AIIMS Guwahati, Assam

Department of Physiology, AIIMS Guwahati

Vision

The vision of the Department is to be a centre of excellence for teaching MBBS, Paramedical and Post Graduate students. To establish itself as a centre of support to the hospital for various testing and diagnostic facilities.

Mission

To pursue the teaching programme of MBBS and Paramedical students with the incorporation of innovative teaching methodologies, technology and tools to make it more student-centric and interactive in nature. To generate interest in basic science research amongst MBBS students.
To establish research laboratories in different subspecialties in Physiology. To promote clinical physiology by equipping these laboratories to extend clinical services in the form of diagnostic aid and therapy (wherever applicable).
To develop a robust academic programme for Postgraduate education in Physiology.
To encourage faculty development programmes for quality teaching and research.

Faculty :

Dr. Manasi Bhattacharjee

Professor & Head of the Department

manasibhattacharjee@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Dr. Manasi Bhattacharjee

Professor & Head of the Department

Physiology

Qualifications

MBBS, M.D

Email

manasibhattacharjee@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Research interests/ Areas of Expertise/ Brief profile

Dr. Manasi graduated from Gauhati Medical College and passed her MD from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience and has worked in several institutes of repute in different parts of India. Her primary research interest lies in the neurophysiology of pain and endogenous pain relief systems. She has also worked on cardiovascular and cognitive responses to physical exercise. She enjoys teaching and takes a keen interest in introducing innovative teaching-learning methodologies in her day-to-day teaching.

Research gate link: Manasi BHATTACHARJEE | Professor | Physiology (researchgate.net)

ORCID:0000-0003-0254-1858

Memberships

1. Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India.

2. American Physiological Society.

1. Nanda B, Bhattacharjee M, Chawla O, Rajajeyakumar M, Kapoor R. Incorporating e-learning as a tool for medical education in India: Investigating student perspectives. Journal of Education Technology in Health Sciences.2018; Jan-Apr;5(1):25-30.

2. Ramkumar S, Bhattacharjee M and Kapoor R. Evaluation of QT interval and QT dynamics in healthy male adults following isotonic and isometric exercise. International Journal of Biomedical Research 2020; 11(05): e5394.

3. Chandran DS, Muthukrishnan SP, Barman SM, Peltonen LM, Ghosh S, Sharma R, Bhattacharjee M, et al. Physiology without borders: report on physiology education workshops in India—IUPS Initiatives (2018 –2019); Adv Physiol Educ 44: 309–313, 2020.

4. Chandran DS, Muthukrishnan SP, Barman SM, Peltonen LM, Ghosh S, Sharma R, Bhattacharjee M, et al. IUPS Physiology Education Workshop series in India: organizational mechanics, outcomes, and lessons Adv Physiol Educ 44: 709–721, 2020.

5. Kumar B, Chawla O, Bhattacharjee M, Singh A. Circadian rhythm of blood pressure: Implications for antihypertensive management. Indian J Med Spec 2021; 12:53-8.

6. Sinha A, Loganathan S, Krishnan S, Mahanta A, Naveen P, Bhattacharjee M. Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus- Current knowledge and Recent advances: A mini-review. IJSR. May-2021;10(5):1-3.

Dr. Naveen P

Additional Professor

naveenp@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Dr. Naveen P

Additional Professor

Physiology

Qualifications

MBBS, MD

Email

naveenp@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Research interests/ Areas of Expertise/ Brief profile

Dr. Naveen P graduated in 2003 and completed his MD Physiology in 2009 from RGUHS, Bangalore. He is a dedicated teacher with more than 11 years of teaching and research experience. He is very enthusiastic about teaching medical physiology to UG & PG students. He has worked in various government & reputed private institutions in Mizoram, A&N Islands, Karnataka & Tamilnadu. He has played a key role in establishing & setting up of physiology department in various institutes. His research interest lies in the field of electrophysiology, neurophysiology, and medical education.

Memberships

1. Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India.

2. Association of Physiologists of Tamil Nadu.

3. Society for Basic Medical Sciences.

4. Zoram Medical College Scientific Forum.

1. Naveen P, Karthiyanee Kutty T, Vinutha Shankar M S, Usha G Shenoy. Role of Glycemic Control on Diabetic Retinopathy and Microalbuminuria in Type II Diabetics. International Journal of Physiology 2018; 06(03): 164-169.

