About
Areas of Interest
Teaching – Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoeconomics, and Evidence-Based Medicine.
Research – Medication therapy management in chronic diseases, Evidence synthesis, Pharmacovigilance data mining, and Health economics & outcomes research.
Education
Ph.D. in Pharmacy Practice @ JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS AHER, Mysuru in 2019
M.Pharm in Pharmacy Practice @ National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) S.A.S. Nagar in 2012
B.Pharm @ Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Tirupati in 2010
Scholastic Achievements
Selected for M. Pharm through NIPER-JEE 2010 with all India rank 510
Qualified in Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT-2010) conducted by MS University, Baroda, with all India rank 1401
Qualified in Engineering Common Entrance Test (ECET-2007) conducted by JNTU, Hyderabad, with state rank 26
Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Guwahati, Changsari, Kamrup (R) - 781101, Assam, India (17th August 2020 to Till Date)
Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS AHER, Mysuru – 570 015, Karnataka, India (17th October 2012 to 14th August 2020)
Academic Preceptor, Department of Cardiology and Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, JSS Hospital, Mysuru – 570 004, Karnataka, India (1st July 2015 to 14th August 2020)
Doctoral Research Experience
Impact of Medical Conditions and Medication Use during Pregnancy on Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study
Technical Skills
Cognizance of Systematic reviews, Meta-analysis, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoeconomics and Clinical Research.
Data retrieval from various bibliographic databases like PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, EBSCO, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, etc.
Conversant with the use of databases such as VigiLyze, OpenVigil, Lexicomp, Micromedex, Medscape, Clinical Key, MedicineComplete, etc. and software such as Revman 5.4, SPSS 29.0, Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, SAS 9.1.3, STATA 12.0 and Minitab
Proficiency in Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Reference management software like Endnote plus, Zotero and Mendeley.
Training Received
Academic Training: Received training on “Advanced Pharmacoepidemiology” at Quality Use of Medicine and Pharmacy Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide from 13th April to 10th July 2015
Clinical Training: Received training on “Identifying Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Reactions” and “Drug Utilization Review of Anti-diabetic Drugs” at St. Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi from 1st June to 6th July 2011
Industrial Training: Received training on “Production and Q.A” at Chinnikem Pharmaceuticals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh from 1st May to 31st May 2009; Training on “Pharmacovigilance – Industry Perspective” at GSS Pharma Private Limited, Bangalore from 3rd to 7th April 2017
Certificate Courses Completed
PGIMER, Chandigarh – ‘Online Course on Economic Evaluation for Health Technology Assessment’ from 1st April 2023 to 31st August 2023
Clarivate Analytics – ‘JCR-South Asia Training & Certification Program 2020’ on 3rd June, 2020
Uppsala Monitoring Centre – ‘Statistical Reasoning and Algorithms in Pharmacovigilance’ on 12th April 2019
Clarivate Analytics – ‘Web of Science Advanced Series’ on 11th October 2018
Clarivate Analytics – ‘Web of Science Basic Series’ on 10th September 2018
Uppsala Monitoring Centre – ‘Signal Detection and Causality Assessment’ on 28th December 2017
PowerPak CE – ‘Warfarin Associated Coagulopathy: Reversal Options and Practical Considerations for the Pharmacist’ on 26th January 2016
PowerPak CE – Treatment Options for the Prevention of Acute Coronary Syndromes Post-Myocardial Infarction – 26th January 2016
ISPOR Distance Learning Module – ‘Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics’ on 10th June 2013
SAS – ‘Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9’ on 17th March 2011
Winsoft Computer Education – ‘Diploma in Computer Applications’ on 29th May 2006
Other Academic and Non-Academic Appointments at NIPER Guwahati
In-charge, Academic and Examination Activities
Coordinator, Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) NIPER-Guwahati Foundation
Coordinator, Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre (AMC) for Pharmacovigilance Program of India (PvPI)
Coordinator, Placement Committee
Scientific Coordinator, Bio-NEST NIPER Guwahati
Member, NIRF Committee
Member, ARIIA Ranking Framework Committee
Member, Local Purchase Committee
Member, Environment and Safety Committee
Member, Institutional Electrical Committee
Member, Foreign National Admission Cell
Member, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee
Editorial Team Member, NIPER-G Newsletter (Jan 2022 – March 2023)
Member of Professional Associations
Member - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (ID#: 105481)
Member – International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ID#: 12482)
Member – International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ID #: 32768)
Member – International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ID #: 28273)
Member – Cochrane
Life Member – The Indian Pharmaceutical Association (ID #: KTK/MYS/LM/0069)
Countries Visited
Australia (2)
Austria
China
Czech Republic
France
Hong Kong
Japan
Mauritius (2)
Singapore
South Africa
Switzerland
Taiwan (2)
Thailand