Committees

Bioethics Unit

It is hereby notified for information of all concerned that Steering Committee of DPU Bioethics Unit of the International Chair in Bioethics (formerly UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Haifa) of the DPU Vidyapeeth has been reconstituted for the period of two years from the date of notification as follows:

Sr. No. Name Composition
1 Dr. A. Rekha
Dean,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Head of the Bioethics Unit
2 Prof. Dr. Russel D’Souza
Director, Dept. of Education International Chair in Bioethics,
Head, Asia Pacific Region,,
Melbourne, Australia
Staff Advisors
3 Dr. N. J. Pawar
Vice Chancellor,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Staff Advisors
4 Dr. J. S. Bhawalkar
Registrar,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Staff Advisors
5 Dr. A. N. Suryakar
Director (Administration: Quality Assurance, Faculty Development & Research)
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Staff Advisors
6 Dr. P. Vatsalaswamy
Director (IQAC),
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune.
Staff Advisors
7. Dr. A. L. Kakrani
Director (Acedemic collaboration & Professor of Clinical Eminence)
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Staff Advisors
8. Dr. Tushar Palekar
Dean
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune
Staff Advisors
9. Dr. Shailaja Mane
Professor and HOD, Dept. Of Pediatrics
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Secretary
10. Dr. Dharmendra Sharma
Principal
Dr. D. Y. Patil Homeopathic College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune
Faculty In-charge
11 Dr. (Mrs.) Khurshid Jamadar Principal
Principal
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Nursing College, Pimpri, Pune.
Faculty In-charge
12. Dr. Manisha Bhende
Head and Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Science and Technology.
Faculty In-charge
13 Dr. Shalini Agarwal Professor
Professor,
Dept. of General Medicine
Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Pimpri, Pune
Faculty In-charge
14 Dr. Pradnya Mukund Diggikar
Professor,
Dept. of General Medicine
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune
Faculty In-charge
15 Dr. M. Vijaykumar
Professor
Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune
Faculty In-charge
16 Dr. Vaishali Ravindra Undale
Head of Dept of Pharmacology
Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune.
Faculty In-charge
17 Dr. Abhijit Sarjerao Shirkande
Associate Professor
Dravyaguna Dept.
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Ayurveda & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Faculty In-charge
18 Dr. Manisha Junnarkar
Asst. Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Tathawade, Pune.
Faculty In-charge
19 Dr. Maajid Malik
Asst. Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Allied Health Sciences .
Faculty In-charge
20 Mr. Ashish Suvarnkar
Asst. Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Optometry & Visual Sciences, Pimpri, Pune.
Faculty In-charge
21 Dr. Namdev Patil
Asst. Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Design, Tathawade .
Faculty In-charge
22 Dr. Shilpa Kshirsagar
Associate Professor, Dept. of OBGY
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Students In-Charge
23 Dr. Deepali Sahebrao Desai
Assistant Professor, Dept of Microbiology
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Jt. Students' In-Charge
24 Dr. Sukesh Kumar Kathpalia
Professor, Dept of OBGY
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Members
25 Dr. Madhulika Laxmikant Mahashabde
Professor, Dept. of General Medicine
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Members
26 Dr. Preeti Gazbare
Professor,
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune .
Members
27 Dr. Parth Aphale
Professor & HOD,
Dept of Homeopathic Pharmacy
Dr. D. Y. Patil Homeopathic College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune.
Members
28 Dr. Prasanna Deshpande
Head of Dept of Pharmacy Practice,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune.
Members
29 Dr. Anushka Pillai
Asst. Professor,
Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune.
Members
30 Miss. Surbhi Sharma
Asst. Professor,
Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Optometry & Visual Sciences, Pimpri, Pune.
Members
31 Dr. Sonali Patil
Asst. Professor,
Dr. D. Y. Patil School of Science and Technology, Pune.
Members
32 Dr. Pramila Menon
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Pediatrics
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune .
UNICEF Consultant

The term of members shall be of two years i.e. up to 13th December 2026

It is hereby notified for information of all concerned that Students' Wing of DPU Bioethics Unit of the International Chair in Bioethics (formerly UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Haifa) of the DPU Vidyapeeth has been reconstituted for the period of two years from the date of notification as follows:

Sr. No. Composition Name
1 Head Ms. Kashish Jain (3rd Year MBBS)
2 Secretary Mr. Akash Mhatre (3rd Year MBBS)
3 Joint Secretary Ms. Ananya Gupta (3rd Year MBBS)
4 Ms. Shreya Singh (3rd Year MBBS)
5 Coordinators Mr. Sahil Kalia (3rd Year MBBS)
6 Ms. Simran Aashi (2nd Year MBBS)
7 Ms. Sharwari Bhaise (2nd Year MBBS)
8 Website Secretary Ms. Punya (3rd Year MBBS) Ms. Dimple Jethani (3rd Year MBBS
9 Arts Secretary Ms. Khushi Sharma (3rd Year MBBS) Mr. Om Hirlekar (3rd Year MBBS)
10 Cultural Secretary Ms. Parvathi Unnikrishnan (3rd Year MBBS) Ms. Khushi Shah (3rd Year MBBS
11 Scientific Secretary Ms. Kashish Akhtar (3rd Year MBBS) Ms. Maithilee Abale (2nd Year MBBS)
12 Photography Secretary Ms. Natalie Sohkhlet (3rd Year MBBS) Ms. Aashi Rawal (2nd Year MBBS)
13 Executive Member UG PG
14 Medical College Mr. Kshitij Chawla Ms. Nysha Gupta Dr. Abhimanyu Sinha
15 Mr. Kush Jain Ms. Anushka Verma
16 Mr. Krishna Agarwal Ms. Keertika Kaushik
17 Ms. Simran Arora Mr. Raj Paralkar
18 Ms. Purva Redkar Ms. Farihah K Shaikh
19 Ms. Arju Shaikh Ms. Swati Sahoo Dr. Raj Kamble
20 Ms. Noopur Burute Ms. Shreya Zalke
21 Ms. Ahana Dey Ms. Mahek Porecha
22 Ms. Aishwarya Singh Ms. Akshata Zende
23 Mr. Madhur Anand Mr. Rohit Diwate
24 Ms. Jahnvi Shri  
25 Dental College Ms. Indrakshi Bagchi Dr. Uzma Qureshi
26 Nursing College Ms. Rupali Akshay Naik
Ms. Valerie Sundhar Xavier
Ms. Shraddha Pakahare
27 Physiotherapy College Ms. Tanishqua Patil Mr. Shubhankar Bhujal
28 Ayurveda College Ms. Vidhi Mutha Mr. Sagar Mr. Krishna Kulkarni Mr. Chaitanya Surel Ms. Komal Ms. Arati
29 Homeopathic College Mr. Himanshu Shekhar Mr. Shashank Dokania Dr. Jalan Dhina
30 Pharmacy College Mr. P. Adarsh Ms. Sayali Sambhaji Gaikwad
31 Biotechnology Institute Ms. Umaima Patel Mr. Parth Barhate Ms. Komal Apte Ms. Hasmiq Liba Arora
32 Optometry College Mr. Md Gaush Mr. Nayan Moptom
33 School of Allied Health Sciences Ms. Harshita Ledwani Mrs. Sneha Shivalekar
34 Members 100 students from various Constituent Colleges/ Institutes Of DPU

The term of members shall be of two years i.e. up to 16th December 2026

(Dr. J. S. Bhawalkar )
Registrar