CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinator for the 3rd and 4th sem MPT program
- Academic coordinator for the MPT Cardiopulmonary Sciences course
- In-charge of clinical services to Cardiology, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic, Urology & Nephrology
- Member, Institutional Research Committee, MCHP, Manipal
- Member, CPR committee, Kasturba Hospital, MAHE, Manipal
- Member, PhD Protocol Approval Committee, MAHE
- Registered PhD guide, MAHE
- Certified instructor by the American Heart Association in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at the Medical Simulation Center, MAHE
Mr. Abraham Samuel Babu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiotherapy, MCHP, Manipal
He is:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Foundations of Professional practice | I Year/ 1st semester BPT |
| Basic Life Support | II Year/4th semester BPT |
| Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy I | IV Year/7th semester BPT |
| Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy II | IV year/ 8th semester BPT |
| Evidence based Physiotherapy | IV Year/8th semester BPT |
| Physiotherapy theory and practice | I Year/1st semester MPT |
| Foundations in Cardiopulmonary Sciences | I Year/2nd semester MPT |
| General in Cardiopulmonary Sciences | II Year/3rd semester MPT |
| Evidence based practice in Cardiopulmonary Sciences | 2nd year MPT |
| Elective in Cardiopulmonary Sciences – Critical care physiotherapy | II Year/4th semester MPT |
| Elective in Cardiopulmonary Sciences – Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation | II Year/4th semester MPT |
| Elective in Cardiopulmonary Sciences – Health promotion & Fitness | II Year/4th semester MPT |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Cardiac Rehabilitation in Pulmonary hypertension | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2017 |
| MPT | Cardiopulmonary Sciences and Cardiac Rehabilitation | School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2010 |
| Fellowship in Cardiac Rehabilitation | Cardiac Rehabilitation | Medvarsity, Apollo Hospitals | 2008 |
| BPT | Christian Medical College, Vellore | 2005 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Associate Professor | Delivery of clinical services, teaching undergraduate & postgraduate students, supervising PhD students | 08/ 2017 – till date |
| University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia | Honorary Fellow | Cardiac rehabilitation related research | 11/2017 – 11/2021 |
| Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia | Honorary Research Fellow | Cardiac rehabilitation related research | 09/2016 – 09/2021 |
| Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Assistant Professor – Selection grade | Delivery of clinical services, teaching undergraduate & postgraduate students | 08/2016 – 08/2017 |
| Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia | Visitor Academics | Research training in cardiac autonomic function in heart failure & pulmonary hypertension | |
| Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Assistant Professor - Senior Scale | 08/2013 - 08/2016 | |
| Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 2010 - 2013 | |
| Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Lecturer | 2010 | |
| Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Postgraduate Trainee | 2008 - 2010 | |
| CSI Mission Hospital, Codacal, Kerala | Physical Therapist | 2006-2008 | |
| Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore | Intern | 2005-2006 |
EMG biofeedback in fibromyalgia (student project)
2003-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Elsa Mathew Henry Prakash Debashish Danda
Role (Principle investigator/Co-Investigator): Principal Investigator
Pulmonary Hypertension Manual (PulHMan)
2012-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu
Role: PI; Funding agency: Pulmonary Hypertension Association; Amount: 2012-2013
Pulmonary function in stroke patients
John Solomon M Abraham Samuel Babu
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Pulmonary Hypertension educational material translation
2017-2018 Abraham Samuel Babu
Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Exosomes in pulmonary hypertension with and without exposure to exercise
Abraham Samuel Babu Manjunath Joshi Ramachandran Padmakumar Sathyamurthy K
Funding: Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt. of India 2019-2022
A community-based multicomponent heart failure program in low- and middle-income countries: A feasibility study (COMM-HF Initiative)
Rosanna Poggio Abraham Samuel Babu Eduardo Chuquiure-Valenzuala Guillermo Cursack Javier Mariani Jobe Modou Jose Patricio Lopez Lucrecia Burgos Taofeek Awotidebe
Funding description (if any): World Heart Federation (2020-2021)
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing and training, research methodology, ethics, critical care
Area of Expertise
Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing and training, critical care
Area of Research
Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing and training, Worksite health and wellness
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Professional affiliations
- Indian Association of Physiotherapists
- American Heart Association
- Indian Rheumatologic Association
- Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
- European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
- American Thoracic Society
- European Respiratory Society
- Pulmonary Hypertension Association
- International Society for Heart Research
- Pulmonary Hypertension Society of Australia and New Zealand
