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Vasantha Muthuswamy

Bioethics policy

India

110 H-Index
1,153 Total Impact

Overview

Vasantha Muthuswamy is a bioethics policy specialist with an H-index of 110 at ICMR (Faculty). Has been published in Social Science & Medicine, Nature Biotechnology. Based in India.

Biography

Vasantha Muthuswamy was an Indian physician and bioethicist, head of the Indian Council of Medical Research's Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Traditional Medicine, and Bioethics, and the Division of Reproductive Health and Nutrition, from 1990 to 2008. She was a leader in establishing, revising, and promoting ethical guidelines for medical research in India. She participated in international organizations and projects focused on bioethics, and was a noted critic of ethics dumping.

Affiliations & Institutions

ICMR

Faculty

Research Impact

5 Publications
0 Total Citations

Publication Timeline

0122005200620142016

Published In

Indian PediatrIndian J Med ResIndian J Med EthicsJ Law Med Ethics

Key Publications

Status of ethical review and challenges in India.
Indian Pediatr 2005
PubMed
Ethical issues in HIV/AIDS research.
Indian J Med Res 2005
PubMed
The new 2013 seventh version of the Declaration of Helsinki--more old wine in a new bottle?
Indian J Med Ethics 2014
PubMed
Capacity building for clinical trials in India.
Indian J Med Res 2006
PubMed

Areas of Expertise

Medical Specialties

Bioethics policy