National & Global Collaboration

National & Global Collaboration

PCC has developed partnerships with national and international clinical experts. We have a pool of 12 global and 16 national specialists—to support the clinical management of poisoning cases in Nepal. Through a dedicated 24/7 WhatsApp platform, these experts provide real-time backup and guidance to Specialist Poison Information providers (SPIs), ensuring timely, evidence-based responses to complex toxicology cases.

List of National and International Experts 

S.No.

National Experts

International Experts

  1.  

Dr. Ajay Thapa, Emergency Physician

Dr. Joshua Bloom, Assistant Professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine

  1.  

Dr. Anish Mudvari, Clinical Pharmacologist

Dr. Joseph Kennedy, Director of Medical Toxicology, University of Vermont

  1.  

Prof. Dr. Sangha Ratna Bajracharya, 

Clinical Pharmacologist

Dr. Jim Whitledge, Emergency Physician and Medical Toxicologist, University of Vermont Health Network, Northern New England Poison Center 

  1.  

Dr. Pradeep Gyanwali, Clinical Pharmacologist

Dr. Knut Erik Hovda, Senior Consultant & professor, Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo university hospital, Oslo, Norway & University of Oslo & The Norwegian Poison Information Centre, Institute of Public Health, Norway

  1.  

Dr. Satish Deo, Clinical Pharmacologist

Dr. Mark Neavyn, Medical Toxicologist

  1.  

Dr. Akriti Pokharel

Dr. Mazda Shirazi, Medical Toxicologist

  1.  

Dr. Jukel Shrestha

Dr. Michael Simpson, Beth Israel Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicologist

  1.  

Dr. Krishna Prasad Acharya, Senior Consultant Anesthesiologist

Dr. Ramu Kharel, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Brown University

  1.  

Dr. Nandu Pathal

Dr. Ryan Feldman, Clinical Toxicologist

  1.  

Dr. Prabin Prasad, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus

Dr. Samara Soghoian, Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, New York University, USA

  1.  

Dr. Rajan Pandey

Dr. Shriji Amin, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University

  1.  

Dr. Rajesh Pande, Bheri Hospital

Dr. Ziad Kazzi, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology, Emory University

  1.  

Dr. Rakesh Ghimire, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, TUTH, Nepal

 
  1.  

Dr. Ramesh Maharjan, Head of Department, Emergency Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, TUTH, Nepal

 
  1.  

Dr. Ritesh Chaudhary

 
  1.  

Dr. Yagya Prasad Timalsina, Medical Coordinator, Ask Foundation