Dr. Vijay V. Yeldandi, M.D., FACP, FCCP, FIDSA, an educator and Infectious Diseases Clinician with a special interest in Transplantation and Public Health, was in Mysuru recently to participate in the 9th edition of HIVe Mysuru 2025, a conference on HIV, TB and Other Infectious Diseases. The conference was hosted by Asha Kirana Charitable Trust. Dr. Yeldandi is board-certified in Infectious Diseases (ABIM, USA) and is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago. For over three decades, Dr. Yeldandi has been managing patients with autoimmune and autoinflammatory disorders, those who have undergone transplantation, as well as individuals with HIV and other infections. His current work focuses on participatory action research promoting the ‘One Health, One Planet’ concepts.
He is the Founder and Director of GYD Diagnostics and Clinics, Suvarna Swasthya Research Centre and the International Centre for Human Health Advancement. On behalf of Star of Mysore, Sujata Rajpal spoke to him. Excerpts...
