Board Of Advisors
CORE TEAM
Dr. LAVU
Narendranath
Dr. Narendranath is an orthopaedic surgeon, medical researcher and the former Director of Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad. He has retired from (NIMS). He was awarded the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian medicine, his deep insight and experience contribute to Apeiron’s roadmap and vision. He has also worked with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, renowned scientist and former President of India, on a project for the development of ultra-low weight prosthetic limbs for polio-affected persons and amputees.
Dr. T.S.
Chandrashekar
Dr. Chandrashekar is a leading gastroenterologist in India and the founder chairman of Medindia Hospitals, a healthcare facility based in Chennai. Presently, he also serves as the adjunct professor in Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. He is credited with the performance of over 23,000 endoscopy procedures and is known for the Braille chart on personal hygiene he prepared in 2015 for the visually impaired people. A Padma Shri awardee, he is also the founder of the Medindia Charitable Trust, which is involved in healthcare services to the poor people through free medical camps, health awareness programs, and concessional treatment.
Dr. guru
n reddy
Globally acclaimed senior most medical practitioner, having graduated in India & fellowship in Gastroenterology, like Disease and Nutrition from Huston/Internal medicine from Detroit. Has served as a diplomat for the American board of internal medicine and gastroenterology. Presently CMD for Continental Hospital which is one of a kind in India & also Healthcare advisor to government of Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Rubin
Pillay
Dr. Pillay is a Family Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist who holds a PhD in Business Administration, an MBA and an MSc in Health Management. An accomplished healthcare executive, he brings nearly three decades of successes in healthcare as a clinician, academic, leader and innovator/entrepreneur. Dr. Pillay is the first President of the International Society of Healthcare Entrepreneurship Education and Research (ISHEER), a Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow in Health Innovation and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health. A visionary and keynote speaker of repute, Dr. Rubin’s influence on and contributions to the field of healthcare innovation are praiseworthy.
Dr. M
Arumugam
Dr. Arumugam is the Founder and Managing Director, Broadline Technologies Private Limited, a leading player in offering IT services. A technocrat with rich experience across a broad spectrum of domains, he was awarded the Prime Minister’s E-Governance Award for successful innovation in the year 2000. His keen interest in furthering education and social growth has resulted in him being associated with the Anna University, Chennai, IIT and several other educational institutions in India on an advisory basis. Founding member of the Tamil Chair at Harvard University. He is currently associated with Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams (TTD) along with Indian Institute of Management for re- structuring their supply chain process.
Dr. Biren
Sahoo
Dr. Sahoo is a postgraduate in medicine and has also been working in translational medical research. He has held positions in top management in global organisations like Terumo Corporation, Japan, Welch Allyn Inc, USA, amongst others and has lectured on research methodologies around the world. He was instrumental in setting up a telemedicine centre as a part of South Asia Regional Cooperation project in Bhutan and piloted the connected primary healthcare project in African countries. Dr Sahoo continues to be part of teaching and research activities, besides balancing his practice as an internist. A caring and compassionate humanitarian, Dr.Biren’s fortitude drives the Apeiron team to continue to scale higher peaks and exceed expectations.