Dr. Gitanjali Batmanabane

Position: Medical Sciences In GITAM, Hyderabad, India.

Gitanjali Batmanabane, a renowned pharmacology professor and acclaimed medical educator, was the former Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Bhubaneswar)
She is currently associated with GITAM [Deemed to be University] as Pro VC Medical Sciences.
Before being the director of AIIMS, Dr Gitanjali worked as a Professor in the Pharmacology department of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry.
She is a lifetime JIPMER product having done all her medical studies there including a PhD and serving as a faculty member there since 1984.
Gitanjali held several crucial leadership positions at JIPMER in her tenure.
She has worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) and headed the WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Essential Medicines and Rational Use of Medicines.
She has also formulated innovative academic programs in medical education and published around 78 high-impact research papers.
She was the Convener of the MCI Regional Centre for Faculty Development Programs.