Forensic Medicine
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology was started in 1999.Department has maintained an unparalleled track record in academics as well as in the field of research. Our vision is to train and encourage the Indian medical graduates to apply their medical knowledge in the administration of justice. We strive to provide knowledge regarding clinical Forensic Medicine for under graduate and post graduate students.We also encourage research activities and reinforce the principles of biomedical ethics among students, researchers and teachers.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
- MBBS
- MD
- PGDFAO
- PhD.
LABORATORY FACILITIES
Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit (CFMU),State of the art Laboratory and museum, Forensic anthropology unit, Serology, Toxicology, Simulation/Skill Lab, Mannequins for medico legal context, Mortuary and cold storage
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
“Museum as Fountain of Learning” as a part of social responsibility initiative.
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS
Department have MOU with various national and international institutes such as Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Germany, EquipoArgentino De AnthroplologieForense, Argentina, Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore, India.
OTHERS
Active member of Asia Pacific Medico Legal Agencies (APMLA)
Faculty
Dr. Kishor Kumar B.
- DesignationProfessor & HOD
- Email kishorkumbala1970@gmail.com
|
Degree |
Specialization |
College |
University |
Year
|
|
MBBS
|
- |
VIMS, Bellary
|
Gulbarga University |
March 1998 |
|
MD
|
Forensic
Medicine |
Govt.
Medical College, Calicut
|
Calicut University |
November 2005 |
|
Designation |
Institution |
Tenure
|
|
|
Tutor |
Govt.
Medical College, Calicut
|
01.12.2002 |
30.11.2005 |
|
Assistant Professor
|
Yenepoya
Medical College, Mangalore
|
07.02.2006 |
10.05.2012 |
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Associate Professor |
Yenepoya
Medical College, Mangalore
|
11.05.2012 |
30.06.2020 |
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Additional Professor & HOD |
Yenepoya
Medical College, Mangalore |
01.07.2020 |
25.12.2022 |
|
Professor & HOD |
Yenepoya
Medical College, Mangalore |
26.12.2022 |
Till date |
Artificial Penile Nodules-as a tool for Identification.
Dr. Kishor Kumar B,Badiadka KK, Vasu S, D’Souza DH.
J South India Medicolegal Assoc. 2010;2(1):28-30.
Victim profile and influencing factors in traumatic deaths on railway tracks in Calicut, Kerala. Medico-Legal Update. 2010;10(2):25-27.
Badiadka KK, Vasu S, D’Souza DH.
Medico-Legal Update. 2010;10(2):25-27.
An unusual case of self-strangulation by ligature.
Badiadka KK, Kanchan T, D Souza DH, Subhash K, Vasu S.
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2012;19(7):434-6.
An accidental death due to electric grinder: dupatta as a strangulation hazard.
D Souza D, Vaswani V, Badiadka K, ShenoyV, Babu B.
Archives of Medicine & Health Sciences. 2013;1(1):46-47.
Identification of Four Differently Injured Victims of the Mangalore Air Crash Disaster.
D Souza D, Vaswani V, Badiadka K.
Journal of Forensic Nursing,2013;9(4); 243-45.
Capital Punishment -An Eye For An Eye-Right Or Wrong?
Babu B, Vaswani V, Kumar K, Nallathamby R.
Eur J Forensic Sci.2015; 2(2): 10-4.
Estimation of stature from middle finger length among college students in Mangalore Intj of recent trends in science and technology
Khan F, Vaswani VR, Pramod KL, Badiadka KK
April 2016; 18(3):384-387
Varying Pattern of Injuries in Different Types of Railway Fatalities.
Badiadka KK, D’Souza DH, Vasu S.
Indian journal July – December 2016; V:16, Issue:2: 142-145
Awareness and Attitude of Medical Negligence and Medical Ethics among Interns and Resident Doctors.
Varghese A.M, Vaswani VR, Kumar K, Shenoy V
International Journal of Current, Microbiology and Applied Sciences-2016; 5(11):532-535
Analysis of lead and arsenic in cosmetics and assessment of students awareness about cosmetic toxicity.
Rehna Saidalavi, Hashim A, Kishor Kumar B, Leena Pramod K. Prabhakar Adake.
International journal of basic and clinical pharmacology 2017, June; 6 (6), 1426-30
Medicolegal Case-A study in a Rural Health Hospital.
Badiadka KK, Pramod KL, Shenoy V.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. July-December 2017; 11(2): 269-71.
Relationship of Fingerprint with Blood Group among Medical Students in Mangalore.
Khan F, Badiadka KK, Vaswani VR.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 2018, April-June; 12 (2): 248-255
Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Medico-legal Postmortem Examination among the Arts and Commerce Stream Students of Mangalore, India.
