K.GANAPATHY M.Ch.(Neurosurgery), FACS, FICS, FAMS Ph.D is a former Secretary and Past President of the Neurological Society of India and a former Secretary of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgery. An Adjunct Professor, at the IIT Madras, Tamilnadu Medical University & Anna University, Chennai Dr Ganapathy was formerly Honorary Consultant and Advisor in Neurosurgery Armed Forces Medical Services. A former examiner & Inspector for the National Board of Examinations Ministry of Health, Govt of India he was also an overseas examiner to the Universiti Sains Malaysia and the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh . He is Member of the Editorial Board of 4 International and 3 National Journals in Neurosciences . A pioneer in introducing Telemedicine in India Dr Ganapathy has been working relentlessly from 1999, for the growth and development of Telemedicine in India. A Member of the National Task Force on Telemedicine he is a Co Founder of the Telemedicine Society of India. Extensively travelled, he is a popular speaker in national and international conferences. He started the first formal Certificate course on Telehealth Technology, in conjunction with the Anna University. He is a mentor for the Global Experience MBA Career & Professional Development Programme Harvard Business School in the field of mHealth During the last 36 years he has presented more than 240 papers in national conferences and 85 in International meetings . He has published 200 scientific papers & 10 chapters in books. President of the Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation the largest and the oldest multi speciality Telemedicine network in South Asia he is currently President of the Telemedicine Society of India and President of the Indian Society of Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery. Prof Ganapathy has initiated pilot projects in using wireless telemedicine in rural areas in India. In Nov 2007 he organized a well attended international conference on telemedicine at Chennai.