Dr. Smitha Prabhu S.

Professor & Head of the Dept.

Reg.No:102731

Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Smitha Prabhu S teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students.

    She:

    • Is involved in patient care of outpatient as well as admitted patients, does minor dermatological surgical, laser and cosmetic procedures.
    • Participates in department research, publications, presentations, and contributor of chapters in various text books, reviewer for national and international journals.
    • Is Guide? for thesis projects.
    • Runs Psychodermatology Clinic and Vulvar Clinic

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SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MD Dermatology, Venereology, Leprosy Calicut Medical College, Kerala 2001
DVD Dermatology, Venereology, Leprosy Calicut Medical College, Kerala 2000
MBBS Calicut Medical College, Kerala 1997

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Kasturba Medical College, 365体育投注 Head of the Dept. 05/05/2024 - Till Date
KMC, 365体育投注 Additional Professor 12/10/2021 - 04/05/2024
KMC, 365体育投注 Associate Professor 05/2008 to 11/10/2021
KMC, 365体育投注 Assistant professor 05/2003 to 05/2008

Safety, tolerability and efficacy of combination of topical sodium fusidate and betamethasone valerate in biopolymer versus combination of fusidic acid and betamethasone valerate in the treatment of infected eczema

Double Blind Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial - Co inverstigator

Safety and Efficacy of Epratuzumab in Serologically-positive Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients With Active Disease

A Phase IIb Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Dose and Dose Regimen-ranging Study - Coinvestigator

A randomized open labelled balanced, two treatment, two period, two sequenced open labelled single dose, two way cross over bio equivalence study of methotrexate 2.5 mg tablet of Ricon pharma with DAVA pharmaceuticals

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Psychodermatology, Vulvar Dermatoses, Female Sexual Dysfunction, Clinical Dermatology, Dermatopathology, Dermoscopy

Area of Expertise

Psychodermatology, Vulvar Dermatoses, Dermatopathology

Area of 365体育投注

Clinical dermatology , Psychodermatology, Vulvar Dermatoses

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

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  • Member of SIG-Psychodermatology, Special Interest Group of IADVL Psychodermatology committee member was organizing secretary for CME on Psychodermatology, 2012.
  • Life member IMA.
  • Life Member of IADVL, Attended various conferences guest lectures in national and district level conferences.
  • Internal Auditor for NABH, ISO
  • Member of Medical auditing committee since 2013
  • 365体育投注 Cooridnator, Curriculum coordinator, CBME coordinator for the department
  • Member of Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) of MAHE?
  • Editorial Board Advisor to KMC Editorial Board Committee?
  • Founding Secretary and Executive committee member of? Psychodermatology Association of India??
  • Coordinator SIG IADVL female genital dermatoses 2021-22
  • Convener Karnataka Academy of IADVL, 2021-22
  • Corodinator,365体育投注, Karnataka Academy of IADVL 2021-22
  • Deputy Editor, CDR. 2021 onward
  • Secretary, Karavali IADVL 2014-15
  • President, Karavali IADVL 2019-20
  • Convener, SIG IADVL, Female Genital Dermatoses 2019-20
  • Teaching faculty in IADVL online training module? of IADVL, India.

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Co-author of various chapters in various subject specific text books

  • IADVL Concise text book for Undergraduates, first Edition, 2012 – contributed a co-authored chapter on Eczemas

Text Books authored (in Press)

  • Woundology text book – contributed a co-authored chapter on parasitic infections of the skin
  • Contact Dermatitis text book – contributed and co-authored 2 chapters – “metal allergy” and “procurement of patch test antigens and series”
  • Chanpter on psychocutaneous diseases in IADVL textbook, 4th edition
  • Chapter on Pigmentary disorders text book
  • Chapter on Psychosomatic hair disorders – in Trichology Text Book – upcoming

Tazarotene- CME article in CME book series

1999-01-01 Dr K Pavithran

IADVL, 1999, Ed: Dr K Pavithran.

Low molecular weight dextran

2001-01-01

Ind J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2001, 67:28-30.