Jha RN, Badiadika KK, Vaswani VR, Shenoy VK.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2019;13(3):34-7.9
Postmortem changes in skin appendages – A histological study.
Babu B, Vaswani V, Kumar.b K, Nallathamby R,
IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2019; 4(4) : 130-136
Perception of Students Regarding Gender based Violence.
Muzaffar A, Shenoy VK, Vaswani VR, Badiadika KK.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2020; 14 (1): 113-117.
A Retrospective Analysis of Pattern of injuries in Medico Legal cases.
Badiadka KK, Pramod KL*, Hashim
J Indian Acad Forensic Med. 2020 Jul-Sep; 42(3): 207-210. doi:10.5958/0974-0848.2020.00054.8
Histopathological Changes in Skin-A Tool to Establish Time Since Death in First 24 Hours.
Babu B, Vaswani V, Kumar K, Nallathamby R.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2020 Oct 1;14(4).
Clinical Profile of Poisoning Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital – A Retrospective Study.
Badiadka KK, Pramod KL, Hashim A.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, July-September 2021;15(3) : 2103-2110.9
Role of Forensic Botany in Crime Scene Investigation- A literature review.
Leena K, Kumar K, Ahmad N.
J for Med Sci Law 2021;30(2):52-56
Dr. Vina Ravi Vaswani
- DesignationProfessor
- Email vinavishkanya@gmail.com
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Degree |
Specialization |
College |
University |
Year
|
|
MBBS
|
- |
Govt.
Medical College, Nagpur |
Nagpur University |
November 1987 |
|
MD
|
Forensic Medicine |
J.N. Medical College, Belgaum |
Karnataka University |
February 1996 |
|
PG
Diploma in Law & Ethics
|
Law
& Ethics
|
National
Law School of India University, Bangalore
|
|
1999
|
|
PG
Diploma in Human Rights Law |
Human
Rights Law |
National
Law School of India University, Bangalore
|
|
2000 |
|
MA
(BIOETHICS) |
Bioethics |
Erasmus
Munous Program (Belgium, Netherlands & Italy) |
|
2008 |
|
Designation |
Institution |
Tenure
|
|
|
Tutor |
J.N. Medical College, Belgaum |
01.04.1993 |
15.04.1996 |
|
Assistant Professor |
J.N. Medical College, Belgaum |
16.04.1996 |
30.11.2003 |
|
Assoc. Professor
|
J.N. Medical College, Belgaum |
01.12.2003 |
27.12.2003 |
|
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore |
29.12.2003 |
30.11.2007 |
|
|
Professor & HOD |
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore |
01.12.2007 |
30.06.2020 |
|
Professor |
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore |
01.07.2020 |
Till date |
Aripriprazole poisoning: A case report and review of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Dr. Vina Vaswani ,Vaswani R, Vaswani V.
Journal of Indian Society of Toxicology. 2009; 5(2):25-27.
End of Life Situations: Religious & Utilitarian Perspectives.
Vaswani V, Vaswani R.
Formosan Journal of Medical Humanities. 2010;11(1&2):49-53
Self- reported tobacco smoking practices among medical students and their perceptions towards training about tobacco smoking in medical curricula: A cross – sectional, questionnaire survey in Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh
Sreeramareddy CT, Suri S, Menezes RG, Kumar HNH, Rahman M,Islam MR, Pereira XV, Shah M, Sathian B, shetty U, Vaswani VR.
Substance Abuse Treatment, prevention, and Policy 2010, 5:29
Museum Preservation of Skeleton of Fetus & Small Vertebrates.
Pramod KL, Vaswani VR, Bindhu S.
Recent Research in Science and Technology,2011;3(2):54-58.
Bridging the ethics gaps.
Vina V.
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2012; 9(1):71-2.
Health Seeking Behaviour & Health Needs of Koraga Tribe.
Guthigar M, Vaswani V.
lnternational Journal of Rural Develop Management,2012,6(2).289-302
A Different Methods of plasstination Techniques and their Applications in Teaching Medical Graduates.
Pramod KL, Vaswani VR, Bindhu S, Hashim
Indian Journal of Forensic medicine & toxicology,2013;7(2):30-35.
Availability and accessibility of the basic facilities including health care by a Primitive Tribal
Guthigar M, Vaswani V.
Group of South India - An exploratory study. Research
A study on mother’s perception and practices of menstruation in Mangalore-Southern Karnataka Research
Viegas I, VaswaniV.
Journal of Social Science and Management,2013:03(05):76-81.
