Dr. Aakash Kumar .B is a dedicated and patient friendly general physician. After graduating from SVMCH&RC affiliated to Pondicherry University with a MBBS degree, he has a track record of treating patients with a high success rate. He has learnt Sexual Medicine under the tutelage of Dr. Sandip Deshpande (Medical Lead at ALLOHEALTH) and also practiced as a Sexual Health Consultant at ALLOHEALTH. Recently, he has been awarded the Certificate Of Proficiency for practicing Telemedicine across the nation authorized by the TELEMEDICINE SOCIETY OF INDIA.As an ICMR STS SCHOLAR 2019, he has successfully completed a research project under the guidance of Prof. Dr. R. Latha (Dept. of Physiology, SVMCH&RC) funded by the ICMR and published the findings in the SCOPUS indexed Journal of Biomedicine in 2022. He has also authored two articles namely - 'ORIGINS OF COVID-19' published by SCEING Publications, India and 'COVID KAVACH ELISA and SARS-CoV2 SEROSURVEILLANCE IN INDIA' published by GLOBAL ACADEMY PUBLISHERS, ANKARA, TURKIYE.The following are a glimpse of his accolades - 2017 - Secured FIRST🥇place in Anatomy and Biochemistry quizzes at SVMCH&RC2018 - First🥇prize for Creative Writing (English) at the annual cultural meet 'AGON-2K18' organized by SVMCH&RC2019 - bagged the FIRST🥇 prize at the INTERCOLLEGIATE PHARMACOLOGY QUIZ 2019 held at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Medical Sciences, Tamil Nadu2021 - Secured FIRST🥇 prize in Intra-College Pediatrics Quiz organized by the INDIAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (IAP) and qualified for the Divisional Round at Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Hospital, Puducherry2022 - Runners🥈in 'RHYTHM 2022' ECG Workshop organised by the Department of General Medicine, Department of Cardiology and Medical Education Unit at SVMCH&RCRunners🥈in the 'Psychiatry Quiz' held as a part of the conference on the occasion of WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, 2022 organized by the Department of Psychiatry at SVMCH&RCHe has also presented various surgical and medical cases on the YouTube channel 'THE WHITE ARMY' and has been mentored by some of the best surgeons in the country namely - Prof. Dr. Rajgopal Shenoy (Author of MANIPAL MANUAL OF SURGERY), Prof. Dr. Gurushantappa Yalagachin (HOD, Dept. of General Surgery, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences) and Dr. Kishan Rao MS., MCh (CTVS) (Founder of the YouTube channel 'THE WHITE ARMY')Dr. Aakash is a bibliophile, an ardent table tennis player (bagging two gold medals for singles and doubles at the annual sports meet), a keen political observer and a history enthusiast.