Dr. G Shiva Kumar is a prominent academic in pharmacy, serving as Professor and Principal at GITAM School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad. With over 25 yrs of experience, he holds a PhD from JNTU Hyderabad and an M Pharm from Rajiv Gandhi University. His achievements include national and international funded projects, authoring 3 books, publishing 85 research papers with an h-index of 24 and > 2750 citations, and holding a design patent. Dr. Kumar has also mentored 15 PhD scholars to his credit.