Dr. Ashwini Kumar
Professor & Head of the Dept.
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Department of Community Medicine
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- He is involved in patient care, research projects and training programs/workshops conducted in the department.
Dr Ashwini Kumar teaches MBBS and MD to postgraduate students.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Community Medicine | 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th semester |
| Community Medicine |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Community Medicine | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 2002 |
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | 1997 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC, Manipal | Professor and Head of department | Head of Department | 05/02/2021 - Till date |
| KMC, Manipal | Professor | 10/02/2018 - 04/02/2021 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Associate Professor | 21/3/2008 to 09/02/2018 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 17/04/2007 to 20/03/2008 | |
| SMIMS, Gangtok | Assistant Professor | 26/06/2006 to 16/04/2007 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 21/03/2003 to 13/06/2006 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Junior Resident | 14/10/1999 to 15/12/2002 | |
| KMC, Mangalore | Tutor | 1/7/98 to 30/9/99 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Health & Hospital Administration , Health Planning and Evaluation , Health Policy
Area of Expertise
Immunization , Tuberculosis Program , Infectious Disease
Area of Research
Infectious Diseases , Health Program Planning and Evaluation
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life Member of IPHA, 2004.
- Life Member of IAPSM, 2005.
- Life Member of IMA, 2012.
- Life Member of Red Cross, 2008.
A profile of dengue cases admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka
2010-01-01 Kumar A Pandit V Shetty S Patanshetty S Krish SN Roy S
Tropical Doctor
Incidence and outcome of peripartum cardiomyopathy from a tertiary hospital in South India
2009-01-07 Pandit V Shetty S Kumar A Sagir A
Tropical Doctor
A study on knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception among college students in Sikkim
2010-01-06 Renjhen P Kumar A Patanshetty S Sagir A Samarasinghe CM
India J Turkish-German Gynecol Assoc
Nutritional status assessment of under-five beneficiaries of Integrated Child Development Services program in rural Karnataka
2010-01-01 Kumar A Kamath V Kamath A Rao CP Patanshetty S
Australasian Medical Journal
A study on Emergency Contraceptive practice among nursing staff in Sikkim- A cross sectional study
2010-01-01 Rahaman H Renjhen P Kumar A Patanshetty S Sagir A Dubey H
Australasian Medical Journal
Mass drug administration to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Southern India
2010-01-01 Patanshetty S Kumar A Kumar R Rao CR Badiger S Rashmi R Kamath S
AMJ
Pott’s spine with ‘bird nest’ appearance
2010-01-09 Pandit V Shubha S Rohit V Vikas M Vandana KE Kumar A Samaresinghe C
Int J Infect Dis
A case of organophosphate poisoning presenting with seizure and unavailable history of parenteral suicide attempt
2011-01-01 Pandit V Seshadri S Rao SN Samarasinghe C Kumar A Valsalan R
J Emerg Trauma Shock
HIV – Tuberculosis co-infection in South India
2010-01-01 Patanshetty S Pandit V Kumar A Kamath S
AMJ
Benign tertian malaria a misnomer
2011-01-07 Bammigatti C Shetty S Shetty S Kumar A
Tropical Doctor
Profile of clients tested HIV positive in a voluntary counselling and testing centre of District Hospital Udupi
2004-01-01 Shikha Singh
250 HIV positive individuals risk behaviour was assessed and analysed.
Nutritional status assessment of under-five beneficiaries of Integrated Child Development Services program in rural Karnataka
2005-01-01 Afrin Sagir
Nutritional status of 611 children in the field practice area was assessed and analysed.
Clinical manifestation and trend of dengue cases admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Udupi
2005-01-01 Charmaine Minoli
Clinical manifestations of 466 confirmed dengue cases were recorded and analysed.
A study on coverage and compliance of mass drug administration programme for elimination of filariasis in Udupi district
2006-01-01 Dr Sanjay
Community based cross sectional study to assess around 1100 people compliance of mass drug administration program.
A study to assess adequacy of two versus three sputum specimens for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
2007-01-01
Among the 1762 suspected patients, positivity in any 2 samples and 3 samples co-related.
A study on treatment outcome of registered tuberculosis cases under RNTCP in Udupi Taluk
2008-01-01 Sreoshi Roy
566 tuberculosis patients’ treatment outcome was studied.
Study the haemoglobin level among recently delivered mothers in rural field practice area
2014-01-01 Dr Darshan
Sample of 400 recently delivered mothers HB status was analysed
HIV Social problems
2010-01-02
Udayavani, February 2010.
Polio programme
2011-01-02
Udayavani, February 2011.
Tuberculosis
2011-01-03
Udayavani, March 2011.
H1N1
2009-01-09
Udayavani, September 2009.
MDA
2014-01-01
Udayavani.
Leptosirosis
2014-01-01
Udayavani.