Nandini Vallath

Nandini Vallath, MD

Consultant - Palliative Care Division, National Cancer Grid

Tata Memorial Centre
Parel East, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Pin code 400012
Phone / Email Information
Email: nvallath@maxoffice.co

About

Dr Nandini Vallath is a palliative care physician, actively involved with clinical, educational and policy reform activities at national level. She is an editor of the 3rd edition of the ‘Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care’ which recently won the 2021 BMA Medical Awards  under the ‘Hospital medicine ‘category. As the consultant of palliative care division with the National Cancer Grid- India (NCG), she coordinated the development of the 1st edition of palliative care guidelines for the 210 cancer care institutions networked under NCG, across India. She has been directing the EQuIP-India training of the India-Quality Improvement Hub-NCG, in collaboration with Stanford Healthcare, USA, since 2018, and convenes IMPaCT HN, that integrates palliative care modules into the multi-centric Oro-facial-maxillary surgical Oncology Fellowship training.

Other Appointments

  • Clinical Consultant, Palliative Care Unit, BARC Hospital
  • Director, Quality Improvement Hub – India, NCG-India
  • Convenor and faculty – IMPaCT-HN – Integrated modules of Palliative care in Cancer Training –for head and neck surgical fellowship trainees

Key Accomplishments

  • Editor – Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care
  • Editor – Indian Primar of Palliative Care
  • Commissioner–The Johns Hopkins-Lancet Commission on Public Health and International Drug Policy
  • Contributed to the amendment of the Narcotic Drug law of India, for improving access and availability of opioid analgesics
  • Initiated and coordinated the drafting of the National Strategy Document for Palliative Care for the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
  • Coordinated the development of National guidelines for palliative care -for managing
  • Invited presentations at the United Nations (Geneva – 2014; Vienna – 2016)
  • Initiated online educational initiatives in palliative care in India
  • Organised and conducted the Masterclass in Renal supportive care

Education / Honors

  • Batchelor’s degree in Medicine- MBBS, and post-graduate degree MD – Mumbai University
  • Diplomat National Board – National Board of Education- New-Delhi
  • PG Diploma in Palliative Medicine – Cardiff University, UK
  • International Pain and Policy Fellow – 2012-2014 – University of Wisconsin
  • Award for leadership and excellence across SAARC countries by Cancer Aid Society – 2014-15