Lazar Mathew

Dr. Lazar Mathew, a specialist in high altitude medicine, is currently the Dean of the School of Biotechnology,Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Vellore Institute of Technology.

Dr. Mathew obtained a Bachelors of Veterinary Science degree from Kerala Veterinary College, Mannuthy in 1964, a Master of Science degree in Medical Physiology from the University of Mysore, and a Ph.D. from Delhi University.

He was instrumental in establishing the High Altitude Medical Research Centre at Leh.

After six years of teaching, he joined the Defence Research & Development Organisation where he worked in various capacities for over 31 years. He was Director of Life Sciences at DRDO Head Quarters, Director at the Defence Bio-Engineering and Medical Laboratory at Bangalore, and Director of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences at Delhi. After retirement from DRDO he joined St. Francis Hospital Ajmer as Director in 2001 Recently, he has joined Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.

Dr. Mathew has 192 research publications and 6 technical books to his credit. He has received 12 Research Awards including the "Scientist of the Year Award" from Ministry of Defence in 1996. He was instrumental in organising the "Society for Biomedical Technology" and Dr.Mathew was its Chief Executive for 6 years. During this period, he developed a number of medical equipment and devices which are currently in the market. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Biomedical Scientists (FABMS); a Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA); and a Fellow of Indian Medical Sciences Academy (FAMS).

He is a guide for PhD students of Biomedical Engineering like Gideon, Sudesh who are working on medical implants design under his esteemed guidance. His most-cited papers include:

Aviation Space And Environmental Medicine 47 (10): 1076-1079 1976 Times Cited: 44
 * Malhotra MS, Selvamurthy W, Purkayastha SS, Et Al., Responses Of Autonomic Nervous-System During Acclimatization To High-Altitude In Man

Aviation Space And Environmental Medicine 48 (6): 497-500 1977 Times Cited: 20
 * Mathew L, Purkayastha SS, et al., Cold Induced Vasodilatation And Peripheral-Blood Flow Under Local Cold Stress In Man At Altitude

European Journal Of Applied Physiology And Occupational Physiology 51 (1): 137-144 1983 Times Cited: 19
 * Mathew L, Gopinathan PM, Purkayastha SS, et al., Chemoreceptor Sensitivity And Maladaptation To High-Altitude In Man

Aviation Space And Environmental Medicine 54 (2): 121-126 198 Times Cited: 19
 * Mathew L, Gopinath PM, Purkayastha SS, et al., Chemoreceptor Sensitivity In Adaptation To High-Altitude

International Journal Of Biometeorology 25 (3): 191-198 1981 Times Cited: 15
 * Mathew L, Purkayastha SS, Jayashankar A, et al., Physiological-Characteristics Of Cold Acclimatization In Man

Aerospace Medicine 45 (8): 869-872 1974 Times Cited: 12
 * Malhotra MS, Mathew L, Effect Of Prolonged Stay At Altitude (4000 M) On Autonomic Balance

International Journal Of Biometeorology 30 (2): 137-145 Jun 1986 Times Cited: 11
 * Mathew L, Purkayastha Ss, Singh R, et al., Influence Of Aging In The Thermoregulatory Efficiency Of Man