Dr. Suraj Gupte, a proud alumnus of the prestigious Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India, is currently Professor and Head, Postgraduate Department of Paediatrics, Mamata Medical College/ Mamata General & Superspeciality Hospitals, Khammam, Telangana, India. He occupies a pride of place for distinguished contribution as a paediatric educationist, author, researcher, and innovator of national and international standing. He authored/edited several books, including the international series, Recent Advances in Pediatrics (49 volumes released so far), The Short Textbook of Paediatrics (now in 12^th edition), Pediatric Gastroenterology (an Indo-American venture with Prof. Karoly Horvath), Pediatric Emergencies, Neonatal Emergencies, Pediatric Nutrition, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Perspectives in Influenza, etc .

Dr. Suraj Gupte, besides receiving several prestigious awards and fellowships, he has represented India in several international conferences, Workshops, Symposia, Seminars etc as a Guest Speaker, Chairperson, Resource Person, Rapporteur, etc. He is an invitee for several important orations; Served on several academic task forces/working groups; Editorial advisor/referee/ reviewer for several national and international journals. A chief Editor (Gastroenterology Section), International Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Transplant & Nutrition. He is in Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), held several important positions, including Founder and Vice-President, IAP Nutrition Chapter, Founder and Secretary, IAP Child Neurology Chapter; several times on National Executive of IAP, etc.

He is also an Adviser, 8^th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics and Executive member (1999), 8^th Asian Congress of Pediatrics (1997), Adviser First International Conference of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Transplant & Nutrition; Presented/Published over 275 papers at national and international level; Accredited examiner for a multitude of universities and premier institutes, including Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU), Diplomat National Board (DNB), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), etc. He figures in most of the National & International Who’s Who volumes.

General paediatrics; Gastroenterology; Infectious diseases; Neonatology; Pediatric education.