Hepatitis C virus and lichen planus- is there any association- A serological study of 65 cases

2002-01-01 Smitha Prabhu Sobhana Devi K Pavithran

Ind J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2002, 68:272-3

Cutaneous larva migrans of the genitalia

2007-01-01 Raghavendra Rao S Smitha Prabhu

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2007, 73:270-72

A serpiginous eruption on the foot of a female

2006-01-01 Raghavendra Rao S Smitha Prabhu

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists 2006, 16:66-68

Drugs in dermatological practice: relationship to food

2003-01-01 Smitha Prabhu SD Shenoi

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2003; 69:305-306

Generalized pustular psoriasis masquerading as subcorneal pustular dermatosis in a child

2007-01-01 Raghavendra Rao S Smitha Prabhu H Sripathi SD Shenoi

Ind J Dermatol 2007, 52:209-10

PUVA with textiles in psoriasis – Single blind randomized comparative trial on 21 patients

2004-01-01 Sachin Varma Satish Pai B S D Shenoi C Balachandran

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2004;70:62-5

Linear IgA disease with eye involvement- A case report with review of literature

2004-01-01 Avinash Goel Smitha Prabhu C Balachandran

Kerala Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and leprology 2004, 1:48-51

Digital gangrene due to dopamine infusion- A case report

2005-01-01 MM Prabhu Smitha Prabhu P Mishra S Palaian

Journal Pakistan Association of Dermatologists Vol 15, 2(2005)197-99

Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial of ‘Azathioprine Versus Corticosteroids in Parthenium Hysterophorus Induced Contact Dermatitis’

2015-01-01 Davis SV Shenoi SD Prabhu S Pai S Balachandran BC

J Clin Dermatol Ther 2015; 1:1.

Multiple Trichofolliculomas mimicking multiple trichoepitheliomas.

2015-01-01 Nayak S Shenoi SD Getha V Prabhu S Nagel B

Indian J Dermatol. 2015;60(2):214

Hansen's disease associated with erythromelalgia mimicking Lupus erythematosus.

2014-01-01 Damodar SS Smitha P Nirmal B Sudhir NU Ballambat PS

Indian Dermatol Online J 2014;5:59-62

Photochemotherapy (PUVA) in Psoriasis and Vitiligo

2014-01-01 Shenoi SD Prabhu S

Indian J Dermatolol Venereol Leprol 2014;80:497-504

Synopsis of Diet in Dermatology: A one day CME conducted by the Department of Dermatologyogy, Kasturba Medical College, 365体育投注

2013-03-03 Prabhu SS Nayak SU Shenoi SD Pai SB

Indian Dermatol Online J 2013;4:358-64

Efficacy and safety of Erbium-doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet fractional resurfacing laser for treatment of facial acne scars

2013-01-01 Nirmal B Pai SB Sripathi H Rao R Prabhu S Kudur MH

Indian J Dermatol Leprol Venereol 2013;79:193-8

Phototherapy in vitiligo: Assessing the compliance, response and patient's perception about disease and treatment

2013-01-01 Kandaswamy S Akhtar N Ravindran S Prabhu S Shenoi SD

Indian J Dermatol 2013;58:325

Role of cultural factors in the biopsychosocial model of psychosomatic skin diseases: an Indian perspective.

2013-01-01 Shenoi SD Prabhu S

Clinics in Dermatol 2013: 31, 62–65

Quality of life issues in pediatric psoriasis.

2013-01-01 Prabhu S Shenoi SD

Indian J Ped Dermatol 2013;13:17-20

Our experience in a psychodermatology liaison clinic at 365体育投注, India

2013-01-01 Shenoi SD Prabhu S Nirmal B Petrolwala S

Indian J Dermatol 2013;58:53-5

Henoch Schonlein purpura: yet another disease manifesting the Koebner phenomenon

2013-01-01 Nayak SU Shenoi SD Pai SB Prabhu S

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2013;79:135

Laptop induced erythema ab igne. I

2012-01-01 Nayak SUK Shenoi SD Prabhu S

Indian J Dermatol 2012;57:131-2

Synopsis of holistic and integrative dermatology 2011: Conducted by department of dermatology, Kasturba medical college, 365体育投注 December 4th , 2011

2012-01-01 Nayak SUK Shenoi SD Prabhu S Pai S

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2012;78:667-70.

Clinical evaluation of patients patch tested with plant series: a prospective study

2011-01-01 Davis SV Shenoi SD Prabhu S Hirwaiker A Balachandran C

Indian J Dermatol 2011;56:383-88

Paraneoplastic erythroderma complicated by hypothermia and hypothyroidism

2011-01-01 Shenoi SD Seshadri S Prabhu S Valsalan R Pandit V