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Overview
Established in 1963, the Department of Internal Medicine has developed into a distinguished center of clinical excellence, academic advancement, and research innovation, situated on the 3rd-floor campus extension. Under the exemplary leadership of successive heads—Brige Dr. K.K Nayak , Dr. GN Reddy, AVM Dr. Krishnamurti, Dr. AN Balasundaram, Dr. Prem Pais, Dr. Girija Singh , Dr. Subhash D Tarey , Dr. GD Ravindran, Dr. KS Chandramouli, Dr. Cecil Ross, Dr. Jyothi Idiculla, Dr. Ratnamala Choudhury and the present Head, Dr. Seena Sankar —the department has sustained a legacy of distinction. The formation of sub-specialties including Endocrinology (2007), Critical Care and Pulmonology (2010), Immunology (2011), Family Medicine (2020), Hematology (2022), and Infectious Diseases Division (2025) underscores its progressive vision and enduring academic prominence.
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Outpatient services
The Medicine Department has the largest OPD which is located in the ground floor of the main building (OPD Block) of the hospital. Consultants have postgraduate qualification in Internal Medicine (MD/DNB).
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Infectious Diseases
All infectious diseases are evaluated and treated in the Medicine Department. Commonly seen viral infections like URI’s, Dengue fever, hepatitis, bacterial infections like typhoid fever, tuberculosis, specific organ infections like genitourinary infections, pneumonias, pyelonephritis, meningitis, GI infections, fungal and parasitic infections are seen in the medicine OPD. Referred cases of fever of unknown origin ...
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ART Center
The ART Centre (Open from 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday – Saturday) is run by the nodal officer from the Department of Medicine in collaboration with NACO. It provides counseling, consultation and free treatment of HIV positive patients
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Life Style Diseases
Life Style diseases like obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemias and ischemic heart diseases are first seen and treated. References are made to other departments for specialized care and intervention
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Publications
Simulation-Based Learning: Is it Time for a Paradigm Shift in Training Postgraduates for Crisis Resource Management? Prospective Interventional Study
Soumya Umesh; Thenmozhi Nagarajan; Lakshmi Trikkur Anantharaman; Mary Joseph Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Association with HIV in Patients Hospitalized in a Tertiary Care Center A Cross-Sectional Study
Murthy, Nitin Yashas; Umesh, Soumya; Ravindran, Gherard D. Orbit management sans exenteration with retrobulbar injection of amphotericin-B in Rhinoorbitocerebral mucormycosis: Impact on survival
Shubashree Karat 1, Aaron Charles Lobo 2, Anita Ross 3, Anna Philip 1, Thenmozhi Nagarajan 2, Suneetha Nithyanandam 1 Sleep impairment: Is it an overlooked burden in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy? A single-centre, cross-sectional study from south India
Lawrence, A.; Khataniar, H.; Joseph, S.; Nagarajan, T.; Umesh, S.; Michael Raj A, J. Short-Term Mortality Associated With Hypertensive Emergencies: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study From South India
Adlin Lawrence 1, Soumya Syriac 1, Soumya Umesh 2, Deepak Kamath 3, John Michael Raj A 4, Thenmozhi Nagarajan 1 A Qualitative, multitiered operational research model for teenagers and young adults with autism: Actionable insights from an Indian context
Chandran, Suhas; Shetty, Harshitha; Mathew, Anjali1; Rao, Vanitha; Mysore, Ashok An online course to teach clinical reasoning skills: Students’ perspectives and short-term outcomes
SUNEETHA NITHYANANDAM, JOHN STEPHEN, NACHIKET SHANKAR, MARY JOSEPH, SOUMYA UMESH, JANANEE MURALIDHARAN, THENMOZHI NAGARAJAN4, AARON CHARLES LOBO, LAKSHMI ANANTHARAMAN Exploring predictive factors for adverse effects and treatment completion in Isoniazid preventive therapy among PLHIV on HAART: A single centre retrospective cohort study from South India
henmozhi Nagarajan; Priyanka P; Abdul Mateen Athar; Uma Devi; GD Ravindran; Jyothi Idiculla Exertional Heatstroke Encephalopathy With Chronic Neurological Deficit
Manasi Harale; Sreevidya Yekkaluru; Tushar Pancholi; Arun B Oommen; Akhilesh Jagirdar A Comprehensive Study of Risk Factors, Etiology, and Infarction Patterns in Cerebrovascular Accidents at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Journal article Study of Biochemical Predictors of Early Neurological Deterioration in Ischemic Stroke in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Manasi Harale; Arun Oommen; Ahsan Faruqi; Mayank Mundada; Raju Hansini Reddy; Tushar Pancholi; Bhavya Yammanuru; Sree Vidya Yekkaluru; Abishak Gupta; Shivraj Patil The Intersection of Migraine and Epistaxis: Clinical Observations and Analysis
Shalesh Rohatgi 1, Salil Gundewar 1, Satish Nirhale 1, Prajwal Rao 1, Pravin Naphade 1, Arun B Oommen 2, Prashant Dubey 1, Advait A Gitay 1, Pranit Khandait 1 Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Activities of Daily Living Using Barthel Index Within a Geriatric Population Having Non-Communicable Diseases
Manasi Harale 1, Arun Oommen 1, Ahsan A Faruqi 1, Mayank Mundada 1, Tushar Pancholi 1, Bhavya Yammanuru 1, Sree Vidya Yekkaluru 1, Raju Hansini Reddy 1, Abishak D Gupta 1 An Atypical Presentation of Fabry Disease in a Patient With Nephrotic Syndrome: A Case Report
Manasi Harale; Arun B Oommen; Mayank Mundada; Ahsan A Faruqi; Shivraj Patil Comprehensive Analysis of Dementia Types and Risk Factors: A Study From a Tertiary Care Center in India
Mayank Mundada; Pradnya M Diggikar; Ankit Shokeen; Raju Hansini Reddy; Arun B Oommen; Tushar Pancholi; Bhavya Yammanuru; Sree vidya Yekkaluru; Janani R; Akhilesh Jagirdar Are blood groups related to the distribution and severity of COVID-19?
