Harbhajan Singh Rissam
[2] He was the director of cardiac clinical services at Max Healthcare, Delhi and his maiden novel, The Scalpel - Game Beneath,[3] the first book of a proposed trilogy published in 2010, is a medical thriller on the medicine mafia.[4] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to medical science.[1] In between, he was also associated with Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Sri Nagar, Fortis Healthcare and Batra Hospital, New Delhi.[11][12] He was appointed as a member of Medical Council of India Board of Governors on 14 May 2011 after its reconstitution by Union Health Ministry.The novel, considered by many as an attempt at whistle-blowing, was reported to be the first insider account by a practising doctor in India[9] and the first medical thriller by an Indian author.