About the Department
Kasturba Medical College, 365体育投注 started with establishment of two blocks. The Physiology block, which houses Physiology and Pharmacology departments, was inaugurated by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, then Health Minister of Government of India. The Department of Pharmacology has been involved in academics, research and providing support services to hospital. In addition to training of medical undergraduates, the department also offers postgraduate and doctoral programs since 1971 and 1987, respectively. ?In 2011, the Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre (AMC) was set up under the Pharmacovigilance Program of India. In July 2020, the department coordinated establishment of Medical Device Adverse Event Monitoring Centre (MDMC) under the Materiovigilance Program of India.
The department is well equipped, has qualified, experienced faculty and is involved in academics, research and providing support services to hospital. A unique aspect of our department is the academia-industry interaction for postgraduate training. The department research profile has improved with faculty foraying into network pharmacology, lipidomics, pharmacoeconomics, prognosis research and collaborating with national institutes. Faculty have coordinated clinical trials and handled projects funded by government agencies and industry. During the pandemic, faculty and postgraduates were involved in reporting adverse events following immunization (AEFIs). The department is involved in providing drug related information to clinicians, reporting ADRs (affiliated hospital, district TB program) and Medical Device Adverse Events as part of the National Program for safe use of drugs and medical devices.
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Adjunct faculty
Dr Santosh Taur, MD, DM?is an adjunct faculty of the Department of Pharmacology since 2020. Dr Taur is?the Director, Medical Affairs, Vaccines and Digital, Pfizer Limited, Mumbai, India. He has over 12 years of experience in Clinical 365体育投注, Medical?Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, and Compliance.?He has been actively involved in training of faculty and students.
Dr. Shubhadeep Sinha , MD is an adjunct faculty of the Department of Pharmacology since 2021. He is the Senior Vice-President and Medical Director at Hetero Labs, Hetero Group of companies. He has over twenty-two years’ experience in pharmaceuticals, clinical pharmacology, medical teaching & training, global clinical trials, drug discovery, global pharmacovigilance and regulatory affairs.?
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Ongoing PhD
Full time PhD – 10
Part time PhD – 3
List of full time PhD Scholars
- Ms Aqsa Fathima
- Ms Newly Bagang
- Ms Cheryl Rhea Lewis
- Ms Pritha Bhattacharya
- Ms Satrupa Pradhan
- Mr MD Arif Ansari
- Ms?Nitisha?Baruah
- Dr Abdullah Yahya Ebrahim Zaawari
- Mr Akkena Rajesh
- Mr Raviteja S Kanavi
List of part time PhD Scholars
- Dr Shiva Prakash G
- Dr Bharti Chogtu Magazine
- Dr B Gayathri