (National President, Association ofPhysicians of India, 2012-2013 & Scientific CommitteeChairman, APICON 2013) followed by TEA

ALL – A

SESSION 1

11.00 – 11.50 AM

Chair Persons: Dr. A. V. Lakshmanan, CHENNAIDr. Isaac Christian Moses, COIMBATORE

Topic: Paving the Way to Personalized Medicine: Production ofSome Theragnostic Radionuclides (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Suresh Srivastava, Upton, N.Y., USA

Topic: Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Options and Availability

Speaker: Dr. M.R.A. Pillai, MUMBAI (20 minutes)

11.50 – 12.30 PM

Chair Persons: Dr Mishra MridulaDr. S. Bhoopal, CHENNAI

Topic: Novel PET Radiopharmaceuticals: Availability, Development & Challenges (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. A. K. Mishra, NEW DELHI

Topic: Role of Nuclear Medicine in Pharmaceutical Research(20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. P.S. Soni, BANGALORE

12.30 – 01.30 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. C. Rajendiran, CHENNAIDr. GP Bandhopadhaya NEW DELHIDr. B. Aruna, CHENNAI

Topic: Quality Standards and Regulatory Matters ofRadiopharmaceuticals. (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. N. Ramamoorthy, MUMBAI

Topic: Quality Implementation tools in Health Care (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr Sujata Mitra, JAMSHEDPUR

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

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Topic: Importance of Accreditation and Outline of NABH Standards in Medical Imaging Services (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Uday B. Patil, BENGALURU

01.30 – 02.30 PM

02.30 – 03.00 PM Inauguration of the Stalls by Dr. B. R. Mittal (National President, SNM India & Scientific Committee Chairman, SNMINDIACON 2011)

03.00 – 04.10 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. M. Balu David, KANCHEEPURAMDr. B. Santhanaraj, ERODEMr. T. Anbalagan, CHENNAI

Topic: Role of AERB in the Growth of Nuclear Medicine in India(30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr Pankaj Tandon MUMBAI.

Topic: Sub-(half)-mm SPECT/PET of Molecules and Tissue in Action (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Frederik Beekman NETHERLANDS

Topic: Respiratory Motion Management in PET Imaging (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Manas Mayank, AHMEDABAD

04.10 – 04.30 PM

04.30 – 06.10 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. S. K. Rajan, CHENNAIDr. Baljinder Singh, CHANDIGARHDr. P. Balasubramaniam, CHENNAI

Topic: Is 68Ga the next potential 99mTc of the future? (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Vijay Kumar, NSW, AUSTRALIA

LUNCH

SESSION 5

TEA

SESSION 6

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Topic: THERANOSTICS: From Molecular Imaging Using PET/CT with Ga-68

Labeled Tracers to Personalized Therapy (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Richard P. Baum, BAD BERKA, GERMANY

Topic: Clinical Concepts and Strategies involved in 131-I-MIBGTherapy of Neural Crest Tumors (20 minutes)

Speaker:

Topic: Somatostatin Receptor Imaging of GEP NET tumors(20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Gaurav Malhotra, MUMBAI

07.00 PM onwards

Dr. Sandip Basu MUMBAI

Inauguration of the SNMINDIACON 2011 followed by Inaugural Dinner

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th9 December, 2011 (FRIDAY)

(DAY 2)

Scientific Programme (Sponsored by G.E. Health Care)

rd(43 Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine India)

08.00 AM Registration

09.00 – 10.00 AM

Chair Persons: Dr. S. Shanmuga Kumar, CHENNAIDr. D. Krishnan, CHENNAIDr. K. N. Srinivasan, TRICHIRAPALLI

Topic: PET / CT in the Evaluation of Undiagnosed Fever (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Sundaraiya Sumati, CHENNAI

Topic: How does PET/CT help in Management of OesophagusCancer? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Pankaj Dougall, NEW DELHI

Topic: PET/CT in GI Abdomino-Pelvic Malignancies: Where and When? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Anshu Rajnish Sharma, MUMBAI

10.00 – 10.40 AM

Chair Persons: Dr. M.S. Ashraf, TRICHIRAPALLI

Dr. Chandra Chatterjee, BIOSCAN, India

Topic: Radiopharmaceuticals Beyond FDG for PET Imaging (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. M.G.R. Rajan, MUMBAI

HALL – A

SESSION 7

SESSION 8

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Topic: Myocardial perfusion scan with Lexiscan (Pharmacological stress updates) (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, BELTSVILLE, USA

10.40 – 11.00 AM

11.00 AM – 12.00 NOON

Chair Persons: Dr. C. M.K. Reddy, CHENNAIDr. D. Chandrasekaran, CHENNAIDr. M. Paul Korath, CHENNAI