Elaina Pasangha 1, Arkadeep Dhali 1, Christopher D'Souza 1, Soumya Umesh 2 Clinical profile of patients and sensitivity of troponin I in patients with and without ACS – an observational study
Shruthi M Kulkarni 1, Rashmi Roongta 1, Seena Sankar 1 Fatal Rhabdomyolysis with Acute Kidney Injury following A case of hanging
Dr. Harisha E.J, Dr. Sahana GV, Dr. Muhammad Juned Savanur Gender differences among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure in a tertiary care teaching hospital
Dsa Preema, Umesh Soumya, Kamath Deepak An online course to teach final year MBBS students clinical reasoning skills: students’ perspectives and short-term outcomes
Suneetha Nithyanandam 1, John Stephen 2, Nachiket Shankar 3, Mary Joseph 1, Soumya Umesh 4, Jananee Muralidharan 4, Thenmozhi Nagarajan 4, Aaron Charles Lobo 4, Lakshmi Anantharaman 3 Diabetic nephropathy and proton pump inhibitors - pilot case-control study
Jeffrey Pradeep Raj 1, Reevan Winston Pinto 1, Suraj Kallarakal Tomy 1, Shruthi M Kulkarni 2,✉ Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Association with HIV in Patients Hospitalized in a Tertiary Care Center A Cross-Sectional Study
Murthy, Nitin Yashas; Umesh, Soumya; Ravindran, Gherard D. The Unsung Heroes
Pooja R. Sridhar, Farah Naaz Fathima, Shruthi M. Kulkarni, Ramakrishna Bhooma Goud Article in Journal of Medical Sciences and Health
Mary George An Observational Multi-centric COVID-19 Sequelae Study among Health Care Workers
Ajay Kumar Shukla, Shubham Atal, Aditya Banerjee, Ratinder Jhaj, Sadasivam Balakrishnan, Preeta Kaur Chugh, Denis Xavier, Atiya Faruqui, Aakanksha Singh Real-world Evidence versus Randomized Controlled Trial: Which is Suitable for Low and Middle-income Countries?
Deepak Y Kamath 1 2, K B Bhuvana 1, Luke Joshua Salazar 3, Kiron Varghese 4, Anant Kamath 5, Jyoti Idiculla 6, Prem Pais 2, Shruthi Kulkarni 6, Bradi B Granger 7, Denis Xavier 1 2 No Data available for Books.
A Case of Persistent Headache Leading Section to Diagnosis of Lung Adenocarcinoma: An Atypical Presentation
Manasi Harale; Arun Biju; Bhavya Sri Yammanuru; Sreevidya Yekkaluru Dengue and HELLP: Beware of the Masquerade
Rohit Patnaik 1,✉, Shruthi Kulkarni 2, Nupur Karan 3 Dengue and HELLP: Beware of the Masquerade
Rohit Patnaik 1,✉, Shruthi Kulkarni 2, Nupur Karan 3 An Unusual Case of Asymmetrical Limb Spasticity in Tetanus
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DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE
| DOCTOR | Morning | Evening |
| Dr. Ratnamala Choudhury | Monday and Thursday | |
| Dr. Soumya Umesh | Monday and Thursday | |
| Dr. Thenmozhi .N | Monday and Thursday | |
| Dr. Mathew Jacob | Monday and Thursday | |
| Dr. Deepak Jacob | Monday and Thursday | Wednesday, Saturday |
| Dr. Nitisha Ann Josy | Monday and Thursday | |
| Dr. Greeshma Jim | Monday and Thursday | |
| Dr. Seena Sankar | Tuesday and Friday | |
| Dr. Shurthi M Kulkarni | Tuesday and Friday | Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday |
| Dr. Mary George | Tuesday and Friday | Monday to Thursday |
| Dr. Reshma P.K | Tuesday and Friday | |
| Dr. Sahana G. | Tuesday and Friday | Friday and Wednesday |
| Dr. Arun Biju Oommen | Tuesday and Friday | |
| Dr. Sachin Kumar | Tuesday and Friday | |
| Dr. Bhuvana Avabhratha | Tuesday and Friday | |
| Dr. Geetha Ann Francis | Wednesday and Saturday | Monday, Thursday, Friday , Saturday |
| Dr. Anasuya D.S | Wednesday and Saturday | Monday , Wednesday . Friday |
| Dr. Abdul Mateen Athar | Wednesday and Saturday | Tuesday , Thursday, Saturday |
| Dr. Savitha Anee Sebastian | Wednesday and Saturday | |
| Dr. Ashika Davis | Wednesday and Saturday | |
| Dr. Sukesh Gerard | Wednesday and Saturday | |
| Dr. Manoj Kumar .M | Wednesday and Saturday | |
| Dr. G.K Preethi | Wednesday and Saturday | |
| Dr. Sanath Manjunatha | Wednesday and Saturday |
SPECIAL CLINICS ( Infectious Disease Clinic )
| DOCTOR | DAYS | TIMINGS |
| Dr. Savitha Anne Sebastian | Monday | 2.00PM -4.00PM |
| Dr. Mary George .K | Thursday | 2.00PM -4.00PM |
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