Dr. Nilima Kshirsagar clinical pharmacologist and medical educator with prestigious national and international awards, MD,PhD, DNB, degree, FAMS,FNAMS, FRCP (UK) , FACCP (USA) GFMD, IFAPP, leadership positions such as National Chair Clinical Pharmacology of Indian Council of medical research, Chairperson of the subcommittee for fixed dose combinations of Drug Technical Advisory Board Govt of India Vice Chancellor at Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Director medical education Dean , has contributed significantly to drug safety, clinical trials, and health policy. With over 300 publications in journals like Lancet and PLoS her work includes development, patenting, assessment of safety, efficacy of drugs specially for infectious, tropical diseases and promoting rational medicine use. As a leader in global health, she founded the South Asian College of American College of Clinical Pharmacology and served on international committees of WHO, DNDI, IUPHAR . Her diverse contributions span academia, industry, government, and NGOs.