
RGUHS Nat. J. Pub. Heal. Sci Vol: 12 Issue: 4 eISSN: pISSN
Advisory Board
- Dr. M. K. Ramesh
Hon. Vice Chancellor, RGUHS, Karnataka
- Mr. M R Ravi Kumar, IAS
Registrar
RGUHS, Karnataka
- Dr. N Ramakrishna Reddy
Registrar Evaluation
RGUHS, Karnataka
- Mr. Manjunath Hegde, KSAS
Finance Officer, RGUHS, Karnataka
- Dr. Dayanand M
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