Topic: Emerging Trends in Renal Scintigraphy( 20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. H. Dhanapathi, PUDUCHERRY

Topic: Studying the Transplant Kidney Function – Basic Concepts and Current Understanding in NuclearNephrourology (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. M.S. Amaresan, CHENNAI

Topic: Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathies in Diabetes – What are we expected to Know? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. N. Narasingan, CHENNAI

12.00 NOON – 12.10 PM

Special Launching Programme on APICON2013

Welcoming The Delegates of SNMINDIACON2011

12.20 – 01.00 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. B.R. Mittal, CHANDIGARHDr. Ramesh Asopa, MUMBAI

Topic: PET/CT in Oncology: A revolutionary imaging technique

Orator: Dr. Rakesh Kumar, NEW DELHI

01.00– 02.30 PM

TEA

SESSION 9

LUNCH FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS

HOMI BHABHA MEMORIAL ORATION

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02.30 – 03.10 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. E. Venkatachaplapathy, CHENNAIDr. T. M. R. Panicker, CHENNAI

Topic: SPECT/CT in Sentinel Node Mapping andLymphoscintigraphy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. R. Krishnakumar, CHENNAI

Topic: Lymphoscintigraphy as a Diagnostic Tool in FilarialLymphoedema (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B.K. Das, BHUBANESHWAR

03.10 – 04.10 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. K. Shanmugam, CHENNAIDr. G. Sridhar, CHENNAI

Topic: Multimodal Imaging in Drug Discovery and Targeting(30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Rao Papineni, WOODBRIDGE, CT 06525 , USA

Topic: Applied Nuclear Medicine in Clinical Practice – Case Presentation (30 Minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S.S. Lakshmanan, CHENNAI

04.00 – 04.20 PM

04.20 – 05.00 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. B.R. Mittal, CHANDIGARHDr. Ramesh Asopa, MUMBAI

Topic: Nuclear Cardiology in Next Decade

Orator: Dr. G. N. Mahapatra, MUMBAI

SESSION 10

SESSION 11

TEA

VIKRAM SARABHAI MEMORIAL ORATION

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05.00 – 06.00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION ON AN INSIDER’S VIEW ONMOLECULAR IMAGING AND ITS CURRENTDEVELOPMENTS

Moderator: Dr. Venkatesh Rangarajan, MUMBAI

06.00 PM Indian College of Nuclear Medicine General BodyMeeting followed by DINNER (Sponsored by JubilantDraxImage Limited)

08.00 – 09.00 AM Read Challenging Medical Images with Experts

09.00 – 10.20 AM

Chair Persons: Dr. Col. P.G. Kumar, KOLKOTTADr. S. Charan, CHENNAIMr. B. S. Jagdish Babu, CHENNAI

Topic: Nuclear Medicine in Drug Development (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Baljinder Singh, CHANDIGARH

Topic: Misadministrations in Nuclear Medicine (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. A. K. Shukla, LUCKNOW

Topic: Impact of Quality Assurance on the Clinical Outcome ofImage Interpretation (20 minutes)

Speaker: Mr. Subhash Chand Kheruka, LUCKNOW

Topic: NEMA Acceptance Tests for PET/CT (20 minutes)

Speaker: Ms. Sarika, CHANDIGARH

10.20 – 11.00 AM

HALL – B

SESSION 12

TEA (FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS)

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11.00 – 11.40 AM

Chair Persons: Dr. V. Natarajan, CHENNAIDr. N. Balamurugan, SALEM

Topic: FDG PET Studies in the Management of Epilepsy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. Dinesh Nayak, CHENNAI

Topic: Role of Nuclear Medicine Techniques (SPECT & PET) inMovement Disorders (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Madhavi Tripathi NEW DELHI

11.40 AM – 12.20 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimhan, CHENNAIDr. S. Rajarathinam, CHENNAI

Topic: Evolving role of SPECT & PET in psychiatric disorders (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI

Topic: FDG PET Changes in Brain Glucose Metabolism inDementia (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Rajnish Sharma, NEW DELHI

12.20 – 01.00 PM

01.00 – 02.00 PM

02.00 – 03.20 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. (Mrs) Nylla Shanthly, VELLOREDr. S. Rajasundaram, CHENNAI Dr. (Major). S. Lakshminarasimhan, CHENNAI

Topic: Molecular Breast Imaging to Detect and Follow-up SmallTumors of the Breast using 99m Tc- Scintimammography (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Ajit Kumar Das, PATNA, BIHAR

SESSION 13

SESSION 14

LUNCH

SESSION 15

HOMI BHABHA MEMORIAL ORATION

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Topic: PET/CT in Breast Cancer: Current Recommendations and Evidence (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Partha S. Choudhury, NEW DELHI

