Dr. Malhotra completed MBBS from Thanjavur, Govt. Medical College, Tamil Nadu, DNB (General Medicine) from Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi, Fellowship in HIV Medicine and DNB Gastroenterology from Batra Hospital and Medical Research Center, New Delhi. He has contributed to publications viz., ‘Pleural Cryptococcosis in AIDS published in Respiratory Medicine Extra and ‘Overlap Syndromes: An Emerging Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge’ published in the Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology.