Dr H M Kavyashree

Associate Professor, Physiology

Dr H M Kavyashree is an Associate Professor in Physiology, bringing a decade of dedicated experience in teaching undergraduate students across MBBS and allied health courses. A meticulous and disciplined educator, she excels in departmental activity planning and the implementation of competency-based medical education (CBME).

With seven and a half years of experience as an Assistant Professor, she now contributes her expertise to SMSIMSR. Her areas of specialisation include general physiology, sleep physiology, and evoked potentials.

Dr Kavyashree is a Life Member of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India. Her research is published in reputable journals, focusing on topics such as reaction time in television-watching children, sleep quality in medical students, examination stress, collaborative learning, and the effects of smoking on visual evoked potentials and reaction time. Notably, she received the 2nd Prize for Best Oral Presentation at ATPCON 2017 for her work on the effect of smoking on visual evoked potentials. She has presented her research at numerous national conferences, including APPICON, ICONBAP, and PHYSICON.

Dr Kavyashree is guided by core values of commitment, continuous learning, discipline, and compassion. She values her experiences at Sapthagiri Medical College and St. Peter’s Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, where she gained valuable knowledge and practical skills in curriculum management and implementation.

Dr Kavyashree finds SMSIMSR unique for its commitment to providing exceptional education, spiritual enlightenment, and high-quality healthcare to diverse populations, while upholding cultural values and fostering continuous enrichment. She has particularly appreciated the emphasis on compassionate healthcare and serving all with love and compassion.

Physiology

  • Evoked Potentials
  • Autonomic Function Tests
  • MBBS
  • MD – Physiology
  • Kavyashree HM, et al. Reaction time in television watching school children. Int J Physiol. 2013;1(2):51–3.
  • Prashanth S, Kavyashree HM. Quality of sleep in medical students. J Public Health Med Res. 2015;3(1):8–10.
  • Umadevi B, Anith OR, Kavyashree HM. Evaluation of examination stress by DASS. Effect of BMI on sensory motor performance among preclinical medical students. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol. 2017;4(3):373–6.
  • Sunitha G, Kavyashree HM. Impact of collaborative learning among undergraduate medical students. IOSR J Res Method Educ. 2018;8(5):1–5.
  • Kavyashree HM. Effect of smoking on visual evoked potentials. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol. 2019;6(3):1–6.
  • Kavyashree HM. Effect of smoking on visual reaction time. Int J Acad Med Pharm. 2024;6(5):700–4.
  • Kavyashree HM. Sleep-related disorders among healthy volunteers working in a multinational company in metropolitan city. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2024;15(11):414–20.
  • Poster Presentation on Reaction time in television watching school children. APPICON 2012, Subharti Medical College, Meerut.
  • Oral Presentation on Sleep-related disorders in healthy volunteers working in a multinational company in metropolitan city. ICONBAP 2012, Ahmedabad.
  • Poster Presentation on Reaction time in smokers. PHYSICON 2015, Kolkata.
  • Oral Presentation on Effect of smoking on visual evoked potentials. ATPCON 2017, SVS Medical College and Hospital, Telangana.

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