Academic

• Teaching Experience 31 years including 14 years as Professor & 12.5 years as Associate Professor
• Ph.D. Guide at
  • Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
  • North Gujarat University, Patan
  • Saurashtra University, Rajkot
  • Guru Jambheswar University, Hisar
  • Bhavnagar University
• Guided over 150 M.Pharm. and 30 Ph.D. students
• Senate Member (1998-2003) & Chairman, Board of Studies (Pharmacology - 2006) at Gujarat University
• Member Board of studies, Academic member and expert at Several Universities
• Member of LIC, Selection Committee and other Committee at Several Universities
• Member, Search Committee of VC for North Gujarat University
• Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award (2004) conferred by APTI at Vishakapatanam

Research :

• Over 500 publications including 250 full papers
• Published 15 books and several book chapters in International books
• 56 Awards in research at State, National and International levels
• Six patents filed, Three awarded
• Attended several National and International conferences abroad
• Co-ordinator, NAFETIC Scheme of AICTE having Industrial participation in Research
• Best Pharmaceutical Research Scientist, (2007) conferred by APTI at Chandigarh

National Recognition :

• Member, Technical Review Committee, and PRS Committee, ICMR, New Delhi
• Research grants from CSIR, UGC, AICTE, DST (over 1.5 crore Rs)
• Member, Expert Committee for Colleges by AICTE
• Organizing Secretary of several National conferences
• President of Indian Pharmacological Society
• General Secretary of Indian Society of Hypertension
• Ex-Editor-in Chief, Journal of Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety, Member, Editorial Board in Journals

International Recognition :

• Fellow of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS)
• Invited as Post Doctoral Fellow, Visiting Professor & Visiting Scientist 6 times in Canada
• Invited as Speaker in International Conferences abroad (traveled 13 times in 19 countries)
• Distinguished Service Award of IACS from Canada

Social Recognition :

• Invited for Lectures on Medical Awareness, Lions Clubs International & AWAG
• Chief Guest, several functions of registered societies
• Agrra Ratna Award By Gujarat Agrawal Samaj (Conferred by Governor of Gujarat at Ambaji)
• Lecture on Prospects after 12th std at Door Darshan
• Talk at Omni TV, Winnipeg, Canada, (Talk relayed in April 2007)