Guidance & perspective

The people who guide our
editorial direction.

HealthAtoms’ Advisory Panel is a group of senior physicians, nurses, and educators who lend their guidance from time to time. They help shape our editorial standards and direction — offering perspective and counsel, not sign-off on every individual story.

Editorial Standards

Experienced Voices

Senior doctors, nurses & educators

Guideline Awareness

Grounded in WHO, ICMR & NMC standards

Periodic Guidance

Counsel on direction, not each story

Advisory InputOngoing
Dr. Priya Menon
Advisory Panel
Clinical Review

Dr. Priya MenonMD, FRCP

Senior internal medicine consultant with 22 years of practice. Advises us on geriatrics, endocrinology, and elder-care nursing protocols, and lends perspective on our research-summary and explainer coverage.

Areas of focus
Internal MedicineGeriatrics
AIIMS New Delhi
Delhi
Prof. Aruna Iyer
Advisory Panel
Nursing Education

Prof. Aruna IyerPhD, RN

Professor of Nursing Education and former Dean at a leading nursing college in South India. Author of three textbooks on adult health nursing and a member of the Indian Nursing Council's curriculum reform committee.

Areas of focus
Nursing EducationCurriculum Design
College of Nursing, CMC Vellore
Tamil Nadu
Col. (Dr.) R. Ratnam
Advisory Panel
Critical Care

Col. (Dr.) R. RatnamMS, MNAMS

Retired surgeon and former head of critical care at a tertiary military hospital. Brings perspective on operating-room nursing, trauma care, and the dynamics of inter-professional teams.

Areas of focus
Critical CareOR Nursing
Armed Forces Medical College alumnus
Pune
Dr. Rina Thomas
Advisory Panel
Public Health

Dr. Rina ThomasDNP, MPH

Doctor of Nursing Practice with public-health training. Leads a community health initiative in Kerala and consults on maternal-child health, immunization coverage, and rural health workforce planning.

Areas of focus
Public HealthCommunity Nursing
Kerala Health Foundation
Kerala
Dr. Vinod Batra
Advisory Panel
Digital Health

Dr. Vinod BatraMBBS, FAMS

Clinical informatics specialist and ABDM-certified architect. Advises us on digital health — EHR adoption, interoperability, and ethical AI use in clinical settings.

Areas of focus
Clinical InformaticsABDM
Independent consultant, ex-NHA
Gurugram
Sr. Mary D'Cunha
Advisory Panel
Nursing Practice

Sr. Mary D'CunhaRN, MSN

Forty years in clinical nursing across pediatric, obstetric, and palliative wards. Active mentor for early-career nurses and a frequent contributor to professional development standards.

Areas of focus
PediatricPalliative Nursing
St. Stephen's Hospital
Delhi
Rajendra Sharma
Advisory Panel
Digital Health & Systems

Rajendra SharmaRN, RM, Founder

Founder of Nursing News India and the HealthAtoms platform ecosystem. Dedicated to building digital health systems, clinical informatics, and voice-powered workflows that empower frontline nurses.

Areas of focus
Digital HealthClinical Systems Integration
HealthAtoms Platform
Mumbai

How our advisory panel helps

The panel offers guidance and perspective on our editorial standards and the topics we cover. They are not asked to approve every individual article — day-to-day reporting and fact-checking is handled by our editorial team.

  1. 01

    They shape our standards

    Panel members advise on editorial standards, sourcing, and the topics we prioritise — the framework our newsroom works within.

  2. 02

    Editors do the daily work

    Our editorial team reports, sources, and fact-checks each story against current guidelines (ICMR, WHO, NMC where relevant).

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    We consult them when it counts

    On complex or sensitive clinical topics we reach out to a relevant panel member for input — but no advisor is accountable for every published item.

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Our Editorial Policy

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