CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Is involved in patient care.
- Is a guide for thesis.
- Is Medical officer of Hospital infection control Committee.
- In charge of HIV clinic.
Dr Muralidhar Varma teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students.
He:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| General Medicine | |
| General Medicine |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | General Medicine | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 2002 |
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 1998 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasturba medical college, Manipal Department of medicine from 2002-2007 | Associate professor | ||
| Kasturba medical college, Manipal Department of medicine since september 2007 | Associate professor | ||
| Kasturba medical college, Manipal Department of medicine since october 2019 | Associate professor |
Effectiveness of video based educational intervention on stigma, ART adherence and quality of life in HIV positive patients in India
Feb 2021
Co investigator for ICMR project
Hospital-Based Surveillance of Acute Febrile Illness in Western Ghat region of India
2010
Co investigator CDC funded
Aetiology of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in India and Establishment of ICMR sample bank of AES cases – a multisite prospective initiative
2011
Co investigatorICMR funded project
check list for early recognition and treatment of acute illness( CERTAIN )
2016
Principal investigator for study with Mayo clinic USA
Capacity building and strengthening of hospital infection control to detect and prevent antimicrobial resistance in India
since 2016
Co investigator for CDC funded project
Comparative analysis of various diagnostic tools to resolve the diagnostic dilemma in Leptospirosis
2017
Co investigatorICMR funded project
Regional center for antimicrobial resistance surveillance network
2017
Co investigatorICMR funded project
establishing TB portal of mycobacterium tuberculosis from a tertiary care hospital in south India
2018
Co investigator for NIH funded project
Molecular diagnosis and risk stratification of sepsis in India
2018
MARS-India
Clinical study of non contact monitoring of respiratory rate and heart rate in non acute setting
2018
principle investigator for philips India
Initiating Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Hospitals in India
2018-19
Principle investigator for ICMR funded project
Initiating Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Hospitals in India- Phase 2
2019-20
Principle investigator for ICMR funded project
Validation of non-contact health screening kiosk for Covid19 patients visiting Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
2020
Principle investigator MAHE Philips co creation
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
HIV Infection control, ICU Infection
Area of Expertise
HIV Infection control
Area of Research
Bacteriology
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life Member of Association of Physicians of India (API), 2004.
- Full Member of European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), 2010.
- Associate Member of Infections Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2008.
- Life member of Hypertension society of India (HIS), 2006.
- Best Paper Prize – Clinical for paper titled “Clinical profile of paratyphoid” in first national conference of Infectious Diseases Society of India 2008.
- Good Teacher Award (clinical) for excellence in teaching awarded by Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 2003-2004.
- Good Teacher Award (clinical) for excellence in teaching awarded by Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 2005-2006.
- Good Teacher Award (clinical) for excellence in teaching awarded by Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 2007-2008.
- Good Teacher Award (clinical) for excellence in teaching awarded by Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 2009-2010.
2002-01-10 Gowrinath K Varma DM Kavitha VP Mohapatra AK
Chest Dis Allied Sci
Hypertension patterns in adult nephrotic syndrome
2006-01-01 Varma DM
Hypertension India
Refractory hypertension
2006-01-01 Varma DM
CALFIM
Aspirin resistance
2007-01-01 Ashwin KA Bairy KL Vidyasagar S Varma DM Prashanth CK Sachidananda A
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
Haemorrhagic pleural effusion in an HIV patient with salmonella typhimurium
2007-01-08 Mukhyopadhyay C Rao PS Shetty AK Vidyasagar S Varma M
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2007, 4:299-302
A case report- Rhabdomyolysis in cholera
2007-01-01 Varma DM
CALFIM
Pneumomediastinum- A rare benign entity
2008-01-01 Varma DM
Calicut Medical Journal
Physicians need assessment for supportive medical management guidelines for poisoning in tertiary care South Indian hospital
2008-01-01 Varma DM
Indian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
Giant haemangioma- pictorial CME
2009-01-09 Varma DM
JAPI
Variability in blood pressure recordings in an outpatient set-up
2008-01-01 Vidyasagar S Bairy KL Rao Y Pankaj Varma DM Prashanth
Indian Journal for the Practicing Doctor
Leptospirosis and dengue fever: a predictive model for early differentiation based on clinical and biochemical parameters
2013 Varma MD, Vengalil S, , Vallabhajosyula S Krishnakumar PC, VidyasagarS
TropDoct. 2013
Colistin-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital: an evolving threat.
2016 May 6. Gupta M Lakhina K Kamath A Vandana KE Mukhopadhyay C Vidyasagar S, Varma M.
Journal of Hospital Infection
A rare case of neomercazole induced hepatitis.
2018 Apr 25 Varma M, Mansingh J, . Sivakumar D, Dhalla R, Vidyasagar S, Nandakrishna B
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.
Risk factors for carbapenem resistant enterobacterobacteriaceae in a teritiary hospital-a case control study.
2018 May 28 Varma M, Reddy LR, Vidyasagar S, Holla A, Bhat NK
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Induced Hematological and Dermatological Adverse Drug Reactions in People Living with HIV in India.
2018 Muralidhar Varma, D., Radhakrishnan, Pulagam, P., Vidyasagar, S., Guddattu, V.
Internal Medicine and Medical Investigation Journal, 4(2).
A study of risk factors for bacteremia caused by urinary tract infections
2018 Aug 31 Varma M, Peravali SK, Vandana KE, Kamath A, Singh R
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences.
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Induced Hematological and Dermatological Adverse Drug Reactions in People Living with HIV in India.
2019 Varma DM, Radhakrishnan R, Pulagam P, Vidyasagar S, Guddattu V
Internal Medicine and Medical Investigation Journal. 2019;4(2).
Evaluation of blood smear, QBC, and antigen detection for the diagnosis of Malaria
2011-01-01 Dr Akshay
Short term research studentship, ICMR research grant (Reference ID: 2011-00188).
Intravascular catheter related infections - A clinical study
2008-01-01 Dr Ramanathan P
ICMR research grant (No3/2/2008PG-Thesis-MPD-8).
A study of correlation of opportunistic infections and CD4 count in HIV patients in tertiary care hospital
2006-01-01 Dr Mili Jain
Short term research studentship, ICMR research grant (No21/159/2006).
Impact of hospital antibiotic policy on outcome of patients with septic shock in tertiary care hospital”
MS.ADITI
6 semester student KMC Manipal