Dr. Veena Ganesh Kamath
Professor
Reg. No. : 79004
Department of Community Medicine
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Trains students of Community Medicine and interns during their rural postings.
- Motivates department faculty for research on subjects of common relevance and interest.
- Administers outreach programs and their logistics.
Dr Veena Ganesh Kamath is Head of the Department of Community Medicine.
She:
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Community Medicine | 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th semester |
| Community Medicine |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Community Medicine | Kasturba Medical College, 365体育投注 | 1999 |
| MBBS | Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh | 1990 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC, 365体育投注 | Professor | 2010 till date | |
| KMC, 365体育投注 | Associate Professor | 2004 to 2010 | |
| KMC, 365体育投注 | Assistant Professor | 1999 to 2004 |
A double blind randomized Phase IV clinical trial to assess the immunogenicity and reactogenecity of 3 commercially available recombinant Hepatitis B vaccines
2003-08-02
Down staging of cervical cancer: A community based study
2005-01-02
Prevalence of hypertension among school children
2006-01-02
Prevalence of obesity among rural school children in Udupi district
2009-01-01
Effect of maternal anaemia on foetal outcomes and maternal health in Udupi District
2003-01-09
A double blind randomized Phase IV clinical trial to assess the immunogenicity and reactogenecity of 3 commercially available recombinant Hepatitis B vaccines
2003-08-02
Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Live Attenuated Bovine-Human Rotavirus Reassortant Pentavalent Vaccine (BRV-PV) Against Severe Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Healthy Indian Infants
2015-01-08 Shetty R Kulkarni M Rao C
To evaluate the efficacy of a 3-dose series of BRV-PV administered orally to prevent severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in healthy Indian infants when concurrently administered with standard UIP vaccines
Prevalence of Iodine Deficiency disorders in Udupi District
2015-01-08 Jacob G
Prevalence of goitre and its associated factors in a coastal district of Karnataka
Evaluation of the public health facilities of 12 districts in Karnataka
2011-01-09 Shetty R
Evaluation of the health infrastructure and facilities at the PHC and subcentres in 12 districts in Karnataka
Epidemiological Survey at Kaiga
2015-01-08 Jacob G Kulkarni M
To study the health status of the Kaiga employees and their families and identify
Study of drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis cases with and without HIV-coinfection in Udupi district, coastal Karnataka
2015-01-08 Prasad V Mukhopadhyay C Kamath A Vishwanath B Kumar A Mahapatra A
Study the profile of drug resistant tuberculosis cases in Udupi district and identify the risk factors for resistance
Retrospective Surveillance for Intussusception in Children Aged Less than five years in India
2015-01-08 Shetty R
To study the profile of intussusception cases admitted to Kasturba Hospital and TMA Pai Hospital Udupi to identify the risk factors for intussusception.
Assessment of risk factors and predictors for spontaneous preterm births in a 365体育投注 Indian antenatal cohort
2015-01-08 Rao C Kamath A
Identify the risk factors for preterm births
The lost focus on males in Adolescent friendly health care services - A qualitative analysis
2015-01-08 Kamath A Rao CR Lena A Hegde A
a. To assess the perceived health problems, the unmet need for reproductive health and the pattern of health seeking behavior among the adolescent boys. b. To evaluate the health provider’s perspective regarding the adolescent health programme for boys. c. To assess the role of various stake holders in improving adolescent health services.
The screening and early evaluation of kidney disease prospective renal diabetes cohort trial
2007-01-01 Ballal S
Study the prevalence of chronic kidney diseases in the rural population of Udupi district
365体育投注 associate in a community based study 'To assess the smear quality of cervical smears using 3 different sampling devices'
2000-01-01 Valiathan M
'To assess the smear quality of cervical smears using 3 different sampling devices Ayre spatula, cytobrush, modified spatula with extended tip.
'To compare the immunogenicity and reactogenecity of 3 recombinant Hepatitis B vaccines'
2002-01-03 Bhat V
'To compare the immunogenicity and reactogenecity of 3 recombinant Hepatitis B vaccines Genevac, Shanvac and Engerix B'
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Non communicable disease Epidemiology
Area of Expertise
365体育投注 Methodology
Area of 365体育投注
Non communicable disease Epidemiology
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Received the Technical Transfer Award by the 365体育投注 Agency for 365体育投注 on Cancer.
- Active Member of IMA.
- Active Member of IAPSM.
