
Your Basic Sciences Faculty Directory

Andy Vaithilingam, M.Ed., M.D., Ph.D.
Academic Dean
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Neuro-Oncology / Neuropharmacology, Victoria Hospital, Canada
Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, University of Western Ontario
M.D. in Saba University School of Medicine, Netherlands
M.Ed. at University of Western Ontario, Canada
B.Sc. in Medical Genetics University of Toronto, Canada
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMICAL SCIENCES

Prof. T. V. Sundaresha Dean of Pre-Medical Sciences
Professor of Anatomy & Neuroanatomy
MS, FAGE, (MAHE MANIPAL)

Dr. Venkatesh Bheemaiah Dean of Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Course Director
MBBS, (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College Bangalore)
Diploma in Industrial Health, (Bangalore medical college, Bangalore)

Pushparaj Shetty, M.B.B.S.
Executive Chief Proctor, NBME
Associate professor, Preclinical sciences
NBME ECP, Executive Chief Proctor
M.B.B.S., Government Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Medical Registration: Karnataka Medical Council, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr Amruta Rajput
Assistant professor (Anatomy)

Mr. Safeer Khan
Senior Lecturer of Anatomy & Dissection
Kasturba Medical College, Mengalore, India

Stella Ebere-Shepherd, M.D.
Tutor
Department of Anatomical Sciences
M.D. Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, St. Kitts

Dr. Bobby Jose Puthisserry , M.B.B.S.
Adjunct Professor
DNB in Neurosurgery
Fellow Interventional Neurosurgery (Japan)
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Guri Tzivion, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Research Education
Ph.D., Immunology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Postdoctoral Training, Cancer Biology, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA
M.Sc., Immunology and Microbiology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Dr. Vivek R. Joshi
Course Director ICM Series & Associate Professor of Biochemistry
MD Biochemistry, from Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University
MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum. From Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Donna Patey, B.S., B.Ed., M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology and Introduction to Clinical Medicine

Dr. Baby Maloor
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
PhD (Trinity College, Dublin)

Ajay Rana, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Kubinski/Das Gupta Endowed Professor and Director of Research
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Calcutta, India
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA
M.S., Zoology, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India

Zhijun Luo, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Boston University School of MedicineM.D., Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang, China
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
M.Sc., Medical Genetics, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China

Dr. Oghenerukevwe Odjimogho
Tutor, Department of Microbiology & Preclinical Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY

Dr. Vishal Surender, M.D. Vice Dean
Associate Dean of Clerkship
Associate Professor, Medical Physiology
M.D., Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, India
FITAR., St. Georges Medical University, Grenada
ECFMG Certification

C.B. Jayalakshmi, M.B.B.S.
Associate Dean of Clerkship
M.B.B.S, Bangalore Medical College, Karnataka, India.
Medical Registration: Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr Ravi Rajput
Associate professor (Pharmacology) and Chair- Basic Sciences curriculum Committee

Dr. Samal Nauhria, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Associate Professor, Pathology
M.B.B.S.- Government Medical College, Patiala, India
M.D. Pathology- Maharishi Markandeshwar University, India

Dr. Bikramajit Singh Saroya
Assistant Professor of Pathology
MBBS, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal University, Karnataka, India ECFMG CERTIFIED

Rafael Fridman, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Professor of Pathology
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Ph.D., Tumor Biology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, Bethesda, MD
M.Sc., Developmental Biology, Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

Dr. Kusai M. Salhanie
Tutor
Department of Pathology
M.D. Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, St. Kitts

Emmanuel Uchechukwu Ukeneny
Clinical Tutor, Department of Biochemistry & AICM

Dr. Sabyasachi Maity
Ph.D - Associate Professor of Medical Physiology
PhD in Neuropysiology, University of Alberta School of Medicine, Edmonton, Alberta
DEPARTMENT OF PRECLINICAL SCIENCES

Dr.Dev Kumar Shah
Associate Professor (Medical Physiology)
Chair – Student Promotions Committee



Dr. Arthur Dilibe
MD,Clinical Tutor
Department of Preclinical Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Izben C. Williams, MD, DM Psych, MPH, Psychiatry, Public Health
Professor of Behavioural Science
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Ethics, Course Director
PRE-MEDICAL SCIENCES

Prof. T. V. Sundaresha Dean of Pre-Medical Sciences
Professor of Anatomy & Neuroanatomy
MS, FAGE, (MAHE MANIPAL)

E. Veipushitha, M.D., Director of Admissions
Lecturer, Biology, Pre-Medicine
M.D., Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, St. Kitts
B.Sc., Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada

Dr. Samuel Taiwo Alawode, M.D.
Lecturer, Pre-Medical Science & PIGS
M.D. Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, St. Kitts

Jamaine Rowe, B.Sc.
Lecturer, Chemistry & Physics
M.D. Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, St. Kitts
B.Sc., Biological Sciences, Northern Caribbean University, Jamaica
M.D. Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, St. Kitts

Uchechukwu E. Amaefuna, M.D.
Lecturer, Patho-Physiology, Psychology & Ethics
Psychology and Medical Ethics, Pre-Medical Sciences
M.D. Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, St. Kitts