Academic Staff

Research Interest

Senior Professor Dr K R Sethuraman (Dean/Deputy Vice Chancellor), MD (JIPMER), MBBS (Madras)

Echocardiography, Communication including Telemedicine, Innovations in Educational Technology including Multidimensional Skills Lab

Clinical 

Professor Dr Harcharan Singh Sidhu (Deputy Dean for Pre-Clinical Studies, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences), BSc (Bombay), MSc (Herriot-Watt), PhD (London)

Food and water-borne pathogens; Helicobacter pylori; microbial insecticides; MRSA

Microbiology

Professor Dr P L N G Rao (Deputy Dean-Clinical), MBBS (Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh), MS (Surgery) Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh M Ch (Paed Surg), PGIMER, Chandigarh, FICS (Paed Surg), International College of Surgeons, FAMS (Paed Surg), National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - India

Paediatric Surgery

Clinical 

Dato' Dr Zahari Che Dan (Consultant/Advisor)

Anatomy

Professor Dr R Arulmoli, MBBS (Madras University), MS Anatomy (JIPMER)

Medical Education, Medical Genetics, Genetics of Infertility

Senior Associate Professor Dr.Arul joethy, MBBS Guwahati University, FRCS Edinburgh University, MBA Harriot-Watt University

Clinical Anatomy

Senior Associate Professor Dr Shajan Koshy, MBBS (Bhopal University); MS Anatomy (Mahatma Gandhi University)

Age Changes in Pineal Gland, Dendritic Cells

Assistant Professor Dr.K.G.Mohandass, MSc, PhD (Neuroanatomy) Manipal University

Dendritic arborization, learning and memory

Senior Lecturer K Deepa, MSc (University of Madras)

Therapeutic Stem Cell Research, Neuroanatomy,  Comparitive anatomy of Aortic arches

Lecturer Dr Narendiran Krishnasamy, MBBS (Annamalai), Diploma in Diabetology, Vuk Vrhovac Institute University of Zagreb

Gestational diabetes

Additional Professor Dr Ong King Kok, BSc Hons (First Class in Biochemistry - Univ. of Otago, New Zealand), PhD (Biochemistry - Univ. of Otago, New Zealand)

Metabolism of cyclic nucleotides and insulin action

Biochemistry

Professor Dr.Dhayakani Selvakumar, MSc, PhD (Madras University)

Cardiac markers in Health disorders

Senior Associate Professor Dr Ravi Nagpal MSc, PhD, Maharishi Dayanand University

Antioxidants in the health and diseased

Additional Professor Dr A Diwakar, MBBS (Madras University), DCH (Madras University), MD (Biochem) Madras University

Medical administration, admissions and exam conduction, Health education to antenatal mothers

Associate Professor Dr Raghu Badrachalam, MSc, PhD (Madras University) FRSH (London)

Role of iron in bacterial pathogenesis, Effect of Omega 3 Fatty acid on collagenase expression and Immunity

Assistant Professor Dr Shakila Srikumar, MBBS, MD (Andhra)

Genetics. Enzyme profiles, Role of trace elements incases of depression

Additional Professor Dr Ramesh Kumar Marya, MBBS (Punjab University), MD (Punjabi University), PhD (MDU)

Vitamin D metabolism

Physiology

Senior Associate Professor Dr N Nagaraja Kumari, MSc (Sri Venkateswara University), PhD (Mangalore University)

Autonomic Nervous System

Professor Dr Neena Bhattacharya, MSc, PhD (PHYSIOLOGY) (New Delhi)

Neurophysiology, Pain Mechanisms

Associate Professor Dr Latha Rajendra Kumar, MBBS, MD (Madras University)

Stem Cell

Senior Lecturer Dr E S Prakash, MBBS (Dr MGR Medical University), MD (Pondicherry University)

Neural regulation of cardiovascular function with special reference to human hypertension and syncope; student-centered learning; physiology education for physicians; open access scholarly publishing.

