Recognition

Awards, Grants & Scholarships

Selected academic honours, grants, scholarships, and mentorship recognitions across national and international dermatology platforms.

2026

IADVL–EADV Scholarship

IADVL / European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)

Selected scholarship recipient for the EADV Congress, Vienna.

2026

EADV Reduced Registration Fee (RRF) Grant

European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)

Competitive grant awarded for the 33rd EADV Congress, Vienna, Austria, 29 September - 3 October 2026.

2025

WDS Grant

Women's Dermatologic Society

Awarded a $1000 grant from the Women's Dermatologic Society Forum to present research at the WDS Forum in Scottsdale, Arizona.

2025

DERMACON 2025 Scholarship

IADVL

Awarded at DERMACON 2025 for outstanding academic and research contributions in dermatology.

2025

PG Thesis Award Paper 2025

IADVL

Conferred for the thesis "A Comparative Study of Efficacy of Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser with and without Subcision in Treatment of Facial Acne Scars", presented at DERMACON 2025, Jaipur.

2026

Selected for the GURUDERMA–IADVL Mentorship Program

Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL)

National mentorship program; assigned mentor Dr. Narendra Kamath Karkala.

2024

Finalist - Eczemathon Quiz 2024

Society for Eczema Studies

Finalist in a comprehensive national quiz on eczema, engaging with leading dermatology experts.

2023

Third Place – State-Level Leprosy Quiz

Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur

CME on Leprosy Update

Affiliations

Professional memberships

  • Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists

    Life Member

  • Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists Welfare Trust

    Regular Member

  • Middle East International Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine Association

    Individual Member

  • European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

    Individual Member

  • Indian Women's Dermatologic Association

    Life Member

Philosophy

The art of dermatology lies in seeing what is easy to miss.

Skin often reveals its story through the smallest details like a shift in colour, texture, pattern or change.

Learning to recognise those details with precision is what continues to shape the way I practise dermatology.