Vinod Nikhra: The Writer
Note: Following is a brief listing of main works by Dr. Vinod Nikhra. For detailed listing and information about books please go to the books section.
Authored books:
Fiction:
“Doctor,doctor: Intimate stories from doctors’ lives" (First published 2004)
“Doctor’s den: Intimate stories from doctors’ lives” (First published 2005)
“Doctor’s world: Intimate stories from doctors’ lives” (Under-print).Non-fiction:
“Anti-obesity Guide” (published 2005),
“Ageing slowly, Living Longer” (published 2006).
Editor/ Reviewer:
- Editor – Edited “Madhya: the midage”, Journal of Association for Health in Middle Aged – during 2003-2004. The journal covers topics on health and diseases in middle age and has completed two years in publication. It is widely circulated among doctors in India. A few copies are sent to USA and UK also. An effort is made to keep the journal of an international standard.
- Reviewer for –Among others, reviewed papers for “Family Practice” (an Oxford University medical journal) and “International Journal of Obesity”. The reviewed papers: ‘Obesity and aging have divergent genomic fingerprints’ by S Miard and F Picard, Laval Hospital Research Center and Faculty of Pharmacy, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada. Published in IJO online 4 November 2008;. ‘Creating supportive environments for nutrition guidance: towards a synergy between Primary Care and Public Health’ by A Stewart et al. Family Practice 2008; and the most recently reviewed paper accepted for publication in IJO was ‘Racial Differences in the Association between Telomere Length and Adiposity’, authors: Dr. Vanessa Diaz et al, Medical University of South Carolina (28 Aug 2009), (Web link: IJO_Reviewers_09.pdf).