- Dean (Academic), AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, since 9 September 2022
- Oration Award of the National College of Chest Physicians 2022
- Oration Award of Odisha Chest Society 2020
- Founder Member and present Vice-President of the Indian Society of Study of Lung Cancer
- Core committee member of Lung Cancer, National Cancer Grid (Govt of India)
- Regional Editor, Lancet Respiratory Medicine (2015- 2017)
- Active Fellow of 15 societies, including the Royal College of UK, Fellow of ACCP and ACP, and others
- Editorial Board Member of ‘Lung India’, and other indexed Medical journals.
- Member of many National Guideline Committees like INOSA, Br Asthma, Nebulization, COVID guidelines etc
- Elected as National Delegate of India by the European Respiratory Society 2012-2015
- Nodal Clinical Expert on COVID (by MoHFW) for Odisha(state) and a central team member for Odisha and Maharashtra.
- Nodal clinical experts to act as resource persons for most affected States/UTs on clinical management of COVID-19 for Odisha by Govt of India 2020-21 (F. No. Z.28015/164/2020-EMR dated 20.7.2020).
- Member of central team for Odisha state to assist health department to review public health measures and clinical management of COVID by Govt of India 2020(F. No. Z.28015/01/2020-EMR dated 04.08.2020).
- World Health Organization (WHO) – Ministry of Health & Family Welfare funded Guideline committee for updated Standard Management Guidelines for Chronic Respiratory Diseases in India -2016
- Executive Members of Indian initiative on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Guidelines 2012-14 By Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, First Edition-2014.
- Scientific Advisory Committee Member of RMRC -ICMR, Bhubaneswar (since 2017)
- Member of Guidelines committee on Nebulization Therapy 2018 (under aegis of National College of Chest Physicians)
- Executive council member of National College of Chest Physicians (2018-20)
- Elected as National Delegate (representative) of India by the European Respiratory Society 2012-2015.
- Executive council member of the Indian Society for Study of Lung Cancer (ISSLC) till 2016
- International members for the Committee on ‘Young Investigators’ for 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) 2016 and 2017.
- Members of Indian Guideline Committee for Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis 2015-16.
- Member, Board of studies of the Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.
- Associate Editor of The Journal of Medical College, Chandigarh, Chandigarh since August 2011-2013
- Peer reviewer for the National Guidelines document on “Development of Standard Treatment Guidelines” under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India and coordinated on its behalf by FICCI.
- Deployed to Maharashtra (April 2021) for COVID-19 control and reporting to the Govt of India, by the Disaster Management Cell, MoHFW, Govt of India
- Key person in the Regional Centre of Excellence for COVID-19, continuous training to the doctors of Odisha and West Bengal on COVID-19 updates.
- World Health Organization (WHO) – Ministry of Health & Family Welfare funded Guideline committee for updated Standard Management Guidelines for Chronic Respiratory Diseases in India -2016
- Executive Members of Indian initiative on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Guidelines 2012-14 By Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, First Edition-2014.
- Member of Post-COVID-19 Respiratory Management: Expert Panel Report, Dec 2020
- Zonal Chairman Indian Chest Society (2015-17)
- Executive council Members of National College of Chest Physicians (2012-14, 2018-20)
- Zonal Chairman Indian Chest Society (2022-24)
- Member, Himachal Pradesh Medical University
- Chairman, Research Committee, Indian Chest Society 2025 onwards
- Chairman, Scientific Committee, National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases. NAPCON 2025
- Organising Chairman of National Conference on Lung Cancer (NALCCON-2016) , Organised by AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.
- Treasurer for SLEEPCON-2012 Chandigarh (Annual conference of Indian Sleep Disorders’ Association)
- Joint Organizing Secretary, Broncocon 2011 (National Conference on Bronchology held at PGIMER, 4-6 Feb 2011, Chandigarh)
- Treasurer for ICAAICON-2009 (43rd Annual conference of Indian College of Allergy, Asthma and Applied Immunology) Chandigarh
- Joint Organizing Secretary NALCCON-2007 (National Conference on Lung Cancer held at IGMC, Shimla, 24-25 April 09)
- Joint Organizing Secretary NAPCON-2007 (National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases held at PGIMER, Chandigarh)
- Joint Organizing Secretary, Pulmonary Medicine Update7-8 June 2003 at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.
