Indian Association of Leprologists


Indian Association
of Leprologists

Indian Association of Leprologists

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IAL Academy Announcements


INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF LEPROLOGISTS

IAL Academy

Leprosy Focus Groups (LFGs) . 2026-2028 Term

Dr. Sunil Dogra

President, IAL

Dr Tarun Narang

Hon. Secretary General, IAL

Dr P. Narasimha Rao

Chairperson, IAL Academy

Dr Sujai Suneetha

Convener, IAL Academy

Dr K.A. Seetharam

Advisor, IAL Academy

LFG 01 - Microbiology & Immunopathology

COORDINATOR

Dr Itu Singh

expert advisors

  • Dr V. M. Katoch
  • Dr U. Sengupta
  • Dr Seema Chhabra

CONVENER

Dr Rakesh Yadav

  • Dr Devendra Chauhan
  • Dr Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi
  • Dr Dharmendra Singh
LFG 02 - Clinical & Therapeutics

COORDINATOR

Dr Swastika Suvirya

expert advisors

  • Dr Bhushan Kumar
  • Dr H. K. Kar
  • Dr Vitthal Jadhav

CONVENER

Dr Pugazenthan Thangaraju

  • Dr Santosh Rathod
  • Dr Pooja Aggarwal
  • Dr Manoj Kumar Ram
LFG 03 - Disability Prevention & Rehabilitation

COORDINATOR

Dr Jerry Joshua

expert advisors

  • Dr Atul Shah
  • Dr S. Ananth Reddy
  • Dr Helen Roberts (TLM)

CONVENER

Mr Stanley Kingsley

  • Dr Swetalina Pradhan
  • Dr Gitesh Sawatkar
LFG 04 - Policy, Advocacy & Programmes

COORDINATOR

Mr Antony Samy

expert advisors

  • Dr Ashok Agarwal
  • Mr Prasant Naik
  • Dr V. V. Pai

CONVENER

Dr Pravin Kumar

  • Dr Bhumesh Kumar Katakam
  • Dr Rajyalaxmi Konathan