Dr. Ashwini Kumar

Associate Professor

Department of Forensic Medicine

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Ashwini Kumar teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students.

    He:

    • Conducts autopsies and clinical forensic examination, and prepares reports.
    • Attends crime scenes.
    • Prepares theory and practical question papers for undergraduates.
    • Validates theory and practical answer scripts.
    • Guides postgraduates for dissertation work.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Forensic Medicine 3rd, 4th and 5th semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MD Forensic Medicine Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 2012
MBBS Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 2008

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC Manipal Associate Professor 01/06/2016 to date
KMC, Manipal Assistant Professor 05/2012 to 05/2016
KMC, Manipal Tutor 05/2009 to 04/2012
KMC, Manipal Tutor in Anatomy 03/2008 to 04/2009

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Forensic Medicine, Identification , Anthropology , Clinical forensic , Forensic Pathology , Forensic Odontology Medical Ethics , Law in Relation to Medicine ,Medical Education

Area of Expertise

Identification , Forensic Pathology , Medical Ethics and Law , Thanatology

Area of Research

Identification , Forensic Pathology , Mechanical Injuries , Toxicology

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Life Member of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 2009.
  • Life Member of Karnataka Medico legal Society, 2009.

Pericardial fluid analysis: An attempt to correlate with post-mortem interval

2013-01-01 Shetty PH Sasikumar S Babu YPR Kumar A Nayak VC Bakkannavar SM Palimar V Kumar PG

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Science

Subendocardial haemorrhage in autopsied hearts

2013-01-01 Bakkannavar SM Babu YPR Kumar A Nayak VC Manjunath S

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Science

Fatal Burns Due To Arcing Current

2014-01-01 Bakkannavar SM Kumar A Vijay V Nayak VC Kumar PG Palimar V

Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society

Mystery behind a sudden death – a case report

2014-01-01 Kumar A Shashidhara S Bakkannavar SM Bhat S Kumar PG Palimar V

Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine