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Adarsh Kumar

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

ORCID iD 0000-0003-1198-3498
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Prof. Adarsh a Gold medallist an alumni of King George’s Medical College, Lucknow. He is lone member from India in International Academy of Legal Medicine, British Association in Forensic medicine, The International Association of Forensic Toxicology and Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences besides being life member of many scientific associations from India and abroad. He was awarded Honorary Diploma in Legal Medicine by International Academy of Legal Medicine at Portugal in 2009. He is the first person to receive Commonwealth Fellowship at Scotland, UK twice in year 2011 and 2015. He is also a Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine, London, Indian Association of Medicolegal Experts, International Science Congress Association & Indian Society of Toxicology. He was honoured with Commendation Certificate for his exemplary work in field of Forensic Investigations & Human Rights by National Human Rights Commission in 2014. He was awarded with Education Award for Excellence by Indo-US Global Foundation in 2016. He is recipient of many honours and awards in different fields. He is honorary medicolegal Expert to National Human Rights Commission and Central Bureau of Investigation-topmost agency of criminal investigation in India. Prof. Adarsh is Visiting faculty to Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, National Police Academy, Hyderabad, CBI Academy Ghaziabad, National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Sciences, New Delhi & Central Detective Training School, Chandigarh. He has more than 20 years of teaching experience and medicolegal field work. Has guided 15 PhD/postgraduate students and conducted around 5000 autopsies. His PhD students have been from field of forensic toxicology and forensic anthropology who have done their MSc in Forensic Sciences. Has been examiner and subject expert in Forensic Medicine in various universities of 15 states of India as well as Nepal & Mauritius. Delivered 2 orations & about 100 lectures in various scientific conferences all over the world, published 70 papers, written 5 chapters in various textbooks of forensic medicine, acted as Editorial board member and peer reviewer in 20 journals of speciality from India and abroad including Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine, Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, HSOA Journal of Forensic, Legal and Investigative Sciences USA, Adli Tip Bulletin Turkey, Journal of Forensic & Legal Medicine, UK etc. Has been Chairperson Scientific Committee of International Conferences organised by Indian Association of Medicolegal Experts (IAMLE) on 6 occasions and Organising Chairperson of 10th Conference of IAMLE under joint collaboration of Medicolegal Society of Nepal.
Developed online courses (MOOCs) in three subjects ie Forensic Medicine, Forensic Anthropology & Forensic Serology & Biology under Digital India Mission of UGC for Ministry of Human Resource and Development for free dissemination of knowledge to all public police, judiciary, forensic medicine and forensic sciences students from India and abroad. The same have now been made freely available on You Tube by Vidya Mitra.
Representing the country at highest level as Governing Council Member of 3 International scientific organisations viz. International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM) , Indo-pacific Association of Law Medicine & Sciences (INPALMS) & Asia Pacific Association of Medicolegal Agencies (APMLA). Earlier was General Secretary of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine for 3 years (2010-13) and currently Vice-president Noble Action Consortium for Progress of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology since last 4 years. His areas of special interest include forensic anthropology, forensic radiology, forensic odontology, medicolegal documentation and post-mortem & forensic toxicology.

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  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences Full Professor and Incharge Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Radiology Unit
    2005 - Present

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