General Information about the department
Teaching faculty | Sl.No | Name | Qualification | Designation | | 1 | Dr. Priya Ranganath | MBBS,MS | Professor & HOD | | 2 | Dr. Pushpalatha M | MBBS,MD | Professor | | 3 | Dr. Rajeshwari MS | MBBS,MD | Professor | | 4 | Dr. Meenakshi P | MBBS,MD | Associate Professor | | 5 | Dr. Akhilandeswari B | MBBS,MD | Associate Professor | | 6 | Dr. Sumathi S | MBBS,MD | Assistant Professor | | 7 | Dr. Pushpa MS | MBBS,MD | Assistant Professor | | 8 | Dr. Lavanya C | MBBS,MD | Assistant Professor | | 9 | Dr. Lakshmi Devi M | MBBS,MD | Assistant Professor | | 10 | Dr. Sowmya S | MBBS,MD | Assistant Professor | | 11 | Dr. Vinitha G | MBBS, MD | Assistant Professor | | 12 | Dr. Sarala | MBBS, MD | Tutor | | 13 | Ms. Sharmada KL | MSc | Tutor | | 14 | Dr. Chitra N | MBBS | PG cum Tutor | | 15 | Dr. Shwetha B | MBBS | PG cum Tutor | | 16 | Dr. Shyamala BY | MBBS | PG cum Tutor | | 17 | Dr. Subitcha | MBBS | PG cum Tutor | | 18 | Dr. Nandish | MBBS | PG cum Tutor |
Non teaching faculty | Sl.No | Name | Designation | | 1 | Ms. Yashoda B | Technician | | 2 | Mr. Ashwath Narayan | Modeler | | 3 | Ms. Pramila | Group D | | 4 | Ms. Sabirabi | Group D | | 5 | Ms. Jayamma | Group D | | 6 | Mr. Adi | Group D | | 7 | Mr. Oblesh | Group D | | 8 | Ms. Padma | Group D | | 7 | Ms. Gowri | Outsourced Group D |
Services Teaching I MBBS, I BDS, I BSc AHS, I BSc Nursing, Paramedical Board students
Academic ActivitiesTeaching programme | For the month of | | | | Sl No | UG (numbers/--month) | PG(numbers/--month) | | Seminars | - | Every Monday & Friday | | Journal club | - | Once a week | | Guest lectures | Lecture (6 hours per week) & practical classes (10 hours of dissection & 2 hours of histology per week) | As and when asked for by different institutions or organizationsDr. Priya: 'dermatoglphics in clinical practice' at Anthropometry CME at MIMS, Mandya Dr. Pushpa: 'nerve involovement in leprosy' at Dermatology conference on hand and foot care in leprosy at SDUMC, Kolar | | Case presentations | Demonstrations/tutorials (2 hours a week) | - | | Any others, specify. | - | - |
Research Activities Research Projects: ongoing Dr. Priya Ranganath, Professor & Head Finger ridge counts in idiopathic epilepsy Dermatoglyphics in clinical conditions Fluctuating asymmetry in dermatoglyphics in idiopathic epilepsy Articulating facets of carpal bones Muscular dystrophies Acute coronary syndrome Carpal tunnel Femoral a Sacralization of coccyx Nutrient foramen of humerus Pterion Circle of Willis Lumbar n Anconeus Popliteal m Nutrient foramen of ulna Anorectal malformation Anencephaly Dr. Pushpalatha M, Professor Study of superior thyroid artery Dr. Rajeshwari MS, Professor Attachment of lateral pterygoid muscle & its relations with maxillary artery & branches of mandibular nerve Morphological study of suprascapular notch Cadaveric study of origin, course & branches of phrenic nerve Dr. Akhilandeswari B, Associate Prof Study of mental foramina in dry South Indian skulls Study of infra-orbital foramen in dry South Indian skulls Arterial supply to suprarenal gland Dr. Pushpa MS, Assistant Prof Study of axillary artery Study of infraclavicular part of brachial plexus Cadaveric study of femoral artery & its branches Dr. Sowmya, Assistant Prof Study of femoral artery & its deep branches Study of lateral circumflex femoral artery Morphology & morphometry of pterion Role of genetic variations of folate metabolic pathway gene in etiology of stillbirth in Indian women Dr. Vinitha, Assistant Prof A study of papillary muscles of tricuspid valve A study on branching part of celiac trunk with its surgical importance Dr. Lakshmidevi M, Assistant Prof Extrahepatic biliary ductal anatomical variations with clinical significance Dr. Chitra, PG cum tutor Study on anconeus Dr. Shyamala BY, PG cum tutor Morphological study of inferior orbital fissure Publications of the faculty and students 2014, 2015 | S. No | Publication | National / International | | 1. | Shilpa K, Sumathi S, Priya Ranganath & Sameer PA. Morphologic variation of musculocutaneous nerve: a case report. South Asian Anthropologist, 2014, 14 (1): 69-72 | International | | 2. | Sowmya S, Priya R, Meenakshi P, Shwetha B. Study of trophoblasts and histological changes of fallopian tube in tubal pregnancy and anatomical considerations for its early rupture. International Journal of Anatomy and Research, 2014, 2 (4): 609-13 | International | | 3. | Priya Ranganath. Genes in cardiovascular malformations: a review. South Asian Anthropologist, 2014, 14 (2): 161-169 | International | | 4. | Suma MP, Vijay Kumar, Priya Ranganath. An anatomical study of superficial palmar arch. Int J Anat Res 2014, 2(4):735-39. | International | | 5. | Vijay Kumar, Priya Ranganath. Morphology of ulnar nerve in axilla and arm and its variations. Int J Anat Res 2014, 2(4):677-80. | International | | 6. | Vidya KS, Priya Ranganath, Synostosis of ribs. South Asian Anthropologist 2015 (1) | International | | 7. | Shyamala BY, Akhilandeswari B, Priya Ranganath. A cadaveric study of the human lung fissures & their variations. Anatomica Karnataka 2015, 9 (2), 44-48 | International | | 8 | Pushpalatha M, Sharmada, Meenakshi P. Dicephaly – a complication of twin pregnancy – a case report. Journal of Evidence based medicine & health care. Vol 1 (3) 2014: 152-156 | International | | 9. | Pushpa MS, Nandini V. Unusual bilateral presence of third head of sternocleidomastoid muscle & its clinical significane – a case report. International Journal of Recent Scientific Research | International | | 10 | Meenakshi P, Sowmya S, Sharmada. Study of medial circumflex femoral artery & its clinical & surgical importance. International Journal of Anatomy & Research | International | | 11 | Meenakshi P. Sowmya S, Sharmada . Bilateral anomalous muscle in popliteus fossa & its clinical significance. International Journal of Anatomy & Research | International | | 12 | Meenakshi P, Vidya KS. Study on fused vertebral body along with ossified vertebral ligaments. Journal of evidence based medicine & health care | National | | 13 | Vinitha G. Bicipital rib – a case report. International Journal of biomedical research | International | | 14 | Vinitha G. Correlation of stature in relation to head length in children. International Journal of Health care sciences | International | | 15 | Vinitha G, Sarala, Priya Ranganath. A cadaveric study of coronary preponderance. International journal of anatomy & research | International | | 16 | Pushpalatha M, Chitra N. Variation in subscapular artery – a study. Journal of Evidence Based medicine & healthcare. Jan 2015. 2 (4) 308-312 | National | | 17 | Venae oblionica alias occipital emissary foramina – an osteological study in North Indian population | | | 18 | Pushpalatha M, Srujana. A case report on variation in branching part of facial trunk. IJCRR 2014, 5 (26), 105-108 | International | | 19 | Pushpalatha M, Sharmada. Topographic anatomy & morphology of nutrient foramen of clavicle – an osteological study. JEBMH. Feb 2015, 2 (6), 729-735 | International | | 20 | Pushpalatha M. JEBMH Sep 2014, 1 (7), 661-667 | Intnernational |
Conference presentations of 2014, 2015 | Sl no | Title of the presentation | Details of the conference | Name & Designation of the Presenter | | 1 | Extra head of triceps brachii | RSA, Kuppam, 2015 | Pushpa MS, Assistant Prof | | 2 | Cadaveric study on coronary preponderance | RSA, Kuppam, 2015 | Vinitha G, Assistant Prof | | 3 | Correlation & regression analysis of stature in relation to head length in children | KCA 2015 (accepted) | Vinitha G, Assistant Prof | | 4 | Webbed neck with spina bifida cystica | KCA 2015 (accepted) | Vinitha G, Assistant Prof | | 5 | 3D printing technology in anatomy | KCA 2014, Dharwad | Chitra N, PG cum tutor | | 6 | Suprascapular foramen- a case report | RSA 2015, Kuppam | Chitra N, PG cum tutor | | 7 | Aberrant accessory renal artery | KCA 2014, Dharwad | Dr. Shwetha B, PG cum tutor | | 8 | Accessory foramen transversarium | RSA, Kuppam, 2015 | Dr. Shwetha B, PG cum tutor | | 9 | Variations in bifurcation of brachial artery | KCA, Tumkur 2015 (accepted) | Dr. Shwetha B, PG cum tutor | | 10 | Separate belly of flexor digitorum profundus | KCA, Tumkur 2015 (accepted) | Dr. Shwetha B, PG cum tutor | | 11 | Human cadaveric study of ascending pharyngeal artery | KCA 2014 Dharwad | Dr. Shyamala BY, PG cum tutor | | 12 | A cadaveric study of human lung fissures & their variations | RSA Kuppam 2015 | Dr. Shyamala BY, PG cum tutor | | 13 | Craniorachischisis | RSA Kuppam 2015 | Dr. Subitcha, PG cum tutor | | 14 | Sacralization of lumbar vertebra | KCA Tumkur 2015 (accepted) | Dr. Subitcha, PG cum tutor |
Dissertations for 2014, 2015 | Sl.No | Title | Name of the student | Name of the guide | | 1 | Plantar arterial arch | Dr.Chitra N | Dr. Rajeshwari MS | | 2 | Variations in origin, course, termination of common peroneal nerve | Dr Shwetha B | Dr. Pushpa MS | | 3 | A human cadaveric study of external carotid artery & its variations | Dr. Shyamala BY | Dr. Akhilandeswari B | | 4 | Origin & branches of renal artery & their measurement with accessory renal artery if present | Dr. Subitcha | Dr. Lavanya C |
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