Prof. S. Sacchidanand

Ombudsperson

Professor Dr. S. Sacchidanand is a reputed personality in dermatology in India and abroad, graduated (1978–1984) and postgraduated (1985–1986 and 1992–1994) from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka University and acquired diploma in hospital administration from Institute of Social Science and Research, Vellore (1991) and Fellowship from Royal College of Physcians, Glasgow (2012).

He joined state government service in Karnataka as Assistant Surgeon in 1985 and became Administrative Officer in 1987. His professional carrier in dermatology started as Lecturer (1991–2000) in Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru where he rose in the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor (2000–2014) including head of department. From 2007 to 2010 and 2014 to 2016 served as Registrar (Evaluation), Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka. He also worked as Director Medical Education (2016–2018) and Chairman, Karnataka Nursing Council, Bengaluru, Chairman, Karnataka State Diploma Nursing Education Board, Bengaluru, Chairman, Para Medical Board, Bengaluru, Dean cum Director (2017–2018), Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, and Vice Chancellor (2018–2021), RGUHS, Bengaluru.

Leadership and Contributions

In the association activities, held various positions such as General Secretary and Treasurer in states for Medical Officers and State Associations, Honorary General Secretary (2002–2004 and 2004–2006), President Elect (2007–2008), President (2008–2009), Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL), Secretary General (2005–2007), Vice President (2013–2015), President (2015–2017), South Asian Regional Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists, Vice-President (2011) and President (2017–2019), Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India. I was Convener and Secretary General, World Congress of Dermatology, 2015, Founder President of Association of Facial Aestheticians and Aesthetic Surgeons of India, 2013 and Founder President of Community Dermatology Society, 2013.

I have authored and edited 14 books in Dermatology including IADVL Textbook of Dermatology, was first Indian Doctor to be successfully audited by Food and Drugs Administration, USA (2004) for Wyeth sponsored - Tigecycline study, first Indian Dermatologist to start a full - fledged fellowship program in dermatosurgery under the aegis of RGUHS (2006), esthetic dermatology (2008), pediatric dermatology (2010), trichology (2020). First Indian Dermatologist to organize three National conferences at Bengaluru (DERMAVISION - 2000 and again DERMACON in 2009 as Organizing Secretary and DERMACON 2019 as Organizing Chairman and more than 25 conferences at local, state, regional, and national levels.

Passions

For my passion for dermatology, organization and administration, I have been rewarded by various organizations both national and international - Fellow of IADVL (2011), Fellow of Asian Academy of Dermatology 2013, Distinguished Alumni award - by KLE University (2013), Prof. Dr. K. Siddappa Life Time Achievement award - by Karnataka branch of IADVL (2014), Prof. Dr. Ratan Singh award - by IADVL 2015, Teacher par excellence award - by IADVL (2017), Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award (2018), Dr. B. C. Roy Award from IMA Bengaluru branch (2017) and Karnataka branch (2019), and Dr. K. C. Kandhari award by IADVL (2020).

During my pursuit for dermatology and its teaching, I had been influenced by Dr. A. K. Bajaj, Allahabad, Dr. Rui Fernandes, Mumbai, Dr. Ganesh Pai, Mangaluru, Dr. S. V. Indrakumar, Bengaluru, Dr. Uday Khopkar, Mumbai, Dr. V. P. Kuriyipe, Kochi, Dr. K. K. Rajababu, Hyderabad, Dr. R. Shivakumar, Mysuru, Dr. K. Siddappa, Davangere, Dr. B. Siddaramappa, Belagavi.