Department of Physiology
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 –
Name of the HOD | Period |
Dr. S. P. Niyogi | 1925 – 1945 |
Dr. K.C. Batliwala | 1945 – 1946 |
Dr. A. C. D. Monterio | 1946 – 1961 |
Dr. I. K. Ramchandani | 1961 – 1980 |
Dr. S. M. Kendurkar | 1980 – 1996 |
Dr. S. S. Joglekar | 1996 – 2000 |
Dr. K. Radhakrishnamurthy | 2000 – 2004 |
Dr. Anjali S. Joshi | 2004 – 2009 |
Dr. Jyoti A. Bharadwaj | 2009 |
Dr. Jayashree V. Gadkari | 2010 – 2016 |
Dr D. N. Shenvi | 2016 – 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
Sr. No. | Name | Designation |
1 | Smt.Jayshree Malondkar | Clerk Cum Typist |
2 | Shri.Nitin V. Gurav | Record Assistant |
3 | Shri.Sharad Palave | Lab. Technician |
4 | Miss. Srina S Palaparambil | Lab. Technician |
5 | Shri. JayprakashKumbhar | Lab. Attandant |
8 | Shri. Ravindra Gawade | Lab. Attandant |
9 | Shri. Vasant Padave | Servant |
10 | Shri. Dattaram Kadam | Servant |
12 | Shri. DilipKamble | Servant |
13 | Shri. Ravindra Shejwal | Servant |
14 | Shri Suresh Vanjiri | Servant |
15 | Shri. Kishor M.Chowkekar | Servant |
16 | Shri. Kishor Parmar | Servant |
17 | Shri.Deepak V. Solanki | Sweeper |
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
Level of Graduation | Faculty | Year | No. of Students | Affiliated University |
Under Graduate | MBBS | I MBBS | 180 | MUHS |
OT/PT | FYOT/FYPT | 80 | MUHS | |
TYOT/TYPT | 40 | MUHS | ||
BPMT | I BPMT | 24 | MUHS | |
II BPMT (Card.) | 5 | MUHS | ||
Post Graduate | MD (Human Physiology) | MUHS | 9 per year | MUHS |
Teaching Conducted for
Other Courses offered :
Sr. No. | Faculty | Name of the Institute | No. of Students | Affiliated University |
1 | Nursing | KEM Hospital | 80- 100 | MUHS |
SNDT | 60 – 80 | MUHS | ||
Hinduja Hospital | 30 – 40 | MUHS | ||
Bombay Hospital | 50-60 | MUHS | ||
Hiranandani Hospital | 30 | MUHS | ||
2 | Diploma in Radiotherapy | Tata Memorial Hospital | 15 – 20 | MUHS |
3 | Biomedical Engineering | Vidyaalankar Institute of Technology | 60 | — |
4 | DNB | Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital | 20-30 | National Board of Examination |
Research Activities
Research Projects Completed:
- Comparative study of neurocognitive functions in Deaf & normal hearing subjects of age 8 to 18 years. – Dr. Manjusha Kawale
- Comparison of neuromotor skills in smokers & non-smokers between the ages of 25-60 years to study the effect of smoking. – Dr. Shivani Agrawal
- Comparative study of effect of air pollution on pulmonary function test in taxi drivers and train drivers. – Dr. Aritra Sanyal
- Comparative study of body composition of male patient with type -2 diabetes in age group of 30-50 yr on basis of duration of disease. – Dr. Advait Patil.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Books: –
- DrMuniraHirkanicontributed a chapter “Postgraduater Seminar: Honing your teaching skills.” In the book Essential skills for postgraduates in Dentistry by Sabda Ram, Richard Pereera.
- 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).
- 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:
- Comparative study of mechanical lung function tests in COPD patients. – Dr Anita Agrawal
3rd year post graduate students:
- A comparative study of cardiovascular autonomic reactivity in normal subjects and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in a tertiary care centre. – Dr. Ramakrishna Umesh Kamath
- Correlation of body fat percentage with cardio-metabolic risk factors in indian adults with normal body mass index – Dr. MeghanaBaburao Kate
- Evaluation of body composition and its correlation with vo2 max in obese and non-obese young staff of tertiary centre – Dr. Anjali Baliram Kale
- A comparative study of haemoglobin concentration in Indiannon- vegetarian and vegetarian population of aged 18 to 40 years – Dr. Ayaz Ahmad Momin
2nd year post graduate students:
- Effect of Isometric hand grip exercise on cardiovascular responses in Normal weight and Overweight Indian population aged 18-35 yrs – Dr. Shefali U. Adhikari
- A study of the effects of food group frequency and physical activity on various anthropometric indices in elementary school children. – Dr. Amretha Nambiar
- A study of different recovery protocols of heart rate recovery and its comparison between physically active and sedentary males after sub maximal exercise. – Dr. Varun Gupta
Location
Contact Detail
Postal Address
Department of Physiology,
Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital ,
3 rd Floor, College Building ,
Parel, Mumbai – 400012,
Maharashtra , India
Email id – infophysiology@kem.edu ; physiologygsmc@rediffmail.com
Contact No. – +91-22- 2410 7000, Extension – 7448 (Office) – 7522 (Lab.) – 7607 (HOD)