Topic: Impact of PET/CT in the Management of PediatricMalignancies (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Sneha Shah, MUMBAI

Topic: Present and Future Role of SPECT / CT (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Anish Bhattacharya, CHANDIGARH

03.20 – 04.20 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. Wing Cdr. Dash, BENGALURUDr. Shiv S. Karunakaran, CHENNAI

Topic: Bone Scintigraphy: Is it still relevant in PET/CT era ? (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Tek Chand Kalawat, TIRUPATI

Topic: Metastatic Bone Pain Palliation: Changing Paragdim (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Sanjay Gambhir, LUCKNOW

Topic: Therapeutic Effects and Side Effects of Radiosynovectomy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Shamim Ahmed, NEW DELHI

04.20 – 05.00 PM

05.00 – 06.00 PM FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 1(6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH)

06.00 – 07.00 PM FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 2(6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH)

Convener: Dr. Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, SRINAGAR

SESSION 16

VIKRAM SARABHAI MEMORIAL ORATION

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th10 December, 2011 (SATURDAY)

DAY 3

Scientific Programme (Sponsored by PHILLIPS Health Care)rd(43 Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine India)

08.00 AM FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 3(6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH)

Convener: Dr. Col. J. K. Bhagat, JAIPUR

09.00 – 10.00 AM

Chair Persons: Dr. K. Thirumurthi, CHENNAIDr. S. Avudaiappan, COIMBATOREDr. P. Paranthaman, CHENNAI

Topic: Evaluation of Inducible Ischaemia with RadionuclideTechniques (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. P. Shanmuga Sundaram, COCHIN.

Topic: Integrating Nuclear Cardiology and CT Angio to EvaluateCoronary Artery (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. S. D. Satishnath, CHENNAI

Topic: Clinical Relevance to Measure Myocardial Blood Flow withPET (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Harisankar, THRISSUR

10.00 – 11.00 AM

HALL – A

SESSION 17

TEA (FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS)

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11.00 AM – 12.20 PM

Chair Persons: Dr Arun Malhotra, NEW DELHIDr. K. S. Gnanaguruparan, CHENNAI

Topic: Practical Challenges faced in the Management of AdvancedHeart and Lung Failure - How can Nuclear Medicine Help?(20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Paul Ramesh Thangaraj, CHENNAI

Topic: Evolving Role of PET in Assessing Cardiovascular Disorders (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Abass Alavi, PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A

Topic: Advances in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Rb 82 PET (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, BELTSVILLE, USA

12.20 – 01.00 PM

Chairperson: Dr. B.R. Mittal, CHANDIGARHDr. Ramesh Asopa, MUMBAI

Topic: Nuclear Medicine in the Evaluation of the Solitary ThyroidNodule - Could PET/CT be the Answer?

Orator Dr. Anupam Mondal, NEW DELHI

01.00 – 02.00 PM

02.00 – 03.00 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. K. S. Sekar, CHENNAIDr. S. G. Ramanan, CHENNAI

Topic: Imaging Hypoxia and Angiogenesis: Opportunities to turnadversity to advantage (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Joseph Rajendran, SEATTLE, USA

Topic: Impact of PET/CT in Radiotherapy Planning in Oncology(Lecture Sponsored by Phillips Health Care) (30 minutes)

Speaker:

SESSION 18

LUNCH

SESSION 19

BRIG. S.K. MAJUMDAR MEMORIAL ORATION

Dr. Ramesh Rengan, PHILADELPHIA, USA

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03.00 – 04.00 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. Bellaramine V. Lawarance, CHENNAIDr. B. Rajasekharrao, MUMBAI

Topic: Radiation Protection Issues in Radionuclide Therapy (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Nand K Relan, STONY BROOK, USA

Topic: Myeloablative Radioimmunotherapy for Lymphoma andLeukemia: Keeping the Magic in the Bullet (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Joseph Rajendran, SEATTLE, USA

04.00 – 04.20 PM

04.20 – 05.10 PM

Topic: High-LET Radionuclides for the Molecular Imaging andTherapy of Cancer and Active Atheromatous Disease (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Suresh Srivastava, UPTON, N.Y. 11973, USA

Topic: Conventional Nuclear Medicine in the Management ofMedical Emergencies and Acute Care (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Shefali Gokhale, PUNE

05.10 – 06.00 PM Society of Nuclear Medicine India General Body Meeting

07.30 PM onwards:

Cultural Program & Banquet Dinner sponsored by GE Health Care

SESSION 20

TEA

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HALL – B

SESSION 21

SESSION 22

TEA (FOLLOWED BY VISIT TO STALLS)

08.00 AM FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 4(6 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH)

