Dr. Kirthinatha Ballala A. B.

Associate Professor

Department of Community Medicine

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Kirthinath Ballala teaches MBBS and MD postgraduate students.
    He:

    • Trains MBBS Interns.
    • Is resource person for research methodology workshop for postgraduates of all the departments.
    • Sets and evaluates answer scripts.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

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

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC Manipal Associate Professor
KMC, Manipal Assistant Professor 2012 to 2016
KMC, Manipal Tutor 2009 to 2012
Department of Community Medicine, KMC Mangalore Tutor 2008-2009

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Epidemiology , Biostatistics , Health Administration .

Area of Expertise

Epidemiology , Community Medicine

Area of Research

Infectious Diseases,Operational Research

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Life Member of Karnataka Association of Community Health (KACH), 2011.  

Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding whole body donation among medical professionals in a hospital in India

2011-01-01 Ballala K Shetty A Malpe SB

AnatSci Ed, 2011.

Perceptions and practices regarding use of personal listening devices among medical students in coastal South India

2011-01-01 Rekha T Unnikrishnan B Mithra PP Kumar N Bukelo MJ Ballala K

Noise Health, 2011

Job perception of counsellors employed at Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTCs) for HIV in a district of South India

2013-01-01 Papanna MK Kumar P Shetty A Kulothungan K Poojary IB Ballala K

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2013.

Mean versus median in tables and figures

2013-01-01 Joseph TT Mathew S Amjad AS Ballala K

Anesth Analg, 2013.

Clinical and Bio-chemical profile of cases diagnosed with Hepatitis E in a tertiary care hospital in South India, Seventh semester

2014-01-01 Keya Chakravarthi