2. Lalrinpuia B, Naveen P. Study on absolute eosinophil count correlation with severity of Bronchial Asthma. Int J Res Med Sci 2019; 7(4): 1229-1232.

3. Naveen P, Benjamin Lalrinpuia, Lalhruaia Ralte, Lalmuankima Tau, Lalduhawma C. Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups in First Year Medical Students of Zoram Medical College, Mizoram. Int J of Med Sci and Innovative Res. 2019;4(4):38-43.

4. Zorengpuii, Naveen P. Vestibular test and electronystagmography in the diagnosis of vertigo. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019;5(6):1575-9.

5. Lalrinpuia B, Naveen P, Lalhruaizela S. Role of spirometric lung functions and body mass index in patients with bronchial asthma. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2019;9(8):738-741.

6. Lalhmingmawii, Lalthasangi, Chaudhary N, Naveen P. Contact point headache- evaluation and surgical treatment. Int J of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery. 2021;10(2): SO05-07.

Dr. Abhishek Sinha

Additional Professor

abhisheksinha@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Dr. Abhishek Sinha

Additional Professor

Physiology

Qualifications

MBBS, M.D.

Email

abhisheksinha@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Research interests/ Areas of Expertise/ Brief profile

Dr. Abhishek Sinha passed his M.B.B.S from Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, Pune, and M.D. Physiology from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. His area of interest is Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2), Headache, Smartphone Physiology, and Exercise Physiology. He is very passionate about teaching and tries to make difficult physiological concepts easy to understand for the students. He has more than 8 years of teaching experience and has worked as a Senior Resident in A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi and as an Assistant Professor in V.M.M.C & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.

ResearchGate Link:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abhishek-Sinha-22

Memberships

1. Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India. ·

2. American Diabetes Association.

3. RSSDI - Lifetime Academic Membership

1. Garg R, Sinha A, Mann N. Does regular smartphone use lead to a change in learning style among medical students? Santosh University Journal of Health Sciences. July-December, 2019; 5(2):98-100.

2. Sinha A, Garg R, Mann N. A Study of Relationship between Pubertal age and Visual Acuity in school children in Ghaziabad. IJAR. August 2019 ;9(8):1-3.

3. Sinha A, Garg R. Relationship between duration of disease, BMI and blood glucose with HbA1c levels in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients in India. IJAR. September 2019; Volume9(Issue 9): 65-67.

4. Akanksha, Garg R, Sinha A. Effect of Anuloma–Viloma Pranayama on Blood Pressure in Young Adults. IJSR . November 2019; Volume VIII, Issue XI: 7-9.

5. Sinha A, Garg R. Study of T-Score across different age groups and gender in apparently healthy population in India. IJSR . January 2020; Volume IX, Issue I: 1-3.

6. Kumar A, Garg R, Sinha A. Comparison of echocardiographic changes among hypertensives. Santosh Univ J Health Sci 2020;6(1):13-16.

7. Agrawal P, Sinha A, Garg R. Effect of 4 weeks of pranayama training and 6 min walk test on blood pressure in healthy subjects. IJSR. August-2020; Volume-9, Issue-8 : 4-6.

8. Sinha A, Loganathan S, Krishnan S, Mahanta A, Naveen P, Bhattacharjee M . Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus- Current knowledge and Recent advances: A mini-review. IJSR. May-2021;10(5):1-3.

9. Sinha A, Bhatia R. Physiological Basis and Mechanism of Headache: Recent advances. JMSCR. May 2021; 9(5):153-158.

10. Sinha A. Relationship between HbA1c and Blood pressure in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients in India. JMSCR. June 2021; 9(6): 154-155.

Dr. L. Sundareswaran

Associate Professor

sundareswaranl@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Dr. L. Sundareswaran

Associate Professor

Physiology

Qualifications

M.Sc., Ph.D, Post-doctoral fellowship (PDF - Israel)

Pre Hospital Trauma Technician - (JIPMER, India)

Level One Anthropometrist Technician - (ISAK, Brasil)

Email

sundareswaranl@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Research interests/ Areas of Expertise/ Brief profile

Dr. Sundareswaran identifies himself as a lifetime learner in the field of Physiology and medicine. He has national and international experience in the field of stress physiology, behavior, and stereotaxic surgery in a rat models. He has worked on noise stress and neuroimmunomodulation during his Ph.D. and has worked on cocaine addiction physiology and brain stimulation in a rat models. He is interested in the field of exercise Physiology and occupational health research. He takes a keen interest in teaching and innovations in medical education.

