Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College
and KEM Hospital.
Associate
Professor
April 2000
Till date
Dept. of Pharmacology & Therapeutics Seth GS Medical College
and KEM Hospital.
Teaching Responsibility
Teaching UG students through lectures, tutorials, practicals
Teaching PG students through seminars and group discussions
Examiner & Guide
MBBS Examiner, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences since 2000
MD(Pharmacology) - Guide since 2001
Administrative responsibility ( Institutional)
in charge Post Graduate training programme, Dept. of Pharmacology
& Therapeutics
In charge, Central Animal House
Member Secretary, Ethics Committee for Research on Human Subjects.
Member Secretary, Animal Ethics Committee.
Hon. Jt. Secretary, Gosumec Alumni Association.
Co-convenor, Students Cell.
Affiliations
Member, ICMR-FERCI
Member, Independent Ethics Committee (India)
Peer Reviewer for Indian Journal of Pharmacology Life Member,
Indian Pharmacological Society
Prizes won
Prize for Best free paper, "Evaluation of an herbal drug
in the treatment of haemorrhoids" presented at the conference
'Update Ayurveda-94' held in Feb.1994.
Co?author of paper "Evaluation of Ginkgo biloba as an
anti-platelet agent" which won Troikaa prize at the XIII
Annual Conference of The Indian Pharmacological Society (Gujarat
Chapter), 1997.
Prizes won
Prize for Best free paper, "Evaluation of an herbal drug
in the treatment of haemorrhoids" presented at the conference
'Update Ayurveda-94' held in Feb.1994.
Co?author of paper "Evaluation of Ginkgo biloba as an
anti-platelet agent" which won Troikaa prize at the XIII
Annual Conference of The Indian Pharmacological Society (Gujarat
Chapter), 1997.
Special training
Scientific communication workshop organised
by TN Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai in association
with Indian Association of Medical Journal Editors and ICMR, Jan
9-10 1999.
Basic Course in Statistics for Medical Doctors
organised by National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR) Chennai from
16 - 21 August 1999.
Workshop on Good Clinical Practice conducted by
Ethics Committee for Research on Human Subjects, Seth GS Medical
College & KEM Hospital, 17th & 18th April 2000.
National training course on Teaching Rational Drug Therapy
conducted by Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Utilization
of Drugs and WHO Essential Drug Policy, 5th - 11th September 2002.
Participation as Faculty in Workshops
Quality assurance Techniques in Phytopharmacology.
Pharmatech - 99, A workshop in Clinical Pharmacology organised by
Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College & KEM
Hospital, 5th - 13th April 1999.
Data Analysis and Interpretation. 1st Workshop
by School of Research, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
on Research Methodologies, 3rd to 5th August 2000.
Pitfalls in Herbal Research. Workshop on clinical
research in Ayurveda, Siddha Unani & Homeopathy organised by dept.
of Pharmacology & therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital,
16th - 21st April 2001.
Critical Analysis of Evidence. Workshop on Teaching
Rational Pharmacotherapy organised by Dept. of Pharmacology, TNMC
& BYL Nair Hospital and WHO - India Essential Drug Programme, New
Delhi, 19th - 20th August 2002.
ICMR-FERCAP Workshop for developing Standard Operating
Procedure for Institutional Ethics Committee, 17th - 19th
December 2002.
Ethical Issues in Animal Experimentation. ICMR
- WHO - MUHS Ethics Workhsop on Biomedical Research for Health Professional
Organised by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik,
7th March 2003.
Workshops Organised
Organised the Pre-conference Workshop and participated in organisation of the International Conference Update Ayurveda -98,
organised by Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, 11th - 14th February 1998.
Co-ordinated in Finance Committee activities for Pharmatech - 99, organised by Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, 5th - 13th April 1999.
Joint Organising Secretary for Pharmatech-2001, A workshop in Clinical Pharmacology organised by Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital
Research Work
Research Projects Completed
Evaluation of the protective effect of Tinospora cordifolia against neutropenia induced by cytotoxic drugs.
