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Abraham Samuel Babu
Assistant Professor – Senior Scale
Department of Physiotherapy
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinator for the second year BPT program
- In-charge of clinical services to the Medical ICU, Surgical wards and Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic
- Member of the CPR committee of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
- Certified instructor by the American Heart Association in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Web author for SOAHS
Mr. Abraham Samuel Babu is an Assistant Professor - Senior Scale in the Department of Physiotherapy, SOAHS, Manipal
He is:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Subject code | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Massage | I year BPT | |
| Electrical Stimulation | II year BPT | |
| Ethics | III year BPT | |
| PT in Cardiopulmonary Conditions (PT3) | IV year BPT | |
| Community Physiotherapy (PT4) | IV year BPT, 2nd Semester Malaysian Bridge program | |
| Exercise Physiology | II Semester Malaysian Bridge program | |
| Basic Life Support | IV year BPT, Malaysian Bridge program, 1st year MPT | |
| Physiotherapy theory and practice | 1st year MPT | |
| Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy | 2nd year MPT |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal | Assistant Professor - Senior Scale | 2013 - Present | |
| 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: PI; Funding agency: Fluid Research Grant, Christian Medical College, Vellore; Amount: INR 22,000; Duration: 2003-2005
Pulmonary Hypertension Manual (PulHMan)
2012-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu
Role: PI; Funding agency: Pulmonary Hypertension Association; Amount: USD 3050; Duration: 2012-2013
International workshop on exercise testing and prescription (August 23-25th,2012)
2012-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu
Conference grant; Role: Organising secretary; Funding agency: Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt of India, Amount: INR 50,000
Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and its related risk factors in Udupi district; a community based PAD detection programme
2014-01-01 Sulochana B (PI) Ranjan Shetty Ganesh Kamath Kirthinatha Ballala Asha Kamath Abraham Samuel Babu Alma Juliet Francis
Role: Co-PI; Funding agency: Indian Council of Medical Research, Govt of India; Amount: INR 59,20,000; Duration: Approved in 2014 and awaiting release of funds
Sa Re Ga Ma, sing ... fly… play...! Our hopes for haemophilia
2013-01-01 Annamma Kurien (PI)
Role: Team member; Funding agency: Novo Nordisk Hemophilia Foundation World Hemophilia Day Competition; Amount: CHF 2,500; Duration:2013
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
Clinical trial registration in physical therapy journals - a cross sectional study
2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sundar Kumar Veluswamy Pratiksha Tilak Rao Arun Maiya
Phys Ther 2014;94(1):83-90
Theraband exercises with music for persons with haemophilia
2013-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Ganesha Balthillaya M Rajesh Navada GV Annamma Kurien
Haemophilia 2013;19(6):e359-60
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
A review of on-going trials in exercise based rehabilitation for pulmonary arterial hypertension
2013-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu R. Padmakumar Arun Maiya
Indian J Med Res 2013;137(4):900-906
Effect of exercise training on functional capacity & quality of life in head & neck cancer patients receiving chemo radiotherapy
2013-01-01 Stephen R. Samuel Arun Maiya Abraham Samuel Babu MS Vidyasagar
Indian J Med Res 2013;137(3):515-520
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
Management of patients with fibromyalgia using biofeedback: A randomized control trial
2007-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Elsa Mathew Debashish Danda Henry Prakash
Indian J Med Sci 2007;61:455-461
Strapping for temporomandibular joint dysfunction
2008-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sandhya M. John Amith Unni
Indian J Dent Res 2008;19:278-9
Osteoporosis and osteopenia in India: A few more observations
2009-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Faizal M. Ikbal Anupama N. Joseph Manjula S Noone Prasanna Samuel
Indian J Med Sci 2009;63:76-77
Early morning neuroparalytic syndrome
2009-01-01 M. Haneef Donae E. George Abraham Samuel Babu
Indian J Paeds 2009;76:1072
Risk factors in acute coronary syndrome in rural Kerala
2010-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu M. Haneef Anupama N. Joseph Manjula S. Noone
Indian J Com Med 2010;35:363-364
Effects of ‘on-call out of hours’ physical therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized control trial.
2010-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Manjula S. Noon M. Haneef Prasanna Samuel
Clin Rehabil 2010;24:802-809
TENS in post-op thoracotomy: A physical therapists’ perspective.
2010-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Lenny T. Vasanthan Arun Maiya
Indian J Anaesth 2010;54:478
Protocol guided phase-1 cardiac rehabilitation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a rural hospital
2010-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Manjula S. Noone M. Haneef Shijoy M .Narayan
Heart Views 2010;11:52-56
A musculoskeletal injury profile of athletes at a national inter-university athletic meet in Manipal, Karnataka, India
2011-01-01 Prachi Shah Abraham Samuel Babu Vaibhavi Satam HS Ballal Fiddy Davis J Arun Maiya
The Shield: International Journal of Physical Education and Sports Science 2011;6:50-56
Effects of early in-patient cardiac rehabilitation along with a structured home based program among patients with congestive heart failure: A randomized controlled trial
2011-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Arun Maiya M. Milton George R. Padmakumar Vasudev Gudattu
Heart Views 2011;12:99-103
The benefits of exercise based cardiac rehabilitation in congestive heart failure - A case series.
2011-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu M. Milton George R. Padmakumar
Indian Heart J 2011;63:473-474
Home based rehabilitation for angina: A case report
2012-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Manula S Noone Shijoy M. Narayan Barry A Franklin
Oman Med J 2012;27(2) DOI 10.5001/omj.2012.42
Critical care rehabilitation--is it the answer for reducing morbidity in ARDS survivors? Regarding “Acute respiratory distress syndrome: A clinical review
2012-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Lenny T. Vasanthan
Pulm Cir 2012;2(2):226
The expanding sphere of primary prevention for coronary artery disease in persons with erectile dysfunction
2012-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Abraham Sunderlal Babu
Oman Med J 2012;27(3):258-259
Acute exacerbations of COPD – Will on-call physiotherapy allow for early initiation of rehabilitation?
2013-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu
Chest 2013;143(1):280-281
Clinical trial registration in physiotherapy research
2013-01-01 Sundar K. Veluswamy Abraham Samuel Babu Prachi Shah Arun Maiya
Perspect Clin Res 2013;4(3):191-192
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)
Cardiac arrest in acute respiratory distress syndrome – is it time to focus?
2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Krishna HM
Indian J Respir Care 2014;3(1):347-349
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
Virgin coconut oil and its potential cardioprotective effects
2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sundar K. Veluswamy Ross Arena Marco Guazzi Carl J. Lavie
Postgrad Med 2014;126(7):76-83
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
Obesity Paradox: Does Fat Alter Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
2015-01-01 Prerana Chittal Abraham Samuel Babu Carl J. Lavie
COPD 2015; 12(1):14-8
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
Does low bone density influence symptoms and functional status in patients with fibromyalgia? Observations from rural South India
2015-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Faizal M. Ikbal Manjula S Noone Anupama N Joseph Debashish Danda
Int J Rheumat Dis 2015;18:850-853
Clinical Trial Registration: What do we need to know?
2015-01-01 Sundar K Veluswamy Abraham Samuel Babu
Indian J Respir Care 2015; 4(2): 618-23
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
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 Fiddy Davis J
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 Fiddy Davis J
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