Dr Avani Oke has more than 20 years of teaching and about 3 years of clinical experience before climbing the ladder as a Principal.

She started her career as a staff Nurse In Leelabai Thackersey College of Nursing, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai in 1993 and then worked in reputed hospitals like Cumballa and Hinduja Hospital to gain clinical expertise. She has worked in various capacities like Assistant lecturer, Lecturer and Associate Professor in Leelabai Thackersey College of Nursing. She has also worked as Course Coordinator of Critical Care in Lilavati Hospital. Dr Avani Oke has also worked as an Education Coordinator in Kinderd Hospital, New Jersey, USA.

Dr Avani Oke has completed her Masters in Nursing (Child Health Nursing) and PH.D from Leelabai Thackersey College of Nursing, SNDT Women's University with First class. She also did Post Graduate Diploma in Education Management from SNDT University, Mumbai with A Grade.

She has won Best Teacher Award in 2018 and was honored at the27th TNAI Biennial Conference held at Loni. She also won laurels for the institute and won the Best MQH practice award in February 2018 at the National conference organized by Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality award trust. The institute was also featured in Top 20 Most promising nursing colleges in Silicon India magazine under her leadership.

Dr Avani Oke has presented papers at State, National and International Conferences. She has also published papers in various newsletters and journals. She is on the TNAI editorial board and is an editor for the journal “International Journal of Nursing and Occupational Health”.

Dr Avani has been a coordinator, chairperson for organizing conferences, workshops and seminars.

She has been an Examiner for M.D.(Pediatrics) examination since 2009. She has an excellent academic record. She is a merit holder in SSC examination and completed her M.B.B.S., D.C.H. and M.D.(Pediatrics ) from Seth G.S.Medical College and K.E.M.Hospital.

Following this, Dr. Kumar did his postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Prof. Karl Simin at the Department of Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts (UMMS) Medical School, Worcester, USA, where he established a novel mouse model of malignant breast cancers. In June 2012, he joined Prof. Jean Paul Thiery’s lab at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A-STAR Singapore. Prof.

Thiery is a world-renowned authority in the area of EMT (Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition). At A-STAR, Dr. Kumar discovered a panel of urinary biomarkers for early diagnosis of bladder cancer. This marker panel was licensed and is currently being pursued for development of a novel point-of-care (POC) diagnostic platform. He was also involved in the establishment of a culture method to assess circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from breast cancers. This new technique provides an opportunity to analyze CTC clonal heterogeneity and adapt therapeutic modalities in refractory breast cancer patients. He moved to India after securing a highly competitive and prestigious Ramanujan Fellowship awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (DST) in 2015. He established his laboratory at the Institute of Bioinformatics, Bangalore, India where his lab works on developing reliable methods to isolate and enrich CTCs to advance precision medicine in cancers. Dr. Kumar has been recently awarded the highly prestigious National Award for Excellence in Academic Clinical Research 2021 from Indian Society for Clinical Research (ISCR) as a recognition for excellence in Academic Clinical Research.

An expertise in Arbitration matter. well conversant with Income Tax, Customs & Central Excise, Labour,Provident Fund, Testamentary,Arbitration matters and have dealt with many such matters in the High Court,Bombay.was working as a Lecturer in “Business in R.A. Poddar College of Commerce Matunga, Mumbai.

MUHS approved UG and PG teacher.MUHS approved faculty and nodal person to organize Basic Research Methodology Workshop in GSMC.Published 13 papers as Original articles in indexed journals.Awarded for “Smt Sakarben Somaiya Award for Outstanding Academic Innovation” in Sept 2015.

Presented papers in National and State Conferences.Conducted workshop as resource person on “E-learning” in National Conference in Pediatric Education.Contributed in revising books published by “All India Institute of Local Self Government” for Sanitary Inspector course.Co-coordinator and resource person in NIHFW funded project on “Training of District Health Officers in Disaster Management.Coordinator and resource person in Public Health Dept funded TB training program.Reviewer in International Journal of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues (Official journal of NIHFW) and Indian Journal of Occupation and Environmental Medicine. MMC Accredited speaker.

She Worked as Family Counsellor at Family counseling centre "Stree Mukti Sangathan" Vashi , Worked as Coordinator for Jidnyasa Project for teenage school going children at New Bombay.She Worked as Social Worker in project of NIRRHICMR named " ntervention in Urban Slums to enhance participation of men in reproductive health",and Promoted as Senior Investigator for the same project. Presently working as a Project Manager at SAHAS (K J Somaiya Medical Trust).

She has more than 19 years of teaching and about 2 years of clinical experience. She is a Graduate from Leelabai Thackersey College of Nursing and completed her M.Sc in Community Health Nursing from Bombay Hospital College of Nursing.

She has also been a chairperson, organizing Secretary for various workshops, conferences and seminars. She has published research papers in National and International journals.

Dr Sushma is a trained Sujok therapist and yoga trainer.

She has received the Best teacher award by the National teachers association in 2021. Received prizes for research paper presentation. She has also been a chairperson, organizing Secretary for various workshops, conferences and seminars. She has published research papers in National and International journals.

She has more than 11 years of teaching experience. She is a Graduate from Dr. D.Y Patil College of Nursing and completed her M.Sc in Mental Health Nursing from Tehmi Grant Institute Of Nursing Education,Tadiwala Road,Pune. She Contributed in book named Principles & Procedures of Nursing Foundation Vol II.

She has also been a chairperson, organizing Secretary for various workshops, conferences and seminars. She has published research papers in National and International journals.

She is a Graduate fromTerna College of Nursing and completed her M.Sc in Midwifery & Gynaecology Nursing from Hinduja college of Nursing.

She has also been a chairperson, organizing Secretary for various workshops, conferences and seminars. She has published research papers in National and International journals.

She has more than 3 years experience as a warden in various institutes.