- Member, Organizing Committee, 5th National Conference on Bronchology at New Delhi, October 23-24, 1999
- Workshop on Clinical Biostatistics, at SGPGI, Lucknow, 13-16, May 2010.
- Workshop on Fundamental of Biostatistics (NIH, USA Sponsored) at Lucknow, 10-12, March, 2010
- Training (ToT) SIGNET at 23-26 May 09 at GMCH, Chandigarh and 17-20 June 09 at Singapore, General Hospital, Singapore.
- Workshop on Research Methodology (Computer and informatics in Medicine) 30-31 Aug 08 at SGPGI, Lucknow.
- Advanced training of HIV AIDS by SEARCH at LRS Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi 28.07.08 to 08.08.08.
- Evidence Based Medicine at PGIMER, Chandigarh on 27-29 Feb. 2008
- SPSS Workshop, at Panjab University, Chandigarh. 21-25 January 2008
- Controlled Clinical Trial Course at National Institute of Epidemiology 18-22, June 2007.
- Master trainer’s course on RNTCP (two weeks) 5 to 17 Feb 2007 at L.R.S. Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi-110030.
- Several times joined the discussion for Door Darshan (respiratory health discussions), Parikrama, phone-in
Awards
Awards/Recognitions, distinctions, prizes etc.
(a) At under -graduate level:-
- Secured highest mark in Pathology in MBBS Examination conducted by Utkal University of 1990)
- Stood First in the National Level Pediatric Quiz (1991) conducted the by Indian Academy of Pediatrics after being selected in Zonal, Regional and College Levels. during National Pediatric Conference at Hyderabad)
- National Scholarships: National Scholarship from 1983 to 1991. (During ISc. & MBBS).
- Short-term research Studentship under ICMR, New Delhi conducted at S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa during MBBS course.“Study of problems of compliance in the management of patients with NIDDM in Orissa” under Dr. S. Das, Dept of Medicine.
- Short term research Studentship of ICMR “Estimation of Prevalence of Thalssemia in Cuttack” under Prof R.C.Mishra. Dept of Pathology.
- Short term research Studentship of ICMR “Spectrum of Acute Renal Failure in Hospitalized patients” under R.N.Sahoo. Dept. of Nephrology.
(b) At post -graduate level:-
(c) Any other:-
- NCCP (National College of Chest Physician) Oration Award Nov 2022 Odisha Chest Society Oration Award 2021
- Certified training (six-months) course in Medical Oncology (Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai)
- Co-ordinated centre of excellence program 28 sessions Odisha and West Bengal Separately)
- Gave a talk in TV program: Television programs for the common man on Article in Odisha Bigyan Academy: on HIV and Tuberculosis for General public and college student
- Talk for the general public: No Coronavirus awareness for Institute Public lecture on Influenza in OPD foyer, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar
- Institutional Advisor for COVID-19 committee at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
- Conducted Awareness campaign and motivation to work and save the life of patients with Covid, Covid appropriate behavior conducted in: Doctors, Nursing officers, Nursing attendants the for elderly, Bhubaneswar.
- Joint Organizing Secretary, NAPCON 2007 at Chandigarh (Joint national conference of National College of Chest Physicians and Indian Chest Society).
- Treasurer: SLEEPCON-2012 (Annual conference of Indian Sleep Disorder’s Associations).
- Treasurer: ICAAICON 2009, 43rd Annual Conference of the Indian College of Allergy, Asthma & Applied Immunology, October 1-4, 2009, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh.
- Resource person for National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), Odisha for sensitization programme of medical officers at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.
- Details of Abtracts and Guest lectures since joining AIIMS, Bhubaneswar (page-27 onwards)