Research gate link:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sundareswaran-Loganathan

Memberships

1. Indian association of Biomedical scientists.

2. Association of Physiologists of India.

3. Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India.

4. Society for Neurochemistry, India.

5. International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry.

1. Best Outgoing Student award in undergraduate.

2. First rank holder with a Gold medal in Post-graduation.

3. Dr. N. PADMANABAN award for MSc dissertation.

4. DST-INSPIRE fellowship for the Ph.D. program.

1. Loganathan Sundareswaran, Sakthivel Srinivasan, Wankupar Wankhar, Rathinasamy Sheeladevi: Effect of Scoparia dulcis on noise stress-induced adaptive immunity and cytokine response in immunized Wistar rats. Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine 02/2017; 8(1)., DOI:10.1016/j.jaim.2016.10.004.

2. Sundareswaran L, Maheshkumar K, Wankhar W, Gurugubelli KR, Mahadevappa VH, Lepcha L, Kumar Choudhary A. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2): COVID 19 gateway to multiple organ failure syndromes. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 2020 Sep 18:103548.

3. Sundareswaran L, Sheeladevi R. Scoparia dulcis Role in Neutrophils Functions of Wistar Albino Rats after a Sub-acute Noise Exposure. Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature. 2015 May 4;5(3):223-33.

4. Sundareswaran Loganathan, Sheeladevi Rathinasamy: Impairment of Memory and Novelty of Wistar Albino Rats Exposed to Acute Noise Stress. International journal of health sciences 04/2015; 1595(3).

5. Sundareswaran Loganathan and Sheeladevi R: Alteration in Memory and Electroencephalogram Waves with Sub‑acute Noise Stress in Albino Rats and Safeguarded by Scoparia dulcis. Pharmacognosy Magazine 02/2016; 12(45)., DOI:10.4103/0973-1296.176119.

6. Maheshkumar K, Loganathan S, Choudhary AK. Assessment of the cardio‑autonomic status by short‑term heart rate variability in young football players. International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences. 2017 Jul;6(3).

7. Sakthivel Srinivasan, Sundareswaran Loganathan, Wankupar Wankhar, Sheeladevi Rathinasamy, Ravindran Rajan: Stress effect on humoral and cell-mediated immune response: Indispensable part of corticosterone and cytokine in neutrophil function. Trials in Vaccinology 12/2016; 5(C):61-70., DOI:10.1016/j.trivac.2016.04.002

8. Jagadeesan T, Choudhary AK, Loganathan S, Rajendran K, Allu AR, Kuppusamy M. Yoga practice (Sheetali Pranayama) on cognition in patients with hypertension: A randomized controlled study. Integrative medicine research. 2021 Sep;10(3).

9. Wankupar Wankhar, Sakthivel Srinivasan, Loganathan Sundareswaran, Dapkupar Wankhar, Ravindran Rajan, Rathinasamy Sheeladevi: Role of Scoparia dulcis Linn on noise-induced nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression and neurotransmitter assessment on motor function in Wistar albino rats. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedicine & pharmacotherapies 12/2016; 86., DOI:10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.054

10. S Bavithra, K Selvakumar, L Sundareswaran, J Arunakaran: Neuroprotective Effect of Melatonin Against PCBs Induced Behavioural, Molecular and Histological Changes in Cerebral Cortex of Adult Male Wistar Rats. Neurochemical Research 11/2016; 42(2)., DOI:10.1007/s11064-016-2087-6

Books

1. Amudharaj D, Senthil velour M, Senthil Kumar S, Afreen Begum H, Sundareswaran L*. Workbook manual of Practical Physiology. Vols. 1–6. Evincepub Publishing; 1–486 p. (equal contribution)

Book chapters

1. Arbind Kumar Choudhary, Sundareswaran Loganathan. Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 7. In: Sleep Restriction and Cardiac Autonomic Imbalance. India, UK: Book Publisher international; 2020. p. 78–86.