Convener: Dr. N. Sivaprasad, BRIT, MUMBAI

09.00 – 09.40 AM

Chair Persons: Dr. E. Prabhu, CHENNAIDr. S. Chandrasekar, CHENNAI

Topic: Evaluation of GI Bleed using Radionuclide Methods (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. N. Anirudhan, , COIMBATORE

Topic: Quantifying the Gastrointestinal Motility in Diabetes mellituswith Scintigraphic methods (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Shoukat H Khan, SRINAGAR

09.40 – 10.20 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. A. R. Vijayakumar, COIMBATOREDr. A. Gowrishankar, CHENNAI

Topic: Nuclear techniques in Stem Cell Transplantation (30 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI

Topic: Nuclear Medicine: A New Strategic Service Line

Speaker: Dr. Ed L. Hansen, HOUSTON, TX, USA

10.20 – 11.00 AM

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11.00 AM – 12.20 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. A. Velumani, MUMBAIDr. S. Chandrasekaran, CHENNAI

Topic: Role of Advancing Surgery in Assisting and AugmentingRadio-Iodine Ablation of Thyroid Cancer. (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. (Gp. Capt.). V. V. S. Prabhakar Rao, HYDERABAD.

Topic: Radio-Iodine Treatment & Follow up of Metastatatic Diseasein Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Speaker: Dr. Prasanta K Pradhan, LUCKNOW

Topic: Utility of Radioiodine Therapy in Thyroglobulin ElevatedNegative Iodine Scintigraphy (TENIS) syndrome (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Partha Sinha, LEXINGTON, USA

Topic: Impact of rTSH in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. K. Kumaresan, HYDERABAD

12.20 – 01.00 PM

01.00 to 02.00 PM

02.00 PM – 03.00 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. T. S. Swaminathan, CHENNAIDr. K. M. Lakshmipathy, CHENNAI

Topic: Current Evidence on the Role of PET/CT in ThyroidMalignancies (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Archi Agarwal, MUMBAI

SESSION 23

LUNCH

SESSION 24

(SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM ON THYROID DISORDERS)

BRIG. S.K. MAJUMDAR MEMORIAL ORATION

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Topic: Selective Intra-Arterial Radionuclide Therapy (SIRT) of Liver Cancer

Speaker: 1. Intervenional Radiologist’s Perspective – Dr. M.C. Uttappa, BENGALURU

2. Nuclear Medicine Physician’s Perspective – Dr. R. V. Parameswaran, BENGALURU

03.00 – 04.00 PM

Chair Persons: Dr. S. Gnasekaran, CHENNAIDr. V. Balasundaram, CHENNAI

Topic: Apperciating the Value of FDG PET/CT in the Evaluation ofOccult Malignancies (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Srikanth V. Solov, PUNE

Topic: PET imaging & Tumor Biology (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI

Topic: HepatobiliaryScintigraphy - Current Scenario (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. R. Maharajan, KOZHIKODE

04.00 – 05.00 PM

05.00 – 06.00 PM Society of Nuclear Medicine India General Body Meeting

SESSION 25

TEA Followed by Visit to the Stalls

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th11 December, 2011 (SUNDAY)

DAY 4

Scientific Programme

rd(43 Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine India)

08.00 AM FREE PAPER PRESENTATION SESSION 5(9 PAPERS X 10 MINUTES EACH)

Dr. Lt. Col. G. Dhananjayan, ERNAKULAM

09.30 – 10.30 AM

Dr. B A Krishna, MUMBAI

10.30– 11.00 AM

11.00 – 12.00 NOON

APPLIED NUCLEAR MEDICINE WORKSHOP

Chairpersons: Dr. V. P. Narayanan, CHENNAIDr. K. Maheshwar, CHENNAI

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of BRAIN - With Special Reference toEpilepsy (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. P. Ramesh, CHENNAI

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of Neck Nodes and Neck Spaces (40 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. A. Anbarasu, COIMBATORE

HALL – A (Ball Room)

Convener:

Quiz in Nuclear Medicine

QUIZ MASTER:

TEA

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12.00 NOON – 01.30 PM

Chairpersons: Dr. N. Kulasekaran CHENNAIDr. S. Magesh Kumar, CHENNAI

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of Thorax (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. T. Sunder, CHENNAI

Topic: Restaging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma - the integratedPET/CT approach (20 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. Baghyam Raghavan, CHENNAI

Topic: Tomographic Anatomy of Abdomen & Pelvis (40 minutes)

Speaker: Dr. C. Amarnath, CHENNAI

01.30 PM

SESSION 27

Valedictory Function & Concluding Lunch

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rd43 Annual Conference of Society of Nuclear Medicine, IndiaChennai, 8 – 11 December 2011

FACULTY

Brigadier. Dr. S. S. Anand, Dean, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Former National President, Society of Nuclear Medicine India, NEW DELHI

