About Medindia
Medindia is a leading online provider of health information, applications and services for consumers, doctors, healthcare professionals globally.
Medindia, currently ranks #1 in India / South Asia in terms of traffic in the health category and among the top health sites in the world.
Medindia's content is viewed by over 2 million visitors each month from over 230 countries. Medindia offers almost 1 million pages of trusted health and wellness information including news, special reports, articles, animations, slides, infographics, videos, health directories, drug information, calculators, personalized health record, mobile apps, interactive tools, applications and much more.
All of Medindia's content is edited and authenticated by doctors and healthcare professionals. It is certified to comply with the HONCode standard for trustworthy health information.
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Mission
Medindia's mission is to empower consumers, doctors and healthcare professionals globally with authentic, accurate, timely and personalized health information and provide them tools to allow for better management of health, provide better care to patients, and lead healthier lives.
Our Story
Medindia has been a pioneer in many ways and was one of the earliest health websites to be launched from India. Medindia was founded by Dr. Sunil Shroff, Arun Shroff and Sanjay Shroff - three brothers and passionate entrepreneurs who combined their diverse skills and experience in medicine, technology and business. Medindia was conceived originally with the social mission of educating consumers about health and providing physicians and professionals with the tools to leverage technology and the internet to improve healthcare. In order to further this mission, Medindia.net was launched as a website in 2001, and incorporated as a business in 2004, and has grown steadily ever since its inception.
In addition to the founders, Medindia is supported by a team of a highly qualified and experienced team of doctors, healthcare professionals, content researchers, writers, editors, designers, developers and analysts. Medindia is privately owned and operated by Medindia4u.com Pvt. Ltd. - with headquarters in Chennai, India and offices in USA and UK.
Founders & Leadership Team
Dr. Shroff is a Urologist & Kidney Transplant Surgeon with the Madras Medical Mission, Chennai. He has an MBBS and MS from India, and a FRCS from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, UK and Urology specialization from University College London. He worked in various senior positions in UK from 1986 to 1995, including as a lecturer at the Institute of Urology and at the Royal London Hospital in London from 1991 to 1995. In 1995 he returned to India to head the Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute in Chennai.
Dr. Shroff is a founding trustee of MOHAN Foundation, a national NGO, and has been instrumental in establishing the deceased donation and transplantation programme in India. He holds many positions including being the president elect of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation and President of Telemedicine Society of India - Tamil Nadu Chapter. He is the past president of Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation Society of the SAARC region - a post he held for 5 years from 2013 - 2018. He is the editor of Indian Transplant Newsletter, a quarterly publication that has been keeping track of deceased donation activities in India since 1998. He has over 70 publications in peer reviewed journals and has delivered over 700 keynote lectures and presentations at medical and other conferences. He has edited five books and has written ten chapters in medical books.
A detailed biographical sketch including references and publications are available on Wikipedia.
Arun is responsible for the overall strategy, technology and execution of Medindia's vision. Arun is a serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple technology companies in the USA and India. Arun's current focus is on using the latest advances in Artificial Intelligene (AI) at Medindia for personalizing health information and better health management. As part of this effort, Arun has founded Xtend.AI, a startup focused on using AI to solve global challenges in health and other domains.
Arun is also Director of Technology & Innovation at STAR Associates, USA, providing strategic and advisory services to early stage technology companies in Artificial Intelligence, Augmented / Virtual Reality, robotics, blockchain, health and telemedicine.
Arun is also a topic lead at the Focus Group on AI for Health - an ITU(UN)/ WHO initiative for evaluating AI and creating a global community on AI for health. Arun has been an invited speaker at the UN AI for Good Summit in Geneva, ITU/WHO, Apollo Hospitals, and IIT Madras, among others. Arun has as a B.Tech from IIT Madras, an MBA (PGDM) from IIM, Ahmedabad, a M.S. in Computer Science from Penn State University, and certifications in AI from Stanford.
Sanjay oversees the Marketing, Alliances & Partnership activities for Medindia. He has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, advisor, mentor, in several industries including Software development, web services and managed hosting. He has a B.S. in Chemistry from Madras University, and is a Charter Member of TiE Chennai and has been in executive leadership positions in both national and regional chapters of IIF.
Medindia’s editorial and content team is supported by a team of Doctors, Content Providers, Designers, Programmers & Freelancers.
Editorial Team
Dr. Chandra Shekar Annamalai, MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), DNB (Nephrology) ...
Section Editor - Nephrology & Transplantation
Dr Ravikumar Modali, MBBS (KEMH, Mumbai), Board Certified Lifestyle Physician (IBLM, USA)
Section Editor - Lifestyle and Wellness
Dr. Amandeep Kaur, BDS, MDS
Section Editor - Dentistry
Dr. Manoj Kumar Shah, MBBS, PG Diploma in Health Sciences (PGDHSc), Master of Health Sciences (MHSc)
Section Editor - Diabetology
Prof. Krishna G Seshadri, MD, AB (Internal medicine) AB (Endocrinology)
Section Editor - Endocrinology
Dr. Trupti Shirole, BAMS, CGO
Section Editor - Complimentary Medicine
Dr. Krishanga, BDS
Section Editor - Dentistry
Dr. M. Janani Priya, Doctor of Pharmacy
Section Editor - Pharmacology
Medindia’s Editorial Policy
Purpose: At MedIndia, we believe that our readers deserve accurate, authentic, trustworthy, compassionate and validated health information. Whether you're visiting us out of pure curiosity or urgently seeking information in the middle of the night; our commitment remains unwavering: to empower you with knowledge for a healthier life.