2. Choudhary AK, Loganathan S, Maheshkumar K. A Sedentary Lifestyle and Cognitive Function. CDHR-V6 [Internet]. 2021Jun.7 [cited 2021Jul.16];:52-6. Available from: https://stm.bookpi.org/CDHR-V6/article/view/1666

Dr. Krishnan S

Associate Professor

krishnans@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Dr. Krishnan S

Associate Professor

Physiology

Qualifications

MBBS, MD, PhD (Faculty of Medicine)

Email

krishnans@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Research interests/ Areas of Expertise/ Brief profile

Dr.S.Krishnan, Assistant professor in Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati has completed MD (Physiology), Ph.D. (Faculty of Medicine – Physiology) from Sri Ramachandra Medical College Chennai. The topic of his doctoral thesis was occupational heat stress which was done under ICMR Talent Search Scheme (MD- Ph.D. integrated program). He has been involved in research in the field of occupational heat stress and environmental physiology for the past ten years and has published more than 15 articles related to this field in various national and international journals. He has presented his work on various national and international platforms. He has also been actively involved in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.

Area of interests: Occupational health, climate change, Environmental physiology, Bioethics, Cognition

Google Scholar link:https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=09qLiRAAAAAJ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Krishnan-Srinivasan-5?ev=hdr_xprf

ORCID Id: 0000-0002-0673-1643

Memberships

1. Life member of the association of physiologist of Tamil Nadu.

2. Life member of APPI.

1. Awarded ICMR MD- Ph.D. TSS fellowship for Integrated Program- 2012.

2. Dr. Natrajan Gold Medal in MD Physiology – 2015.

3. Received MCI funding for organizing a CME on environmental challenges to cardiovascular health (Role – Organizing secretary, Amount- Rs. 40,000).

4. Reviewer of various national and international journals(The Lancet – Planetary health, etc).

1. Vidhya Venugopal, P.K. Latha, Rekha Shanmugam, Manikandan Krishnamoorthy, Srinivasan K, Kumaravel Perumal, Jeremiah S. Chinnadurai. Risk of kidney stone among workers exposed to high occupational heat stress - A case study from the southern Indian steel industry. Science of the Total Environment.2020;722: 137619 (Indexed-PubMed)

2. Hariharan V, Srinivasan K, Balaguru P. Effect of Posture on Electrical Axis of Heart during different phases of Breathing in Normal Subjects. Medico-legal updates.2020; 20(3): 362-366 (Scopus indexed).

3. Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K. Workplace impact on the mental wellbeing of frontline doctors. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2020; 7(2), 188-192 (indexed – Web of Science).

4. Srinivasan K, Fredrick J, Gupta R, Singh N. Funding opportunities for health research in India- A technical scan – Indian J Public Health 2020;64:421-7 (Pubmed indexed)

5. Sathiyaseelan M, Srinivasan K, Raj JB, Pajanivel R, Subramanian B. Potential health impacts and lung microbiome changes among smoking and smokeless tobacco use – A technical scan. Eurasian J Pulmonol 2020.

6. Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K, Alexander JD.A rare co-occurrence of cervical dystonia pathological laughter in an elderly female. J GeriatrMent Health 2020; 7:113-5.

7. Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K. Role of serotonin receptor antagonist cyproheptadine in treatment-resistant akathisia. Ann Indian Psychiatry [Epub ahead of print] [cited 2021 May 31]. Available from: https://www.anip.co.in/preprintarticle.asp?id=313756.

8. Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K. Alcohol use, Psychiatric comorbidity, Personality factors as a reason for Anti-Tubercular Drug Discontinuation in a Tertiary Health Care Centre. Alcoholism and Drug Addiction. 2021 (Accepted for publication).

9. Srinivasan K, Mohan S, Raj JB, Sathiyaseelan M. Study of acute effects of caffeine on cognition- A cross-sectional study. Journal of evolution in medical and dental sciences.2021:10(34).

10. Abhishek Sinha, Loganathan S, Srinivasan K, Mahanta A, Naveen P, Bhattacharjee M.Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus- Current knowledge and Recent advances: A mini-review. International journal of scientific research. 2021;10(5): 1-3.

Book chapters

Srinivasan K, Mohan S, Raj JB (September 29th, 2020). Occupational Heat Stress: A Technical Scan [Online First], IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93900.