Principal Lecturer Dr Padmavathy, MBBS, MD (KMCH)

Pulmonary function test

Additional Professor Dr M A Naga Rani, MBBS (Andhra University), MD  Pharmacology (Madras University)

Medical Education, Pharmacoepidemiology-Prescription Audit

Pharmacology

Senior Associate Professor Dr.Puspha Nagpal, MBBS, Osmania University, MD Maharishi Dayanand university

Research Interest: Prostaglandins synthetase inhibitors and Neuroleptics

Associate Professor Dr.Basantha Kumar Mohanty, MBBS (Utkal University), MD (Utkal University)

Rational use of drugs, Pharmacovigilance , Gerontology, Diabetology, Re-orientation in teaching of pharmacology, Tuberculosis –HIV

Lecturer Dr.Ameya Ashok Hasamnis, MBBS, MD (University of Mumbai)

Pharmacovigilance, Inflammatory bowel disease, Pharmacoepidemiology, Diabetes.

Additional Professor Dr Girija R Kumari, MBBS (Guntur), MD (KMC)

Ocular Microbiology

Microbiology

Additional Professor Dr Pani, MBBS – Utkal University, MD (Micro), PhD (Epidemiology) Pondicherry University

Epidemiology and control of infectious diseases, Tropical Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology, Healthcare delivery, Molecular Epidemiology, Rapid assessment and epidemiological mapping.

Associate Professor Dr P K Rajesh, MBBS, MD (Madras University), MBA (National Institute of Business Management, India)

Bacteriology, Immunology, Molecular biology

Assistant Professor Dr Vijayalakshmi, BSc, MSc (AIIMS, New Delhi), PhD (JIPMER, Pondicherry)

Antimicrobial susceptibility and drug resistance in bacterial infections Hospital infections, Diarrhoea

Senior Lecturer M S Ranjith, MSc (University of Madras)

Evolutionary aspects of fungi, Prevalence of medically important fungi, Immunomodulatry properties of plant products

Principal Lecturer Dr Bharathi Sengodan, MBBS (Madras University); MD PATHOLOGY (Ramachandra University)

General Pathology

Pathology

Tutor  Dr Sudha, MBBS (Dr.MGR Medical University)

Pathological aspects of hepatitis

Lecturer Dr.Khin Win Than, MBBS- Institute of Medicine 1, Myanmar, PhD - Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Liver cancer

Lecturer- Dr.Farzana Rizwan, MBBS - Punjab University Pakistan, M.Phil - University of Health Sciences, Pakistan

Heaematology - coagulation abnomalities in Intrauterine fetal death, Molecular biology

Professor Dr Narayan, MBBS, DPH, MD (JIPMER)

Epidemiology-it's application in medicine and public health, Monitoring public health

Community Medicine

Lecturer Dr.Sawri Rajan Rajagopal, BSc, MBBS, Madras University, MSc ( Occupational Medicine) Singapore.

Healthy Market place, Smoking habits among secondary school children in a rural area

Lecturer Dr. Kay Khine Nyo, MBBS (Ygn), MPH (Malaya).

Smoking, HIV-AIDS, SLE patients.

Lecturer Dr. Lely Lubna Alaydrus, MBBS – University of Padajadjaran Bandung.

Public Health.

Lecturer Dr. Sapna Shridhar Patil, MBBS, MD (Preventive and Social Medicine) – University of Mumbai.

Reproductive & Child Health, Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

Professor Dr Ananthanarayanan Krishnan, MBBS, MS, M.Ch  (Poona)

Wound healing, Genetic Profile in Cleft lip and Cleft palate, Breast Cancer

Clinical

Professor Dr Dinker Ramananda Pai, MBBS, MS (JIPMER), FRCS (Edinburgh)
 

Mass Casualty Management, Disaster Management

Professor Dr Ernest Teiko Larmie, MBBS, MSc (Electrical Engineering), Diploma in Nuclear Reactor Engineering, PhD

Pregnancy induced hypertension, Sickle cell disease

Professor Dr.Chandra Sekaran, MBBS Madras University, MD (Psychological medicine) Bangalore University NIMHANS

Epidemiology, Clinical Psychiatry

Professor Dr. Yusuf Abrahams, BSc Physiology (University of London), LRCP MRCS (Conjoint Board), MBBS (University of London), MRCP (UK) Royal College of Physicians , FRCS (Eng) Royal College of Surgeons, MRCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, FRCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Professor. Malka Salman Dawood Al-Saadi, M.B.Ch.B, DGO Badhdad University MRCOG (UK), FRCOG (UK)

Adverse pregnancy outcome, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, Pre-term labour

Professor. Davendralingam Sinniah, MBBCH, BAO, BA (University of Dublin),MD, DSc, MA (University of Dublin), FRACP, FRCPI, DCH (Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons, Ireland)

Asthma, Haemetology

Professor. Abhijit Bhattacharya, MBBS (Calcutta), DA (Bombay), MD (Delhi), MD (Hons) (Zurich), DACP (Beijing)

Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Pain Medicine, Medical Education

Additional Professor Dr.Nandhakumar, MBBS Madras University, MD (General medicine) Madras University

Diabetes Mellitus

Senior Associate Professor Dr John Singsit, MBBS, Pondicherry University, MD, Chandigarh University

Haemato-oncology, Palliative care

Senior Associate Professor Dr.Ian Rogers, MBChB (Glasgow), FRCS (Edinburg), MRCP (UK), FRCP (Glasgow)

Pyloric stenosis of infancy, Limb ischaemia and limb salvage.

Senior Associate Professor Dr. Christina Gellknight, MBBS (Madras University, MS (Ophthalmology) Manipal Universtiy, DNB (New Delhi), DOMS, WHO Cornea Fellow (Erasmus University, Rotterdam)

Corneal Epithelium and Grafts

Associate Professor Dr P Thamilselvam, MBBS, MS (Madras)

Acute Pancreatitis presentation in different races in Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr T Pandurangan, MBBS, MS (Madras)

Invitro Culture of Mouse Skin, Human Skin/Tissue Culture

Associate Professor Dr A Daniel Rajesh Babbu, MBBS (Dr MGR Medical University), MCh Neurosurgery (Dr MGR Medical University), FNS (Fujitha Health University, Japan)

Stem cell therapy for spinal cord disorders,
Neurovascular Surgery

Associate Professor Dr. Benjamin Samraj Prakash.E, MBBS, MD (Gen.Medicine) T.N.Dr.M.G.R Medical University

Intensive care medicine, Renal tubular acidosis, Ultrasound guidance in ICU procedures.

Associate Professor Dr.Ruth Palle KR, MBBS (Pondicherry University), MD (AIIMS, New Delhi)

Paediatric Radiology, Women’s Imaging

Assistant Professor Dr Muthuraja Mahesh Kumar, MBBS (Kilpauk), MD (Madras)

Paediatrics

Assistant Professor Dr Kamarulzaman Bin Embi, MBBS, M MED MKCP

Haematological Malignancies

Assistant Professor Dr.Vijaya Mohan, MBBS Mangalore University, MRCPCH (UK)

Paediatric Bronchial Astham

Principal Lecturer Dr Uday Kumar Chalwadi, MBBS (Karntaka) MD (JIPMER)

Liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy

Principal Lecturer Dr.Ashokka Balakrishnan, MBBS, MD (Pondicherry University) DNB (New Delhi)

Anesthesia – Critical incidents, mechanics, Perioperative pain

Principal Lecturer Dr.Ponnusamy Suresh, MBBS, MD (Dr.MGR Medical University)

Cardiology and Diabetology

Principal Lecturer Dr.Subramanian Shoba, MBBS (Dr.MGR Medical University)

General Medicine

Senior Lecturer Dr Jayom Karlo, MBBS (JIPMER), MD (JIPMER)

Perinatal Asphyxia, Neonatology

Lecturer Dr Kavitha, MBBS DGO (Dr.MGR Medical University)

High risk Obstetrics, Gynaecology

Lecturer Dr Viveka Raj, MBBS (Annamalai University), DO (Dr.MGR Medical University), DNB Ophthalmology, FIC Opthal (UK)

Small incision sutureless cataract surgery, Phacoemulsification surgery, Glaucoma

Lecturer Dr Shanmugasundaram, MBBS, MD (General Medicine) (Dr.MGR Medical University)

Dengue fever, Diabetes

Lecturer Dr Vikram Kulkarni, MBBS (Karnataka University), MS(otorhinolaryngology) (Mahe Deemed University)

Laryngeal Malignancy & Management

Lecturer Dr.P.Anitha, MBBS, MD(O&G) T.N.Dr.M.G.R Medical University

High risk pregnancy, obstetric ultrasound evaluation of infertility in females