1. Our Core Values
Empathy: Health matters are generally sensitive, and we handle them with utmost care. We use person-centered, empathetic language, embracing the individual over conditions. We prioritize what you value and speak in a way that resonates with you.Respect for Diversity: We understand the importance of language, especially in healthcare. We simplify all medical terms as far as we can and occasionally also mention the actual term. While we lean towards person-first language, we're also mindful of groups that prefer identity-first language. In all our content, we hope you sense our positive intent.
Continuous Learning: Health information keeps evolving. We review our editorial policies yearly and consistently update our content to reflect the latest, most accurate information.
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Reach & Traffic
Medindia gets over 2 million visitors a month from over 230 countries - with the top countries being India, USA, UK, Australia, Canada.
Content Highlights:
Health Applications & Calculators:
Medindia Wins Prestigious "India's Best Health and Well Being Website of the Year 2012 Award"
Mobile Apps:
Community & E-Commerce:
Our Partners and Affiliates:
Previous Partners:
Our Social Media Presence:
About Medindia
Medindia is a leading online provider of health information, applications and services for consumers, doctors, healthcare professionals globally.
Medindia, currently ranks #1 in India / South Asia in terms of traffic in the health category and among the top health sites in the world.
Medindia's content is viewed by over 2 million visitors each month from over 230 countries. Medindia offers almost 1 million pages of trusted health and wellness information including news, special reports, articles, animations, slides, infographics, videos, health directories, drug information, calculators, personalized health record, mobile apps, interactive tools, applications and much more.
All of Medindia's content is edited and authenticated by doctors and healthcare professionals. It is certified to comply with the HONCode standard for trustworthy health information.
This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information:
Mission
Medindia's mission is to empower consumers, doctors and healthcare professionals globally with authentic, accurate, timely and personalized health information and provide them tools to allow for better management of health, provide better care to patients, and lead healthier lives.
Our Story
Medindia has been a pioneer in many ways and was one of the earliest health websites to be launched from India. Medindia was founded by Dr. Sunil Shroff, Arun Shroff and Sanjay Shroff - three brothers and passionate entrepreneurs who combined their diverse skills and experience in medicine, technology and business. Medindia was conceived originally with the social mission of educating consumers about health and providing physicians and professionals with the tools to leverage technology and the internet to improve healthcare. In order to further this mission, Medindia.net was launched as a website in 2001, and incorporated as a business in 2004, and has grown steadily ever since its inception.
In addition to the founders, Medindia is supported by a team of a highly qualified and experienced team of doctors, healthcare professionals, content researchers, writers, editors, designers, developers and analysts. Medindia is privately owned and operated by Medindia4u.com Pvt. Ltd. - with headquarters in Chennai, India and offices in USA and UK.
Founders & Leadership Team
Medindia’s editorial and content team is supported by a team of Doctors, Content Providers, Designers, Programmers & Freelancers.
Editorial Team
Dr. Chandra Shekar Annamalai, MBBS, MD (Internal Medicine), DNB (Nephrology), Fellowship of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN), MSc Organ Transplantation, PhD
Section Editor - Nephrology & Transplantation
Dr Ravikumar Modali, MBBS (KEMH, Mumbai), Board Certified Lifestyle Physician (IBLM, USA)
Section Editor - Lifestyle and Wellness
Dr. Amandeep Kaur, BDS, MDS
Section Editor - Dentistry
Dr. Manoj Kumar Shah, MBBS, PG Diploma in Health Sciences (PGDHSc), Master of Health Sciences (MHSc)
Section Editor - Diabetology
Prof. Krishna G Seshadri, MD, AB (Internal medicine) AB (Endocrinology)
Section Editor - Endocrinology
Dr. Trupti Shirole, BAMS, CGO
Section Editor - Complimentary Medicine
Dr. Krishanga, BDS
Section Editor - Dentistry
Dr. M. Janani Priya, Doctor of Pharmacy
Section Editor - Pharmacology
Medindia’s Editorial Policy
Purpose: At MedIndia, we believe that our readers deserve accurate, authentic, trustworthy, compassionate and validated health information. Whether you're visiting us out of pure curiosity or urgently seeking information in the middle of the night; our commitment remains unwavering: to empower you with knowledge for a healthier life.
1. Our Core Values
Empathy: Health matters are generally sensitive, and we handle them with utmost care. We use person-centered, empathetic language, embracing the individual over conditions. We prioritize what you value and speak in a way that resonates with you.Respect for Diversity: We understand the importance of language, especially in healthcare. We simplify all medical terms as far as we can and occasionally also mention the actual term. While we lean towards person-first language, we're also mindful of groups that prefer identity-first language. In all our content, we hope you sense our positive intent.
Continuous Learning: Health information keeps evolving. We review our editorial policies yearly and consistently update our content to reflect the latest, most accurate information.
Reach & Traffic
Medindia gets over 2 million visitors a month from over 230 countries - with the top countries being India, USA, UK, Australia, Canada.
Content Highlights:
Health Applications & Calculators:
Medindia Wins Prestigious "India's Best Health and Well Being Website of the Year 2012 Award"
Mobile Apps:
Community & E-Commerce:
Our Partners and Affiliates:
Previous Partners:
Our Social Media Presence: