Dr V Seshiah Chairman of Diabetes Research Institute, Chennai. He is the former Professor and Emeritus Professor of diabetology at Madras Medical College. He has been instrumental in establishing an independent Department Of Diabetology, the first of its kind in India at Madras Medical College and Govt. General Hospital, Chennai. Since its inception the Department of Diabetology, Madras Medical College has developed into one of the finest in the field.