Dr. Vinutha Shankar

Academic Qualifications: MBBS, MD

EXPERIENCE

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teaching Physiology to the undergraduate students of 1st year MBBS and MD postgraduates.
• Helping the postgraduate students in their thesis as a Guide & co-guide.

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

• Autonomic function
• Neurophysiology

PUBLICATIONS

Details of important publications:
1. Influence of Short Term Yoga Retreat on Stress and Anxiety Levels in Patients Suffering from Psychosomatic Disorders. International Journal of Physiology 2018 ; 6(1):65-69
2. An Interventional Study of Physical Activity on HbA1C and VO2max in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Vittal, Vineetha,Shankar Vinutha, Kutty, Karthiyanee, Kumar, S. V. Anil: Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 2016; 60(1) : 76–81
3. A short term integrated yoga practice improves quality of life. Journal of evolution of research in human physiology2016Month :JuneVolume:2 Issue :1
4. Effect of stress and anxiety on first year medical students Sumitra Sudharkodhy , Karthiyanee Kutty , Vinutha Shankar M. S. , Patil N. J. , Balan K. World journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences Volume 5, Issue 5, 1197-1204
5. Effect of Short Term Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy on Memory Scores in type 2 Diabetes mellitus Patients. Banu R, Vinutha Shankar MS, Karthiyanee Kutty T.Indian journal of clinical Anatomy and Physiology. 2015; 2(4) : 174-176.
6. Effect of Excessive Noise Exposure on Granite Factory Workers.Ashwini Priyanka V, Karthiyanee Kutty T, Vinutha Shankar MS.Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2015 ; 278-4748/Vol.4 95 : 16102-16105.
7. Effect of Integrated Yoga on Emotional Dimensions of the Participants in Svyasa.Sindhu R, Karthiyanee Kutty T, Vinutha Shankar MS.Journal of Evidence based Medicine and health care. 2015 ; 2(45) : 8136-8138
8. “Effect of integrated yoga on emotional dimensions of the participants in svyasa”Sindhu R, Karthiyanee Kutty T, Vinutha Shankar MS
9. Serum insulin and glucose tolerance in hypo and hyperthyroid states. Raja Reddy P, Vinuthashankar MS, NachalAnnamalai, Anil NS. The Journal of Physiology and Health. 110, 242 – 246.
10. Efficacy of short-term Yoga therapy program on quality of life in patients with psychosomatic ailments. Sumit Garg, CS Ramya, Vinutha Shankar, KarthiyaneeKutty. Indian J Psychiatry 2015; 57: 78.
11. Helicobacter pylori infection and hypertension: Is there an association? Vinutha Shankar MS, AVM Kutty, Nachal Annamalai Biomedical Research 2012; 23 (4)
12. Relation between anthropometric measurements and serum lipid profile among cardiometabolically healthy subjects – A pilot Study.Sumit Garg, Vinutha Shankar MS, Nachal Annamalai, Karthiyanee Kutty. Indian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism
13. Age Related Changes in the Parasympathetic Control of the Heart. Vinutha Shankar MS, Shivakumar Veeraiah "International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 6, June 2012 Edition".
14. Low achievers: Are they really slow learners? Vinutha Shankar MS, NTTC Bulletin, Sep2011, Vol 18.2, p4
15. Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of traffic policemen regarding the auditory effects of noise. Kavana G Venkatappa, Vinutha Shankar MS, Nachal Annamalai. Indian J Physiol Pharmac 2012; 56(1), 69-73.
16. Study of association between noise levels and stress in traffic policemen of Bengaluru city.Kavana G Venkatappa, MS Vinutha Shankar. Biomedical Journal 2012; 23(1):135-138.
17. Visual evoked potentials in non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus without retinopathy: A pilot study. Bhanu R, Vinutha Shankar MS, Nachal Annamali. Current Neurobiology 2012; 3(1).
18. Effect of mobile phone usage on hearing threshold: A pilot study. CS Ramya, Kutty Karthiyanee, Shankar Vinutha. Indian Journal of Otology, Oct 2011,17(4):p159.
19. Gender Variation in pain perception after intravenous cannulationin adults, Jagadamba A, Karthiyanee Kutty, Vinutha Shankar MS, Nachal Annamalai, Ravi Madhusudhana,.Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. ISSN:1092-406X.