Dr. M. Prabakaran, President, Indian Radiological & Imaging Association (TN & PY Chapter); Former Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College, Chennai and Director, Board of Super Speciality Education, Bharat Scans, CHENNAI

Dr. K. Vanitha, Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. V. Sivasubramanian, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, PUTTAPARTHI

Dr. K. Thayalan, Chairman, AMPI, TN & P Chapter; Vice President, AMPI; Secretary, Indian Brachytherapy Society; Member, PDC, Asian- Oceiana Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics; Consultant Medical Physicist, Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Pallikaranai, CHENNAI

Dr. S. K. Sharma, Formerly, President, Society of Nuclear Medicine, B.C. Roy Awardee and Sheriff of Calcutta, Chairman, EKO X -Ray and Imaging Institute, CALCUTTA

Dr. A. V. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Division of Physical Sciences & Director (Administration), Cancer Institute, Adayar, CHENNAI

Dr. Isaac Christian Moses, Organizing Secretary, Association of Physicians of India Annual Conference (APICON2013) & Medical Director, Bethesda Hospital, 11, Simpson Nagar, COIMBATORE

Dr. Suresh Srivastava, Senior Scientist and Head, Medical Isotope Research and Production Program Collider-Accelerator Department, Building 801, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, N.Y. 11973, USA

Dr. M.R.A. Pillai, Head, Radiopharmacuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), MUMBAI

Dr Mishra Mridula Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Dr. S. Bhoopal, Formerly Professor & Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

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Dr. A. K. Mishra, Director, Division of Cyclotron and Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), NEW DELHI

Dr. P.S. Soni, Ex-Head, Medical Cyclotron Facility, BRIT/BARC; Ex-President, Society of Nuclear Medicine, India;Dean, Indian College of Nuclear Medicine; Vice-Dean, Asian School of Nuclear Medicine; National Coordinator of IAEA- DAT Programme for Nuclear Medicine Professional; Principal Advisor & Consultant, FDI Care, BANGALORE

Dr. C. Rajendiran, Founder Secretary, Indian Society of Toxinology and Director, Institute of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College & Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. CHENNAI

Dr. GP Bandhopadhaya Professor of Radiopharmacy, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NEW DELHI

Dr. B. Aruna, Professor of Pharmacology, Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital, Kilpauk, CHENNAI

Dr. N. Ramamoorthy, Senior Advisor to Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), MUMBAI

Dr Sujata Mitra, Senior Specialist and Head, Nuclear Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Steel, JAMSHEDPUR

Dr. Uday B. Patil,, Principal Assessor, Medical Imaging Services, NABH and Senior Consultant Radiologist, Medall Group of Institutions , BENGALURU

Dr. M. Balu David, Director, Government Aringnar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital, Karapettai, KANCHEEPURAM

Dr. B. Santhanaraj, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering,Velalar College of Engineering and Technology, Thindal, ERODE

Mr. T. Anbalagan, Chief Scientific Officer, Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute, No.12, Vellallar Street, Purasawalkkam, CHENNAI

Dr Pankaj Tandon Senior Scientist, Radiological Safety Division, Niyamak Bhavan - B, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Anushakti Nagar, MUMBAI.

Dr. Frederik Beekman Professor and Head, Section of Radiation, Detection & Medical Imaging at TU Delft University of Technology, NETHERLANDS

Dr. Manas Mayank, Associate Professor & Head, GCRI, AHMEDABAD

Dr. S. K. Rajan, Formerly, Dean, Stanley Medical College, Chennai; Chairman, City Physician’s Association & Co Chairman, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter; Adviser, Board of Super Speciality Studies & Chairman, Ethics Committee, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, CHENNAI

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Dr. Baljinder Singh, Secretary, Indian College of Nuclear Medicine; Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH

Dr. P. Balasubramaniam, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. Vijay Kumar, Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Head of Radiopharmaceutical Research, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Westmead Hospital & The Children’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2145. AUSTRALIA

Dr. Richard P. Baum, Chairman and Clinical Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine / Center for PET/CT, ENETS Center of Excellence, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, 99437 BAD BERKA, GERMANY

Dr. Gaurav Malhotra, Senior Consultant, Nuclear Medicine Academic Programme, Radiation Medicine Centre (BARC), Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, J.B. Wadia Road, Parel, MUMBAI

Dr. S. Shanmuga Kumar, Professor & Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Barnard Institute of Radiology and Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. D. Krishnan, Professor of Surgery, Stanley Medical College & Chief Consultant, Subiksha Nursing Home, Preambur, CHENNAI

Dr. K. N. Srinivasan, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, GVN Institute of Oncology, TRICHIRAPALLI

Dr. Sundaraiya Sumati, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET - CT, Global Hospitals and Health City, CHENNAI

Dr. Pankaj Dougall, Senior Consultant, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Max Heart and Vascular Institute, Saket, NEW DELHI

