Certificate in Epidemiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore 1988
Certificate in Medical Education, JIPMER, Pondicherry, 1987
Certificate in Nutrition National Institute of Nutrition,Hyderabad 1986
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Teaching experience 22 yrs
As a teacher taught Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical and Nursing students in the Subject of Preventive & Social Medicine ( now called as Community Medicine)
Conducted examination for undergraduate and postgraduate Medical students and also for undergraduate homeopathy and naturopathy Medical students.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Conducted research in nutritional sciences and epidemiology. Attended national and international conferences and presented many scientific papers.
Chaired many scientific sessions in the national and regional conferences.
Published many papers in scientific journals
Invited as a panel member in the annual national conferences of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine.
Editorial Board Member of Indian Journal of Community Medicine from 1997 onwards
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
District team leader for evaluation of national immunisation programme 1991
Chief coordinator for Multi-indicator survey funded by UNICEF 1995.
Vice-President Karnataka Association of Community Health 1997-98
Chairman for Health Committee in Lions Club of Mangalore,1996-2000
Vice president Indian Association of Community Health 2000-2001
Project manager, Kachia Primary health care Project, Nigeria 2003
SPECIAL INTEREST
Community Nutrition. My thesis for MD is “ A study of the prevalence of nutritional disorders in Tribal area of Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh”.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine.
Indian Public Health Association.
Indian Medical Association.
Karnataka Association of Community Health.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Married and having two children. Gautham my elder son is now working as a tutor in Manipal College of Dental sciences. Preetham, my younger son is now in final year B.E. electronics and communications at Nitte institute of technology. My wife Jyothi, is versatile in cooking and fashion design and she is actively involved in social service. Presently she is the president of lions club of Cauvery, Mangalore. She has the experience of teaching in a reputed school. Passport no E 2826301, issued at Bangalore, India. Valid till 2012.
Referees:
1) Dr. Sunderlal,
Professor and head
Department of PSM
Pt. B.G. Sharma PGIMS
ROHTAK (Haryana) INDIA
2) Dr. Raghava Prasad,
Professor & Head
Department of community Medicine,
S.V. Medical college,
TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh) INDIA
3) Dr. S. Narsimha Reddy,
Registrar,
NTR University of Health Sciences
VIJAYAWADA (Andhra Pradesh) INDIA
4) Dr. V.V.N. Shastry,
Professor & Head,
Department of Community Medicine
Kakatiya Medical College,
WARANGAL (Andhra Pradesh) INDIA
PRESENTATIONS
1. Study of Nutritional Deficiencies in a village of vishakhapatnam District; First Annual conference of AP chapter of IAPSM*; February 1981.
2. An experiment in the Delivery of Primary Health Care; FPAI - UGC workshop on primary health care: Department of PSM; BHU, Varanasi, February 1981.
3. Pattern of Illness in an Urban Slum; AP Journal of Community Medicine: Second Annual Conference of AP Chapter of IAPSM*; January 1982.
4. A study of Reverse smoking and its Effect on Health in a Rural Area of Vishakhapatnam District; Third Annual conference of AP chapter of IAPSM*; January 1983.
5. Role of youth in Achieving Goals for 2000 AD: National Conference on “Role of Universities in HFA 2000”; Manipal; December 1986.
6. Epidemiology of Malnutrition in a Rural Area of Dakshina Kannada District; Second Annual Conference of Karnataka Association of Community Health; December 1988.(Best paper award)
7. KAP of Eligible Couples in Rural Area of Dakshina Kannada; National Conference of IPHA**, Varanasi; February 1989.
8. Pattern of Blood Pressure in a Rural Area of Mangalore; National Conference of IAPSM*; Gawahati, October 1989.
9. Demographic and Socioeconomic pattern of patients attending a PHC National Conference of IPHA**, Karad, February 1991.
