Dr. Vikram Palimar
Professor & Head of the Dept.
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Department of Forensic Medicine
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides mortuary services inclusive of post mortems and medico legal consultation in Kasturba hospital.
- Visits crime scenes.
- Is involved in smooth functioning of the department.
- Organises CME, conferences and workshop to police officers.
- Attends court to give evidences.
- Guides MD dissertation.
- Conducts university and sessional exams.
Dr Vikram Palimar teaches MBBS and MD students.
He:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Forensic Medicine | 3rd, 4th and 5th semester |
| Forensic Medicine |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Forensic Medicine | Kasturba Medical College, Manipal | 2004 |
| MBBS | Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra Medical College, Davangere | 2000 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC, Manipal | Professor and Head | I Mar 2021 till date | |
| KMC, Manipal | Professor | 2013 to Feb 2021 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Associate Professor | 2009 to 2013 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 2004 to 2009 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Forensic Pathology , Forensic Anthropology , Forensic Toxicology
Area of Expertise
Forensic Pathology , Forensic Anthropology , Forensic Toxicology
Area of Research
Forensic Pathology , Forensic Anthropology , Forensic Toxicology
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life Member of IAFM.
- Life Member of IST.
- Life Member of SIMLA.
- Life Member of KAMLS.
A quantitative analysis of atlas vertebrae and its abnormalities
2013-01-01 Gupta C Radhakrishnan P Palimar V D’Souza AS Kiruba NL
J Morphol Sci, 2013. Morphometric study of atlas.
Prediction of stature from foot length
2012-01-01 Gupta C Neena PAV Palimar V
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2012.
Fatal deliberate self-harm in adolescents- A Manipal perspective
2012-01-01 Palimar V Gupta C
Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2012.
A morphological study of variations in the origin and course of radial artery
2012-01-01 Shetti VR Gupta C Murlimanju BV Palimar V
Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2012.
Deaths due to electrocution
2012-01-01 Shankar MB Palimar V
Journal of South India Medico Legal Association, 2012.
Mortality due to insecticide poisoning: A retrospective post-mortem study
2011-01-01 Palimar V Rastogi P
Journal of South India Medico Legal Association, 2011
Excavation of the chest due to railway mishap
2011-01-01 Palimar V Nagesh KR Raghavendra Babu YP Manjunath S Rastogi P
Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2011.
Wounds due to a modified shot gun (home-made): A case report
2010-01-01 Palimar V Nayak VC Arun M Kumar PG Bhagavath P
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2010.
Drowning deaths in Manipal
2010-01-01 Palimar V Manjunath S
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal, 2010.
Sudden death due to Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
2010-01-01 Raghavendra Babu YP Palimar V Arun M Kumar PG Lakshmi R
J Forensic Leg Med, 2010.
Unusual methods of suicide: complexities in investigation
2010-01-01 Arun M Palimar V Kumar PG Menezes RG
Med Sci Law, 2010.
Psychological autopsy - an important tool for postmortem diagnosis of death.
2014-01-03 Babu YPR Bakkannavar SM Manjunath S Joseph N Kishan K Palimar V
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. Vol 7(1), Jan-Mar 2014: 41 – 43.
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. Vol. 23(1): 2014; 34 – 36
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 2014; 1(1): 49-52.
Fatal deliberate self-harm- A Manipal perspective
2010-01-01 Charan Kishor Shetty
2010.The present study comprised 656 cases of Fatal Deliberate Self Harm out of the total 3571 cases that underwent post-mortem examination in the mortuary of Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC Manipal over a period of 20 years, January1992 to May 2012.
Analysis of burns cases in Manipal - A five year retrospective study
2009-01-12 Sasi Kumar
January 2005 to December 2009.
Analysis of paediatric and geriatric poisoning cases at Kasturba Hospital
2008-01-01 Sasi Tarvadi
Manipal, 2008.
Estimation of stature from Inter-acromial length
2013-01-01 Azim Ahdir MP
2013.Aims & objectives :To estimate stature from inter-acromial length in dead body. To evaluate the usefulness of this parameter in estimating the stature with interacromial length.