Biography

• Basic dental qualification from the Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai.
• Masters in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery from A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore.
• Fellowship in Cleft & Craniofacial Surgery at Mangalore, India.
Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations and Membership to the National Academy of Medical Sciences in 2006.
• Elected Fellow of the International College of Surgeons since 2015.
• Membership Diploma in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (MFDSRCPSGlas)
• Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg, United Kingdom (FDSRCSEd)
• Fellowship in Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin (FFDRCSI)
• Examiner to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg and Ireland
• Special interests include management of craniofacial and dento-facial deformities, TMJ surgery and orbital surgery.
• Former member of the Editorial Board for the Annals of Maxillofaical Surgery and Journal of Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery.
• Presently is a Professor in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Meenakshiammal Dental College in Chennai.
• Consultant at Meenakshi Cleft & Craniofacial Center, Chennai and Anantan Dental & Facial Surgery, Chennai.
• Consultant (Maxillofacial & Orbital Surgical services) to Shankara Nethralaya, Chennai and Aravind Eye Hospitals, Chennai.