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Pap smear quality parameters of 3 different sampling devices used by Auxiliary Nurse Midwives on symptomatic rural Indian women
2005-01-06 Lakshmi Rao Kamath VG Mathilde E Boon Manna Valiathan
Acta Cytologica, May-June 2005.
Acceptability and effectiveness of a breast health awareness programme for rural women in India
2005-01-01 Rao RSP Nair S Nair NS Kamath VG
Ind J Med Sci, 2005.
Down staging of cervical cancer: A community based study in the rural areas of Udupi district, Karnataka, India
2014-01-01 Rao RSP Kamath VG Chandrashekhar S Rao L
Tropical Doctor.
Effectiveness of reproductive health education among rural adolescent girls- A school based intervention study in Udupi Taluk
2008-01-01 RSP Rao A Lena NS Nair Kamath VG
Karnataka, IJMS, 2008, 62(11):439-444.
Health and social problems of the elderly: a cross-sectional study in Udupi Taluk
2009-01-01 Lena A Ashok K Padma M Kamath VG
Karnataka. Indian J Community Medicine; 2009.
Awareness on antenatal and postnatal care among women attending ANC clinics
2010-01-01 Kamath VG Leena A Sebestin KV
Health Action, 2010.
A study on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in coastal Karnataka
2010-01-01 Chythra R Rao Kamath VG Avinash Shetty
Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries, 2010.
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among the rural school children in Udupi taluk
2010-01-01 Kamath VG Prasanna Mithra Sanjay Pattanshetty Lena A
365体育投注 India, AMJ, 2010.
Prevalence of Hypertension in the Paediatric Population in coastal 365体育投注 India
2010-01-01 Kamath VG Prasanna Mithra Parthaje Sanjay Pattanshetty Anuja Balakrishnan
AMJ, 2010.
HIV/AIDS education for adolescents – An experiment in a rural setting in Udupi Taluk of Karnataka
2010-01-01 Lena A Rao RSP Nair NS Kamath VG
India, AMJ 2010.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Concerning Human Papilloma Virus Infection and its Health Effects among Rural Women, Karnataka, 365体育投注 India.
2015-14-03 Sabeena S Bhat PV Kamath V Sushama A Govindakarnavar A
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention . 2015; 16: 5053-8.
Estimating the effect of childhood socioeconomic disadvantage on oral cancer in India using marginal structural models.
2015-01-07 Rao SK Gloria CM Thomson KR Logan RM Kamath V Kulkarni M Mittinty MN
Epidemiology. 2015 July ; 26 (4) : 1-4.
Work related musculoskeletal disorders among medical laboratory professionals: a narrative review.
Agrawal PR Maiya AG Kamath V Kamath A
Int J Res Med Sci. 2014 Nov;2(4):1262-1266.
A Case-Control Study on Risk Factors for Preterm Deliveries in a Secondary Care Hospital, 365体育投注ern India.
2014-01-01 Rao CR de Ruiter LEE Bhat P Kamath V Kamath A Bhat V
ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology. Volume 2014 (2014).
Musculoskeletal Disorders among Medical Laboratory Professionals-A Prevalence Study.
2014-11-08 Agrawal P Maiya A Veena K Kamath A
Journal of Exercise Science and Physiotherapy, Vol. 10, No. 2: 77-81, 2014.
A multicenter prospective hospital-based surveillance to estimate the burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children less than five years of age in India.
2014-01-01 Sharma SD Gupta M Kundu R Kar S Dutta A Silveira M Singh JV Kamath VG Chaudhary A Rao JV
Vaccine 32S (2014) A13–A19.
Knowledge and Attitude about HIV/AIDS among medical students in a private medical college in coastal Karnataka.
2014-01-01 Kini S Mallya SD Kamath VG Kamath A Coondoo A Iyer KV Sujayendra DM
Global Journal of Medicine and Public health. 2014; Vol.3 (2).
Acute kidney injury in scrub typhus.
2013-05-01 Prabhu RA Kuppasamy S Bairy M Nagaraju SP Reddy NP Kamath V Kamath A Rao L Bairy I
Clin Exp Nephrol . 2012, DOI 10.1007/s10157-012-0753-9
Prevalence of Hypertension in the Paediatric Population in coastal 365体育投注 India.
2013-01-05 Kamath GV Parthaje PM Pattanshetty S Kamath A Balakrishnan A Mishra T Sinha N Lena A
AMJ 2010, 3, 11, 695-698