Dr. Anindita Mahanta

Associate Professor

aninditamahanta@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Dr. Anindita Mahanta

Associate Professor

Physiology

Qualifications

MBBS, MD, DNB

Email

aninditamahanta@aiimsguwahati.ac.in

Research interests/ Areas of Expertise/ Brief profile

Dr.Anindita has been associated with the field of Physiology for the last 11 years. She has done her graduation as well as post-graduation in Physiology from Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati. She has worked on thyroid physiology during her post-graduation. Later, she has done some work in Neurophysiology. She has completed a Certificate course in Research Methodology from IIPH, Gandhinagar (PHFI) and is currently associated with the PGIMER-EBM, ECHO program For North-East Capacity Building in EBM. She is passionate about teaching and enjoys interacting with students.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anindita-mahanta-1727b462

ResearchGate: Anindita Mahanta (researchgate.net)

Memberships

1. Life member, Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India.

1. A study of peak expiratory flow rates in relation to anthropometric parameters. Journal of Assam Science Society Vol 53 No 1 Jun 2012 ISSN 0587-1921 2.

2. Thyroid-stimulating hormone and anthropometry: A cross-sectional study in clinically euthyroid subjects. Journal of Assam Science Society Vol 53 No 2 Dec 2012 ISSN 0587-19213.

3. Serum thyrotropin level in relation to obesity indicators in a clinically euthyroid population. International Journal Of Physiology Vol 1 No 2 Jul-Dec 2013 ISSN 2320-6039(P) 2320-608X(E).

4. Serum thyrotropin levels of medical and paramedical students of Gauhati Medical College, Assam India. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research Vol 5 Issue 2 March 2016 ISSN 2250-284X, 2250- 2848.

5. A hospital-based retrospective study of the effect of age and gender on median nerve conduction study. International Journal of Research and Review Vol 3 Issue 6 June 2016 P ISSN 2484-2237 E ISSN 2349-9788.

6. A cross-sectional study of perceived stress and sources of stress among first-year medical students of Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati. International Journal of Physiology, Jan-Jun 2016, Vol. 4, No.1.

7. Perceived stress in Diploma Pharmacy students: A comparative cross-sectional analysis of first and second-year students. International Journal of Research and Review, Vol 3 Issue 1 Jan 2016.

8. Prevalence of hypothyroidism in Assam: A clinic-based observational study. Thyroid Research and Practice Vol 14 Issue 2 May-Aug 2017 ISSN 0973-0354.

9. Law and Psychiatry: Problems Tackled or Yet to Come? Indian Scenario. Psychiatry Update (ISBN: 978-93-5311-908-9) Ed Dihingia, Bhuyan.

Workshop :

List of events conducted in the Department since its inception:

Physiology Friday 2022, organised by the Department of Physiology, AIIMS Guwahati on 11th November, 2022, 11.30 AM to 3.30 PM, where more than 170 public participants were tested for their Reaction time and Hot & Cold Sensitivity at the AIIMS Guwahati Foyer area, Guwahati.
World Physiology Week 2023 at AIIMS Guwahati from 20th – 24th November, 2023, where we conducted Head up tilt test and Body composition analysis on more than 70 patients in the OPD building and more than 40 volunteers in the Medical College building.
Community Outreach Activity: World Physiology Week 2023 at AIIMS Guwahati from 20th – 24th November, 2023 where we had a visit to a nearby school on 22nd November, 2023, where the knowledge about Physiology was shared with the students of junior school, and Reaction time and Body composition analysis were performed on them.
GAMEYSIO-2024, a national event focused on gamification and serious games in Physiology education on May 10, 2024, Department of Physiology, AIIMS Guwahati.
CME cum Workshop on 'Lifestyle Medicine as a Path' to Health on March 19, 2025, exploring various lectures and hands-on activities on body composition analysis, designing a healthy food plate, the relevance of correct posture, prioritizing physician health, and lifestyle medicine as a path to health. The event was inaugurated by Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Puranik, Executive Director of AIIMS Guwahati, led by Prof. (Dr.) Manasi Bhattacharjee, HoD, Physiology. The event was attended by 30 delegates from various medical colleges all over the state.
Department of Physiology, AIIMS Guwahati celebrated the World Physiology Week 2024 from 18th to 22nd November, 2024. Activities like Immersive Virtual Reality experience for mindfulness meditation, Head Up Tilt test for blood pressure response, Advanced Body Composition analysis (>200 participants) with report discussions were part of the event for patients, students, faculty, and staff of the Institute
Community outreach activity in World Physiology Week 2024: High school students of two nearby schools also visited the Department for various physiology experiments like visual illusions demonstration, arterial pulse digital recording, blood grouping, and ECG & EEG demonstration. On this occasion, a booklet titled “Recent Advances in Physiology” was released by Prof. Ashok Puranik - Exec. Director - AIIMS Guwahati.
National Science Day: Co-organised the national science day celebration on February 28th, 2024, and 25 along with departments of Biochemistry and Anatomy. Various interesting student activities like debate, essay writing competition, and body illusion experiments were organised as part of the celebrations.

