Governing Body
Chief Patron:
M. B. Patil, D.Sc
Chancellor
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India
Patron:
M. S. Biradar, MD (Gen. Medicine)
Vice Chancellor
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India
Co-Patrons:
Aravind V. Patil, MS (General Surgery)
Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Principal
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India
J. G. Ambekar, PhD
Registrar
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India
Tejaswini Vallabha, MS (Gen. Surgery)
Vice Principal
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapura-586103, Karnataka, India
S. V. Patil, MD (Pediatrics)
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
Editor in Chief:
Kusal K. Das, PhD; FRSB
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]
Editorial Officials
Executive Editor:
Keshavamurthy Adya, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Email: [email protected]
Deputy 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
Pallavi Kanthe, PhD
Department of Physiology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Technical Editors:
Deepak Chavan, MS (Surgery)
Department of Surgery
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Anil K. Reddy, MD (Pathology)
Department of Pathology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Editorial Secretaries:
Liasion:
Satish B. Patil, M.Phil
Deputy Registrar
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Scientific:
Shivakumar Acharya, M.L.I.Sc, M.Phil
Assistant Librarian
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Editorial Members (Internal):
Arun C Inamadar, MD; FRCP (Dermatology)
Department of Dermatology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Akram Naikowadi, MD (Pharmacology)
Department of Pharmacology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Anand Ambali, MD (Gen. Medicine)
Department of Medicine
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Surekhe Arakeri, MD (Pathology)
Department of Pathology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
S. S. Kalyanashettar, MD (Pediatrics)
Department of Pediatrics
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
M. C. Yadavannavar, MD (Community Medicine)
Department of Community Medicine
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Lata Mullur, MD (Physiology)
Department of Physiology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Nilima Dongre, PhD (Biochemistry)
Department of Biochemistry
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Smitha Mangalgi, PhD (Microbiology)
Department of Microbiology
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
Uday Nuchhi, MD (Medico-legal)
Department of Forensic Medicine
Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre,
BLDE (Deemed to be University)
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India
International Editorial Advisers
Clinical Research:
John F. B. Morrison, MBChB; PhD; FRCS (Edin)
Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology
University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Renal Biology & Medicine
L Gabriel Navar, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology
Director, Center of Biomedical Research
Excellence in Renal Biology;
Tulane University School of Medicine,
New Orleans, USA
Biophysical Sciences
Sinerik Ayrapetyan, PhD
UNESCO Chair-Life Sciences
Life Sciences International Postgraduate Educational Center
Yerevan, Armenia
Quality Control
Mohammad Fahim, FAMS
Faculty of Medicine
Jamia Hamdard University, Delhi, India
Clinical Medicine:
Dewan S. A. Majid, MD; PhD
Hypertension & Renal Center of Excellence
Tulane University,
New Orleans, USA
System Biology & Medicine:
Nanduri R. Prabhakar, MD; D.Sc
Department of Medicine
University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL, USA
Medical Education:
Robert G. Carroll, PhD
Brody School of Medicine,
East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC 27834, USA
Dujeepa D. Samaresekera, MBBS, MHPE, FAMS
Director, Centre for Medical Education
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Pediatric Neurology:
Jan-Marino (Nino) Ramirez, PhD
Professor for Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Director, Center for Integrative Brain Research
Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Basic Sciences:
Srinivas K. Saidapur, F.A.Sc., FNA, FNASc, FTWAS
Former Vice Chancellor & Diamond Jubilee Professor
Karnatak University Dharwad, India
Pharmacology:
Susan E. Leeman, PhD; D.Sc
Department of Pharmacology
Boston University School of Medicine,
Boston, MA 02118, USA
Vascular Sciences:
Sikha Saha, PhD
Cerebrovascular Medicine Division
School of Medicine
Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine
University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Environmental Health:
Prof. M. Horowitz; PhD
Department of Neurophysiology
Faculty of Medicine
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
AYUSH:
G. K. Pal, MD; PhD; FABMS
Department of Physiology
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research,
Puducherry, India
Dr. Ishwar Basavaraddi, PhD
Director, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga and Advisor(Yoga and Naturopathy),
Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India,
New Delhi, India
Nursing Sciences:
Dana Todd, PhD, APRN
School of Nursing and Health Profession
Murray State University, KY USA
Preclinical Research:
Shivaprasad S. Goudar, MD; MHPE
Department of Physiology
J. N. Medical College, Belagavi,
Karnataka, India
Public Health:
Tao Zeng, M.D.
Institute of Toxicology,
School of Public Health,
Shandong University, China
National Editorial Advisers
Pharmacological Sciences:
C. Adithan MD, DNB, PhD
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
Pondicherry - 607 403, India
Neuroscience:
Shashi Bala Singh, D.Sc. FNASc.; FAMS
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER-HYD),
Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
Preclinical:
Arun J. Patil, PhD
Department of Biochemistry
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University,
Karad, Maharashtra, India
AYUSH
Sanjay Kadlimatti, MD; PhD
Department of Kayachikitsa
BLDEA's AVS Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya
Vijayapura, Karnataka, India
Clinical Surgery
PSN Murthy, MS; DLO, FICS
Department of Otorhinolaryngology
Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences
Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, A.P., India
Nuclear Medicine
A. K. Singh, PhD
Director General (LS)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),
DRDO Bhawan, Delhi-110004, India
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subhash C. Biswas, MD; FICOG
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research & Seth Sukhlal Karnani
Memorial Hospital
Kolkata-700020, India
Pharmacy
Raghavendra V. Kulkarni, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
BLDEA's College of Pharmacy, Vijayapura,
Karnataka, India
Occupational Health
Debkumar Chakrabarti, PhD.
