Dr. Rohit Sarin, Principal Consultant and former Director, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, is a senior Tuberculosis Consultant with over four decades of experience in this specialization and having specialized training in tuberculosis both within the country and at International level in Japan and New York.

He is the Former Chairman of the Regional Green Light Committee (MDR TB Advisory Group) for South East Asia Region (2012-2015) and subsequently a Member of the rGLC SEAR and Global Drug Resistant Initiative. He contributed to the fight against Covid-19 as a member of the National Task Force on Covid which defined the treatment guidelines in this regard.  Further, he is also a member of WHO Global Guideline Development Group on treatment of Covid and involved in global policy. 

Awards: 

• Karel Styblo Public Health Prize 2017
• R. Krishna Memorial Prize given by TB Association of India – 1995
• Commendation Certificate and Trophy by TB Association of India - 1996
• Dr. O.A. Sarma Award by Tuberculosis Association of India - 2006