Editorial Board
Last updated on: April 16, 2026
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Madhu Gupta
MBBS, MD (Community Medicine), PhD (Health, Medicine, Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands),
Professor,
Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: editor@jvacimmuno.com;
madhugupta21@gmail.com
MBBS, MD (Community Medicine), PhD (Health, Medicine, Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands),
Professor,
Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: editor@jvacimmuno.com;
madhugupta21@gmail.com
Editor
Dr. Sanjay Verma
MBBS, MD (Paediatrics)
Professor, Infectious Disease Unit,
Department of Paediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: sanjay06verma@yahoo.com
MBBS, MD (Paediatrics)
Professor, Infectious Disease Unit,
Department of Paediatrics, Advanced Paediatrics Centre,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: sanjay06verma@yahoo.com
Managing Editor
Dr. Biman Saikia
MBBS, MD Pathology,
Professor and Head,
Department of Immunopathology,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: bimansaikia@hotmail.com
MBBS, MD Pathology,
Professor and Head,
Department of Immunopathology,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: bimansaikia@hotmail.com
Joint Editors
Dr. Harpreet Singh
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor,
Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: hs.30.singh@gmail.com
MBBS, MD
Associate Professor,
Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: hs.30.singh@gmail.com
Dr. Meenal Madhukar Thakare
MBBS, MD (Community Medicine),
Additional Professor (Community and Family Medicine),
Department of Community & Family Medicine,
AIIMS Bilaspur,
Himachal Pradesh, India
Email: dr.meenal.cfm@aiimsbilaspur.edu.in
MBBS, MD (Community Medicine),
Additional Professor (Community and Family Medicine),
Department of Community & Family Medicine,
AIIMS Bilaspur,
Himachal Pradesh, India
Email: dr.meenal.cfm@aiimsbilaspur.edu.in
Editorial Board Members
Dr. Ananda Bandyopadhyay
MBBS, MPH
Deputy Director-Polio,
Global Development,
Gates Foundation, USA
Email: ananda.bandyopadhyay@gatesfoundation.org
MBBS, MPH
Deputy Director-Polio,
Global Development,
Gates Foundation, USA
Email: ananda.bandyopadhyay@gatesfoundation.org
Dr. Ashish Bhalla
MBBS, MD (General Medicine)
Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education &Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: bhalla.chd@gmail.com
MBBS, MD (General Medicine)
Professor,
Department of Internal Medicine,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education &Research (PGIMER),
Chandigarh-160012, India
Email: bhalla.chd@gmail.com
Prof. Jacob John
MBBS, MD, PhD
Professor & Head, CMC Centre for Public Health,
Department of Community Health,
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Email: jacob@cmcsph.org
MBBS, MD, PhD
Professor & Head, CMC Centre for Public Health,
Department of Community Health,
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Email: jacob@cmcsph.org
Dr. Unmesh Upadhyay
MBBs, MD Pediatric, ADVAC Fellow (Advanced course of Vaccinology)
Director & Consultant,
Pediatrician at Vismay Children Hospital
Email: drunmesh.upadhyay@gmail.com
MBBs, MD Pediatric, ADVAC Fellow (Advanced course of Vaccinology)
Director & Consultant,
Pediatrician at Vismay Children Hospital
Email: drunmesh.upadhyay@gmail.com
Dr. Setu Sinha
MBBS, MD Community Medicine, MPH (Harvard University)
Additional Professor & Deputy Medical Superintendent,
India Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna
Email: drsinhasetu@gmail.com
MBBS, MD Community Medicine, MPH (Harvard University)
Additional Professor & Deputy Medical Superintendent,
India Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Patna
Email: drsinhasetu@gmail.com
Dr. Nirmal K Ganguly
MBBS, MD, FRCP (London), Fellow Imperial College (London), FAMS, FNA (Ind. Med.)
FNASc, FTWAS (Italy), FIACS (Canada), FIMSA,
Former Director General,
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi
Email: ganguly1nk@gmail.com
MBBS, MD, FRCP (London), Fellow Imperial College (London), FAMS, FNA (Ind. Med.)
FNASc, FTWAS (Italy), FIACS (Canada), FIMSA,
Former Director General,
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi
Email: ganguly1nk@gmail.com
Dr. Temsunaro Rongsen Chandola
MBBS, MSc Epidemiology, PhD
Senior Scientist and Deputy Director,
Infectious Diseases Department,
Society for Applied Studies
Email: naro@sas.org.in
MBBS, MSc Epidemiology, PhD
Senior Scientist and Deputy Director,
Infectious Diseases Department,
Society for Applied Studies
Email: naro@sas.org.in
Dr. Hira Lal Bhalla
MBBS, MD Pharmacology
Professor,
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur, India
Email: hirabhalla@gmail.com
MBBS, MD Pharmacology
Professor,
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur, India
Email: hirabhalla@gmail.com
Dr Puneet Kumar
MBBS
Founder-Consultant,
Kumar Child Clinic, Sector 12, Dwarka,
New Delhi-110078
Email: KumarChildClinic@gmail.com
MBBS
Founder-Consultant,
Kumar Child Clinic, Sector 12, Dwarka,
New Delhi-110078
Email: KumarChildClinic@gmail.com
Dr. Nithya Gogtay
M.D (Pharmacology), DNB (Clinical Pharmacology), PhD (Applied Biology), FRCP
Professor and Head of Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
Seth GS Medical College and K.E.M Hospital ,
Mumbai-12, India.
Email: njgogtay@hotmail.com
M.D (Pharmacology), DNB (Clinical Pharmacology), PhD (Applied Biology), FRCP
Professor and Head of Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
Seth GS Medical College and K.E.M Hospital ,
Mumbai-12, India.
Email: njgogtay@hotmail.com
Dr. Akbar Fotouhi
MD, PhD
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Email: afotouhi@tums.ac.ir;
afotouhi@gmail.com
MD, PhD
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Email: afotouhi@tums.ac.ir;
afotouhi@gmail.com
Dr. John D. Clemens
MD
Senior Scientific Advisor,
International Vaccine Institute,
South Korea
Email: john.clemens@ivi.int
MD
Senior Scientific Advisor,
International Vaccine Institute,
South Korea
Email: john.clemens@ivi.int