Perception about Autonomy of Patients Having Psychiatric Disorder/ Illness by Psychiatry Nursing Staff.
Putran S, Vaswani V.
Research Journal of Social Science and Management,2013 03(7):47-53
An accidental death due to electric grinder: dupatta as a strangulation hazard.
D Souza D, Vaswani V, Badiadka K, ShenoyV, Babu B.
Archives of Medicine & Health Sciences. 2013;1(1):46-47. (Indexed)
Identification of Four Differently Injured Victims of the Mangalore Air Crash Disaster.
D’Souza D, Vaswani V, Badiadka K.
Journal of Forensic Nursing,2013;9(4); 243-45. 9 (Indexed)
Sociocultural Practices and Attitudes Regarding Menstruation Among Mothers of Adolescent Daughters in Mangalore, South Karnataka, India.
Veigas Irine, Vaswani V.
International Journal of Scientific Research, 2014;3(3)355-357.
End-of-life care-Perceptions of Public.
Jacob V , Vaswani V.
Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, 2014;19(4):119-122.
Capital Punishment -An Eye For An Eye-Right Or Wrong?
Babu B, Vaswani V, Kumar K, Nallathamby R.
Eur J Forensic Sci.2015; 2(2): 10-4.
Knowledge and awareness of informed consent among orthodontists and patients: A pilot study.
Alagesan A, Vaswani V, Vaswani R, Kulkarni U.
Contemp Clin Dent.2015 Sep; 6(1): S242-S247.
A reserve phased high - pressure liquid chromatographic method for the estimation of a poisonous matter in strychnos nux- vomica.
Hashim A, Mohammed R. Umar D, Vaswani V.
Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology and Research; 6(3) Jul- Sep 2015
Estimation of stature from middle finger length among college student s in Mangalore Intj of recent trends in science and technology
Khan F, Vaswani VR, Pramod KL, Badiadka KK.
April 2016; 18(3):384-387 (Indexed)
Homicidal Poisons- Past ,Present and Future.
Hashim A,Vaswani V, Pramod KL, Rasheed S.
IJFMT.2016; 10(2):245-249
Knowledge attitude, perception among students, teachers and lay people regarding human dignity and assessment of barriers to whole body donation- A cross sectional study.
Bindu S, Vaswani V.
Paripex Indian journal of research. 2016, April; 5(4):119-121
Study of Patterns of Lip Prints And their seasonal variation.
Hameed F, Vaswani V.
J-SIMLA. Mar 2016; 8(1): 11-14.
Awareness and Attitude of Medical Negligence and Medical Ethics among Interns and Resident Doctors. International Journal of Current,
Varghese A.M, Vaswani VR, Kumar K, Shenoy V
Microbiology and Applied Sciences-2016; 5(11):532-535
Book review A rewarding introduction to global bioethics.
Vaswani V.
Indian journal of Medical Ethics 2017, Aug 2, (4)
Comparative study of analysis between patient and surgeon about informed consent to a procedure.
Shetty VA, Vaswani V.
IJFMT, 2017;2(1):99-103.
Knowledge, attitude, practice about disclosure of medical errors among residents of a tertiary care hospital, Dakshina Kannada.
Amir S, Vaswani VR, Vaswani R.
Int J Health Sci Res. 2017; 7(7):45-52.
Study on Awareness towards the different Medico legal Terms among the Doctors in a city in Dakshina Kannada District in India.
Balachandran M, Vaswani V.
International Journal in Physical and Applied Sciences. 2017;4(6):1-9
Somatometric estimation of stature using head length and height measurements in male and female youths from a rural population in Mangalore
Pramod KL, Vaswani V, Khan F.
International Journal of Health Sciences and Research. 2017; August 7(8): 54-60
Awareness of code of medical ethics in tomorrow's doctors in India; a limited study.
Palimar V, Vaswani V, Gupta C.
Gazi Medical Journal. 2017;28(1): 17-21
DNA analysis in identifying mass disaster victims
Kumar VLS, Vaswani VR, Pramod LK.
International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences 2018;3:33-40
Middle finger length is a good measure to predict the human stature- An experience from a cross sectional study at a rural community in india.
A Datta, V Vaswani, CP Bhaisora, P Tiwari.
Indian journal, Medico legal update July 18 (2), 1-5
Relationship of Fingerprint with Blood Group among Medical Students in Mangalore.
Khan F, Badiadka KK, Vaswani VR.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 2018, April-June; 12 (2): 248-255 (Indexed)
Attitude Towards Euthanasia among Students of Arts College-A Comparative Study.
