KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Background History

Welcome to the Department of Physiology.

This department has a strong academic focus. It conducts teaching programms for medical and other courses. Research activities and publishing are a strong priority.

History

Date of Establishment of the Physiology Department – 1 st June, 1925 .

List of all HOD’s till date –

Sections Units Branches

Staff

Teaching staff:

Sr. No.	Name	Qualification	Designation	Teaching Experience	Photograph
1	Dr. D.N.Shenvi	MBBS, MD Physiology	Professor and Head	UG – 28 Years PG – 22 Years
2	Dr. Lalita Chandan	MBBS, MD Physiology, 2015 GSMC FAIMER Fellow	Professor	UG – 15 Years PG – 9 Years
3	Dr. Ameet Fadia	MBBS, MD Physiology	Professor(Additional)	UG – 21 Years PG – 13 Years
4	Dr. Amit Navare	MBBS, MD Physiology	Professor(Additional)	UG – 18 Years PG – 7 Years
5	Dr. Lalit Nikam	MBBS, MD Physiology	Professor(Additional)	UG – 18 Years PG – 13 Years
6	Dr. Munira A. Hirkani	MBBS, MD Physiology, 2010 GSMC FAIMER Fellow	Associate Professor	UG – 15 Years PG – 9 Years
7	Dr. Anita Agarwal	Phd Biophysics	Associate Professor	UG – 18 Years
8	Dr. Sharad Patel	MBBS, MD Physiology	Associate Professor	UG – 13 Years PG – 6 Years
9	Dr. Hitesh Modak	MBBS, MD Physiology. MA Psychology, DC	Associate Professor	UG – 11 Years PG – 2 Years
10	Dr. Venkatesh Rathod	MBBS, MD Physiology	Associate Professor	UG – 10 Years PG – 5 Months
11	Dr. Manish Dhadse	MBBS, MD Physiology	Assistant Professor	UG – 10 Years PG – 2 Years
12	Dr. Laxmikant Borse	MBBS, MD Physiology	Assistant Professor	UG – 11 Years PG – 2 Years
13	Dr. Samadhan Mitkari	MBBS, MD Physiology	Assistant Professor	UG – 7 Years PG – 7 Months
14	Dr. Devendra Patil	MBBS, MD Physiology	Assistant Professor	UG – 7 Years PG – 1 Year
15	Dr. Tejaswini Sonwane	MBBS, MD Physiology	Assistant Professor	UG – 2 Years
16	Dr. Kavita Darra	MBBS, MD Physiology	Assistant Professor(Adhoc)	UG – 18 Years
17	Dr. Geeta J. Jagia	MBBS, MD Physiology	Assistant Professor(Adhoc)	UG – 7 Years 6 Months
18	Dr Mangala Bhongade	MBBS, MD Physiology	SMO	UG – 2 Years
19	Dr Sonali Gulhane	MBBS, MD Physiology	SMO	UG – 2 Years
20	Dr Aritra Sanyal	MBBS, MD Physiology	SMO	UG – 2 Years
21	Dr. Ramakrishna Kamath	MBBS	Tutor	UG – 1 Years
22	Dr. Meghana Kate	MBBS	Tutor	UG – 1 Years
23	Dr. Anjali Kale	MBBS	Tutor	UG – 1 Years
24	Dr. Ayaz Ahmad Momin	MBBS	Tutor	UG – 1 Years
25	Dr.Varun Gupta	MBBS	Tutor	—
26	Dr. Amretha Nambiar	MBBS	Tutor	—
27	Dr. Shefali Adhikari	MBBS	Tutor	—
28	Dr.Kudrat Bhangu	MBBS	1st Year Resident	—
29	Dr. Maneeshkumar Martanday	MBBS	1st Year Resident	—
30	Dr. Shaikh Sana Arif	MBBS	1st Year Resident	—
31	Dr. Gayatri Patil	MBBS	1st Year Resident	—

Non Teaching Staff

Facilities, Equipments & Special services

Major Activities and Services

• Lectures &Practicals for I MBBS, FYOT/PT, Nursing, BPMT and Diploma students
• Tutorials for UG students
• Microteaching, Seminar and Journal club presentations for PG students
• Research work carried out by PG students and teaching staff
• Assessment of students by written, oral and practical examinations
• Assessment of Teachers by Students Feedback and Peer review
• Deputation of residents for Fever OPD
• Shidori for I MBBS students.

