ICMR Project:-
To study the Adherence among HIV Positive patients on ART and factors facilitating adherence.

DR. DEEPAK R. MADI:-

1. Co-investigator in a Phase III Randomised Double Blind Placebo controlled parallel group efficacy and safety study of a DPP IV inhibitor over 24 weeks in type 2 diabetes patients with insufficient control despite Metformin therapy.
2. Co-investigator in a Phase III Randomised Double Blind Placebo controlled parallel group efficacy and safety study of a DPP IV inhibitor over 24 weeks in drug naïve or previously treated (6 weeks wash out) Type 2 DM patients with insufficient glycemic control.
3. Co-investigator in effects of Tegatose on Glycemic control and safety of Tegatose over one year in subjects with Type II Diabetes Mellitus under diet control and exercise.
4. Evaluation of the antianginal efficacy and safety of oral administration of ivabradine compared to placebo on top of a background therapy with a calcium antagonist (Amlodipine or nifedipine) in patients with stable angina pectoris. A 6 week randomised double-blind parallel-group international multicentre study.
5. International, multi-center, randomized, double blind study to compare the overall mortality in acutely ill medical patients treated with enoxaparin versus placebo in addition to Graduated Elastic Stockings.
6. A phase III Randomized, Active comparator controlled clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of Ertapenem and Meropenem in patients with complicated UTI.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS:-

Dr. Sydney C. D’Souza, Prof. & HOD., Medicine:-
Co-authored 2 Scientific papers presented in KRSSDI on 1st & 2nd November 2008.

•  “ Awareness of Skin manifestation in Diabetic patients”
• “ Waist circumference versus waist hip ratio in assessing patients with metabolic syndrome”

Dr. M. Venkatraya Prabhu, Prof. of Medicine:
Co-authored 4 Scientific papers presented in KRSSDI on 1st November 2008.

• Study of association between HbA1c and acute coronary syndrome in patients with diabetes mellitus.
• Patterns of initial clinical presentation in diabetes mellitus
• Pattern of Respiratory tract infections in diabetes mellitus
• Microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Association with age, sex, body mass index and creatinine clearance.

DR. M. CHAKRAPANI, PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE:-

• Co- author for the paper entitled “Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus” presented at KRSSDI 2008, Mangalore, held on November 1st and 2nd, 2008. (Dr. Anurag, Dr. Shivananda, Dr. Deepak Madi, Dr. Basava Prabhu, Dr. Chakrapani)

DR. RAGHAVENDRA BHAT, PROF. OF MEDICINE:-

• Co-author paper titled “Unusual cause of Hypoglycemia” presented at KRSSDI 2008, Mangalore, held on November 1st and 2nd, 2008. (Dr. Ramesh Y, Dr. Dinesh, Dr. Alam Navazm, Dr. Raghavendra Bhat, Dr. Rajesh, Dr. P.S. Chakravarthy, Dr. Srividya, Dr. Ravinder Reddy)

DR. CHRISTOPHER C. PAIS, PROF. OF MEDICINE:-

• Co- author for the paper entitled “Relationship between Dermatoglyphics and Diabetes Mellitus” presented at KRSSDI 2008, Mangalore, held on November 1st and 2nd, 2008. (Arun Philip, Christopher C. Pais)

DR. K. NITHYANANDA CHOWTA, ASSOC. PROF. OF MEDICINE:-
Conference presentations:

1. Co- author for the paper entitled “Patterns of initial clinical presentation in diabetes mellitus” presented at KRSSDI 2008, Mangalore, held on November 1st and 2nd, 2008. (Shashidhar DD, Chowta KN, Prabhu MV)
2. Co- author for the paper entitled “Microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Association with age, sex, body mass index and creatinine clearance ” presented at KRSSDI 2008, Mangalore, held on November 1st and 2nd, 2008 (Pant P, Chowta KN, Chowta MN, Anjith V, Prabhu MV).
3. Co- author for the paper entitled “Patterns of respiratory tract infections in diabetes mellitus” presented at KRSSDI 2008, Mangalore, held on November 1st and 2nd, 2008. (Bangera S, Chowta KN, Chowta MN, Reddy KS, Prabhu MV)

Dr. M. Chakrapani, Professor of Medicine:-
Conference Presentation:-

• Presented paper on “Melioidosis of lung Indian Perspective”” at Asia Pacific Region Conference of International union against tuberculosis and lung disease held at Kaula Lumpur from 2nd to 5th August 2007.
• Co-authors of :- ESR in Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis mimicking tuberculosis: South Indian experience - presented at Asia Pacific Region Conference of IUATLD

Dr. Meenakshi A. Shetty, Associate Professor:-

• Co-author of ESR in Tuberculosis. South Indian experience- presented at Asia Pacific Region Conference of IUATLD

Dr. Krishna Prasad:-
Papers/Poster Presented:-

• Factors influencing clinical outcome in HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis; Kiran V, Adhikari Prabha MR, John TR, Rao Satish, Uupa Karthik, KAPICON 2007, KMC, Manipal.
• Relationship between B12 and folic acid deficiency and immune status in HIV patients with neuropsychiatric manifestations; Udupa Karthik, Adhikari Prabha MR, John TR KAPICON 2007, KMC, Manipal.
• Human variations in response to therapy in newly diagnosed treatment naïve, type 2 diabetes patients; Rao Satish, Adhikari Prabha MR, John TR, Chowta Mukta, Holla Anupama, Indo-Australian conference on Human variations and pharmacogenomics, KMC, Manipal, March 2007.

DR. B.V. TANTRY:-
Papers presented at IUSTI conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations in HIV seropositive patients – a prospective hospital based study. Dr. BV Tantry, Dr. John Ramapuram, Dr. Prabha Adhikari

At Midterm ISGCON 2006 at Mangalore

• A study of metabolic parameters and insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver diabetic patients. Dr. Shivananda Pai, Dr. Chakrapani M, Dr. BV Tantry
• A study of clinical profile of Crohn’s disease in a tertiary referral center Dr. Sanju Cyriac, Dr. BV Tantry.
• Clinical and Endoscopic assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal tract in Bronchial Asthmatics Dr. Kunal Chawla, Dr. RC Sahoo, Dr. BV Tantry
• Study of clinical profile of chronic pancreatitis patients in a tertiary care centre. Dr. BV Tantry, Dr. Pranav Kumar Jha
• Gastric lymphoma (malt type) causing pseudoachalasia – a case report. Dr. Anand Venugopal, Dr. BV Tantry, Dr. Flora Lobo, Dr. Ankur Shah, Dr. Manoj Rungta

DR. SATHISH RAO B.:-
Presentations:

• Kiran V, Prabha Adhikari, John T Ramapuram, Satish Rao ; A successfully treated case of Amoebic Meningo- encephalitis in a HIV patient; KAPICON; 2006, Bangalore.
• Arun S, Satish Rao; A Retrospective study of comparision of scoring system in acute pancreatitis; Mid term ISGCON, 2—6, Manipal- Mangalore: April, 2006

Dr. Narasimha Pai D:-
Papers presented:

• Diabetes Mellitus and heart rate variability at 13th ICC Conference at Khajarao- Sept 15-17.
• Role of Signal averaged ECG in LV dysfunction at 13th ICC Conference at Khajarao Sept 15-17.
• Role of Pre-operative TMT in patients with normal LV systolic function at 13th ICC conference at Khajarao Sept 15-17
• A case of primary systemic Amyloidosis. Pai Sachin G, Biju Govind, Pai Narasimha D , Kamath Padmanabha K, Kurugal Arun, K Sathyamoorthy, Rao Anuradha present 24th Annual Conference of API. Karnataka Chapter 26-28 May 2006/
• Unusual case of Pry. Systemic Amyloidosis presenting with end stage heart failure presented at CSICON, Karnataka Chapter Sept 13, Mysore.

