Prof Nalini Kotekar, MD, DA is a senior Consultant in Anaesthesia at Kamakshi Hospital, Mysore and was the former Prof and Head of Anaesthesiology in JSS medical College. with a keen interest in teaching and residency training, she is known for her excellence in academics and clinical knowledge. She has been a faculty for large number of conferences and has contributed chapters to various books in anesthesia. Prof Nalini has been a part of Smile Train India and Mission Smile, both of which work for the correction of cleft deformities in India. She is also a founder member of All India Difficult airway Association