Retd General Officer – Indian Army, Vice Chancellor – MUHS, Member - Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council.

Lieutenant General Dr Madhuri Kanitkar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM is a retired General Officer in the Indian Army. She is the third woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank.

She served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) under the Chief of Defence Staff. Dr Kanitkar also serves on the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). On 6 July 2021, she was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik by the Governor of Maharashtra. She took over this appointment after retiring from the Army in October 2021.

Dr Kanitkar Kanitkar has been awarded the GOC-in-C Commendation Card once and the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Card five times. She was also awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018, and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in January 2022.