Dr. Anshu Rajnish Sharma, Editor in Chief, Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine; Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, MUMBAI

Dr. M.S. Ashraf, Chairman, Association of Physicians of India, Tamil Nadu Chapter, thAyesha Hospital, A – 6, 11 Cross East, Thillainagar, TRICHIRAPALLI

Dr. Chandra Chatterjee, Director, Preclinical Applications, BIOSCAN, India

Dr. Sandip Basu: Head, Nuclear Medicine Academic Programme, Radiation Medicine Centre (BARC), Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, JerbaiWadia Road, Parel, Mumbai

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Dr. M.G.R. Rajan, Head, Radiation Medicine Centre, Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Parel, MUMBAI

Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, Past President of The Indo American Society of Nuclear Medicine (IASNM); Director, American Cardiovascular Imaging, 11890 Old Baltimore Pike, Unit C ,Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

Dr. C. M.K. Reddy, Former Professor of Surgery & Chief Vascular Surgeon, Stanley Medical College & Director, Halstead Surgical Clinic, P.H. Road, Kilpauk, CHENNAI

Dr. D. Chandrasekaran, Former Professor & Head, Department of Urology, Stanley Medical College and ChiefRenal Transplant Surgeon, Kumaran Hospitals Pvt. Ltd, Kilpauk, CHENNAI

Dr. M. Paul Korath, Director, K.J. College of Continuing Education and Chief Physician, K.J. Hospitals, P.H. Road, Chennai; Scientific Committee Coordinator, SNMINDIACON2011, CHENNAI

Dr. H. Dhanapathi, Assistant Professor, Nuclear Medicine Department, JIPMER, PUDUCHERRY

Dr. M.S. Amaresan Professor Emeritus and Father of Nephrology in Tamil Nadu, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University; Chairman, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter, CHENNAI

Dr. S. N. Narasingan, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Secretary, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter, Director, Dr. SNN Medicare Centre, Alwarpet, CHENNAI

Dr. B.R. Mittal, President, Society of Nuclear Medicine, India; Country Principal, Asian School of Nuclear Medicine; Professor and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH

Dr. Ramesh Asopa, Secretary, Society of Nuclear Medicine India; Head, Clinical Nuclear Medicine Section Radiation Medicine Centre (BARC), Tata Memorial Centre Annexe, JerbaiWadia Road, Parel, MUMBAI

Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Additional Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NEW DELHI

Dr. E. Venkatachaplapathy, Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear medicine and PET, M.I.O.T. Hospitals, CHENNAI

Dr. T. M. R. Panicker, Professor and Dean, Research Faculty, K. J. Institute of Medical Research, CHENNAI

Dr. R. Krishnakumar, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Institute, W.I.A., Adayar, CHENNAI

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Dr. B.K. Das, Ex Head, Nuclear Medicine, SGPGI, Lucknow & Director,Utkal Institute of Medical Sciences, BHUBANESHWAR

Dr. K. Shanmugam, Coordinator, SNMINDIACON2011 & Executive Member, API Chennai Chapter; Chief Physician, Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital, (AMM Foundation) M.T.H. Road, Ambattur, CHENNAI

Dr. G. Sridhar, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur and Department of Nuclear Medicine, Billroth Hospitals, Shenoy Nagar, CHENNAI

Dr. Rao Papineni, Senior Principal Investigator, Research and Development, Carestream Molecular Imaging & Health Inc. 4 Research Drive, Woodbridge, CT 06525 , USA

Dr. S.S. Lakshmanan, Chairman, Scientific Committee, Association of Physicians of India, Chennai Chapter and Chairman, API - Tamil Nadu Chapter, CHENNAI

Dr. G. N. Mahapatra, Professor and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fortis Raheja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai & Visiting Consultant, Department of Thyroidology, Bhatia General Hospital, MUMBAI

Dr. Venkatesh Rangarajan, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, MUMBAI

Dr. Col. P.G. Kumar, Senior Advisor and HOD, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital, Indian Air force, KOLKOTTA

Dr. S. Charan, Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician, Bharat Nuclear Scans, Royapettah, CHENNAI

Mr. B. S. Jagdish Babu, Nodal Person – SNMINDIACON2011; Hony. Technical Advisor & Medical Physicist, Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute, No.12, Vellallar Street, Purasawalkkam, CHENNAI

Dr. A. K. Shukla Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Inst. of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, LUCKNOW

Mr. Subhash Chand Kheruka , Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, LUCKNOW

Ms. Sarika, Medical Physicist, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH

Dr. V. Natarajan, Formerly, Professor / HOD &, Director Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. N. Balamurugan, Consultant Neurologist and HOD, Department of Neurology, Manipal Hospital, Dalmia Board, Salem Bangalore Highway, SALEM

