
RGUHS Nat. J. Pub. Heal. Sci Vol: 13 Issue: 2 eISSN: pISSN
Advisory Board
- Dr. M. K. Ramesh
Hon. Vice Chancellor, RGUHS, Karnataka
- Mr. A B Basavaraju, IAS
Registrar
RGUHS, Karnataka
- Dr. N Ramakrishna Reddy
Registrar Evaluation
RGUHS, Karnataka
- Mr. Manjunath Hegde, KSAS
Finance Officer, RGUHS, Karnataka
- Dr Suja K Shreedhar
Deputy Director, Advanced Research, RGUHS, Karnataka
Editor in Chief
Dr. P. S. Shankar
Emeritus Professor of Medicine,
KBN Institute of Medical Sciences,
Deepti, Behind District Court,
kalaburagi
Editor
Dr. Bala Bhaskar S
Professor of Anaesthesiology,
VIMS,
Ballari,
India
Advisors
Dr P G Girish
Director of Medical Education,
Bengaluru
Dr G S Venkatesh
Former Director, Advanced Research,
RGUHS,
Bengaluru
Jyothi Patil
Associate Pathologist,
Rush-Copley Medical Center,
Aurora IL, USA
Dr Om Prakash Sharma
Senior Consultant in Geriatrics,
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals,
New Delhi
Associate Editors
Dr Ramesh Bhat M
Professor of Dermatology
Fr. Muller Medical College
Mangaluru
Dr. Anand Alladi
Professor and Head, Department of Paediatric Surgery,
Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute,
Bengaluru
Assistant Editors
Dr. Wilma Delphine Silvia
CR Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry,
Bowring & Lady Curzon Medical College & Research Institute,
Shivaji Nagar
Bengaluru
Dr. Sudhir M Naik
Professor and Head, Department of ENT Head Neck Oncosurgery,
Oxford Medical College & Research Hospital,
Bengaluru
Editorial Members
Dr. Afzal Khan
AK Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology
MVJ Medical College & Research Hospital, Hoskote,
Bengaluru
Dr. Anuradha K
Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology
Mysore Medical College & Research Institute
Mysuru
Dr Sithalaxmi S
Professor & Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine
St.John’s Medical College & Hospital
Bengaluru
Dr. Sanjeeva G N
Associate Professor of Paediatrics
Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health
Bengaluru
Dr Jagadeesh N
Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vydehi Institute of Medical Science & Research Centre,
82 EPIP Area,
Whitefield
Bengaluru
Dr. Geetha C R
Professor & Head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology,
MS Ramaiah Institute of Medical Sciences,
Bengaluru
Dr. Arvind Kumar B Sangavi
Associate Professor, Department of ENT,
Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences
Raichur
Dr. Rajshekar I Koujagi
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine,
Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences
Bidar
Dr. Ravikiran Kisan
Associate Professor of Physiology
Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences
Madikeri