Dr. R. Baskar, M.D. (Path), M.D. (FM), B.L.
-- Professor & HOD of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology.
Dr. R. Baskar, M.D. (Path), M.D. (FM), B.L., is an eminent teacher with credit of more than three decades of teaching and research in prestigious institutions of the country. Currently, he is Professor and HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Tagore Medical College and Hospital where he joined as a regular faculty in 2022. He completed all his formative education in Government Stanley Medical College (UG) and Madras Medical College (PG in both Pathology & Forensic Medicine), Chennai. He is also a law graduate (B.L.), graduated in Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai.
He worked as Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine at Government Thoothukudi, Kilpauk and Madras Medical College from 2002 to 2005. He was the Professor and HOD of Forensic Medicine at Government Kilpauk Medical College (2005-2010), Chennai. He also worked as Professor and HOD of Forensic Medicine in R.M.M.C., at Chidambaram, MGMC & RI at Pondicherry and MAPIMS at Melmaruvathur. He is a life member of Tamil Nadu Medico-Legal Society.