Khan F, Vaswani VR.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology 2018, April-June; 12 (2): 237-241
Evaluation of canine sexual dimorphism in deciduous and permanent dentition.
Ingaleshwar P, Vaswani V, Bhosale SS, Deepak V, Redder P, Smitha T.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology: JOMFP. 2018 Sep;22(3):450.
Forensic anthropology education and training in India.
Vaswani V, Ahmed MN.
Medicine, science, and the law. 2019 Nov: 25802419879003.
Ethics –related guidelines forauthors and article retractions: How do Indian biomedical journals measure up?.
Bhargava M,Vaswani V, Vaswani R.
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics.2019November DOI:10.20529/IJME.2019.076.(Indexed)
Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Medico-legal Postmortem Examination among the Arts and Commerce Stream Students of Mangalore, India.
Jha RN, Badiadika KK, Vaswani VR, Shenoy VK.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2019;13(3):34-7.(Indexed)
Applicability of dental age estimation by Demirjian method in Kodava and Kerala young adolescents –a digital radiographic retrospective comparative study.
Jayakrishnan JM, Vaswani V, Krishnan V, Ramachandran A, Sinisha K.S.
KDJ 2019; 42(2): 14-16.
Postmortem changes in skin appendages – A histological study.
Babu B, Vaswani V, Kumar.b K, Nallathamby R,
IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2019; 4(4) : 130-136 (Indexed)
Attitude of Doctors and nurses towards Euthanasia in a selected Hospital at Mangaluru: A Pilot Study.
Viji PC, VaswaniV.
European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2020;7(3):257-262
Ethics of controlled human infection to study COVID-19.
Seema K. Shah, Franklin G. Miller, Tom C. Darton, Devan Duenas, Claudia Emerson, Holly Fernandez Lynch, Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Nancy S. Jecker, Dorcas Kamuya, Melissa Kapulu, Jonathan Kimmelman, Douglas MacKay, Matthew J. Memoli, Sean C. Murphy, Ricardo Palacios, Thomas L. Richie, Meta Roestenberg, Abha Saxena, Katherine Saylor, Michael J. Selgelid, Vina Vaswani, Annette Rid.
Science. 2020 May 7.
Diversity in approach to teaching and assessing ethics education for medical undergraduates: A scoping review.
Souza AD, Vaswani V.
Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 2020 Jun 27.
Informed consent for controlled human infection studies in low‐and middle‐income countries: Ethical challenges and proposed solutions.
Vaswani V, Saxena A, Shah SK, Palacios R, Rid A.
Bioethics. 2020 Aug 10.
Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Authorship Guidelines Among Medical and Dental Professionals.
Parveen S, Mascarenhas R, Vaswani V.
Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society. 2020 Oct 22:0301574220949867.
To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare ethics among medical, dental and physiotherapy postgraduate students—a pilot study.
Pais V, Vaswani V, Pais S.
International Journal of Ethics Education. 2020 Oct 16:1-1.
Perception of Students Regarding Gender based Violence.
Muzaffar A, Shenoy VK, Vaswani VR, Badiadika KK.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2020; 14 (1): 113-117. (Indexed)
Sexual Dimorphism On The Basis Of Palatine Rugae In Kashhmiri Population- An In Vitro Study.
Qurashi N , Ahmad F , Vaswani V , Bedar MA.
IOSR-JDMS, 2020 Mar;19(3):60-66.
Identification and comparison between alcoholic and non-alcoholic Groups of alcohol abuse using laboratory test GGT, AST, ALT and MCV through cage and audit questionnaires.
Sofi AM, Rashid AF, Vaswani V, Noor F, Sajad,
Global journal for research analysis. May 2020; 9 (5): 121-126.
Histopathological Changes in Skin-A Tool to Establish Time Since Death in First 24 Hours.
Babu B, Vaswani V, Kumar K, Nallathamby R.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2020 Oct 1;14(4). (Indexed)
Estimation of Stature from the Length of Forearm in a Population in Nedun-golam Town in Kerala.
Balachandran M. and Vina Ravi Vaswani.
Op Acc J Bio Sci & Res. 2021;7(1).
Estimation of Stature from Hand Measurements. A Population based Study.
Hameed F, Vaswani V.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2021 Apr 1;15(2)
Commentary: The ethics of forensic work in pandemics - a call for repurposing of duty.
Vaswani V.
RHiME. 2021;8:87-9.
Comparison of Demirjian’s Method and Willems Method for Estimation of Dental Age in Bengaluru Population.
Shivakumar B, Vaswani V, Pramod L, Sheethal, Shobha B, Niveditha B, Prasad M.
International Journal of Dental Science and Innovative Research. February 2022; 5 (1):197-208.
