Sanjeev Kelkar, received his MD from the University of Mumbai in January 1980. He has worked in various fields of health care, including tribal / rural health for ten years. He has also worked at specialist institutes, multinational pharmaceutical companies, and been involved in innovative postgraduate teaching programs in diabetes and internal medicine in collaboration with foreign universities. Further, he has worked extensively with international bodies, setting up and developing different models of health care. He was the Founder Secretary of the unique Diabetic Foot Society of India, which has achieved a Guinness world record for the most diabetic foot screenings in a day. He has received prestigious awards, including from the Australian Government and Australian industry for best international collaboration, and from the Lite for Life Foundation for his essay on Tuberculosis Control in India. For several years he worked in rural West Bengal and Tripura, helping establish hospitals with modern facilities and intensive care units. Thanks to his broad experience, he had gained a comprehensive overview of health care and the issues plaguing it. He has edited several widely acclaimed books on diabetic foot care, and has written one on diabetes and surgery that is used as a reference guide by Indian practitioners in the field.
