Academic details

Pass percentage : 95%
5 th position as per KUHS ranking

Total Teachers available in the Department

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, GOVT. T. D. MEDICAL COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA
Sl. No. Name of the faculty Qualification IMR Number Current Designation & Date of promotion Nature of employment Details of Service in the Last 5 years Number of lectures taken/year
1 Dr. Jessy. S. J MD. Biochemistry Professor & HoD, 15.3.2021 Permanent Associate Professor December, 2016 – 6th March, 2021 Professor 15.03. 2021 – continuing 40
2 Dr. Jisha. R MD. Biochemistry Assistant Professor Permanent Assistant Professor 10.08. 2020 – continuing 40
3 Dr. Ashika. M. S MD. Biochemistry Assistant Professor Permanent Assistant Professor 08.10. 2020 – continuing 40
4 Dr. Meera Johnson MD. Biochemistry Assistant Professor Permanent Assistant Professor 02.11. 2021 – continuing 5
5 Dr. Alen Jude Thambi MBBS Lecturer Permanent Lecturer 01.07. 2017 – continuing 40

DETAILS OF PUBLICATIONS - DR. JESSY. S. J, PROFESSOR & HOD, BIOCHEMISTRY,
GOVT. T. D. MEDICAL COLLEGE, ALAPPUZHA

Sl. No

Title

Authorship I/II/

Corresponding author

Name of Journal

Month & Date of Publication

Indexing details of journal

1

 Finger Nail Creatinine and Its Role in Confirming Chronicity of Renal Failure

I

 Indian Journal of Nephrology March-April 23 (2) 2013 Pubmed National

2

 Thyroid Hormone Status in Preeclampsia – A Case Control Study

II

 Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research July-December 8 (2) 2017 Copernicus

3

 Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors in Women – A study of serum lipids and lipoproteins

II

 Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences July 6 (56) 2017 Copernicus

4

 Effectiveness of computerized ordering of test using unique hospital ID No to reduce preanalytical errors, cross sectional study in territory care hospital of South India

I

 International Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Research September 5 (3) 2018 Copernicus

 

PUBLICATIONS OF DR. ASHIKA. M. S, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

A study done in phase 1 MBBS students to evaluate the effectiveness of remedial intervention in underperforming students of Biochemistry; Ashika MS, Col(Dr)Vishal Marwaha, Sumithra N Unni, Sajitha Krishnan PP, Mrudula EV, Sumitha Prabhu, Reshmi GS; Paripex-Indian Journal of Research; Volume 9, Issue 9; September 2020

Effectiveness of introducing integrated online learning modules among phase 2 MBBS students; Sumithra N Unni, Princy Louis Palatty, Ashika Sukumaran M, Sajitha Krishnan PP, Mrudula EV, Sumitha Prabhu, Reshmi GS; Paripex-Indian Journal of Research; Volume 9, Issue 9; September 2020

Pilot of a questionnaire study regarding perception of undergraduate medical students towards online classes: Process and perspectives; Unnikrishnan K. Menon, Suja Gopalakrishnan, Sumithra N. Unni C, Riju Ramachandran, Poornima B., Anu Sasidharan, Ashika MS, Natasha Radhakrishnan; J Family Med Prim Care 2021;10:2016-21.

List of Non-teaching Staff in the department

Reserch Publications from the department during last 3 years

(Give only full articles published in indexed journals. No case reports or review articles be given )

Dr.MiriamVarkey

  • Serum Ferritin as a marker of Pre termlabour – Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2015 Jul.Vol 9(7) BC 09-BC12
  • Alterations of Anthropometric, Lipid Profile and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Metabolic Syndrome. Suresh.S, Miriam Varkey, Supriya Simon, Monisha Santhosh, Geena Sara Mathew. Indian Journal of Applied Research; Volume 8, Issue I, January 2018; Pp 281-283.

Dr. Bindu. G

  • A Study Of Serum Sialic Acid Levels In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus And Its Relation To Lipid Parameters. Journal Of Evolution Of Medical And Dental Sciences.
  • The Relationship Of High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein, Sialic Acid And Lipid Profile With Hypertension – Journal Of Evolution Of Medical And Dental Sciences.
  • Micro Albuminuria Predicts Renal And Cardiovascular Dysfunction In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – Journal Of Evolution Of Medical And Dental Sciences.
  • Micro Albuminuria An Integrated Marker Of Renal And Cardiovascular Risk In Essential Hypertension – International Journal Of Recent Trends In Science And Technology

Dr.Gilsa.E.S

  • Apo lipoprotein B, Total Cholesterol, HDL-C, Non HDL-C, LDL-C and Triglycerides as Risk factors of Atherosclerotic Vascular disease: Geetha Damodaran K, Gilsa ES, MD, Andrews MA, Cibu Mathew,Jitty George, Ajith VL ISSN 2320-5407 International Journal of Advanced Research (2015), Volume 3, Issue 2, 814-819
  • APGAR score and umbilical cord blood levels of Lactate and Creatinine in Perinatal asphyxia; Geetha Damodaran K1 , Gilsa E.S*1 , Varun.S, Janaki Menon2 and Parvathy R2 , Veena.P International Journal of Biomedical Research ISSN: 0976-9633 (Online)
  • Serum Lipids and Apolipoproteins in Diabetic Retinopathy: A Case Control Study; Ajith V L1 Gilsa E S 2 Sudha V3 Pushpalatha M 4 Geetha Damodaran K5 M A Andrews6 IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 14, Issue 2 Ver. IV (Feb. 2015), PP 70-73
  • Lipid Profile in Female Breast cancer : A study from Kerala South India Pushpalatha M1, Smitha K S2, Gilsa E S2*, Nimi Bharathan2 ISSN 2320-5407 International Journal of Advanced Research (2015)Volume 3 Issue 5472-475
  • Biochemical Profile in Diabetic Foot ulcer patients-A descriptive study from Kerala, Dr. Shibu T S1 , Dr. Smitha K S2 , Dr. Gilsa E S3, Dr. Ajith V L4 IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 16, Issue 1 Ver. VIII (Jan. 2017), PP 57-59

Infrastructure

Departmental General facilities

Total number of Laboratories in the department of Biochemistry

Central Research Lab

Whether it exists? Yes Located in the second floor of Biochemistry Annex
Administrative control:Department of Biochemistry

  • Dr.Bindu.G-Profesoor of Biochemistry
  • Dr.Suresh-Biochemist
  • Mrs.Manumol-Lab Technician

Workload: Research Projects of Faculty members
Ongoing Projects-

  • AnEpidemioligic study of Goitre in Females in an Iodine nondeficient coastal area of Kerala
    PI-Dr.Karthika.M,AsstProfessor,Dept of Comminity Medicine-ICMR Funded
  • Establishment of Reference intervals of Biochemical Parameters

Clinical chemistry lab in the hospital

LIST OF EQUIPMENTS

  • Fully Auto Analyser – Beckman without ISE – 1 Rs. 55 Lakhs.
  • Fully Auto Analyser – 200 – 300 through put Buyback
  • Cold Centrifuge with head -1 Rs. 1.5 Lakhs
  • Centrifuge (16 bucket capacity with head )– 8 Nos. Rs. 25,000/- per unit
  • Weighing machine up to 5Kg.- Rs. 7,000/- per unit
  • Common balance – 2 Nos.- Rs. 3,000/- per unit
  • Colorimeter – Digital – 75 Nos. – Rs. 13,000/- per unit
  • Microscope (Sada) – 2 Nos.- Rs. 10,000/- per unit

LIST OF COSTLY EQUIPMENTS AND THE WORKING STATUS