Patient Services

• Form distribution, Form filling (If required) and Document verification (By Dr. D. N. Shenvi) of recommended patients who requireTATA TRUST financial assistance. Forms can bedownloaded from https://www.tatatrusts.org/upload/pdf/medical-application-form.pdf

Facilities

• UG (Departmental library for all UG students)
• PG (Department library + Library of books donated by the department staff+ Dr Dharani Books)
• Computer & Internet for Staff & PG students
• Lecture Theatre with LCD, OHP & Slide Projector (Capacity -200)
• Well Equipped Laboratories for
  • Clinical skills
  • Haematology experiments
  • Human experiments
  • Animal Experiments
  • Exercise testing

For Student

Courses Conducted

Teaching Programs

Teaching Conducted for

Other Courses offered :

Publications in last 3 Years:

PUBLICATIONS– 2014 – 15

• J.V.Gadkari – ‘The efficacy of cooper protocol dance aerobics in causing physiological changes in the endurance capacity of middle aged women’ in International Journal of basic & applied physiology Vol.3(1) 2014.
• Lalit Nikam – ‘Cardiovascular response to exercise in normal weight and overweight students’ in IJBAMR February 2015.
• Agrawal A, Athavale A, Shenvi D N, Kirtikar S. et. al. Comparative study of mechanical lung function measurements in COPD patients: A pilot study. IJPP. 2014; 58 (5): 94-95.
• Sharad Patel – ‘Interrelationship of various factors and risk of coronary heart diseases in young adults’ in International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology, Vol.14, Issue2, March 2015.
• Sharad Patel – ‘Cyclic fluctuation of bleeding time and clotting time in various phases of menstrual cycle’ in National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Vol.5, Issue-15, 2015.
• Manish Dhadse – ‘Effect if anulomVilomPranayam on Human Visual reaction time in Indian population aged 18-22 years, in IJBAP, 2015.
• Borse L J, Dr. ModakHK.– ‘Effect of body weight on peak expiratory flow rate in the first yearmedical college male students’. Int J Health Sci Res. 2014; 4(6):62-70.

PUBLICATIONS-2015-16

1. Books: –

• Dr MuniraHirkani& Dr. Dandekar S. Contributed a chapter, “Large group Teaching: Lecture as a teaching tool” in the book The Art of Teaching medical students, 3rd edition, 2015; 135-145 Elsevier publication.

2. International publications: –

• Sulaxane Y.D., Patel S. G. Interrelationship of various factors and risk of coronary heart disease in young adults. Int. J. of recent trends in science & technology, vol. 14, issue 2, pg 416-419 march 2015.

3. National publications: –

• Sulaxane Y.D., Patel S. G. Cyclic fluctuation of bleeding time & clotting time in various phases of menstrual cycle. Nation J. of Physiology Pharmacy & pharmacology, vol. 5, issue 15, march 2015.
• Patil D. N. Impact of disturbed circadian rhythm in call center workers. Research J. Of Pharmaceutical, Biological & Chemical sciences Jul-Aug 2015 (6)(4) pg 1763-1766.
• Mankar S., Shenvi D.N., Hegde G. Promotion of stair climbing exercise in medical students to acheive physical fitness with students’s normal routine. International journal of health sciences & research ISSN 254-259 vol. 5, issue 9, sept 2015
• Modak H K., Borse L J. Use of computer-assisted teaching with animal simulator in experimental physiology for the first year MBBS students. NJBMS – Volume 6, Issue 2, October – December 2015 pages 68-71.
• Anita Agarwal co-published a research paper titled – “Effect of anion channel blockers on L-arginine action in spermatozoa from asthenospermic men” in the International Journal ‘Andrologia’ , February 2010, volume 41, pages 1-7.

PUBLICATIONS-2016-17

1. 1. Books: –

• DrMuniraHirkanicontributed a chapter “Postgraduater Seminar: Honing your teaching skills.” In the book Essential skills for postgraduates in Dentistry by Sabda Ram, Richard Pereera.

2. International publications: –

• Effect of four months yoga training on handgrip strength and handgrip endurance in children at Nagpur. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health 2016, 5- (11).

3. National publications: –

• DrJeetendra Yogi, DrMuniraHirkani. Effect of sleep deprivation on audio-visual reaction time in resident doctors – a measure of task performance. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research; March2016: Vol-5, Issue-2; 29-35.
• Bhirud B, Chandan L, Chawla A. Do congenitally blind individuals have better haptic object perception compared to blind folded sighted individuals. Indian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology 2016; 60(3): 230-34.
• George Savina, ChandanLalita. Is physical fitness of working women netter than home makers? Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research, June 2016; vol-5, issue 3: 629-36.
• ChandanLalita, GulhaneSonali, BorseLaxmikant. Altered cardiovascular reactivity in childrens of hypertensive parents. National Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2016 Vol -6. Issue 4: 151-56.
• Bhirud B, Chandan Lalita. Comparative study of simple auditory reaction time in blind & blind folded sighted individuals. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology,online first, article 55, August 6, 2016.
• TejaswiniSonawane, N.V.Mishra. Study of effects of yoga and pranayama on human reaction time and certain physiological parameters in normal and hypertensive subjects. National Journalof Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, May 2016; issue 4, print 2320-4672.

Ongoing Research Projects / dissertation: