Chief Patron: 

M. B. Patil, D.Sc.
Chancellor
BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India

Patron: 

R. S. Mudhol, MS (ENT),
Vice Chancellor
BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura - 586103, Karnataka, India

Co-Patrons:

Arun C Inamadar, MD; FRCP (Dermatology)
Pro  Vice-chancellor, & Dean AHS,
BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India

Raghavendra V. Kulkami, PhD,
Registrar, BLDE (Deemed to be University)  Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India

Aravind V. Patil, MS (General Surgery)
Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Principal, Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital & RC
BLDE  (Deemed to be University) Vijayapura-586103,  Karnataka, India

S. V. Patil, MD (Pediatrics)
Sr. Vice Principal (Academics), Shri B. M. Patil Medical College,
Hospital & Research Centre BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India

Chief Adviser:

C. K. Kokate, PhD
Former Vice Chancellor, Kakatiya University Hyderabad, India

B G Mulimani, PhD
Former Vice Chancellor, Gulbarga University & BLDE University, India

Editorial Board

Editor in Chief:

Kusal K. Das, PhD; FRSB Distinguished Professor
Laboratory of Vascular Physiology & Medicine Department of Physiology,
BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India
Tel: (W): 91-8352-262770 [Extn.2262]
Email: [email protected]

Executive Editor:

S. S. Kalyanashettar, MD Professor & Head,
Department of Pediatrics, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Email: [email protected]

Associate Editors:

Gavishiddappa Hadimani, PhD
Department of Anatomy, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Pallavi Kanthe, PhD
Department of Physiology, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Editorial Secretary: 

Shivakumar Acharya, M.L.I.Sc, M.Phil
Assistant Librarian, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Editorial Members:

Akram Naikowadi, MD,
Department of Pharmacology, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Amit Asthana, PhD
Department of Medical Devices & Dy. Dean NIPER Hyderabad, India
[email protected]

Anand Ambali, MD, FRCP
Department of Medicine, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Bhaskar Saha, PhD
Immunology National Centre for Cell Sciences Pune, India
[email protected]

Dewan S. A. Majid, MD, PhD
Department of Clinical Medicine, Hypertension & Renal Center of Excellence Tulane University,
New Orleans, USA
[email protected]

Dujeepa D. Samaresekera, FRCP
Director, Centre for Medical Education, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore, Singapore
[email protected]

G. K. Pal, MD, PhD
Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India
[email protected]

Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, MD
Pulmonary Medicine Division, High Altitude Pulmonary and Pathology Institute, La Paz, Bolivia
[email protected]

Ishwar Basavaraddi, PhD
Director, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga and Advisor (Yoga and Naturopathy),
]Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, New Delhi, India
[email protected]

J. Ray, MD, DCH,
Prof. Head Dept. of Pediatrics Institute of Child Health, Kolkotta, India
[email protected]

Jan-Marino (Nino) Ramirez, PhD
Professor for Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
[email protected]

K. G. Akamanchi, PhD
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
[email protected]

Lata Mullur, MD, PhD
Department of Physiology, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Madhusudan Pal, PhD, Scientist F,
Ergonomics Division Defense Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences Lucknow Rd, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
[email protected]

Manjunath Shenoy, MD
Department of Dermatology, Yenepoya University, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Miranda Sue Terry, PhD
Prof. of Public Health, Institute of Nursing, Murray State University, KY, USA
[email protected]

Nanduri R. Prabhakar, D.Sc.
Department of System Biology & Medicine, University of Chicago, IL, USA
[email protected]

Nilima Dongre, PhD
Department of Biochemistry, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Ramesh Choudhari, PhD
Senior Scientist, Department of Translation Research, Tumor Micro Environment Thematic Research Center,
Bristol Myers Squibb, Redwood City, California 94063, USA
[email protected]

Robert G. Carroll, PhD
Department of Medical Education Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
[email protected]

Roy George, FRCR
Department of Radiology, AI Ain, UAE
[email protected]

Shailaja Patil, MD
Department of Community Medicine, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Shashi Bala Singh, D.Sc.
Department of Neuroscience, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER-HYD),
Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
[email protected]

Shiva Prasad S. Goudar, MD
Department of Physiology, J. N. Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
[email protected]

Sikha Saha, PhD
Department of Vascular Sciences, Cerebrovascular Medicine Division School of Medicine Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular &
Metabolic Medicine University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
[email protected]

Sinerik Ayrapetyan, PhD
Department of Biophysical Sciences, UNESCO Chair-Life Sciences,
International Postgraduate Educational Center Yerevan, Armenia
[email protected]

Subhash C. Biswas, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research &
Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital Kolkata-700020, India
[email protected]

Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari, PhD
Professor, Health Informatics, International Institute of Health Management Research New Delhi, India
[email protected]

Tanveer Abdul Majeed, MS, DNB, FRCS
Department of Surg. OncoI, MRCS Joy Hospital & Medical Research Center Mumbai, India
[email protected]

Vrinda Bhat Kamath, MD
Department of Forensic Medicine, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & Reseach Centre, Mangalore
[email protected]