Dr Sendil Kumaran D

Head of Department, Physiology

Professor Dr Sendil Kumaran D is a highly experienced Head of Department in Physiology, bringing over 23 years of dedicated service to medical education. His career is marked by a profound commitment to teaching, research, and academic administration.

His contributions to medical education and administration are multifaceted, encompassing roles as Medical Education Coordinator, NAAC Coordinator, PG Core Committee member, and Ethics Committee member. He has also served as a counsellor during the COVID-19 pandemic and held university-level positions, including BOS member and Board of Management member.

His extensive teaching experience includes roles at BMCH Chitradurga and Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur. He has imparted knowledge to MBBS and postgraduate students, contributing significantly to curriculum development and innovative teaching methods.

His areas of specialisation include autonomic function tests and medical education. He has actively participated in research, guiding students and publishing 16 research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. His research interests extend to cardiovascular physiology and autonomic function studies.

He has been a resource person for medical education workshops and a simulation course instructor for ECLS. He has presented extensively at national and international conferences, showcasing his expertise in physiology and related fields.

His core values centre on excellence in medical education, professionalism, ethics, and mentorship.

At SMSIMSR, he finds the blend of academic rigor and spirituality unique, fostering an environment of equanimity and compassion. He values the institution’s emphasis on the 5Cs (Concern, Collaboration, Cleanliness, Communication, Continuous Improvement) and 5Ds (Duty, Devotion, Discipline, Discrimination, Detachment), enhancing both professional and personal growth.

Specialisations

Physiology

Areas of Interest

  • Cardiovascular Physiology-Autonomic function studies
  • Medical education activities

Academic Qualifications

  • MBBS
  • MD
  • CCEBDM
  • ACME
  • Professional Diploma in Clinical Research
  • Advanced course in “Clinical Cytogenetics”
  • Clinical Cardio-Vascular Genetics
  • Certificate course in Evidence Based Diabetes Mellitus [CCEBDM]

Professional Affiliations or Accreditations

  • KMC
  • APPI
  • World Sleep society
  • IMA

Research Publications

  • Sendil Kumaran D, Dayananda G, Murthy Niranjan HL. Correlation of peak expiratory rate with physical parameters. Biomedicine. 2008;28(3):181–3.
  • Dhananjaya BS, Dayananda G, Sendil Kumaran D. Study of factors affecting perinatal mortality in eclampsia. JPBS. 2009;22(2):2–5.
  • Suresh, Sendil Kumaran D. Age related changes in malondialdehyde: total antioxidant capacity ratio – a novel marker of oxidative stress. IJPBS. 2010;1(2):1–5.
  • Dhananjaya BS, Sendil Kumaran D, Venkatesh G, Murthy Niranjan, Shashiraj HK. TSH level as a possible indicator of preeclampsia. J Clin Diagn Res. 2011;5(8):1542–3.
  • Dhananjaya BS, Venkatesh G, Sendil Kumaran D. Study of co-relation between oxidative stress parameters and severity of preeclampsia. Int J Biol Med Res. 2012;3(1):2–4.
  • Noorjehan Begum, Sendil Kumaran D, Venkatesh G, Kulkarni SB. Study of utility of short course of yoga to improve reaction time. J Clin Diagn Res. 2012;6(7):1241–3.
  • Sendil Kumaran D, Venkatesh G, Ayasha Juhi. Evaluation of the effect of gym workout on the cognitive abilities: assessment by simple reaction times. Res J Pharm Biol Chem Sci. 2013;4(1):198–202.
  • Bharadwaj S, Murthy Niranjan HL, Sendil Kumaran D. Study of heart rate variability, fasting blood sugar and lipid in first degree relatives of patients with T2DM. J Adv Res Biol Sci. 2012;4(3):246–9.
  • Nagendra N, Sendil Kumaran D, Venkatesh G, Dhananjaya BS. To study the utility of QTc dispersion in diabetic autonomic neuropathy using Ewing’s parameters. Res J Pharm Biol Chem Sci. 2013;4(2):557–60.
  • Dayananda G, Kusuma, Murthy Niranjan HL, Sendil Kumaran D. Comparison of anthropometry, insulin resistance and lipid parameters in nondiabetics with and without family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. [Journal name and details needed]
  • Shashiraj HK, Venkatesh G, Sendil Kumaran D, Sachin JI. Frequency and distribution of blood groups among rural and urban population of Tumkur district, Karnataka. Res J Pharm Biol Chem Sci. 2014;5(1):564–8.
  • Chimkode S, Sendil Kumaran D, Raghunath SE. Effect of yoga on blood levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015;9(4):1–3.
  • Alam T, Choudhary AK, Sendil Kumaran D. Maternal heart rate variability during different trimesters of pregnancy. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018 Jul.
  • Suma MP, Jyothsnya, Suresh NM, Sendil Kumaran D. Challenges in implementation of the competency-based medical education (CBME). Natl J Res Community Med. 2021;10:1–4.
  • Kavyashree HM, Sendil Kumaran D. Effect of smoking on visual reaction time. Int J Acad Med Pharm. Accepted Oct 2024.
  • Kavyashree HM, Sendil Kumaran D. Sleep related disorders among healthy volunteers working in a multinational company in a metropolitan city. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. Accepted Sep 2024.

Presentations and Workshops

  • Resource person, Basic Workshop on Medical Education Technologies, conducted at S.S. Medical College (SSMC), Tumkur, Karnataka; December 2–4, 2009.
  • Simulation course instructor for Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) program affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru.

Languages Spoken

English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam