Dr.Viswanathan Mohan is the Chairman and Chief of Diabetology at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre which is one of the largest chain of diabetes centres in the world with over 41 branches with computerized clinical data of ~ 430,000 patients and Director of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai He has published over 1,150 articles and has received several awards including Dr.B.C.Roy National Award by Medical Council of India, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Centenary Award, highest award for Biomedical research in India from ICMR and the prestigious Padma Shri, by Govt.

of India and Dr. Harold Rifkin Award from the American Diabetes Association.