Governance &
Faculty
A clinician-led, non-commercial platform for evidence-based clinical discourse. Over sixty clinicians contribute without designation, without title — distributed honestly across experience, specialties, and geographies.
Built because something was missing: a disciplined, non-commercial space where physicians could think together, out loud, without the distortions of commerce, status, or institutional allegiance.
The platform is physician-led and deliberately non-hierarchical. No external funding of any kind has been sought or accepted. No panelist, expert, moderator, or contributor has received compensation of any form. This is not a constraint imposed by circumstance — it is a deliberate, founding choice.
Founder, CEO &
Executive Director
Founder, CEO & Executive Director, CovidRxExchange (501c3); Founder & Chairman, Raanan Group; Founder, Nous Sapient. Pathologist, management consultant, and entrepreneur whose work spans clinical medicine, artificial intelligence, and social health systems.
Co-Founding
Collaborators

Orthopaedic Surgeon & Founder, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai. Senior orthopaedic surgeon spanning joint reconstruction, trauma, and post-COVID musculoskeletal sequelae.

Founder & Chair, Department of Cardiology, Nair Hospital, Mumbai. Pioneer who established cardiology at one of Mumbai's largest public teaching institutions.

Head of Department, Vadu Rural Health Program & Community Health Research Unit, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune. Nationally recognized vaccine scientist.

Professor, Grant Government Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. Nationally recognized authority who has shaped clinical training and policy discourse across Maharashtra.

Consultant & Chief of Urology, Fortis Hospital Mulund, Mumbai. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, rare depth as both a practising urologist and academic contributor.

Retired Molecular Biology & Diagnostic Consultant. Molecular biologist with decades of diagnostic and research experience at the frontier of molecular diagnostics.

Founder & Infectious Disease Specialist, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Clinical practice in infectious diseases within the US healthcare system, bridging Indo-American constituencies.

Solution Architect, Amazon Web Services. Designs and implements large-scale cloud and enterprise infrastructure solutions. Reflecting the platform's recognition that data infrastructure and technology governance are as critical as clinical expertise.
Paediatrics, Neonatology &
Vaccine Sciences

Paediatrician & Social Altruist, Nagpur. National-level paediatrician and committed social altruist dedicating practice to community child health.

Consultant Neonatologist, Prashanth Fertility Research Centre & Hospital, Chennai. Fellowship-trained specialist bridging neonatology and reproductive medicine.

Head of Department, Vadu Rural Health Program & Community Health Research Unit, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune. Nationally recognized vaccine scientist.

Paediatrician, Sandesh Clinic (Private Practice). Clinician-altruist dedicated to accessible paediatric care at the community level.

Past President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2020); Hon. Secretary General, South Asia Pediatric Association; Treasurer, International Pediatric Association; Founder & CEO, BPCH, Mumbai.

Paediatrician, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai. Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, combining clinical excellence with academic standing.

Retired Professor of Pediatrics, Government Medical Colleges, Nagpur & Solapur. A founding figure of academic pediatrics in Central India, with interest in Preventive Pediatrics, Nutrition and Basic Life Support.

Head of Department, Paediatrics, Fortis Hospital Mulund, Mumbai. Senior academic paediatrician leading tertiary-level child healthcare.

Professor & Head, Paediatrics, Dr VPMCH, Nashik; Secretary, IAP Maharashtra. Academic paediatric leader bridging clinical practice and national paediatric policy.
Pulmonology, Critical Care &
Respiratory Medicine

Consultant — Critical Care (Currently Middle East; formerly UK). Internationally practising anaesthesiologist with dual-continent clinical experience in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care.

Practising Pulmonologist, Rajasthan. Clinical depth in respiratory medicine from Central India, enriching evidence-based discussions from settings distinct from metro-centric practice.

Pulmonologist, Pushpawati Singhania Hospital & Research Institute, New Delhi. Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, covering COPD, interstitial lung diseases, and COVID pulmonary dimensions.

Professor & Head, Pulmonary Medicine, GGMC & Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai. Fellowship-trained lung transplant specialist instrumental in defining respiratory disease management protocols in Maharashtra.

Pulmonologist, Corporate Hospital, Mumbai. Practising pulmonologist specializing in chest and respiratory diseases within Mumbai's private hospital sector.

Consultant Pulmonologist, New Delhi. Clinical work covering infectious, obstructive, and post-COVID lung sequelae, enriching the platform's multi-city clinical network.

Consultant — Critical Care & Pulmonology, Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai. Holding European Diploma in Intensive Care (EDIC), widely regarded for clinical acuity.
Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases &
Hospital Medicine

Pro-Chancellor & Senior Professor, JNU Institute of Medical Sciences; Professor Emeritus, SMS Medical College, Jaipur. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians London and Edinburgh, 80+ published articles.

Consultant Physician, Frimley Healthcare Trust, UK. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians bringing British clinical systems expertise and comparative insight on COVID-19 NHS management protocols.

Senior Specialist, Government of India; President (Multiple Terms), National Medical Associations; COVID-19 Clinical Command, 300-Bed Hospital. Veteran government physician, national association leader, and COVID-19 clinical commander with decades of public service across Northern India. Led COVID-19 clinical operations at a 300-bed hospital and pioneered HIV care initiatives.

Consultant — General & Internal Medicine, Bangalore. Generalist internist bringing broad-based clinical reasoning to complex multi-system presentations from the Deccan region.

Director — Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Fortis Hospital Mulund, Mumbai. Fellowship-trained in infectious diseases with rare breadth in clinical infection management.

