Prof. Dr. Rohan Savio Sequeira
MD, FAGE, FACP (USA), FACLM (USA), FAADE (USA), MPCDS (UK),
MPCDS (EUR), PhD Endocrine (Harvard, USA)

Prof. Dr. Rohan Savio Sequeira is a distinguished Consultant Cardio-Endocrine Physician with an extensive career spanning over 25 years across more than five countries. He is a Portuguese national currently living and practising medicine in India, where he is committed to addressing gaps in medical care by delivering high-quality healthcare at low, affordable costs to developing nations.

He specialises in Non-Invasive Cardiology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Management, and holds senior consultant positions in Cardio-Endocrinology at prestigious institutions including Jaslok Hospital, St. Elizabeth Hospital, S. L. Raheja Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, and Breach Candy Hospital in India.

He is currently the Professor and Head of the Department of Geriatric Medicine at Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College in Mumbai, India. Established in 1845, Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals are among India’s oldest and most prestigious medical institutions. Grant Medical College is one of the oldest medical colleges in South Asia and is affiliated with the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.

Dr. Sequeira has a strong passion for training medical students and has served as Professor and Head of the Medical Department at several medical colleges across India, including the prestigious Grant Government Medical College and St George’s Government Hospital.

His distinguished career also includes serving as Honorary Consultant Physician to the Governor of Maharashtra, India, and leading the Department of Health’s Policy Decision-Making Committee for the Government of Maharashtra. His experience spans cross-country healthcare implementation as well as the international medical and para-medical domains. With a strong understanding of addressable market needs and an extensive network across the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, Dr. Sequeira plays a vital role in advancing healthcare solutions.

He is currently actively involved in regulatory affairs related to harm reduction strategies, particularly in the field of tobacco harm reduction and addiction. He is also strongly associated with nutritional harm reduction, with a focus on paediatric and young adult patients.

He is the Founder and Director of SOMHRA (www.somhra.org), an international society dedicated to providing safer alternatives for harm reduction in tobacco, alcohol, and food and nutrition.