Dr. Bhumesh Kumar Katakam is an Assosiate Professor and Head of Department of DVL at GMC/GGH;SRPT, Telangana. He is Program Director- Pediatric Dermatology Training Center, Gmc/Gh. He has contributed to more than 35 publications, 23 chapters and more than 115 papers and 300 guest lecturers in National and International conferences. Dr. Bhumesh received the prstigious IADVL SENIOR Dermatologist Award in MID DERMACON 2018, IADVL Presidential Award in DERMACON PUNE 2020, IASSTD & AIDS Presidential Award in ASTICON 2021, TSIADVL Presidential Award in TSCUTICON 2021, TSIADVL 2019 Man of the Year Award, Pediatric Dermatologist Of The Year in 2018, APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. He received National award for a paper on 'Neonatal Dermatoses“ Dr. Bhumesh is the Organizing Secretary of ISPD 2016 HYD, Founder Organizing Secretary of the First IADVL PEDDERMACON HYD 2019, Cordinator of IADVL SIG Pediatric Dermatology 2020-2021, Honorary Joint General Secretary – National IADVL 2019, Honorary Secretary General Elect 2023- IADVL (National), Organizing Secretary of E-ASTICON 2020 & 2021, Organizing Secretary of 46th ASTICON 2022 HYD, Organizing Secretary of 31ST BIENIEL IAL CONFERENCE 2021, Honorary General Secretary –IADVL Telangana 2021, Scientific Chairperson of TS IADVL 2019 & 2022 His areas of interests are Pediatric allergic and infectious Dermatoses, Pediatric HIV/AIDS