Scientific Committee – NCAHRS AIIMS 2026
Scientific Committee

Physiotherapy

Chairperson

Dr Seema Grover (PT)

HOD-Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

Co-Chairperson

Dr. Sheetal Kalra

Associate Professor and Head, School of Physiotherapy, DPSRU

Co-Chairperson

Dr. Jitender Munjal

Assistant Professor, DPSRU

Co-Chairperson

Dr. Kalpana Zutshi

Associate Professor, Dept of Physiotherapy, Jamia Hamdard University

Member

Vandana Dua

Physiotherapist, Dept of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi

Member

Mayank Garg

Physiotherapist, Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

Member

Jyoti Kataria

Associate Professor, Academic Head, BCIP, New Delhi

Member

Misha Ahir

Physiotherapist, Burns, Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi

Member

Dr. Aditi Singh

HOD, Jagannath University, Jaipur

Member

Dr. Puneeta Ajmera

Associate Professor, Dept Of Public Health, DPSRU

Member

Richa Goswami

Project Research Scientist II, Department of Obs and Gynae, AIIMS, New Delhi

Occupational Therapy

Chairperson

Prof.(Dr.) Prakash Kumar, MOT

PhD. MSc (TCD, Ireland), Principal and Professor, MGUMST, Jaipur

Co-Chairperson

Dr. B. Roy Shukla

Associate Professor, Amity University, Noida

Co-Chairperson

Dr. Sofia Azad

Principal & Professor, Occupational Therapy School and Centre, GMC Nagpur

Member

S. Vijay

Occupational Therapist, Dept Of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi

Member

Rajesh Kumar

Occupational Therapist, AIIMS, New Delhi

Member

Dr. Leena Deshpande

Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy School & Centre, GMC, Nagpur

Speech and Language Therapy

Chairperson

Karpuram Govathi Nikhila

Senior Consultant – Dysphagia-Speech Specialist & Researcher, Medanta city Hospital, Gurugram

Co-Chairperson

Rajiv Ranjan

Assistant Professor (speech and hearing), CRC LUCKNOW

Psychology

Chairperson

Neera Pant

Professor (Psychology), Gargi College, University of Delhi, New Delhi

Co-Chairperson

Dr. Tamanna Saxena

Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Noida

Diet and Nutrition

Chairperson

Dr. Swapna

Ex Senior Dietician, AIIMS, New Delhi

Co-Chairperson

Dr. Richa Jaiswal

Registered Dietician, PhD Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi

Member

Dr. Mariyam

PhD in Foods and Nutrition, Assistant Dietician, AIIMS, New Delhi

Special Education

Chairperson

Dr. Mohd Faijullah

Associate professor of Special Education, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi

Co-Chairperson

Ashutosh Kumar

PhD scholar, Special Educator with NIEPID, RC, Noida

Member

Manjusha Singh

M.Ed Special Education, Special Educator at NIEPID, RC, Noida

Member

Meenu Rastogi

Special Educator at Srishti Institute for Child & Adolescent Mental Health, New Delhi

Prosthetist and Orthotist Professionals

Chairperson

Urmila Naudkar

Senior Prothetist / Deputy Academic Incharge, AIIPMR, Maharashtra

Co-Chairperson

Praveen Shukla

Co-Chairperson P&O Professionals

Member

Anil Sharma

Senior Technical Officer (P&O), AIIMS, New Delhi

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