A study of platelet aggregation in pregnancy induced hypertension and its modulation by drugs.
Evaluation of a herbal formulation in the treatment of haemorrhoids.
Acute and subacute response of blood pressure to Prazosin GITS, Atenolol, Nifedipine SR and Enalapril in patients with uncomplicated Hypertension: An observer-blind, parallel group, comparative study.
Evaluation of Ginkgo biloba as an anti-platelet agent.
Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Immumod as an adjuvant in patients of chronic tonsillitis
Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of Immumod as an adjuvant in treatment of chronic suppurative otitis media.
Randomised, controlled, comparative, multicentric, observer blind, parallel group study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new herbal cough mixture with a standard cough mixture in patients with chronic bronchitis.
Evaluation and comparison of the efficacy of iron polymaltose complex with ferrous sulphate in iron deficiency anaemia in pregnant women - An open pilot study
Bioequivalence study of Vitamin E formulations
Research Projects Ongoing
Evaluation of Indian medicinal plants for anti-atherosclerotic effects and exploration of their possible mechanisms of action.
Evaluation of the estrogenic activity of Indian medicinal plants
Evaluation of the protective effect Solanum nigrum against gastritis and ulcers.
Papers presented
Protective effect of Tinospora cordifolia against neutropenia induced by cytotoxic drugs - Karande SA,
Thatte UM, Dahanukar SA - Paper presented at the XXIII Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society with 1st Conference of Pharmacologists of SAARC Countries,1990
Platelets and pregnancy induced hypertension - Karande SA,
Thatte UM, Dahanukar SA. Paper presented at the XVIII Annual Conference of Pharmacologists of Maharashtra, 1992
Antimicrobial Agents and platelet functions - Usha D, Karande SA,
Thatte UM, Dahanukar SA. Paper presented at the XVIII Annual Conference of Pharmacologists of Maharashtra, 1992
Evaluation of an herbal drug in the treatment of haemorrhoids - Kamat SK,Bapat RD, Dahanukar SA - Paper presented at Update Ayurveda -94, 1994
Evaluation of Ginkgo biloba as an anti-platelet agent - Kamat SK, Patki Kiran, Thatte UM, Dahanukar SA - Paper presented at the mid-term conference of Indian Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 1997.
Innovations in the practical programme for undergraduates - Kamat SK, Thatte UM, MP Muley , MP Shrivastava, Dahanukar SA - Paper presented at the XXXIII Annual Conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society, 2000
Evaluation of the efficacy of Iron Polymaltose Complex in comparison with Ferrous Sulphate in iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy - Soman AD, Kamat SK - Paper presented at the Association of Medical Women in India, Shirin Mehtaji Competition, 2003.
Publications
SK Kamat, UM Thatte, SA Dahanukar. Immunostimulant drugs of Herbal Origin. Cancer Newsletter April 1993
KC Patki, SJ Joglekar, SK Kamat, UM Thatte, ME Yeolekar, NN Rege, SA Dahanukar, AS Nanivadekar. Effect of Prazosin GITS, Atenolol, Nifedipine SR, and Enalapril on ADP-induced Platelet Aggregation. JAPI (1998) Suppl 1 : 26-29.
KC Patki, SJ Joglekar, SK Kamat, UM Thatte, ME Yeolekar, SA Dahanukar, AS Nanivadekar. Acute and subacute response of blood pressure to Prazosin GITS, Atenolol, Nifedipine SR, and Enalapril in uncomplicated hypertension: A randomised, Observer-blind, parellel group, comparitive study. Indian Heart J. (1996);suppl 1:31-36.
Books and Manuals
SK Kamat, NN Rege, UM Thatte, Eds. Research Methodologies in Ayurveda, 1st ed. Mumbai : Ayurvidyavardhini, 1994.
Kamat SK, Thatte UM, Rege NN, Eds. Teachers' Manual for Practicals in II MBBS Teaching Programme.(MUHS), Mumbai: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, 2002.
Dr. (Mrs) Sandhya Kaustubh Kamat
( nee Sandhya Arun Karande)