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Dr. S. Dinesh Nayak, Senior Consultant Epileptologist & Head, Institute of Neurosciences, Global Hospitals and Health City, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, CHENNAI

Dr. Madhavi Tripathi IUSSTF Research Fellow, Division of PET Imaging, Molecular Imaging & Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, NEW DELHI

Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimhan, Professor of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. S. Rajarathinam, Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Kilpauk Medical College & Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. B A Krishna, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hinduja Hospital Bldg, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, MUMBAI

Dr Rajnish Sharma, Joint Director ( Academics) , Specialist in Nuclear Medicine & Thyroid diseases,Division of Clinical PET Imaging , Molecular Imaging & Research Center ( MIRC), Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, NEW DELHI

Dr. (Mrs) Nylla Shanthly, Professor and Consultant, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Christian Medical College, VELLORE

Dr. S. Rajasundaram, Senior Consultant in Surgical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, No.320, Anna Salai, Teynampet, CHENNAI

Dr. (Major). S. Lakshminarasimhan, Consultant & Head, Medical Oncology Department, Appasamy Hospitals, Friends Avenue, Arumbakkam, CHENNAI & Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. Ajit Kumar Das, Secretary, SNM India – Eastern Chapter, Consultant & Head, Dev Institute of Nuclear Medicine, PATNA, BIHAR

Dr. Partha S. Choudhury, Director, Nuclear Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, NEW DELHI

Dr. Sneha Shah, Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, MUMBAI

Dr. Anish Bhattacharya, Additional Professor, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, CHANDIGARH

Dr. Wing Cdr. Dash, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Command Hospital, Indian Air Force, BENGALURU

Dr. Shiv S. Karunakaran, Senior Consultant, Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

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Dr. Tek Chand Kalawat, Additional Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, TIRUPATI

Dr. Sanjay Gambhir, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, LUCKNOW

Dr. Shamim Ahmed, Head Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET/CT, Dewan Chand Aggarwal Imaging (DCA), NEW DELHI

Dr. Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, Formerly Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, SRINAGAR, JAMMU & KASHMIR

Dr. Col. J. K. Bhagat, Formerly President, SNM India & Senior Consultant in Nuclear Medicine, A – 19, Balaji Nagar, Near Gandhi Nagar Railway Station, JAIPUR

Dr. K. Thirumurthi, Chief of Nuclear Medicine, Sai Nuclear Medicine Division, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission Hospital, DR. J. J. Nagar, Mogappair, CHENNAI

Dr. S. Avudaiappan, Treasurer, API – Tamil Nadu Chapter and Treasurer, APICON 2013, Consultant Physician, Internal Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College, COIMBATORE

Dr. P. Paranthaman, Executive Member, API Chennai Chapter & Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Kilpauk Medical College & Government Royapettah Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. P. Shanmuga Sundaram, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET CT, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, COCHIN.

Dr. S. D. Satishnath, Treasurer, SNMINDIACON2011; Consultant & Head, Nuclear Medicine & PET - CT, Bharat Nuclear Scans, CHENNAI

Dr. Harisankar, Department of Nuclear Medicine, AMALA Institute of Medical Sciences, Amalanagar, THRISSUR

Dr Arun Malhotra, Professor & Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Facility, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, NEW DELHI

Dr. K. S. Gnanaguruparan, Formerly, Director, Institute of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. Paul Ramesh Thangaraj, Senior Consultant , Department of Advanced Heart & Lung Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Nungambakkam, CHENNAI

Dr. Abass Alavi, University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center; 3400 Spruce Street Suite 16, Philadelphia, PA 19104, ANZAPNM (PO Box 73) Balmain NSW, U.S.A

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Dr. Alexander Kurikeshu, Past President of The Indo American Society of Nuclear Medicine (IASNM); Director, American Cardiovascular Imaging, 11890 Old Baltimore Pike, Unit C, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA

Dr. Anupam Mondal, Head, Molecular Imaging & Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, NEW DELHI

Dr. K. S. Sekar, Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Global Hospitals & Health City, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, CHENNAI

Dr. S. G. Ramanan, Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Medical Oncology, Madras Cancer Care Foundation, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Mount Road, Teynampet & Kumaran Hospitals Pvt. Ltd, P.H. Road, CHENNAI

Dr. Joseph Rajendran, Professor of Radiology and Radiation Oncology (Adjunct) Division of Nuclear Medicine, Box 356113, RR 214A, University of Washington, SEATTLE, USA

Dr. Bellaramine V. Lawarance Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Medical Oncology, Global Hospitals & Health City, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, CHENNAI

Dr. B. Rajasekarrao, Director, Nueclear, Mumbai & Radiation Safety Officer, Thyrocare Technologies; Formerly, Radiation Safety Officer, Radiation Medicine Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe (BARC), Parel, MUMBAI

