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Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Chief, Poison Control & DNA Typing Units,
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research,
Cochin 682026
South India
E-mail V.V. Pillay
Contacts:
Phones: 0484-2339080, Ext:8052 (O)
0484-2807055 (R), 9895282388 (Cell)
Email: toxicology@aimshospital.org
Dr.V.V.Pillay has been in the vanguard of the movement among medical professionals in India to develop the neglected field of Toxicology. He has published extensively in both the scientific and lay press on matters relating to Toxicology, as well as his chosen discipline - Forensic Medicine. Dr.Pillay has authored 5 books on Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, and has received an award for one of them (Modern Medical Toxicology), generally considered to be a trend setter among books on the subject in India. He has reviewed several books on Toxicology for the Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Dr.Pillay received a scroll of honour in appreciation of work done in the field of Toxicology from the Medicolegal Society, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He is now in the process of establishing a state-of-the-art Poison Control Centre at the institute where he is currently employed. Among his most sought-after publications is a 700 page reference work on Toxicology.
Reviewers' Board: Best Toxicology Books
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