Prof.Dr. Mrs.Neelima A.Malik
Hon’ble Vice Chancellor,
KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra, India

Prof.Dr.Mrs. Neelima A.Malik - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, M.D.S.(Bom), F.I.A.O.S.

Academician par excellence with total teaching experience of 40 years in the field of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and in Dentistry. Post graduate Teacher for 30 Years.

She is the first women from the Dental fraternity, as well as from Oral & M/F surgical speciality to become the Vice Chancellor of a Health University in India

She was formerly a Dean, Professor and Head and Professor Emeritus (again 1st lady from dental stream), in the department of Oral & M/F surgery, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai.

Also, formerly a Principal and Head, Department of Oral & M/F Surgery, KIMSDU, Karad. Formerly Honorary advisor and consultant at Armed Forces Medical College (Dental Faculty), Pune and an honorary faculty at S. N. D. T. Women`s University and Advisor to Mumbai veterinary College, Mumbai and was instrumental in starting Dentistry for Animals.

She has been an outstanding student and is recipient of several scholarships and awards, including Dr. Desai Gold medal and Dr. Mehta Silver medal. Awarded best overseas Poster Prize at 14th Australian Orthodontic Conference held at Adelaide, South Australia.

She has many national and international publications to her credit and conducted many Hands on workshops. She has travelled widely all over India and abroad, as a guest/keynote speaker. She has undertaken/guided and carried out many clinical research projects and guided more than 60 postgraduate dissertations.

First Lady President of AOMSI -Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons of India. She was also invited to attend British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons` Annual Meeting at Glasgow, in the Capacity of President of Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India.

Organized and Presided over the function during 1st Indo Lanka joint conference of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery held at Colombo, Sri Lanka(as President of AOMSI) and also delivered a guest lecture at the same conference on 20th and 21st June 2003.

Author & editor of a popular textbook, which is used all over India and south east Asia - Textbook of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery by Jaypee Brothers medical Publisher. Delhi. Fourth edition released on 09-05 2016.

Pioneer of intraoral Distraction Osteogenesis for maxilla and mandible in India. Developed indigenous intraoral mini distraction device for mandible in 2002 and for maxilla in 2004. She also has applied for a patent for a novel device for creating a metallic neo joint for treating TMJ ankylosis from KIMSDU, Karad.

Recipient of Mumbai Mayor's award in 2006.

Recipient of outstanding teacher's award in October 2011, by bitein, a premier portal in Indian Dentistry. (9th Awardee) Photo uploaded in Awardees Hall of Fame.www.bitein.com

Recipient of Life Time Achievement award by AOMSI at 40th Annual conference of AOMSI at Amritsar on 19th November 2015.

She has visited many countries and Prof. Dr. Mrs. Neelima A. Malik apart from being a keen academician and administrator, University Chief Executive takes equal interest in social activities and student motivation.