Keynote Lecture
Title : Becoming a clinician scientist - A journey of a lifetime

Dr Alben Sigamani
MBBS,MD,Msc (London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Group head- clinical research, Narayana Health
Associate Professor – Pharmacology, NH Institute of Medical Sciences
International Faculty – EUCLID University
Dr. Alben Sigamani, currently heads the research department for Narayana Hrudayalaya Limited. He has been a steering committee member for international phase 3
multicenter clinical trials.
Dr. Sigamani, currently focuses on building a new form of medicine that can be practiced
globally and will be able to intercept disease at its various stages of its continuum. His aspirations
of having a major impact on healthcare across the globe is why he followed his passion and became a researcher.
Some of his works include, Evaluation of a Polypill Strategy to prevent heart disease, Assess the burden of perioperative cardiac ischemia following noncardiac surgery, and Plan effective strategies to
reduce the burden of
perioperative cardiac mortality.