Dr. Neena Khanna

Dr. Neena Khanna joined Amrita Hospital following an illustrious 45-year tenure at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS New Delhi). She retired from AIIMS as the Dean of Academics and Professor & Head of the Department of Dermatology & Venereology and she currently holds the prestigious position of Emeritus Professor at AIIMS & National Academy of Medical Sciences, Delhi.

Throughout her career at AIIMS, she was involved in patient care, research, academics & administration. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field, Dr. Khanna has received numerous awards and orations, including the prestigious IADVL Life Time Achievement Award from the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, and Leprologists as well as Logoplastics and Lymph Achievement Award in Modern Medicine (2025) by the Jagran Group and Hamdard laboratories and IASSTD's & AIDS Excellence Award (2025) for her lifelong meritorious contributions to the field of medicine.

Furthermore, she is the author of the widely popular undergraduate textbook, Illustrated Synopsis of Dermatology & STDs, which serves as a standard resource in the MBBS curriculum across the country.

Her Publications includes:

• Books: 11, including Illustrated Synopsis of Dermatology & Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Elsevier) now in 6th edition, which is used as standard text book by undergrad-uates in India & several countries in Asia. Book sells 5,000–7,000 copies annually. 
• Chapters in books: 31 including chapters in IAP Textbook of Medicine, IADVL Textbook of Dermatology & Ghai’s Essentials of Pediatrics. Was on editorial board of IADVL Text-book of Dermatology. 
• Journals: More than 170 articles in journals of repute, with high impact factor, most as 1st or corresponding author. 
• Presentations: More than 160, including orations, invited lectures, presentations, panel discussions (as moderator & panelist) at international, national & state level confer-ences & lecture series as a visiting international faculty 

• Ambady Oration - Awarded by Indian Association of Dermatologists Venereologists Lep-rologists (IADVL), for original work, 2017. This is the most prestigious award of IADVL. 
• Prof LK Bhutani Award - Awarded by IADVL for excellence in teaching & research, 2013 
• Fellowship of IADVL -  in Photobiology, 1991 
• Fellowship of IADVL - in Leprosy, 1987 
• Prof VL Rege Oration - Awarded by IADVL, Goa State Branch, 2021 
• IADVL (DSB) oration - Awarded by IADVL, Delhi State Branch, 2020 
• Sakia Memorial Oration - Awarded by IADVL, North Eastern States Branch, 2015 
• Sardari Lal Award - Awarded by IADVL (DSB) for contribution to field of Venereology, 2006 
• Honorary membership of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, University of Medicine, New Jersey, 2006 
• Certificate of university merit in MBBS - Madras University’s 1st/2nd certificate of honor in MBBS: In Surgery, Ophthalmology, Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Microbiology, Bio-chemistry 

Research undertaken:

• Funded Projects as Principle Investigator: 19
• Funded Projects as Co-Investigator: 22
• Non-funded Projects: 38