Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre (V V Dongre) (born in 1940) is a medical doctor from Mumbai who has devoted his entire life for the eradication of leprosy in the urban and rural areas, including the tribal areas, in the Indian State of Maharashtra.

[1] According to some estimates, there were approximately 40 lakh leprosy patients in India in 1981, but after the efforts of Dongre and others this has come down to 83,000.

[3] Dongre is a Graduate of Faculty of Aurvedic Medicine (GFAM), holds the MBBS degree, and Post-Graduate Diplomas in Public Relations and Advertising Management and Medico-Legal Systems.

[1] Dongre has held several important positions in various organisations involved in the efforts for the eradication of leprosy.

Some of the research publications of Dogre, coauthored with his colleagues, have been cited in Google Scholar portal.