Contributions:
- Council member and lead on Advocacy and lobbying in Cardiac Rehabilitation under the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (May 2014 – till date)
- Endeavor Executive Fellowship from the Government of Australia, for training in Cardiac Autonomic Function at Asutin Health, Department of Cardiology, University of Melbourne, Australia (2014-15)
- Co-chair (2012-2014) and Member (2014-till date) on the task force for "Exercise in pulmonary hypertension" by the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI), UK
- Recipient of the Tom Lantos Innovation in Community Services Award from the Pulmonary Hypertension Assoiciation, USA (2011)
Worksite health and wellness in India
2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Kushal Madan Sundar Kumar Veluswamy Rahul Mehra Arun Maiya
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Mar-Apr;56(5):501-7
Cardiac rehabilitation in India
2014-01-01 Kushal Madan Abraham Samuel Babu Aashish Contractor Dorairaj Prabhakaran Rajeev Gupta JOS Swaheny
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2014;56(5):543-550
Evaluating exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
2013-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Jonathan Myers Ross Arena Arun Maiya R. Padmakumar
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2013;11(6):729-737
Promoting Health and Wellness in the Workplace: A Unique Opportunity to Establish Primary and Extended Secondary Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Programs.
2013-01-01 Ross Arena, Marco Guazzi Paige Briggs, Lawrence P. Cahalin Jonathan Myers, Leonard Kaminsky Daniel E. Forman, Gerson Cipriano Audrey Borghi-Silva Abraham Samuel Babu Carl J. Lavie
Mayo Clin Proc 2013;88(6):605-617
Should cardiopulmonary exercise testing become a part of regular evaluation for patients with a family history of pulmonary hypertension? Regarding - Cardiopulmonary exercise testing reveals onset of disease and response to treatment in a case of heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension
2013-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Ross Arena Arun Maiya R. Padmakumar Marco Guazzi
Pulm Circ 2013;3(1):121-122
Effects of exercise training on exercise capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review of clinical trials
2016-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu R. Padmakumar Arun Maiya Aswini K. Mohapatra RL. Kamath
Heart Lung Circ 2016; 25(4):333-341
Non-pharmacological pain interventions to reduce post-operative opioid requirement in high risk groups. Rapid response to: Rates and risk factors for prolonged opioid use after major surgery: population based cohort study
2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Nisha Sara M. JAcob Henry Prakash
BMJ 2014. http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g1251/rr/688868)
Metabolically healthy obese versus cardiorespiratory fit obese - is it time to bring them together?
2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sundar K. Veluswamy Jonathan Myers Carl J. Lavie
J Am Col Cardiol 2014;64(11):115-116
Influence of preoperative coronary collateral circulation on in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with intra-aortic balloon pump support
2014-01-01 Hasan Gungor Zencir C Abraham Samuel Babu Akgullu C, Eryilmaz U, Zorlu A, Gul I Selvi M, Onay S Kurtoglu T
Chinese Med J (Engl) 2014;127(17): 3077-3081
Prevention and control of atherosclerosis: why is exercise and physical activity not getting the respect it deserves?
2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sundar K. Veluswamy Peter H. Brubaker Larry F. Hamm
J Am Col Cardiol 2014;64(16):1760-1761
The future of physical activity research: funding, opportunities and challenges
2015-01-01 Bo Fernhall Audrey Borghi-Silva Abraham Samuel Babu
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015;57:299-305
Time to focus on preventing coronary artery disease through exercise training among normoglycemic individuals
2015-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Vivek G. Raman Ross Arena Carl J. Lavie
Mayo Clin Proc 2015;90(3):419
Letter by Babu et al. Regarding article “Advances in therapeutic interventions for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension”
2015-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu R. Padmakumar Arun Maiya
Circulation 2015;132(12):e153
Cardiac Rehabilitation for hypertension assessment and control: Report from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR)
2015-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sherry Grace
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2015;17(11):831-6
A sensible reappraisal of lifestyle modifications to treat hypertension
2015-01-01 Aashish Contractor Abraham Samuel Babu
Hypertens J 2015;1(2):68-72
Effects of the Pulmonary Hypertension Manual (PulHMan) on Awareness of Exercise in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
2016-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu R. Padmakumar Arun Maiya
Heart Lung Circ. 2016;25(1):41-45
Review of Trials on Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Interventions Following Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Observations from the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
February 15th, 2021 Abraham Samuel Babu Arena R Sathyamurthy A Padmakumar R Myers J Lavie CJ
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000583 [Epub ahead of print]
J Cardiopulm Rehab Prev February 15th 2021;
The need for exercise sciences and an integrated response to COVID-19: A position statement from the international HL-PIVOT network.