DR. SURESH B.V.:-

• Paper titled “Obesity, the fat menace, clinical findings with special reference to it’s complications in APICON, 2000, New Delhi
• Papers Titled “Osmotic Myelinolysis a clinical and MRI findings’ in Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India 2004, In Indore
• Poster titled “DIDMOAD Syndrome causing Osmotic Myelinolysis” in Annual conference of neurological society of India 2005, in Vishakapatanam.

Conference Presentation, :2005
Dr. Sydney C. D’Souza:-

• Clinical Study of Risk factors in Diabetes mellitus with respect to age of onset –presented at RSSDI National Conference - Dr. Nibhu, Dr. Sydney C. D’souza, Dr. Krishna Kumar Ratnam.
• Pattern of initial presentation in type 2 diabetes mellitus presented at RSSDI National Conference - Dr. Sydney C. D’souza, Dr. Sundeep, Dr. Krishna Kumar Ratnam, and Dr. Haroon H.
• Chaos Science and Weight bearing FOCI in diabetic Patients – Presented at 2nd Diabetes India International Conference in November 2005 at Jaipur. Devesh Oberoi, Sydney D’souza, Jairaj Kumar C, and Arunachalam Kumar

DR. PRABHA ADHIKARI:-
Paper presented in conference:-

• Deepak, Mathews J, Adhikari Prabha MR: Target blood pressure control, glycemic control and lipid control in diabetic clinic at presentation – 1000 patient study at KAPICON 2005, Tumkur, May 2005

DR. B.V.TANTRY:-
Case Presentations:-

• Gut Club –CME @ Hotel Valley View, Manipal, on Saturday, July 4, 2005 Case Presentation on pseudoachalasia.
• Gut Club – CME @ Manipal on Oct 22, 2005, Case discussion on lower GI Bleed.

DR. CHRISTOPHER C. PAIS:-
Publication/Presentations:-

• 1. Study of Risk factors of Acute Myocardial Infarction in young Adults – Poster Presentation – KAPICON 2005.
• 2. Is it Tuberculosis or one of those rare McLeod’s syndrome –Platform presentation at KAPICON 2004.

DR. K. NITHYANANDA CHOWTA:-

• Presented paper entitled “Study of Clinical Profile of Malaria at KMC Hospital, Attavar” at the 60th National Conference of Association of Physicians of India (Diamond APICON) 2005 held at Renaissance Mumbai Hotel from 22nd to 25th January 2005. Co-authored by Mukta N. Chowta, MV Prabhu

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DR. DAMODAR SHENOY:-

• Presented paper on “Correlation of arterial and Venous Blood Gas. Organized the CRITICON 2005 South Zone Conference in March 2005.

SURESH B.V.:-

• Presented the paper titled “Osmotic myelinolysis: A clinical and MRI study” in 54th Annual Conference of Neurological Society of India held in Indore on December 2005.

Conference Presentation, :2004
1. Dr. M.Chakrapani:

• Co-Author of “Study of Nosocomial Infections in a Medical Intensive Care Unit” paper/poster presentation in ‘Criticare 2004 at’ Mumbai, February 2004.

Dr. Prabha Adhikari, Prof. of Medicine:-

• 1. “Ashraya-Geriatric Day Care Centre, an experiment” – Poster presented for APICON 2004 held at Hyderabad January 2004.
• 2. “Lymphoma and HIV Infection – a clinical study” Co author for poster presented at APICON 2004 at Hyderabad January 2004.
• 3. “Pigmented Scars – marker for diabetic complications” paper presented at KAPICON 2004 May Shimoga.

Dr. K.Nithyananda Chowta:-

• presented a paper “Gitelman’s Syndrome” in National Conference of Association of Physicians of India (APICON 2004) at Hyderabad in January 2004.

Dr. John T. Ramapuram, Associate Professor of Medicine:-

• 1. “Lymphomas in HIV” paper presented at National HIV/AIDS conference in Mumbai, February 2004.

Dr. Damodar Shenoy

• He presented a paper “Nosocomial infection in Medical Intensive care Unit at U.M.C. Mangalore” in “Criticare 2004” at Mumbai in February 2004.