
Current Academic Role & Responsibilities
Dr Kavitha Saravu has been involved in the academic and clinical training of medical students and internal medicine postgraduate residents for the past 25 years. Attends to outpatients and inpatients and supervises resident doctors and interns. She has trained competent physicians who are currently practising specialists in India and overseas.
Does research and is currently involved in various clinically relevant research projects on tropical diseases, mainly melioidosis, malaria, tuberculosis, scrub typhus, leptospirosis, and KFD. Also attends various CMEs, workshops, and conferences at the international, national and state levels to update knowledge.
Guides PhD students and actively involved in the departmental and institutional academic activities.
Subjects Currently Teaching
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | yearOfPassing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | 1994 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Professor and Unit Head | Oct 2024 - till date |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | HOD | 10/2019 to 09/2024 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Professor and Division Head of Infectious Diseases | 05/2015 to 09/2019 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Professor and Unit Head | 03/2013 to 04/2015 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Additional professor | 07/2012 to 02/2013 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Associate Professor | 10/2004 to 07/2012 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Assistant Professor | 10/1999 to 10/2004 |
| Seth G S Medical College and King Edward Memorial College, Mumbai | Junior Resident | 08/1995 to 07/1998 |