NandiniVallath BangaloreIndia

Professor & Head, Department of Pain and Palliative Medicine at St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Leads clinical care, education, and research in palliative medicine at the institution. Education: MBBS, MD, Diplomate National Board of Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine, Expert Member of the Working Group on Conservative Kidney Management, International Society of Nephrology. Represented India at the WHO Assembly in 2014 (Geneva) and 2016 (Vienna) Editor of the 3rd and 4th edition of the Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care, which won the 2021 BMA Medical Award in the Hospital Medicine category. Consultant for National Cancer Grid (NCG) and Faculty, Quality Improvement Hub – India (NCG), EQuIP-India training in collaboration with Stanford Healthcare. Convenor of IMPaCT-Nephrology, integrating palliative care modules into nephrology care. Actively involved in national-level policy reform, clinical practice, and education in palliative care.