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IPCI 2027 is guided by patrons, academic advisers, an organising committee and a scientific committee drawn from gastroenterology, oncology, Ayurveda, pharmacy, public health, research administration and industry.
Esteemed Patrons
Mr. P. C. Godha
Executive Chairman, IPCA Laboratories Ltd, Mumbai
Mr. Saleem I. Sherwani
Former Union Minister, Government of India
Dr. Durgesh Pant
Director General, Uttarakhand State Council for Science & Technology, Dehradun
Dr. Ram K. Sharma
Chancellor & Chairperson, Board of Governors, UPES, Dehradun
Dr. P. K. Prajapati
Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
Dr. Sunil Rai
Vice Chancellor, UPES, Dehradun
Dr. Shivendra Kumar Kashyap
Vice Chancellor, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar
National Academic Advisory Board
Prof. S. K. Sarin
Chancellor, ILBS, New Delhi
Dr. Suversha Khanna
President, Dharamshila Cancer Foundation & Research Centre
Mr. Rajiv Kumar
Former Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog; Chairman, Pahle India Foundation
Dr. Sajjan Rajpurohit
Director & Head – Medical Oncology, Medanta Hospital, Noida
Dr. G. G. Gangadharan
Founder, Ayurvedamritham Healthcare, Bengaluru
International Advisory Board
Prof. Asbjørn M. Drewes
Clinical Professor & Chief Physician; Director, Mech Sense & Centre for Pancreatic Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
Prof. Dr. John Windsor
Professor of Surgery & Director, Surgical and Translational Research Centre, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Abdulwahab Hamid
Associate Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hamad Medical Corporation; Faculty Member, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha
Dr. Priti Krishna
Professor Emeritus, Western University, Canada; Adjunct Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia; Dist Professor, UPES, India
Organising Committee
Mr. Rajiv Gulati
Former President, Ranbaxy Laboratories; Former Chairman & Managing Director, Eli Lilly India
Dr. C. K. Katiyar
Technical Advisor, Emami Ltd, Kolkata; Former CEO, Himalaya Wellness Company
Dr. G. S. Toteja
Former Additional Director General (Scientist H), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi
Dr. Jyoti Kode
Former Principal Investigator, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
Dr. Dhruv Kumar
Professor and Cluster Head, Allied Health Sciences, SOHST, UPES, Dehradun
Dr. Anil Sharma
Additional Director, Administration & Monitoring, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar
Scientific Committee
All abstracts submitted to IPCI 2027 undergo peer review by the Scientific Committee.
Dr. Padma Venkat
Professor & Dean, School of Health Sciences and Technology, UPES, Dehradun
Dr. Anil Pareek
President – Medical Affairs & Clinical Research, IPCA Laboratories Ltd, Mumbai
Dr. Jyoti Upadhyay
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, SOHST, UPES, Dehradun
Organising Secretariat
Vaidya Shikha Prakash, Ayurvedic Physician & CEO of Padaav-Speciality Ayurvedic Treatment Centre, leads the organising secretariat, supported by Ms. Sneha Sati as Programme Coordinator.
Vaidya Shikha Prakash
Ayurvedic Physician & CEO, Padaav-Speciality Ayurvedic Treatment Centre
Ms. Sneha Sati
Programme Coordinator, IPCI 2027 · Research Lead, VCP Research Foundation
For scientific committee, abstract or registration queries, write to info@ipci2027.co.in.
Founder & Founding Organising Secretary
Vaidya Balendu Prakash
Padmashri Awardee · 14 March 1959 — 7 August 2026. From 1997 he systematically documented the patients whose records became the foundation of this conclave, and he envisioned IPCI as the platform on which that work would be examined.
Vaidya Balendu Prakash
Founder & Founding Organising Secretary