20. Ischaemic heart disease and glycaemic control in type-2 diabetes mellitus by questionnaire method. TR Yathish, N Annamalai, V Shankar - Pak J Physiol, 2010 24. Intermittent claudication among smokers. T. R. Yathish, N. Annamalai, Vinutha Shankar in the Electronic Physician
21. Association of low density lipoprotein levels and glycaemic control in type-2 diabetes mellitus. Yathish TR.1, Nachal Annamalai, Vinutha shankar in IJOEM.
22. Changes in the Learning Style in Medical Students during their MBBS course. UG Shenoy, K Kutty, Vinutha Shankar MS- International Journal of Scientific Research and Publications 2012 - ijsrp.org
23. Small-groups Application-based Learning Approach (SABLA): from Pilot to Curricular Change in Physiology: M. S. Vinutha Shankar, Karthiyanee Kutty and Thomas Chacko ...479
24. Shetty, Ashwini K., Vinutha Shankar, and Karthiyanee Kutty. "Effect of cigarette smoking on hearing thresholds using pure tone audiometry." (2018).
25. Venkatappa KG, Shankar V, Sparshadeep EM. Effect of road traffic noise on auditory threshold in traffic policemen. Int J Curr Res Biol Med. 2018;3(6):12-7.
26. Bhanu R, Shankar MV, Kutty K. A study of cognitive assessment in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2019;9(10):991-5.
27. Shankar MV, Kutty K, Chacko T. Medical Education Small-groups Application-based Learning Approach (SABLA): from Pilot to Curricular Change in Physiology. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2018;62(4):479-82.
28. Sundaram P, Shankar MV, Aswathappa J, Kutty K. Evaluation of Pulmonary Function in Rice Mill Workers. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019;63(3):192-7.
29. Shankar V. Low Achievers–Are They Really Slow Learners?. Effective Educational Practices in Health Profession Education. 2020 Jun:132.
30. Pagadala P, Shankar V. Moringa olifera: constituents and protective effects on organ systems. Physiology and Pharmacology. 2020 Jun 10;24(2):82-8.
31. Sudharkodhy S, Kutty K, Patil NJ, Shankar V. Short term effect of integrated Yoga on anxiety, stress and heart rate variability in first year medical student. Indian J Clinic Anat Physiol. 2018 Jan;5:97-103
32. Pravallika, Vinutha Shankar MS . Feeding Behaviour and its Association with Stress: A Review. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2019 Mar 1;13(3).
33. Suresh K, Shankar V, CD D. Impact of REM sleep deprivation and sleep recovery on circulatory neuroinflammatory markers. Sleep Sci.2021;14(1):64-68
34. Seetharam SP, Shankar V, Udupa K, Reddy N, Raveesha A. Alterations in heart rate variability before and after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ischaemic heart disease. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2022 Oct 10;66(3):188-95.
35. Pagadala P, Shankar MV, Hemalatha A, Shashidhar KN. Effect of Moringa oleifera leaves on hematological profile of fluorosis affected rats. Bioinformation. 2022;18(1):14.
36. Bhat SK, Manja V, Shankar V, Umakanth S. Manipal Journal of Medical SciencesBhanu R, Shankar MV, Pramodh V. Does gender influence P300 latency and mini mental state examination score in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients?. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2022;12(4):468-71.
37. Seetharam SP, Shankar MV, Reddy N. A narrative review of clinical applications of systolic time intervals. Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences. 2022 Jan 1;8(1):1. Pernaje Seetharam S, Shankar MS V, Udupa K, Reddy N. Prognostic value of heart rate variability in acute coronary syndrome. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 2022 Oct 4;34(3):337-47.
38. Konakanchi S, Raavi V, Ml HK, Shankar V. Impact of chronic sleep deprivation and sleep recovery on hippocampal oligodendrocytes, anxiety-like behavior, spatial learning and memory of rats. Brain Research Bulletin. 2023 Feb 1;193:59-71
39. Konakanchi S, Raavi V, Ml HK, Shankar V. Effect of chronic sleep deprivation and sleep recovery on hippocampal CA3 neurons, spatial memory and anxiety-like behavior in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 2022 Jan 1;187:107559.
40. Vinutha S. Research in Undergraduate Medical Education: Effectiveness of Conducting Research Methodology Workshops. J Clin Biomed Sci 2023; 13(3): 65- 66. https://doi.org/10.58739/jcbs/v13i3.23.8, Indexed in Index Copernicus

Major memberships of National/international Bodies- APPI, ASSOPICON, AHPE