Hospitalist & Hospice Director; Founder, NGO; Kell West Regional Hospital, Texas, USA. Physician-administrator integrating clinical medicine with health management and social purpose.

Hospitalist Director, Cone Health at Alamance Regional, North Carolina, USA. Hospital medicine leader overseeing acute inpatient care, providing US clinical protocols perspective.

Consultant Infectious Diseases & Head of GIM, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians London, deep infectious disease expertise.
Cardiology &
Cardiac Sciences

Founder & Chair, Department of Cardiology, Nair Hospital, Mumbai. Pioneer who established cardiology at one of Mumbai's largest public teaching institutions.

Cardiologist, Nagpur. Clinical voice for cardiac medicine in Central India, bringing cardiovascular expertise on arrhythmia, myocarditis, and vascular complications of COVID-19.
Pathology, Microbiology &
Laboratory Medicine

Professor Emeritus, Pathology, JMF's ACPM Medical College; Former Dean, BJ Government Medical College, Pune. Pathologist-administrator of distinction.

Professor & Head, Pathology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra. Specialist in both clinical pathology and medicolegal practice.

Professor & Head, Microbiology, BJ Government Medical College, Pune; Member, Maharashtra COVID-19 Task Force. 500+ citations, 79+ publications. Author of Medical Parasitology.

Consultant Medical Services, Ruby Hall Group of Hospitals, Pune. Specializing in diagnostic quality validation, laboratory medicine, and clinical pathology.

Retired Molecular Biology & Diagnostic Consultant. Molecular biologist with decades of diagnostic and research experience at the frontier of molecular diagnostics.
Surgery — Orthopaedics, Urology &
Neurosurgery

Orthopaedic Surgeon & Founder, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai. Senior orthopaedic surgeon spanning joint reconstruction, trauma, and post-COVID musculoskeletal sequelae.

Professor of Neurosurgery, GMCH & SSH, Nagpur; Social Altruist. Neurological expertise on COVID-19 neurological manifestations including stroke, encephalitis, and post-COVID cognitive sequelae.

Consultant & Chief of Urology, Fortis Hospital Mulund, Mumbai. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, rare depth as both a practising urologist and academic contributor.

Urologist, Mumbai; Maharashtra Medical Council. Dual role in clinical urology and medical regulatory engagement bringing a governance perspective to the platform.
Obstetrics, Gynaecology &
Women's Health

Professor, Grant Government Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. Nationally recognized authority who has shaped clinical training and policy discourse across Maharashtra.

Secretary General, FOGSI (2025–27); Professor & HOD, Ob-Gyn, Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai; Editor-in-Chief, JOGI. Past President, Indian Menopause Society.
Psychiatry &
Mental Health

Psychiatrist, Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai. Anchors discussions of neuropsychiatric sequelae, stress physiology, and the human cost of illness with decades of clinical and academic experience.
Ophthalmology &
Vitreoretinal Sciences

Senior Consultant & Deputy Director — Vitreoretina, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. 90+ peer-reviewed publications, 7 textbook chapters, 400+ national and international presentations. Member, American Society of Retinal Specialists.
Community Medicine, Public Health &
Tribal Medicine

Senior Public Health Expert — Data Management & Analysis, NPCCH / NCDC / Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, GoI. Contributed directly to CovidRxExchange's nowcasting and epidemiological modeling.

Retired Prof & Head, Community Medicine, GMC Miraj; Former Dean, GMC Osmanabad; National Head UNESCO Bioethics Asia Pacific. ICMR Research Fellow.

Founder President & CMO, MAHAN Trust; Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital, Melghat. 68% reduction in child mortality, 75% reduction in malnutrition across over a million tribal people. National and international awardee.
Haematology

Senior Hematologist, Nagpur. Nationally recognized hematologist with decades of clinical experience in blood diseases, coagulation disorders, and hematological malignancies. Relevant expertise on COVID coagulopathy and thrombotic events.
Health Policy, Governance &
Public Administration

Secretary, State Election Commission, Maharashtra; Formerly Additional Commissioner, Mumbai. Senior administrator with COVID-era experience in Mumbai's administrative response.

State Information Commissioner, GoM; Former Health Secretary & Finance Secretary, Government of Maharashtra. Rare intersection of clinical training and policy authority.
Environmental Science &
Policy

Chairman, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of Maharashtra. Bridging environmental governance, public health, zoonotic disease risk, and regulatory frameworks.
Technology, Digital Systems &
Engineering

Director, Meta (Facebook). Technology leader at one of the world's largest digital platforms, contributing systems and data expertise on digital health infrastructure and large-scale health communication.

Solution Architect, Amazon Web Services. Designs and implements large-scale cloud and enterprise infrastructure solutions. Reflecting the platform's recognition that data infrastructure and technology governance are as critical as clinical expertise.
Social Impact, Business, Media &
Corporate

Businessman & Entrepreneur, Mumbai. Contributes enterprise discipline, resource mobilization, and stakeholder management expertise complementary to clinical and scientific knowledge.

Editor, Leading Hindi Language Newspaper, India. Senior media leader with national reach ensuring the platform's insights are translatable into language and formats accessible to a broader Indian public.

Chairman, Pinnacle Industries (EV Manufacturing), Pune. Senior corporate leadership at the intersection of industry, sustainability, and social responsibility. MBA, University of Chicago.

Consultant — Real Estate, Projects & Land Advisory, DS Consultants, Mumbai. Social altruist and entrepreneur supporting health and community initiatives, reflecting that public health is a shared social responsibility.