Department of Design,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-G),
Guwahati, Assam, India,
Nanoscience
S. M. Shivaprasad, PhD
International Centre for Material Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Statistics & Bioinformatics
Saumyadipta Pyne, PhD
Director, Public Health Dynamic Lab
School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh,
PA 15260, USA
Ergonomics
Madhusudan Pal, PhD
Scientist F, Ergonomics Division
Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences
Lucknow Rd, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
Health Informatics
Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari, MBBS; PhD
Professor, Health Informatics
International Institute of Health Management Research
New Delhi, India
Immunology
Bhaskar Saha, PhD; FNA; FNASc; FASc
National Centre for Cell Sciences
Pune, India
Editorial Members
Alaa H. Al-Charrakh, PhD
Medical Microbiology; University of Babylon, Iraq
Amar K. Chandra, PhD
Division of Endocrinology,
Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta,
Kolkata-700009, India
Anita Herur, MD
Department of Medical Education,
S. N. Medical Collge, Bagalkot,
Karnataka, India
Ashok Godhi, MS
Department of Surgery,
J. N. Medical College, Belagavi,
Karnataka, India
Cheng Hwee Ming, PhD
Department of Medical Education,
University of Malaya
Malaysia
D Prabhakran, PhD
Epidemiology Division
Center for Chronic disease Control (CCDC), New Delhi, India
Edathil Vijayan, FNA, FNASc
Centre for Neurosciences,
Department of Biotechnology
Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Kochi, Kerala, India
Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, MD
Pulmonary Medicine Division
High Altitude Pulmonary and Pathology Institute,
La Paz, Bolivia
Jayasri Nanduri, PhD
Institute of Integrative Physiology
Department of Medicine
University of Chicago, IL, USA
Jaydeb Roy, MD; DCH, DNB
Pediatric Medicine, Institute of Child Health,
Kolkata, India
K. G. Akamanchi, PhD
Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Manjunath Shenoy, MD, DNB
Department of Dermatology,
Yenepoya University, Karnataka, India
Manoj P. Ambali, MS, PhD
Department of Anatomy,
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University
Karad, Maharashtra, India
Manoj K. Chakrabarty, FNASc
Department of Pathophysiology
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED)
Indian Council of Medical Research, Kolkata, India
Maria M Tsoukas, MD
Department of Dermatology
University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Milind Parle, PhD
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology,
Hisar, India
Milind Tullu, MD, DNB, DCH, MNAMS
Department of Pediatric Medicine
Seth G. S. Medical College & KEM Hospital,
Mumbai, India
Miranda Sue Terry, PhD
Public Health
Murray State University, KY, USA
Nilima Bhore, PhD
College of Nursing
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Sangli,
Maharashtra, India
Ramesh Choudhari, PhD
Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine,
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine,
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso,
El Paso, TX 79905, USA
Ranabir Pal, MD; PhD
Department of Community Medicine
MGM Medical College and LSK Hospital,
Kishanganj, Bihar, India
Rishad Ahmed, MD
Department of General Medicine
KPC Medical College & Hospital
Kolkata -700 032, India
Roy George; FRCR (UK), M.Med (Radiology)
Radiology , Al Ain, UAE
Sarmishtha Ghosh, PhD, FAIMER
Medical Education, IMU Centre for Education,
International Medical University,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Satish K Shukla, MS
Department of General Surgery
Lakshmi Memorial Hospital and Research Centre,
Indore, India
S. B. Deshpande, MD; PhD
Department of Physiology,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Shaheenkousar H. Hattiwale, MD
Department of Physiology, Majmaah University
Al Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Sharaine Fernando, MBBS; M.Phil; PhD
Department of Clinical Physiology,
University of Sri Jayawardanepura,
Sri Lanka
Siddhartha Chatterjee, FRCOG, DNB
Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Calcutta Fertility Mission, Kolkata, India
Somnath Gangopadhyay
Division of Ergonomics, University of Calcutta,
Kolkata-700009, India
S. Parasuraman, M.Pharm., Ph.D.,
Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University,
Bedong, Malaysia
Sukhendu Dutta, PhD
Department of Anatomy,
Medical University of the Americas
West Indies
Tanveer Abdul Majeed, MS; DNB; DNB (Surg.Oncol), MRCS
Joy Hospital & Medical Research Center
Mumbai, India
Thuppil Venkatesh, PhD
Department of Biochemistry,
St. John’s Medical College,
Bangalore, India
Venkatesh D, MD
Physiology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College
Bangalore, India
Vishal Arvind Chakkarwar, M.Pharm; PhD
Vascular Pharmacology-Innovation Publishers
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Vrinda Bhat Kamath, MD
Forensic Medicine, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences &
Reseach Centre, Mangalore, India
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