DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE , JIPMER, PUDUCHERRY.

1.      Faculty members and their research interests:

Name of the Faculty & Designation	Research Interest	E-mail Address
Dr. T.K. Dutta Professor & Head	Hematology, Nephrology & Tropical diseases	tkduttajipmer@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. R.P. Swaminathan Professor	Rheumatology, Respiratory Medicine, Hypertension & Tropical diseases	rpsmed@gmail.com
Dr. Abdoul Hamide Professor	Infectious diseases, Gastroenterology	hamidmk@yahoo.com
Dr. DKS. Subrahmanyam Professor	Geriatrics & Cardiology	dkssr@sify.com
Dr. T. Kadhiravan Assistant Professor	Infectious diseases, critical care	kadhiravan@gmail.com
Dr. Suryanarayana. B.S Assistant Professor	Nephrology, Rheumatology, Respiratory Medicine, Tropical diseases, HIV, Infectious diseases.	sujukumi@gmail.com
Dr. Mukta Wyawa Hare Assistant Professor	Infectious diseases, Diabetes, Pregnancy Medicine	mukta.v@rediffmail.com
Dr. Jothi Wadhwa Assistant Professor		drjyoti48@yahoo.com
Dr. K.V. Vinod Assistant Professor	Haematology Infectious Diseases	drkvv@rediffmail.com
Dr. Chanaveerappa Bammigatti Assistant Professor	Tropical diseases & Rheumatology, Diabetes.	bammigatti@yahoo.com

2.      No. Of Post-graduate admission per year :

M.D. - 8

3.      Highlights of patient care provided :

In addition to regular out-patient duties, following special clinics are conducted:

Hematology (Wednesday afternoon), Respiratory Medicine and Diabetes / Endocrinology (Tuesday forenoon), HIV/Gastroenterology (Thursday afternoon), Nephrology (Thursday afternoon).

4.      Special equipments available:

Ultrasonography color Doppler, C-arm image and intensifier with digital display unit, Endoscopy, Gastroscopes, Sigmoidoscope, Colonoscope, Hemodialysis machine, Continuous cardiac monitoring, NIBP, Jet Ventilators, Bird ventilator, Bear Ventilator ABG machine, Infusion pump, ECG/defibrillator, Peritoneal dialysis.

5.      Major research activities:

v Cardiomyopathy and Beta Blocker therapy.

v “Pondicherry Diabetes Study” – a project funded by DST in nearing completion. It involves screening of 1000 Pondicherry Government employees for the presence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidemia.

v Study on Tremors.

v Screening  for Gestational diabetes mellitus.

v Cardiac disorders in HIV infected patients.

v Thrombophilias – A clinicohaematological study.

v Risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction in thrombolysed and non-thrombolysed patients.

v Effect of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on left ventricular geometry and function.