The Approval Committee is headed by Convenors who act as the ‘friend, philosopher and guide’ of this exercise and help in evolving consensus on the final draft SOP.

1. Dr. Gordon Caruana Dingli
   President: Association of Surgeons of Malta; Past President: Commonwealth Medical Association

Lawyers, law professionals, and other prominent persons associated with the healthcare sector or having the requisite expertise in medical negligence form this committee. The Advisory Committee aids and advices the Organising Committee on the legal aspects of the SOP.

1. Adv. Arunava Mukherjee
   Advocate: Supreme Court of India; Associate: The Medlegal Attorneys
2. Adv. Mahendrakumar Bajpai
   Advocate: Supreme Court of India; Associate: The Medlegal Attorneys
3. Adv. Mayank Kshirsagar
   Advocate-on-record: Supreme Court of India; Associate: The MedLegal Attorneys
4. Adv. Yogendra Singh
   Advocate: High Court, Mumbai
5. Dr. Chirag Balyan
   Program Director: PG Diploma in Arbitration and Mediation; Editor-in-Chief: Indian Review of International Arbitration, MNLU

The Approval Committee comprise of doctors only, especially those who are well versed in the Medico-legal space. The Approval Committee is responsible for making the necessary changes in the draft SOP after considering the comments of all the reviewers and for preparing the final draft SOP after due deliberations.

1. Dr. Anas Babu
   Quality and Patient Safety Professional: Qatar Red Crescent, Doha
2. Dr. Marie Andrades
   Professor: Family Medicine; Vice Chair: MRCGP International, South Asia
3. Dr. Neesha Ajit Nair
   AGM Medical Affairs: Quality & Patient Safety - Aster DM Healthcare GCC, Dubai, UAE
4. Dr. Shehla Naseem
   Director Academic & Research: College of Family Medicine, Pakistan; Member: Ethics Working Group - IFAPP
5. Prof. S M Mustafa Zaman
   Professor: Interventional Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University; President: Bangladesh Cardiovascular Research Foundation

Reviewers comprise of nominees from medical societies, editors of medical journals, medico-legal experts, prominent doctors, and hospitals. They suggest changes in the draft SOP and any new clauses that needed to be added in the SOP.

1. Dr. (Prof.) M Rajadurai
   Regional Director: OZ Resus, Australia
2. Dr. Ashfaq
   
3. Dr. Ashok Kumar Sankaranarayanan
   Specialist Senior Registrar: Emergency Department , Rashid Hospital, UAE; involved in academic initiatives, teaching medical students & residents, and in various clinical audits & quality improvement projects focused on enhancing patient care
4. Dr. Balachandran Krishnan
   
5. Dr. Bina Rabadia
   Specialist dermatologist
6. Dr. Christophe Wiart
   Ethnopharmacologist; Author, Malaysia
7. Dr. Clemencia Mayorga
   Sec. General: Federación Médica Colombiana
8. Dr. D S Chakravarthi
   Global COO: Humancare World Wide; 28+ years of Industry Experience in Healthcare Management, Academics, and Research
9. Dr. Jorge Núñez
   Family Medicine
10. Dr. Joy Karamana Mugambi
    Vice President: Commonwealth Medical Association - East / Central / South Africa Region; Convenor: Human Rights Committee, Kenya Medical Association; Chair: Kenya Association of Family Physicians
11. Dr. Kaumba Tolopu
    Zambia Medical Association
12. Dr. Luswata Herbert
    President: Uganda Medical Association; Member: Advisory Council, Baylor College of Medicine, Uganda
13. Dr. Maher Albahrani
    Senior Consultant: Anaesthesiologist & Intensivist, Oman
14. Dr. Mary Amoakoh-Coleman
    Clinical Epidemiologist & Public Health Physician: University of Ghana; Research focus in Pregnancy related outcomes and non-communicable disease prevention and treatment outcomes
15. Dr. Mayank Vats
    Senior Pulmonologist, Sleep Medicine, Interventional Pulmonologist, & Critical Care Medicine Executive Member: Inclusion & Diversity Committee - American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
16. Dr. Muruga Raj Rajathurai
    President: Commonwealth Medical Association; Past President: Malaysian Medical Association
17. Dr. N Hettiarachchi
    Consultant Physician: Internal Medicine; Head: Toxicology Unit
18. Dr. Nigel Kuriakose
    Specialist Anaesthesiologist & Intensivist: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman
19. Dr. Prab Prabhakar
    Consultant Paediatric Neurologist: Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) NHS Foundation Trust; Hon. Associate Professor: Paediatric Neurology, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
20. Dr. Prashant Nasa
    Head: Critical Care Medicine and Chairman: Prevention and Infection Control - NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai
21. Dr. Robert Francilin
    Internist: Hilton Head Island
22. Dr. Roland Aigbovo
    Vice President - West Africa Region: Commonwealth Medical Association
23. Dr. Sai Prasad Gadapa
    Nephrologist, USA; Founder: TelemedReferral App for Doctors
24. Dr. Seema Tekwani
    Critical Care Medicine Specialist: Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, USA
25. Dr. Vasu Pillai Letchumanan
    Hon. General Secretary: Malaysian Medical Association
26. Dr. Vivek Dubey
    Consultant: Acute Medicine - Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
27. Prof. Russell D'Souza
    World Medical Association Cooperating Centre