Madhav Bhatia

Biography:

Prof. Madhav Bhatia heads the Inflammation Research Group in the Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science at the University of Otago, Christchurch. Research in his laboratory has shown hydrogen sulfide and substance P as mediators of inflammation and potential therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases such as acute pancreatitis, sepsis, burn injuries, and joint inflammation. He has received numerous grants, has authored more than 180 contributions to the peer-reviewed literature, given several invited presentations in different countries and is on Editorial Boards of 42 journals. His publications have been cited more than 11000 times, and he has an "h"-index of 56.”