10. Malaria surveillance a time for change, 23rd Annual conference of IAPSM*, Patiala October 1994.
11. Multi Indicator survey of D.K. District Annual conference of IPHA**, February 1996, Delhi.
12. Pattern of smoking at KMC hospital, Attavar, Mangalore, WATCH 2000, An international seminar on Tobacco conducted at Taj Palace, Delhi, December 2000
13. vegetarianism – a multi-dimentional approach, WONCA, Colombo, Srilanka, November 2002.
14. Cost-effective strategies for control of malaria in Mangalore city, conference on cost effective health care, Singapore general hospital, Singapore.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Study of Nutritional Deficiencies in a village of Vishakhapatnam District; AP Journal of Community Medicine, Vol.1 and No.1, P.27. 1981
2. An experiment in the Delivery of Primary Health Care; Indian J. of PSM; Vol. 12, No.1, P.28., 1981
3. Pattern of Illness in an Urban Slum; AP J of Com. Med; Vol.III, No.IV, P.48, July 1982.
4. Flood Relief Operations - Participation of Andhra Medical College, Vishakhapatnam; AP Journal of Community Medicine; Vol.III, No.V; P.9, December 1982.
5. A study of Reverse smoking and its Effect on Health in a Rural Area of Vishakhapatnam District; AP Journal of Community Medicine; Vol. IV, No.VI: July 1983.
6. Trends of Cancer Admissions at KMC,Hospital, Manipal, Indian Journal of Community Medicine; Vol. 14, No.4; P.153; 1989.
7. Obesity - Bane of Modern Life; Manipal Record; February 1990.
8. Pattern of patients coming to Outpatient clinic of a PHC: Journal of KACH; June 1992.
9. Validation of EIA visual AMBS test- Anew Diagnostic test dor Amoebic hepatitis 41th IMA state annual conference souvenir Mavelikara, Kearala November 1997 P. 107-109
10. Strategies for Malaria control in Mangalore city Indian Journal of Community Health.Vol.4,(No.2) and Vol.5 (No.1)1999, p.173-178
11. Edited EPIDEMIOLOGY DIALOGUE a journal published from KMC Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore. Already, 5 issues are released.
12. Origin and evolution of vegetarianism in India Lions roar September 2001
13. A comparative study of DOTS and non DOTS areas, IJCM
14. A no. of review articles in news papers and local journals.
Positions and awards
1. President of Telugu samskritika samithi at Manipal during 1986-87
2. Best paper award presented at Bangalore in Annual Conference of Karnataka Association of Community Health, December 1988 at KIMS Bangalore
3. Organising secretary of 4th annual Conference of KACH at Mangalore Dec. 1989
4. Chairman of scientific session at annual Conference of IPHA Varanasi 1989
5. Chairman of scientific session at Annual Conference of IPHA
6. District team leader National evaluation of immunization at Kerala in 1990
7. Secretary of Telugu Association Mangalore during 1989-90
8. Convenor of RNE staff club 1991-92
9. Guest speaker on “ Epidemiology of AIDS “ in a work-shop organised by Lions club 1994.
10. Chairman of Scientific session at Annual conference of IAPSM Patiala 1994
11. Chief investigator Multi Indicator survey of Dakshina Kannada Dist. (UNICEF) 1995.
12. Central Council Member IMA 1995-96.
13. Vice president Karnataka Association of Community Health 1996-97.
14. Editorial Board Member Indian Journal Of Community Medicine.
15. Chairman, Health Committee, Lions club of Mangalore 1996-97.
16. Chairman, Scientific session at annual Conference of IAPSM at Rohtak 1996.
17. Panel Member for a plenary session on Malaria at IAPSM conference at Surat 1999.
18. Member Medical Education cell Kasturba Medical College Mangalore
19. Chairman Haricharan Singh Oration at Annual Conference of IAPSM Hyderabad 2000
20. Vice President of IAPSM 2000-2001
21. Secretary Lions Club, Mangalore 2001-2002
22. District chairman, AIDS awareness, Lions club International (324-D4)
23. Editorial board member Journal of AIDS and infectious disease Journal
24. Chairman, scientific session on programme evaluation, conference on cost effective health care, SGH, Singapore.
25. Chief editor, Kasturba Medical College hospital news letter.