Doctor Profile

• Non-Communicable Diseases
• Cancer Epidemiology
• Breast Cancer Early Detection
• Health System Research
• Community Research
• General Epidemiology
• Biostatistics and Research Methodology

Main task: -

• Teaching medical post graduate students and undergraduate students; the principles and basics of public health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Medical entomology and Primary Health Care.
• Consultant in Epidemiology, research methodology and statistical analysis
• Member secretary Institutional Ethics Committee Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF since 2012
• Supervisor PhD under Kerala University of Health Sciences
• Supervisor of postgraduate thesis from department of Community Medicine Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF
• Co supervisor of postgraduate thesis from all departments of Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF
• India Lead Principal Investigator of NIH Project in collaboration with RTI International.

Other tasks :-Institution related

• Member, Institutional Research Committee of Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF since 2012
• Assist in the design and analysis of other projects in the medical college.
• Guide for ICMR undergraduate short term studentship program.
• Adviser, NSS unit Sree Gokulam Medical College & RF

Responsibilities undertaken outside the Institution:

• Medical Director, Snehita Women’s Health Foundation (www.snehita.in)
• IMA (Indian Medical Association) Kerala Branch , Joint Secretary of Research Cell
• Visiting faculty of Research Methodology at School of Health Policy and Planning KUHS; Thiruvananthapuram
• Internal and External Examiner for Undergraduate and post graduate programs at Kerala University of Health Sciences, Amritha Institute of Health Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University and many other South Indian Universities.
• Member of the Editorial Board of

               a. Academic Medical Journal of India

               b. International Journal of Preventive and Therapeutic Medicine

               c. The New Clinician

• National Institute of Health, USA (NIH R21 5 R21 CA224387-02) NIH grant Award (2017-2019)
• India Lead Principal Investigator  and ,the Indian Collaborator forNIH research grant award “M-OncoED: Oncology Education and Training for Providers Using Mobile Phones”grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by National Cancer Center USA is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).https://www.fic.nih.gov/Grants/Search/Pages/mhealth-R21CA224387.aspx, https://www.moncoed.org/
• SMT.GANJI ARUNA ANJANEYULU YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD :2010. of INDIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION for services rendered in the field of cancer and allied areas.
• Visited Liverpool Hope University UK in July 2007 for discussions regarding the various collaborative research projects representing Dr.Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College Karakonam.
• Best Paper Award 2012 at National conference of Indian Public Health Association at Kochi February 2012        

Title	Journal / Book	Publication details (Year, Volume, Page No. etc.)	Authorship 1st / 2nd / Other	State /Reg / Nat / Int	Indexed in
Clinical Breast Examination Campaign: Experience From Thiruvananthapuram, South India.	Journal of Global Oncology	2018 Sep 28 [cited 2018 Dec 14];4(Supplement 2):137s-137s	1st	International	Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Dimensions, MEDLINE, Scopus
Prevalence of Known Risk Factors of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India	Journal of Global Oncology	2018 4:Supplement 2, 23s-23s	2nd	International	Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Dimensions, MEDLINE, Scopus,
Nipple Areola Complex Involvement in Invasive Carcinoma Breast.	Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology	Indian J Surg Oncol. 2018 Sep; 9(3): 343–348. Published online 2018 Feb 8. doi: 10.1007/s13193-018-0729-7	other	National	PubMedCentral Reaxys SCImago SCOPUS EBSCO EMBASE EMCare
The Effectiveness Of Early Clinical Exposure And E-Learning In Teaching Anatomy	International Journal of Anatomy and Research	2017 Jan 31 [cited 2017 Jul 18];5(1.1):3398–403.	2nd	International	Cross ref, portico
Breast Cancer Risk and Screening practices among Health care workers in a tertiary care centre, Trivandrum, South India.	National Journal of Research in Community Medicine.)	NJRCM 2017 Jul 1 [Vol.6. Sup. Issue 1. 2017(028-032	1st	National	Index Copernicus, Web of science Google Schloar
Menstrual problems among adolescent girls in Thiruvananthapuram district.	International Journal of Community Medicine And Public Health	2017 Jul 22 [cited 2018 Feb 10];4(8):2995–8.	Others	International	Index Copernicus, ScopeMed
Empowering the community for early detection of cancer: a rural community intervention programme in Kerala, India	International Surgery Journal [Internet].	2016 Dec 10 [cited 2017 Jul 18];1(1):17–20.	1st	International	ScopeMed CrossRef ICMJE
Evaluation of non communicable disease control pilot programme of National Rural Health Mission in Thiruvananthapuram district.	Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health	2015 Apr 1 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(1):17–23.	1st	International	Web of Science Scopus          Embase Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Prevalence of Obesity And Overweight Among Adults In A Rural Area In Trivandrum – A Cross Sectional Study	International Journal of Preventive and Therapeutic Medicine	2015 Apr 1;;3(1):17–23.	3rd	International	Google Scholar
There are no skills to be learned in Biostatistics	Gulf Medical Journal	Gulf Medical Journal 2013 2(1):38.	other	International	Index copernicus
Prophylactic Effects of Garlic Oil and Onion Oil Fractions as Compared to Vitamin E on Rats Orally Fed with Lead Acetate Solution.	Indian  Journal of Clinical Biochemistry	2016 Jul 1 [;31(3):260–9.	3rd	National	EMBASE, Scopus
Breast Cancer Awareness and Screening: A New Approach.	Academic Medical Journal of India	2015,3(4), 115-116.	1st	National	Index copernicus
Usefulness of Gail Model Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool in Estimating the Risk for Development of Breast Cancer in Women of Kerala India.	Academic Medical Journal of India	2015 Dec 28 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(4):117–22.	2nd	National	Index copernicus
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Newly Detected Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.	Academic Medical Journal of India	2015 May 29 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(1):8–12.	3rd	National	Index copernicus
Five Year Road Traffic Accident Trends in Venjarammoodu Police Station Limits of South Kerala.	Academic Medical Journal of India	2015 May 18 [cited 2017 Jul 18];3(1):39–41.	3rd	National	Index copernicus
Prevalence and Determinants of Under-nutrition among School-aged Children in an Urban Slum in India	Academic Medical Journal of India	2014 Nov 20 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(3):102–5.	Other	National	Index copernicus
Benefits of Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in Acute Coronary Syndrome	Academic Medical Journal of India	2014 Nov 20 [cited 2015 Aug 14];2(3):77–9.	3rd	National	Index Copernicus
A Comparative Study of Dengue Syndromes in a Tertiary Care Centre	Academic Medical Journal of India	2014 Jun 28 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(2):60–6.	2nd	National	Index Copernicus
A Review on the Role of Nutraceuticals as Simple as Se2+ to Complex Organic Molecules Such as Glycyrrhizin That Prevent as Well as Cure Diseases.	Indian  Journal of Clinical Biochemistry	2014 Apr 1 [cited 2017 Jul 18];29(2):119–32.	1st	National	EMBASE, Scopus
Risk Factors of Breast Cancer in Kerala, India - A Case Control Study	Academic Medical Journal of India	2014 Feb 25 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(1):7–13.	2nd	National	Index Copernicus
Knowledge and Attitude towards Organ Donation in Rural Kerala	Academic Medical Journal of India	2014 Feb 5 [cited 2017 Jul 18];2(1):25–7.	Other	National	Index Copernicus
Evaluation of Coverage and Compliance to Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination – A Qualitative Study	Academic Medical Journal of India	2013 Nov 9 .	3rd	National	Index Copernicus
Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Neyyattinkara Taluk of South Kerala.	Academic Medical Journal of India	2013 Nov 5 [cited 2017 Jul 18];1(1).	1st	National	Index copernicus
Rethinking on the Benefits and Drawbacks of Common Antioxidants and a Proposal to Look for the Antioxidants in Allium Products as Ideal Agents: A Review.	Indian  Journal of Clinical Biochemistry	2012 Jan 1 ;27(1):6–20.	2nd	National	EMBASE, Scopus
Garlic Oil and Vitamin E Prevent the Adverse Effects of Lead Acetate and Ethanol Separately as well as in Combination in the Drinking Water of Rats	Indian J Clin Biochem	2012 Jan 1];27(1):6–20	2nd	National	EMBASE, Scopus
Antiviral, Anti-Inflammatory And Related Effects Of A Food Supplement Made Of Garlic, Ginger And Black Pepper	Indian J Clin Biochem	2009 Apr;24(2):175–8	2nd	National	EMBASE, Scopus
Effects of insulin, glimepiride and combination therapy of insulin and metformin on blood sugar and lipid profile of NIDDM patients	Indian J Clin Biochem	2009 Apr;24(2):175–8	Other	National	EMBASE, Scopus
Perceptions towards COVID 19 and Reflections on Aarogya Setu Mobile Application Use among Keralites	Kerala Medical Journal	2020 May 22; 13(2): 57–61.	1st	National
Public perception and preparedness for the pandemic COVID 19: A Health Belief Model approach	CEGH	30 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.cegh.2020.06.009	1st	Int	Scopus
Public perception and preparedness for the pandemic COVID 19: A Health Belief Model Approach	Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 9 (2021) 41–46	Received 9 June 2020; Accepted 26 June 2020			elsevier
Snacking Behavior and Obesity among Students in medical college	KERALA MEDICAL JOURNAL	Published on 14th September 2020     2020 Sep 14;13(3):107–11.			IMA Kerala Medical Journal

Topic	Guest lecture / Oral / Poster / Convener of Workshop	Name of the event	Conference / CME / Workshop	Venue	Dates	Level
Breast Cancer Early Detection	Oral presentation	World Cancer Congress2018	Conference	Kualalumpur	1 to 4th October 2018	Int
Cancer	Participation	ESSO39	Conference	Rotterdam Netherlands	9th to 11th October 2019	Int
Cancer and Technology	Panel Discussion	Canquer 2019	Symposium	KUSM Kochi, Kerala	8th to 10th November, 2019	Nat
Public Health Training	Panel Discussion	NATCON2019	Conference	Govt.Medical College Trivandrum	15th to 16th November 2019	Nat

Project	Completed / Ongoing	Funded Y / N	Collaborated Y / N	Published Y / N
“M-OncoED: Oncology Education and Training for Providers Using Mobile Phones”	Ongoing	Y NIH Grant Award	Y RTI International USA	Ongoing
REACH Programme- Respond, Empower and Act for Community Health programme in collaboration with Snehita Women’s Health Foundation	Ongoing	N	N	Ongoing