About us
Our Story
Our story began on a golden evening in the office of Dr. Sushil Kumar Gupta. Dr. Geetendra Sharma and Dr. Hitesh J. Bhatt., his friends and medico legal experts, had joined him for a cup of coffee. An idea, the brain child of Dr. Nishant when discussed with Dr. Hitesh and Dr. Geetendra now became a vigorous exchange of ideas. The trio knew how doctors & medical institutions, barely aware of their legal rights, were extremely vulnerable to lawsuits. An action was imperative. A reliable resource that could provide medical fraternity with expert legal advice while protecting their best interest . Soon enough, a discussion on the prevailing medico legal cases in India ensued. The surge in cases was alarming. Yet, more alarming was the lack of seasoned medicolegal professionals, capable of defending the healthcare staff. To their dismay, the service providers were largely insurance brokers, untrained and inexperienced about the legal framework surrounding healthcare.
What started off as a conversation now became a vigorous exchange of ideas. The trio knew how doctors & medical institutions, barely aware of their legal rights, were extremely vulnerable to lawsuits. An action was imperative. A reliable resource that could provide medical fraternity with expert legal advice while protecting their best interest.
This sparked the inception of Panacea – India’s first speciality medico legal consultancy firm with premier lawyers, doctors and medicolegal experts, successfully safeguarding medical workers from legal risks.
Who We Are?
Empowering healthcare professionals to fully align with their ethical and legal obligations and leveraging our medicolegal competence to protect them against potential risks and litigation, WE ARE PANACEA MEDICO LEGAL CONSULTANTS.
Medical staff and institutions are susceptible to medico-legal issues, arising due to the changing patient-doctor dynamics, coupled with rising challenges in medical practice including but not limited to acts of omission, negligence, or inability to discharge professional obligations. Understanding the medicolegal system and receiving expert guidance across every stage – from patient consent to record keeping- is therefore imperative to prevent unwanted legal hassles and accelerate career progression.
Panacea, helmed by distinguished legal practitioners and pioneers in healthcare sector, is advantageously positioned to offer best-in-class medicolegal services across a wide spectrum of issues. From prevention of issue to its resolution, we cater to every stage of the medical journey, setting healthcare professionals free to focus on their vocation.
Meet our management team
Committed professionals driving our success
Adv. (Dr) Sushil Kumar Gupta
MBBS, PGDMLS, LLB, Patents Attorney (Regd.)
Legal Practitioner, Ex CBI Investigative Officer
Dr Sushil Kumar Gupta is a distinguished legal practitioner with rich medical expertise and extensive experience as an investigative officer in CBI. For the last 19 years, he holds an excellent reputation as an advocate, during which he has handled matters of various IAS Officers, President Nursing Council, Vice Chairman Bar Council, representing co-accused in Satyender Jain Case, Cricket Bookies Case of Enforcement Directorate, and other sensitive cases. Entrusted for his ability to effectively handle matters pertaining to medical negligence, mediclaim policy and health sector issues, Mr. Gupta is appointed on the panel of several insurance companies, general insurance companies and banks such as New India Assurance Company, National Insurance Company Limited, United India Insurance Company, Gas Authority of India Limited, National Minorities Development Financial Corporation, Allahabad Bank, etc. His diverse background, vociferous reading, and unique combination of skills brings a distinct perspective to every task he undertakes, strongly impacting his current practice in the field of Criminal Law, particularly white-collar crimes.
Adv. (Dr) Hitesh J. Bhatt
MBBS, MD(O&G), PGDMLS, LLB
Advocate & Medico legal Consultant
Adv. (Dr.) Hitesh J. Bhatt is an established Medicolegal Consultant, renowned Author and Lifetime Member of Film Writers Association, Mumbai. He is one of the few doctor who had worked as consultant obstetrician for 20 years and then renounced medical council to get enrolled as an advocate with Bar council of maharashtra and Goa. Over an illustrious career spanning 23 years, he has held key leadership roles, including Chairperson, Ethics and Medicolegal Committee- FOGSI (2013-16), and office bearer for IMA , AMC, MOGS, and AFG . Currently, he is a Partner in ‘B & S Medicolegal Consultancies’, a legal firm, where he lends his expertise to healthcare professionals or mitigating and handling legal complexities while optimizing patient care. His extensive experience has made him a trusted Medicolegal Consultant to over 250 prestigious hospitals across India, including many corporate hospitals, multispecialty hospitals and fertility centres. He had the honour of being a National Faculty at many state and national conferences and has delivered more than 1,800 talks across on Medicolegal subjects like “Medical Negligence, consent, medical documents, death on table, violence against Hosptial etc.” Few of the books co-authored by him include ‘Consents in Ob. & Gyn.’, ‘Laws a doctor must know’, MTP ACT made easy.
Dr. Geetendra Sharma
MD - Ob. & Gyn.
Medical Practitioner & Medico legal Consultant
Dr. Geetendra Sharma is a practising Gynaecologist and Obstetrician since more than three decades, pioneering medical ethics and facilitating best treatment for his patients. A gold medallist and law topper from Gujarat University, he is also a Medicolegal Consultant to over 225 hospitals across India. His vast knowledge and profound wisdom has enabled him to hold prestigious positions and memberships across multiple forums in the past. Some of these include Vice President, FOGSI (2022-23), Chairperson, Ethics & Medicolegal Committee- FOGSI (2017-2019), President, AOGS (2016-17), and Hon. Joint Secretary, SOGOG (2017-19). He was also vested with the responsibility to host AICOG in 2017. He has delivered more than 1,700 lectures and 10 orations on diverse topics at different locations in India. To spread awareness regarding the medicolegal system in India and help doctors pre-empt and prevent legal complications, Dr. Sharma has authored many books including ‘Law in Ob. & Gyn. practice’, ‘Consents in Ob. & Gyn.’ and ‘Laws a doctor must know’.
Meet our Advisor
Dr. Nishant Tyagi
BDS, MDS
Medical Practitioner
An expert Prosthodontist and Oral Impantologist, Dr. Nishant Tyagi is the Head and Director of Dental Department at one of the leading hospitals in Delhi NCR, crafting innovative strategies and treatment plans to enhance smile aesthetics and oral functionality for patients. Prior to this, he led the dental department at various other hospitals in Delhi NCR. Dr. Nishant is also the Founder and Director of Matrika Hospital for women and has played an instrumental role in managing the facility for over 5 years. During his 15+ years of practice, he has pioneered patient satisfaction, driven by positive and transformative outcomes. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Dental Surgery with specialization in Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology.