Dr B Suresh Kumar Shetty

Associate Dean and Professor

Department of Forensic Medicine

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    B Suresh Kumar Shetty teaches Forensic Medicine.
    He is also:

    • Associate Dean, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
    • Deputy Superintendent, Examinations at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
    • State Medico legal Consultant for Govt of Karnataka.
    • Chairman Board of Studies, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Forensic Medicine)

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Forensic Medicine Third, Fourth, Fifth

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MD (Doctor of Medicine) Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 2004
MBBS ( Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 1999

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC, Mangalore Associate Dean and Professor 01/12/2020 - till date
Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC Mangalore Professor 12/02/2015 - 30/11/2020
Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC Mangalore Professor & Head 2012 - 11/02/2015 & 18/06/2015 - 22/07/2019
Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC Mangalore Associate Professor & In-charge Head 2011-2012
Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC Mangalore Associate Professor 2009-2011
Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC Mangalore Assistant Professor 2005-2009

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Public Health , Epidemiology , Suicidology , Traffic Medicine , Toxicology

Area of Expertise

Medical Ethics , Law in Relation to Medicine , Medical Education , Endocrinology

Area of Research

Forensic Medicine , Forensic Pathology , Forensic Anthropology

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Life member of the Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine.
  • Life member of the Karnataka Medico-legal Society.
  • Life member of the South India Medico-legal Association.
  • Life member of the Indian Medical Association.
  • Life member of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology.
Professional Certifications
 
  • Analytical Toxicology & Forensic DNA Typing- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, 2006
  • Torture Medicine, IMA AKN SINHA Institute, New Delhi, 2011
Awards & Recognitions
 
  • Organizing Secretary for 34th Annual National Conference of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore from 1st- 3rd Feb 2013.
  • Organizing Chairman for CME on “Forensic Odontology” conducted by Dept. of Forensic Medicine, KMC, Mangalore at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore on 3rd March 2012.
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  • Organizing Secretary for Awareness Programme on “Road Safety - Alert today Alive tomorrow” conducted by Dept. of Forensic Medicine, KMC, Mangalore at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore on 3rd November 2011.

Legal Terrorisom in Domestic Violence- An Indian Outlook.

2012-01-01 Rao JPP Shetty AS

Medico-Legal journal 2012; 80(1):33-39.

Victim Profile and Pattern of Thoraco-Abdominal Injuries Sustained in Fatal Road Traffic Accidents.

2012-01-01 Kanchan T Menezes RG Bakkannavar SM Nayak VC, Yoganarashima K

Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2012; 34 (1): 17-20.

Postmortem diagnosis of acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis

2012-01-01 Boloor A Menezes RG Shetty M Menon A, Nagesh KR, Pai MR, Mathai AM, Rastogi P, Kanchan T, Naik R, Salian PR, Jain V, George AT

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 2010; 17: 316-320.

Marital rape – The Dark World behind the Veil of Marriage

2010-01-01 Majumdar KP Rastogi P Salian PR Shetty M , Ullal H

International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine.2010;12(4):47-49.

Fatal electrocution by a support metal wire- a case report.

Kanchan T Shetty M Naik R Menezes RG, Sameer KS, Hasan F

Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2010; 55: 830-31.

Estimation of Age Using Chest Radiograph

2011-01-01 Tarun Agarwal

UG, 2011 4th Semester

Estimation Of Stature, Sex And Race From Foot And Shoe Dimensions

2005-01-01 Ashish Saraf

UG, 2005 4th Semester

Lateral Palm Print - A Newer Method Of Identification

2004-01-01 Manish Kumar

UG, 2004 4th Semester