Bangaluru Chapter

IAPEN India Bangaluru Chapter

Hon. President
Dr. Harish Ambekar

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION – MBBS, MD, EDIC
AFFILIATION: SENIOR CONSULTANT IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, FORTIS HOSPITAL, CUNNINGHAM RD, BANGALORE
EXPERIENCE: 16 YEARS
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES: INDIAN SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE, AUSTRALIA & NZ INTENSIVE CARE SOCIETY
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES:
- Published various articles on Clinical Nutrition in critically ill
- Clinical Excellence Award in Critical Care Nutrition India 2016
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Critical Care Nutrition, Neuro Intensive Care, research on clinical metabolism, bacterial genetic resistance and drugs

Hon. Vice-President
Ms. Ranjani Raman

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION – M.Sc. (DFSM), CDE, PGCPDN, PGDFSQM
AFFILIATION : Nutrition Tattva ( www.nutritiontattva.com)
DESIGNATION : Founder & Chief Dietitian
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES : Member of IDA, Bangalore chapter and Nutrition Society of Indian.
FIELD OF INTEREST IN NUTRITION: Nutrition counseling, medical nutrition therapy, gut nutrition therapy, corporate nutrition workshops and nutrition consulting for businesses.
AWARD AND CERTIFICATES – Certified for Low FODMAP diet from Monash university, Australia

Hon.Secretary
Ms. Suneetha Rao

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: Registered Dietitian, MSc. in Clinical Dietetics and Food Service Management.
AFFILIATION: Chief Nutritionist, NU Hospitals, Bengaluru.
EXPERIENCE IN CLINICAL DIETETICS: 14 plus years
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES:
- Core committee member of IAPEN India Renal Core Group.
- Executive Member of IDA, Bangalore Chapter.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES:
- ESPEN LLL certified Nutritionist in ICU nutrition
- Certified Diabetes Educator.
- Trained in FODMAP Diet from Monash University, Australia.
- Co-Author of Book ‘Nutritional Secretes’ – A nutritional guide to CKD, Dialysis and Post Renal Transplant patients, published in English and 8 Indian languages.
- Frequent speaker at corporate events, also worked for betterment of nutrition in rural community.
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Renal nutrition, critical care nutrition, sports nutrition

Hon. Treasurer
Ms.Sheetal Joshi

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : M.Sc (DFSM), Certified Diabetes educator (IDF UK), MBA, PGDHHM.
AFFILIATION: Divakars Speciality Hospital, Bengaluru . ARTIST (Asian Research & Training Institute for Skill Transfer)
DESIGNATION: Clinical Dietician & Diabetes Educator, Project Manager – Research & training.
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES:
- Scietific Member – Ethics committee – DSH Bangalore.
- Memberships – IDA Bangalore Chapter.
FIELD OF INTEREST IN NUTRITION: Diabetes , PCOS, Pregnancy, Weight loss, Metabolic disorders.
EXPERIENCE: Diet Counseling for clinical conditions including Diabetes , PCOS, Pregnancy, GDM, Weight loss, Metabolic disorders. Conducting nutrition and healthy lifestyle workshops for corporate, schools and private groups Training on Menstrual Health, Hygiene and Nutrition for adolescent girls and research study on Gestational Diabetes mellitus, PCOS and Organising global conferences. Trainer for Manyata – a FOGSI Initiative, training nurses for Anenatal care. Maternal Nutrition. Has published papers, articles, Chapter in few Journals. AWARD AND CERTIFICATES
- Won best poster presentation for community nutrition at IDACON 2019.
- Publications in nutrition based journals for the Research done.
- Won IAPEN Quality award for excellence in Public Nutrition.

Executive Committee Member
Dr.Sanjay Reddy

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: M.B.B.S., M.D
AFFILIATION:
Medical Director, Centre for Diabetes & Endocrine Car, Bangalore, from May 2009 to Till date
Consultant Diabetologist , Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Bangalore from 2014 to till date
EXPERIENCE :
Medical Director, Medisys Clinisearch, Bangalore Diabetes Centre, Bangalore 2006-2015
Consultant Diabetologist Bangalore Diabetes Hospital, Bangalore 2007 - Dec 2017
Associate Consultant, M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore, 2004-Dec 2010
Resident CCU, Vijaya Heart Foundation, Chennai, 1996 - 1997
Resident CCU, Mallya Hospital, Bangalore 1997-1999
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES:
- JOINT SECRETARY – DIABETES INDIA.
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER – RSSDI NATIONAL.
- TREASURER – KARNATAKA ENDOCRINOLOGY SOCIETY.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES: Author of_5_ papers published in peer reviewed medical or scientific journals
AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST: DIABETE EPIDEMIOLOGY, NUTRITION IN ELDERLY AND CHRONIC DISEASE / DYSLIPIDAEMIA.

Executive Committee Member
Ms.Suma Reddy

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: Msc.Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Certified Diabetes Educator.
AFFILIATION: Centre For Diabetes and Endocrine Care.
DESIGNATION: Senior Nutritionist and Diabetes Educator.
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES: Life member of IDA, Life member of Association of Diabetes Educators.
FIELD OF INTEREST IN NUTRITION: Diabetes, obesity and Renal Nutrition. Community Nutrition awareness programmes.
AWARD AND CERTIFICATES: Certified Diabetes Educator.

Executive Committee Member
Ms. Vidyavati HG

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: MSc, Registered Dietician (RD) & Ph.D. Scholar (Clinical Nutrition &Dietetics),UGC & ASRB NET Qualified.
AFFILIATION: Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. Bangalore
DESIGNATION: Senior Dietician, In-charge Department of Nutrition.
EXPERIENCE IN CLINICAL DIETETICS: 2 yrs. Experience as Researcher in CFTRI Mysore, 8+yrs of handling critical care nutrition in pre and post operative cardiac patients. Published Scientific Research articles in national and international scientific journals.
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES:
Scientific Member of Institutional Ethics Committee-UAS Bangalore
Panel member of minimum wages committee, Labour Commission, Govt. of Karnataka
Panel member of Board of Examiners at Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore
Life Member of IDA, Bangalore Chapter,
Member of Nutrition Society of India
FIELD OF INTEREST IN NUTRITION: Cardiac critical care Nutrition, cardiac rehabilitation. Paediatric Nutrition, Counselling, Clinical nutrition Research &Training, Community and public health
AWARD AND CERTIFICATES : Registered Dietician, Certified professional in critical care for infant and Paediatric nutrition.
Involved in Research project on Premature Coronary Artery Disease (PCAD).

Executive Committee Member
Ms.KiranMai

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: MSc PGDM ,SSGB (QUALITY )
AFFILIATION: Sparsh Group of Hospitals Bangalore
DESIGNATION: Chief Dietitian
ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER SOCIETIES:
IDA, IAPEN Hon member of the working committee of Nutrition and Diabetes ,core Group IAPEN.
Core group Member of HTN, GASTRO ,RENAL ,& Malnutrition india IAPEN
Member of the Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, India,Core group IAPEN
FIELD OF INTEREST IN NUTRITION: Critical care Nutrition & Therapeutic Nutrition
AWARD AND CERTIFICATES: American Association of continuous medical education
* Advanced Certificate course on” APPLIED ENTERAL PHARMACONUTRITION IN CRITICAL CARE” From NNI.
*Sports and Nutrition, India, A Core Group of (IAPEN)
*Internal Audit member (NABH)