Dr. Nand K Relan TH Medical Physicist of Nuclear Medicine; HSC - Level 4, Room -120, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8420

Dr. Shefali Gokhale, Consultant in charge, Nuclear Medicine, Inlaks and Budhrani hospital, PUNE

Dr. N. Sivaprasad, Senior General Manager, Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology, MUMBAI

Dr. E. Prabhu, Organizing Secretary, SNMINDIACON2011 & Medical Director, Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute, Purasawalkkam, CHENNAI

Dr. S. Chandrasekar, Consultant Diabetologist & Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI

Dr. N. Anirudhan, Consultant, Department of Nuclear Medicine, G.Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Nethaji Road, Pappanaickenpalayam, COIMBATORE

Dr. Shoukat H Khan, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, SRINAGAR

Dr. Ramesh Rengan, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology( , University of Pennsylvania, 2-Donner; 3400 Spruce St.( Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Dr. A. R. Vijayakumar, Formerly, Professor & Head, Department of Internal thMedicine, Coimbatore Medical College & Organizing Chairman, 68 Annual

Conference of Association of Physicians of India, 2013, Coimbatore

Dr. A. Gowrishankar, Professor of Internal Medicine, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI

Dr. Ed L. Hansen, President and CEO, Asia-American Healthcare Corporation Hyderabad, AP, India, Houston, TX, USA

Dr. A. Velumani, Chairman cum Managing Director, Nueclear, Mumbai & CEO, THYROCARE Technologies, MUMBAI

Dr. S. Chandraskaran, Chief Physician, Soorya Hospitals, Arcot Road, Vadapalani, Chennai and Formerly, Professor of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, CHENNAI

Dr. (Gp. Capt.). V. V. S. Prabhakar Rao, Professor of Nuclear Medicine, Director, MNJ Institute of Oncology & Regional Cancer Centre, Red Hills, HYDERABAD.

Dr. Prasanta K Pradhan, President (Elect), Society of Nuclear Medicine (India) & Additional Professor, Deptt. of Nuclear Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, LUCKNOW

Dr. Partha Sinha, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, HX 313D, Lexington, KY 40536-0293, USA

Dr. K. Kumaresan, Medical Director, K K Nuclear Scans, 6-3-1109/1, Basement, Navbharat Chambers, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, HYDERABAD

Dr. T. S. Swaminathan, Chairman, Organizing Committee, SNMINDIACON2011 and Former Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai; Interventional Radiologist & Head, Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospitals, CHENNAI

Dr. K. M. Lakshmipathy, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET CT, Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital No 1, Radial Road, Pallikaranai, CHENNAI

Dr. Archi Agarwal, Associate Professor, Department of Bio imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, MUMBAI

Dr. M.C. Uttappa, Director, Department of Intereventional Radiology, Global Hospital, BENGALURU

Dr. R. V. Parameswaran, Consultant and Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Airport Road, BENGALURU

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Dr. S. Gnasekaran, Professor and Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanley Medical College, Chennai and Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Rai Memorial Medical Centre, Teynampet, CHENNAI

Dr. V. Balasundaram, Secretary, Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) Tamil Nadu Chapter; Senior Consultant, V. S. Hospital, East Spurtank Road, Egmore, CHENNAI

Dr. Srikanth V. Solov, Medical Director, SPECT LAB, Nuclear Medicine Services, K-21, Erandawana Co-Op. Society, Opp. Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital, PUNE

Dr. R. Maharajan, Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician, Baby Memorial Hospital, KOZHIKODE

Dr. Lt. Col. G. Dhananjayan, Head, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Lourde Hospital, Pachalam, ERNAKULAM

Dr. V. P. Narayanan, formerly Vice – Chancellor, Madras Medical College & Research Institute, CHENNAI

Dr. K. Maheshwar, Professor of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, CHENNAI

Dr. P. Ramesh, Medical Director & Chief Radiologist, Liberty High Scans, T.T.K Road, Alwarpet, CHENNAI

Dr. A. Anbarasu, Chief Radiologist, Piramal Diagnostic Services Pvt. Ltd, & Hi-Tech Scan Venture, Sivananda Colony, COIMBATORE

Dr. N. Kulasekaran, Former National President, Indian Radiological & Imaging Association and Director, Barnard Institute of Radiology & Oncology, Madras Medical College, CHENNAI

Dr. S. Magesh Kumar, Professor and Head, Department of Internal Medicine, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI

Dr. T. Sunder, Consultant, Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Nungambakkam, CHENNAI

Dr. Baghyam Raghavan, Senior Consultant Radiologist, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Anna Salai, Teynampet, CHENNAI

Dr. C. Amarnath, Professor & Head, Department of Radiology, Stanley Medical College, CHENNAI

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