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Community Medicine

Our Faculties

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Name of Faculty
Educational Qualification
Designation
Research papers ongoing projects
1.
Dr. Bindhu Vasudevan
MBBS,MD Community Medicine
Professor
2.
Dr. Carol Pinheiro
MBBS,MD Community Medicine,M Phil (Clinical Epidemiology)
Associate Professor
Palappallil DS, Pinheiro C. Perceptions of prescribes towards Electronic prescription. A Pre Implementation Evaluation. J Yound Pharm.2018;10(3):313-317
Sajikumar NR, Syamsunder S, Pinheiro C. Proportions and reasons for breast conservation surgery and modified radical mastectomy in early breast Carcinoma. IntSurg J.2019 July;6(7):2405 -2410.
Krishnaveni A, Philip S, Pinheiro C. Quality of Life of Filarial Lymphoedema Patients in a Coastal Area of Alappuzha District, Kerala. jmscr.. Vol 05 May 2017 Pg 22653
Mathew R, Najeem B, Sobhanakumary K, Sunny B, Pinheiro C, Anukumar B. Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 in Herpes Genitalis: A Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Study from Kerala. Indian J Dermatol. 2018 Nov-Dec; 63(6): 475–478
Pinheiro C, Rugmini SR, Krishnaveni A, et al. Dietary practices among adolescents in a rural area in Kerala. J Evolution Med Dent Sci 2022;11(08):722-727. https://doi.org/10.14260/jemds.v11i8.162
Pinheiro C, Thuruthiyath LR, Philip S, Viswabhadran AM, Sivadasan AM. Quarantine of Travellers during the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic- Experience from a Rural Setting in Kerala, India. J Clin of Diagn Res.2022; 16(8):LC27-LC31.
Pinheiro C, Krishnaveni A, Thuruthiyath LR. Tobacco use and its determinants among school going adolescents. J Evolution Med Dent Sci 2022;11(07):684- 689. https://doi.org/10.14260/jemds.v11i7.146
Pinheiro C, Joseph J, Nisha RS, Philip S. Physical activity pattern among adolescents in a rural area. J of Cardiovascular Dis Res.2023; 14(2): 1158-1167. doi: 10.31838/jcdr.2023.14.02.155
Ongoing Projects
1. The impact of cutting of trees on climatic attributes and its relation with changes in disease pattern- an ecological analysis.
2. Determinants of TB infection among close contacts of Microbiologically confirmed Pulmonary TB patients in Alappuzha district.
3.
Dr. Viswakala. V.S
MBBS,MD Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
Dr. Mini P.A., Dr.Viswakala.V.S, Dr. Josey Varghese. T. Epidemiological (Socio Demographic and Ethiological) Profile of Patients with Orbital and Ocular Trauma in a Tertiary care Hospital in Kerala.JMSCR.2019;7(5):654 -658.
Mini. P.A, Viswakala. V.S, Verghese J T. Orbital and ocular trauma at tertiary care centre – a clinical profile. J Evolution Med Dent Sci. 2021; 10(17): 1224-1227.
4.
Dr. Remya. G
MBBS, MD Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
Nujum Z T ,DevanandP,RemyaG,Anuja U. Efficacy of an online course in developing competency for prescribing balance diet by medical students : A non-inferiority trial. Indian J Public Health. 2021:65:51-6
Girijammal R, Varghese S, Haridasan RK, Indu PV. Prevalence of depression among elderly in an urban setting of Southern India. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2022 Nov 28;9(12):4430.
Nujum ZT, S S, Rakesh PS, G Remya, U A. Prevalence of tuberculosis in homes for the aged and orphanages of a district in Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis [Internet]. 2023; Available from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019570723000707
5.
Dr. Praveen GS
MBBS, MD Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
6.
Dr. Arun Bhatt
MBBS, MD Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
7.
Dr. Sreelekhmi G R
MBBS, MD Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
8.
Dr. Anaswara Karthika P
MBBS, MD Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
9.
Dr. Mariyam
MBBS, MD Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
10.
Dr. Vannya
MBBS, MD Community medicine
Assistant Professor

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