Infrastructure :

The Department contains the following rooms and Laboratories for its daily activities:

Faculty rooms, Departmental Office, Demonstration room, Seminar room, and library

For Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching

Hematology Laboratory, Human Physiology Laboratory, Clinical Laboratory, Mammalian Laboratory.

For Research and Postgraduate Teaching

Heat stress and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Neurophysiology Laboratory, Autonomic and Electrophysiology Laboratory, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, and Cognitive Functions Testing Laboratory.

For Clinical Services

Autonomic function testing laboratory, HRV biofeedback, Electrophysiology laboratory, and Lifestyle medicine services.

Research and Publications :

Mahanta A, Sundareswaran L, S K, et al. (November 09, 2021) Sharing a Preliminary Experience of an Effective Online Teaching Strategy for Physiology Practicals. Cureus 13(11): e19388.
Kumar B, Chawla O, Bhattacharjee M, Singh A. Circadian rhythm of blood pressure: Implications for antihypertensive management. Indian J Med Spec 2021;12:53-8.
Chandran DS, Muthukrishnan SP, Barman SM, Peltonen LM, Ghosh S, Sharma R, Manasi Bhattacharjee M, et al.Operations perspective to competency-based medical education: Experiences of IUPS-ICMR Physiology. Education Workshop series (2018-2019) conducted in India. Indian Journal of Medical Research: October 2021 -Volume 154 - Issue 4 - p 553-557doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_757_21
Kaur M, Manna S, Ahluwalia H, et al. (August 19, 2022). Flipped Classroom (FCR) as an Effective Teaching-Learning Module for a Large Classroom: A Mixed-Method Approach. Cureus 14(8): e28173.doi:10.7759/cureus.28173
Sinha A, Naveen P, Krishnan S, Loganathan S, Mahanta A, Bhattacharjee M. Assessment of stress and coping mechanisms in the 1st year MBBS students from English and vernacular medium-an experience from a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2023;13(01):185-189.
Arya A, Sinha A, Yadav R, et al. (July 18, 2023). Effect of Motor Imagery on Corticomotor Excitability and Pain Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Cureus 15(7): e42101. doi:10.7759/cureus.42101.
Srinivasan K, Boulton C, Bhattacharjee M, Sinha A, Loganathan S, Seethy A, Alam S, Hanse B. Impact of heat stress on thermal balance, hydration and cortical response among outdoor workers in a hot environment – an exploratory report from North East India. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 2024;35(1-2): 79-84.
Krishnan S, Sundareswaran L, Sinha A, Naveen P, Mahanta A, Bhattacharjee M. Effectiveness of a blended viva format in cardiovascular physiology for first-year MBBS students: An initial report. J Med Edu Dev. 2024; 17(54): 44-50.
Sundareswaran L, Krishnan S, Sinha A, Naveen P, Mahanta A, Bhattacharjee M. Making a serious game (gamification) for generation Z medical students to learn, teach, and assess medical Physiology. J Edu Health Promot 2024;13:212.
Hanse, B., Alam, S.M., Krishnan, Bhattacharjee M, Sinha A et al. Occupational heat stress and its health impacts- an overview of research status and need for further research in Southeast Asia with special emphasis on mitigation strategies in North East India. Int J Biometeorol (2024).
Abhishek Sinha, Sundareswaran Loganathan, Krishnan S, Anindita Mahanta, Naveen P, Manasi Bhattacharjee. Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus- Current knowledge and Recent advances: Mini review. International Journal of Scientific Research.May-2021;10(5) : 1-3.
Abhishek Sinha, Renu Bhatia. Physiological Basis and Mechanism of Headache: Recent Advances. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research. May 2021; 9(5): 153-158.
Abhishek Sinha. Relationship between HbA1c and Blood pressure in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients in India. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research. June 2021; 9(6): 154-155.
