Dr. Devinder M. Thappa, MD, DHA, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), FAMS, FIMSA,

Dean Research and Professor Senior Scale, Dermatology and STD Department, JIPMER, Puducherry-605006, India

Listed in 2020 World Ranking of top 2% Indian scientist from various fields based on an independent study done by Stanford University scientists published in https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918

Ranked number 8 out of 15 most productive Indian authors in Medicine according to the scientometric analysis of Indian research output in medicine during 1999-2008 (Gupta BM, Bala A. A scientometric analysis of Indian research output in medicine during 1999-2008. Indian Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine 2011; 2 (1): 87-100.).


Qualifications:
• MBBS (University of Jammu), 1984; MD (PGIMER, Chandigarh), 1989; DHA (Institute of Health Care Administration, Madras) 1994

Positions of work:

Assistant Professor Dermatology and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry-1994-1996; Associate Professor and Head, Dermatology and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry-1996- 2002; Professor and Head, Dermatology and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry-2002- 2008; Director Professor and Head, Dermatology and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry-2008-2009; Professor and Head, Skin and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry-2009- 2013; Professor in charge and Head, Faculty Publications, JIPMER, Pondicherry-2013- 2016; Faculty Research, Division of Research 2016-2017, Professor and Head, Dermatology and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry-2016-2017, Director, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong 2017-2020, Professor Senior Scale, Dermatology and STD, JIPMER, Puducherry 2020 onwards, Dean Research, JIPMER, Puducherry 2021 onwards.

Other Affiliations:
• Fellow International Medical Sciences Academy
• Member National Academy of Medical Sciences

Important positions held in associations:

Vice President, National Executive of Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists, 2004-2005;

President Elect of IASSTD, 2005-2006, President of IASSTD, 2006-2007.

Editor in Chief "CosmoDerma" 2020 onwards

Past Editor of:
Editor in chief "Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology" 2004-2008
Editor in chief "Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology" 2009-2013
Editor in chief "International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research" 2014-2016
Editor in chief "Pigment International" 2014 onwards

Professional Achievements
• Sardarilal Memorial Oration 1998 delivered on the subject of “Recent advances in the treatment of superficial fungal infection”, under the banner of IADVL, Pondicherry Branch
• WHO fellowship on STD and AIDS, Seattle, USA, 1999
• Ambady Oration 2003 delivered on the subject of “Spectrum of cutaneous disorders in HIV infected patients”, under the banner of IADVL, at 31st National conference of IADVL, at Science city, Kolkata
• Dr Sardarilal Memorial Oration Award awarded for best paper on “History of venereal diseases and venereology in India” in Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at National Conference of IASSTD at Vadodara in the year 2003
• Dr. RV Rajam Endowment Lecture delivered on “Changing face of Venereology, Venereologists & Venereal diseases” on Saturday 18th August 2007 at the Seminar Hall, Govt. General Hospital, Chennai-600003
• Award of Excellence for Exemplary services to the Association and Profession dated 24th October 2009 by Indian Association for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & AIDS
• Honorary Diploma in STDs/AIDS awarded by Consortium of Thai Training Institutes for STDs and AIDS (COTTISA), Department of Disease Control (DDC), MoPH, Thailand, Asian College of Sexual Health (ACOSH) on 6th May 2010
• Sigma Xi The scientific Research Society Devoted to the Promotion of Research in Science, The Newark Chapter: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School/New Jersey Dental School Bestows Honorary Membership upon “Doctor Devinder M. Thappa MD, DHA” on October 14, 2011.
• Dr. AK Dutta Memorial Oration delivered on subject of “STI: Spectrum of vaginal discharge in India” on 29th June 2014 at MID CUTICON WB at NRS Medical College, Kolkata
• Prof. VN Sehgal Award for excellence in dermatology 2016 by IADVL, awarded during DERMACON 2016, 21-24th January 2016
• Distinguished Professor award given by TechNext India 2017, Symbiosis of Academicians and IT Industry, Academic Conference and Academic Awards, 14-15 January 2017 at Mumbai
• Dr. Haobam Devendra Singh Oration was delivered on topic “Three decades of Dermatology: My Brush with Subject” during the XV Dermazone East and XIII Cuticon Manipur 2017 held on 10th, 11th and 12th November 2017 at Hotel Classic Grande, Imphal, Manipur.
• Dr. RV Rajam Oration on the subject of “Cutaneous anthrax- still a reality in India” in NAMSCON 2019, at AIIMS, Bhopal in October 2019.
• Senior Faculty Research Oration on “Clinical Research in Dermatology: Looking back….A Journey of 25 years” on 20th March 2021 on 6th Research Day of JIPMER, Puducherry.
• Dr. AN Coondo Oration on “My journey from Pigmentory Disoders to Pigment International” on 5th Biennial Conference of Pigmentory Disorders Society on 4-6th March 2022.
• JIPMER SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY Internal Oration on “Changing face of Dermatology-A paradigm shift” on 15th March 2022, at JIPMER, Puducherry.
• Prof. KC Kandhari Lifetime Achievement Award on 23rd to 26th January 2023 at DERMACON INTERNATIONAL, at Mumbai, India
• Declared International Man of the Millennium by International Biographic Centre, London, 1999

ORCID ID

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2207-8848

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