Kamal Kumar Mahawar

Kamal Mahawar was born in Kolkata. Always wanting to become a doctor, he went on to graduate from Calcutta Medical College in 1996. Subsequently, he obtained his MS in General Surgery from the prestigious PGIMER, Chandigarh. Subsequently, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he currently works as a consultant surgeon. He also serves on the editorial teams of prominent scientific journals.

His column "Antagoniser" on the popular web platform IndiaMedicalTimes is known for not shying away from controversial topics affecting Indian healthcare. He also blogs for ETHealthWorld.com. His book "The Ethical Doctor" published by Harper Collins India deals with some of the most challenging of these issues in his characteristic no holds barred approach.