Sundareswaran L, Nagendran P, Subramanian SK, Dharmalingam A, Mohuiddin SG. Assessment of cutaneous parameters and sympathetic skin response as a non-invasive complementary diagnostic tool in psoriasis: an exploratory study. Indian Journal of Dermatology. 2023 Mar 1;68(2):195-9.
Jagadeesan T, Choudhary AK, Loganathan S, Rajendran K, Allu AR, Kuppusamy M. Yoga practice (Sheetali Pranayama) on cognition in patients with hypertension: A randomized controlled study. Integrative medicine research. 2021 Sep;10(3).
Vijayalakshmi T, Kumar Subramanian S, Dharmalingam A, Itagi AB, Mounian SV, Loganathan S. A short-term evaluation of scapular upper brace on posture and its influence on cognition and behavior among adult students. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 2022 Jul 1;16:101077.
Sangam M R, Kalita B, Srinivasan K, Identification of learning style preferences among first-year MBBS students using VARK questionnaire. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol 2024;11(1):37-41
KG G, P V, Srinivasan K, S R, PK L, and Venugopal V (2025). Exploring eco-anxiety among women amid climate-induced heat: a comprehensive review. Front. Psychol. 16:1480337.
Sankar SK, P V, Srinivasan K, Shanmugam R, Kamalakkanan L, P, and Venugopal V (2024). Effectiveness of heat stress interventions among outdoor workers: a protocol paper. Front. Public Health 12:1477186.
Jennifer A, Srinivasan K, Raj J. Effect of habitual breakfast skipping on information processing capacity, cortical response, and cognitive flexibility among medical collegiate – a cross-sectional study. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 2023;34(6): 755-759.
Raj JB, Srinivasan K, Veeraraghavan V. Smartphone Addiction and its Impacts on Loneliness, Happiness, and Satisfaction with Life in Medical Students with Different Personalities During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Addict Health. 2023 Oct;15(4):247-252.
Srinivasan K, Mohan S, Raj T JB, et al.(2021). Study of acute effect of caffeine on cognition among adults - a cross-sectional study from Puducherry, India. J Evolution Med Dent Sci . 10(34):2924-2927.
Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K. Alcohol use, mental disorder comorbidity and personality factors as a reason for anti-tubercular drug discontinuation in a tertiary health care centre in south India – A pilot study. Alcoholism and Drug Addiction/Alkoholizm i Narkomania. 2021;34(2):111-118.
Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K. Profile and telehealth usability scores of patients attending a Telepsychiatry unit during the pandemic in South India- A Retrospective study. Ann Indian Psychiatry. 2022.
Sathiyaseelan M, Srinivasan K, Raj JB, Ranganadin P, Subramanian B. Potential health impacts and lung microbiome changes among smoking and smokeless tobacco use: A technical scan. Eurasian J Pulmonol 2021;23:77-82.
Mahanta A, Baruah C. Effect of perceived stress on the differential leucocyte count among young adults. International Journal of Physiology, July-September 2021, Vol 9, No. 3:1-7

LIST OF PATENTS/ COPYRIGHTS:

Krishnan S, SOP TO CREATE MODULES PROMOTING CONTEXTUAL INTELLIGENCE IN PHYSIOLOGY FOR PHASE I MBBS STUDENTS. Registration Number: L-117405/2022. Accepted and published on 07.09.2022.
Krishnan S, VALIDATED TAMIL TRANSLATED COGNITIVE CHANGE QUESTIONNAIRE CCQ8. Registration Number: LD-20250166624. Accepted and published on 13/06/2025.

BOOK CHAPTER:

Abhishek Sinha. Chapter 14 Peripheral tissue and its neurophysiology, September 2024. In book: Brain and Organ Communication Effects of Crosstalk on Neurophysiology. Publisher: Elsevier.
Choudhary AK, Loganathan S, Maheshkumar K. A Sedentary Lifestyle and Cognitive Function. Chall Dis Health Res. 2021 Jun 7;6:52-62.
Srinivasan K, Mohan S, Berlin Raj T J. Occupational Heat Stress: A Technical Scan [Internet]. Occupational Wellbeing. IntechOpen; 2021.