Emerging ethical dilemmas in the use of intelligent computer programs in decision-making in health care: an exploratory study.
Balakrishnan G, Vaswani V, Thalanjeri P.
MGM Journal of Medical Sciences. 2022 Apr 1;9(2):160.
Perceptions about controlled human infection model (CHIM) studies among members of ethics committees of Indian medical institutions: A qualitative exploration [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review].
A, Apte A, Rajappa M, Vaz M, Vaswani V, Goenka S, et al.
Wellcome Open Research. 2022; 7:209. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17968.1
Dr. Sham Kishore K
- DesignationProfessor
- Email shamkishorebhat@gmail.com
|
Degree |
Specialization |
College |
University |
Year
|
|
MBBS
|
- |
Fr. Muller Medical College, Mangalore |
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,
Bangalore
|
02/2010 |
|
MD
|
Forensic
Medicine |
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Medical
College, Mysore |
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara, Mysore |
04/2014
|
|
Designation |
Institution |
Tenure
|
|
|
Tutor |
Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Medical
College, Mysore |
02.05.2011 |
30.04.2014 |
|
Assistant Professor |
K.V.G. Medical College, Sullia |
30.05.2014 |
29.11.2014 |
|
Assistant Professor |
Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences,
Mangalore |
02.12.2014 |
23.03.2018 |
|
Assistant Professor |
Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences,
Mangalore |
26.03.2018 |
05.06.2018 |
|
Associate Professor
|
Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences,
Mangalore |
06.06.2018 |
05.06.2021 |
|
Professor |
G.R. Medical College, Mangalore |
08.06.2021 |
31.08.2023 |
|
Professor |
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore |
12.09.2023 |
Till date |
Dr. Venkatkrishna Shenoy.M
- Designation Associate Professor
- Email drvenshenoy@gmail.com
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Degree |
Specialization |
College |
University |
Year
|
|
MBBS |
- |
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore |
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,
Bangalore |
April 2008 |
|
MD |
Forensic Medicine |
Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore |
Yenepoya University |
April 2014 |
|
Designation |
Institution |
Tenure
|
|
|
Tutor
|
Yenepoya
Medical College, Mangalore |
30.05.2011 |
29.05.2014 |
|
Assistant Professor |
Yenepoya
Medical College, Mangalore |
05.06.2014 |
25.12.2023 |
| Associate Professor | Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore | 26.12.2023 | till date |
An accidental death due to electric grinder: dupatta as a strangulation hazard.
D Souza D, Vaswani V, Badiadka K, ShenoyV, Babu B.
Archives of Medicine & Health Sciences. 2013;1(1):46-47. (Indexed)
Awareness and Attitude of Medical Negligence and Medical Ethics among Interns and Resident Doctors.
Varghese A.M, Vaswani VR, Kumar K, Shenoy V
International Journal of Current, Microbiology and Applied Sciences-2016; 5(11):532-535 (Indexed)
Knowledge and Perceptions Regarding Medico-legal Postmortem Examination among the Arts and Commerce Stream Students of Mangalore, India.
Jha RN, Badiadika KK, Vaswani VR, Shenoy VK.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2019;13(3):34-7. (Indexed)
Perception of Students Regarding Gender based Violence.
Muzaffar A, Shenoy VK, Vaswani VR, Badiadika KK.
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 2020; 14 (1): 113-117. (Indexed)
Dr. Rohith K.
- DesignationAssistant Professor
- Email rohithkeloth@gmail.com
|
Degree |
Specialization |
College |
University |
Year |
|
MBBS |
- |
Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode |
Calicut
University |
2014 |
|
M.D. |
Forensic Medicine |
Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode |
Kerala
University of Health Sciences |
2020 |
|
Designation |
Name of Institution |
Tenure
|
|
|
Junior Resident |
Govt. Medical
College, Kozhikode |
30.05.2017 |
30.05.2020 |
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Senior Resident |
Govt. Medical
College, Kozhikode |
09.09.2020 |
08.09.2021 |
|
Assistant Professor |
Yenepoya Medical
College, Mangalore |
06.11.2021 |
Till
date |
Dr. Dilip Kumar P.
- DesignationTutor
Dr. Cibi C. T.
- DesignationTutor
Dr. Sasi Kumar J.
- DesignationTutor
Dr. Thanzeer S.
- DesignationTutor
Dr. Akash Hari H
- DesignationTutor
Dr. K. Muralidharan
- DesignationTutor
Dr. Jayesh Ganeshan
- DesignationTutor
Dr. Ahmed Saheer Shahool Hameed
- DesignationTutor
