Editor-in-Chief

Dr R. B Nerli
Director, KLES KIDNEY FOUNDATION
Professor and Head Dept. of Urology
KLE University’s JN Medical College, Belgaum - 590 010
Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota, USA
Honorary Secretary, Association of Southern Urologists (South Zone -USI)

Associate Editors

Dr. Sunil Jalalpure
Deputy Director
Dr. Prabhakar Kore basic science Research Center
KLE University, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi
Dr.V. M.Pattanshetti
Associate Professor
Dept. of Surgery
KLEU JNMC, Belagavi

Managing Editor

Dr. Harpreet Kour
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physiology,
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi

Editorial Secretaries

Dr Punya Angadi
Professor
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology
KLEU VKIDS, Belagavi
Dr. Bhavana Doshi
Associate Professor
Department of Skin & VD
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi

Editorial Assistantss

Dr. Sheetal U. Harakuni
Professor
Department of Microbiology
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr. Deepti. M. Kadeangadi
Associate Professor
Department of Community Medicine
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr. Bheemsain V. Tekkalaki
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr Anita Teli
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr. Kirankumar Hullatti
Professor
Department of Pharmacogonosy,
KLE University College of Pharmacy Belagavi

Dr. Basavaraj R Tubaki
Dept. of Kayachakitsa
KLE Shri BMK Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi

Dr. Aarti Mahishale
Dept. of OBG Physiotherapy
KLEU Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi

Dr. Bhagyashree Patil
Associate Professor
Department Pulmonary Medicine
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr. Urmila Kagal
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr Shridevi Metgud
Assistant Professor Department of OBGYN
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr Shweta Hugar
Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontics
KLE, VKIDS, Belagavi

Dr.Pramod C. Gadad
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology,
KLE University's College of Pharmacy, Hubballi, Karnataka, India

Dr Pradeep Grapurohit
Dept. of Panchkarma
KLE Shri BMK Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi

Mr. Manjunath Sogalad
Assistant. Professor
Department of Mental Health Nursing
KLE Institute of Nursing Sciences, Belagavi

Dr Vikrant Ghatnatti
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr Sameer Haveri
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr Preeti R Inamdar
Assistant Professor
Department of Paediatrics
KLEU J.N Medical College Belagavi.

Dr Manjula M
Reader,
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, KLEU VKIDS, Belagavi

Dr. Mahesh B. Palkar
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharma-Chemistry,
KLES College of Pharmacy, Hubballi

Dr. Deepa Metgud
Professor,
Department of Paediatric Physiotherapy
KLEU Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi

Mr. Shivaraj Dandagi
Assistant Professor Department of Community Health Nursing
KLE Institute of Nursing Sciences, Belagavi

Advisory Board

Dr.Vivek Saoji
Vice-Chancellor
KLE University, Belagavi, Karnataka

Dr. M. V. Jali
Medical Director & CEO,
Chief Diabetologist
KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital,
KLEU J.N. Medical College, Belagavi

Dr. B. M. Patil
Principal & Dean
KLE University’s College of Pharmacy, Belagavi,

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Principal,
KLE Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi

Dr. Shivaprasad. S. Goudar
Professor
Department of Physiology,
KLEU Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi

Dr P A Patil
Professor
Dept of Pharmacology
USM KLE IMP, Belagavi

Dr. Padmaja R Walvekar
Professor,
Department of Community Medicine,
Convener, Regional Training Centre for MET, KLEU JNMC, Belagavi.

Dr. N.K Tyagi
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, KLE University, Belagavi

Dr.V.D. Patil
Registrar,
KLE University, Belagavi

Dr. B.S. Kodkany
Director
Research Foundation
KLE University Belagavi.

Dr. B. Sreenivasa Prasad
Principal,
KLE Shri BMK Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi.

Dr.R.S.Mudhol
Professor,
Department of ENT
KLEU Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi.

Dr G. S. Gaude
Professor
Department of Pulmonary Medicine
KLEU Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi.

Dr. Mahesh Kamte
Department of Pediatrics
Professor
KLEU Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi.

Dr Sunita Y Patil
Professor of Pathology,
Co-convenor, Regional Training Centre for MET, KLEU JNMC, Belagavi

Dr. Subhash S. Karki
KLEU College of Pharmacy, Bangaluru

Dr. N.S. Mahantshetti
Principal,
KLEU Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi

Dr. Alka Kale
Principal,
KLE VKIDS, Belagavi,

Prof. (Dr).Sudha Raddi
Principal,
KLE Institute of Nursing Sciences,
Belgaum

Dr. Ravishankar Naik
Professor
Department of Neurology
KLEU Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi

Dr Rekha Patil
Professor
Department of Medicine
KLEU Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi

Prof. (Dr).M.S.Ganachari
Professor,
Department of Pharmacy Practice,
KLEU College of Pharmacy,
Belagavi

Dr. Nayana Hashilkar
Co-Convener, MCI Nodal Centre Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmacology,
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi

Dr. Mubashir Angolkar
Associate Professor
Department of Public Health,
Co-ordinator-Bioethics, KLEU JNMC, Belagavi

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Dr. Abdul Ahad
Department of Periodontics,
Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College,
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh - 202002, India.