Faghy MA Arena R Stoner L Haraf RH Josephson R Hills AP Dixit S Popovic D Smith A Myers J
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.01.004 [Epub ahead of print]
Prog Cardiovasc Dis. Feb 4, 2021;
Current Activities Centered on Healthy Living and Recommendations for the Future: A Position Statement from the HL-PIVOT Network
27th February, 2021
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0146280621000384
Curr Probl Cardiol 2021; 46(6):10083
Cardiac Rehabilitation in India: Results from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s global audit of cardiac rehabilitation.
3rd April, 2020 Abraham Samuel Babu Turk-Adawi K Supervia M Lopez-Jimenez F Contractor A Grace SL
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gh.783
Global Heart 2020;15(1):28
Effects of home-based exercise training on functional outcomes and quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension: A randomized clinical trial.
9th March, 2019 Abraham Samuel Babu Padmakumar R Nayak K Shetty R Mohapatra AK Arun Maiya
Indian Heart J. 2019;71(2):161-165
List of publications: https://manipal.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/abraham-samuel-babu
Mobilisation in surgical ICU
2013-01-01 Nidhi Samosawala Abraham Samuel Babu
THERABAND exercises in cardiac rehabilitation
2013-01-01 Rashida Bookwala Abraham Samuel Babu
Promoting stair climbing among University students
2013-01-01 Charmie Vora Abraham Samuel Babu
Community interventions to promote basic life support in India: A systematic review
2013-01-01 Aditi Ketkar Abraham Samuel Babu
Effects of circuit training on exercise capacity and body composition in overweight and obese young adults: A cross over study
2013-01-01 Charmie Vora Abraham Samuel Babu
Role: Co-guide
Effects of manual hyperinflation on lung compliance among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A cross over trial
2013-01-01 Parul Saraf Abraham Samuel Babu Arun Maiya
Role: Co-guide
Feasibility of mobilisation algorithm in ICU
2012-01-01 Pooja Uchil Abraham Samuel Babu
Effect of exercise training among patients undergoing chemo-radiotherapy: A randomised controlled trial
2011-01-01 Stephen Samuel Abraham Samuel Babu Arun Maiya
Use of theraband in phase 1 cardiac rehabilitation and its effect on performance
2014-01-01 Priya Rai Gaurav Pradhan Abraham Samuel Babu
Pulmonary function in stroke
2013-01-01 Savleen Abraham Samuel Babu
Effects of aerobic exercise using large therapeutics rolls on exercise capacity of overweight and obese individuals.
2014-06-06 Lim Junn Shen Raaghul Khannan Abraham Samuel Babu Vaishali K
Role: Guide
Physical Activity among computer users at risk of developing low back pain: A cross sectional study
2016-01-01 Anfaal Moloo Shubhanshi Sharma Sue-Ellen Pereira Abraham Samuel Babu
Role: Co-guide
Heart rate and blood pressure response to incremental exercise in Smokers and non-smokers
2015-01-03 Parameshwar A Abraham Samuel Babu
Role: Co-guide
Ergonomic Risk Factors For Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Laboratory Workers of Kastuba Hospital
2011-01-01 Smriri Suwal Amit Kumar Abraham Samuel Babu Rajesh Navada GV
Role: Co-guide
Changes in peak expiratory flow rate in individuals with type-2 diabetes
2012-01-01 Kewal Jit Kaur Gurujith Kaur Shailija Tholkabian Abraham Samuel Babu Nivedita S Prabhu
Role: Co-guide