I Dr Rekha S Patil working as professor and Head of Department of General Medicine and consultant in KLE Dr. Prabhakar Kore hospital & MRC Belgavi, my area of interest is infectious diseases, critical care,Geriatric care, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Thyroid disorders and ,obesity .Participated as principal investigator in multinational clinical landmark trial ,published scientific articles in national and international journals ,contributed chapters in medical book .Member of professional organisations- API,RSSDI,GSI,ISHA.consultancy services to different universities and Government establishments as subject expert,honoured with best teacher award