Dr. Veena Nayak

Associate Professor

Reg.No.:63813

Department of Pharmacology

Qualification: MBBS, MD (Karnataka Medical Council registration no: 63813)

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Veena Nayak, Department of Pharmacology, KMC Manipal.

    She :

    •  Teaches undergraduate  and post graduate students
    •  Develops curriculum and practical record
    •  Provides academic counselling to students
    • Guides undergraduate and postgraduate and PhD research
    •  Is a member of the pharmacovigilance and institutional ethics committe
    •  Is a resource person for workshops.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Pharmacology 3rd to 5th semesters
Pharmacology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
ACME Medical education J.N.medical College, Belgaum 2021
FAIMER Medical Education Seth G.S. medical college and KEM hospital Mumbai 2020
MD Pharmacology JN Medical College, Belgaum 2007
MBBS JJM Medical College, Davangere 2001

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC, Manipal Associate Professor 06/2011 till date
KMC, Manipal Assistant Professor 10/2007 to 06/2011
K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore Assistant Professor 06/2007 to 10/2007

Ongoing research: 1. Cost of illness in hospitalized diabetic patients – data analytic study

2. Drug disposal and drug take-back program

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Pharmacovigilance , Pharmacoeconomics , Psychopharmacology

Area of Expertise

Psychopharmacology

Area of Research

Pharmacovigilance , Pharmacoeconomics , Psychopharmacology

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Life Member of Indian Pharmacological Society, 2005.
  • Life Member of Indian Medical Association, 2009.  
  • Newspaper Article: Over the Counter Drugs: Truths you should know: published in the kannada newspaper "Arogya Vani" dated October 3rd 2021
  • TV program: Over the counter medications in U channel (2022)
  • Training of Pharmacists and nurses of Primary Health Care Centres (2022) 
  • Participated in Jaipur foot camp and LN4 artificial limb camp in 2022 at Rotary Manipal  

Books :

  • Tara V Shanbagh, Smita Shenoy, Veena Nayak“Pharmacology for dental students“ Elsevier publication( Ed 1-4)
  • Tara V Shanbagh, Smita Shenoy, Veena Nayak“Pharmacology for nurses“ Elsevier publication (Ed 1-3) 

 

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Recent Publications:

1. Nayak V, Nayak KR, Goyal S, Jain S, Prabhath S, Palimar V, Komattil R. Tangible impact of patient communication modules on medical students and interns. Advances in Physiology Education. 2024 Mar 1;48(1):40-8.

2. Walia, M. K., Parveen, R. S., Kamath, S. G., Chakraborty, A., Nayak, V., & Shenoy, R. P. (2024). Is Jackfruit Holding the Key Answer to Male Infertility? Outcomes of a Preliminary Pre-clinical Study. Journal of Natural Remedies, 24(3), 577–587.

3. Syed M, Nayak V, Shenoy PA. Can bugs be an alternative or adjuvant to drugs in schizophrenia?. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2024 Jan 4;14(1):019-36.

4. Nayak KR, Nayak V, Punja D, Badyal DK, Modi JN. Simulated patient videos to supplement integrated teaching in competency-based undergraduate medical curriculum. Advances in Physiology Education. 2023 Jun 1;47(2):296-306.

5. V Nayak, SG Kamath, N Patil, RS Parveen, CR Rao,S Adiga . Case of the month series – our experience with a new module in pharmacology Brunei Int Med J2023;19: 33-39

6. Kamath S, Parveen RS, Hegde S, Mathias EG, Nayak V, Boloor A. Daily versus alternate day oral iron therapy in iron deficiency anemia: a systematic review. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology. 2023 Nov 18:1-4