Prof Dr.B.P.Shelley
Professor and Head,
Fellowship in Cognitive Behavioural Neurology(UK)
Department of Neurology Yenepoya University
Mangalore

Dr. Dilip Kumar Das
Professor and Head
Department of Community Medicine
Burdwan Medical College
Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal

Prof. Dr. I. Meignana Arumugham
Professor Dept. of Public Health Saveetha Dental College
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Dr M S PAL
(Ergonomics/Biomedical Engineering)
Scientist-'F'
Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences
Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) Min. of Defense,
Delhi-110054

Dr. Ravinarayan Acharya
Prof & Head
Dept of Dravyaguna,
IPGT & RA, Gujarat Ayurved University Jamnagar, Gujarat, India

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Jain
Vice Dean & Professor, Department of Anatomy,
Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College & Research Centre, Delhi Road,
Moradabad, U.P. India: 24400

Dr Shashidhar KN
Professor & HOD, Biochemistry
Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar,Karnataka-563101

Dr. Arun Patil
Dy. Director of Research
Professor in Biochemistry
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, Karad
Karad-415539, Maharashtra, India

Dr Chinmay Shah
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology
Govt. Medical College
Bhavnagar – 364001

Dr. Gajanan Velhal
Additional Professor,
Dept of Community Medicine.
T.N.Medical College, Mumbai,
Dr. A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai-08.

Dr Kausal Das
Professor of Physiology
Laboratory of Vascular Physiology & Medicine
BLDE University’s
Shri.B.M.Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre
Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka, India

Dr Mohit Sharma
Department of Cardio-vascular and thoracic surgery
S.M.S. Medical College,
Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Dr. Sivapathasundharam B
Professor and Head,
Department of Oral pathology,
Meenakshi Ammal Dental college, Chennai, India

Dr Shashikala
Coordinator, DOME Professor & Head, Department of Pathology
S. S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center
Davangere-577005, Karnataka, India

Dr.Shashank Purwar
I/c Registrar and Associate professor of Microbiology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (MP) India

Dr. Bikash Medhi
Professor , Additional Medical Superintendent
Department of Pharmacology, PGIMER,
Chandigarh, India

Dr D.C. Katoch
Adviser (Ayurveda), Ministry of Ayurveda,
Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) AYUSH

Dr Galib
Associate Professor
Dept of RS & BK
All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi

Dr. M. Balasubramanyam
Dean of Research Studies & Senior Scientist
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF)
Gopalapuarm, Chennai – 600 086.

Dr. Prabhat Tewari
Professor,
Cardiovascular Anaesthesia,
Department of Anaesthesiology SGPGIMS, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh, India

Dr. Sajith Kumar R
Professor Department of Infectious Diseases Government Medical College Kottayam

Dr. Subarna Roy
Scientist E, National Institute of Traditional Medicine
Nehru Nagar National Highway no. 4
Belagavi - 590010.

Dr. Sriranjini
Research Associate
Ramiah Indic Speciality Ayurveda A unit of Gokula Education Foundation (Medical) New BEL Road,
MSR Nagar Mathikere P O Bengalure-54

Dr. Tejinder Singh
Convener, MCI Nodal Centre,
Professor, Department of Paediatrics,
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana 141008, Punjab.

Dr. Thuppil Venkatesh
Principal Advisor,
Quality Council of India (QCI) and
National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India (NRCLPI)
St. John's Medical College, Bangalore -34, Karnataka, India

International Advisory Board

Dr Asim Shukla
Children's Hospital of Philadelpha
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Dr. Dilip Das
Department of Pathology
Kuwait University, Kuwait

Dr Mohan S. Gundeti
The University of Chicago Medicine
Comer Children’s Hospital
5721 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

Dr Swaroop Margale
Cardio Thoracic Anesthetist
University of Queensland, Australia.

Dr Abubakar Yaro FRSA
Africa Health Research Organization
Accra North Ghana

Jayne Needham
Midwifery Lecturer/Admissions Officer (Midwifery)
School of Health Sciences Edith Cavell Building
University of East Anglia Norwich Research Park Norwich
Norfolk NR4 7TJ.

Dr. Praveen Arany
Assitant Professor,
Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo
Assistant Clinical Investigator, Cell Regulation and Control Unit
National Institutes 0f Health

Dr.Samin K Sharma
Interventional Cardiologist
Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L.
Levy Place, Box 1030, New York

Dr. Annaiah Chandrakanth
Faculty, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
College of Medicine, Canada

Dr. Joao Luiz Pippi Salle
Professor and Division Head
Department of Surgery (Pediatric Urology)
Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar

Dr.Prakash Mungli, MD
Associate Professor, Medical Biochemistry
University of Medicine and Health Sciences
St.Kittis New York

Mr Thippeswamy Billahalli
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Respiratory Medicine
Homerton University Hospita Homerton Row, London E9 6SR

Dr.Uma Gaur
Department of Anatomy, The University of the West Indies
Cave Hill, Barbados

Dr. Venkata R. Jayanthi
Section of Pediatric Urology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH