Preethi Lavina Concessao

Assistant Professor

Division of Physiology

Qualification: M.Sc (Medical Physiology), Ph.D

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Involved in the curriculum delivery to BDS students through lectures, laboratory sessions (Practical), Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Self-Directed Learning (SDL) sessions.

    Involved the curriculum delivery for students of allied health, Biomedical enginnering, yoga therapy and Dietetics and Nutrition

    Involved in the conduct (setting questions, correcting papers and invigilation) of   class tests, block and university examinations in theory and practical. 

    Helping low achievers in understanding the concepts of Physiology.

    BDS coordinator for year 1

     

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Physiology Year 1
Physiology Year 1
Physiology Year 1
Physiology Year 1
Physiology Year 1

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
MSc (Master of Science) Medical Physiology KMC (Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore), Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2006

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KS Hegde Medical Academy, Derelkatta, Mangalore Lecturer Taught undergraduate medical students. 2007- 2008
Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal campus Lecturer Taught undergraduate medical students. 31/01/2009-01/02/2015
Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal campus Senior grade lecturer Teaching undergraduate medical, dental and allied halth students 01/02/2015 – 19/05/2021
Dapartment of Basic Medical Sciences Assistant Professor Teaching undergraduate students of dental, allied health, yoga therapy, nursing and dietetics courses 19/05/2021- Till date

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Neurophysiology, Reproductive toxicology, Heavy metal toxicity

Area of Expertise

Effective teaching

Area of Research

Heavy metal toxicity

• Management of hypertension in pregnancy: A review. (2011). D Debranjan, CL Preethi. Journal of Pharmacy research 4 (5), 1340-1342.

• Taste pathway: what do we teach?. MG Kamath, J Prakash, A Tripathy, P Concessao. (2015). Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR 9 (1),

• Narayanan, S. N., Lukose, S. T., Arun, G., Mohapatra, N., Pamala, J., Concessao, P. L, Gopalakrishna Bhat, P. (2018). Modulatory effect of 900 MHz radiation on biochemical and reproductive parameters in rats. Bratislava Medical Journal, 119(9), 581-587.

Eating behavior of medical students during examination period

Questionaire study about the knowledge about fungal growth in indoor environment

Insight into dietary supplementation among Malaysian medical students

Corelation between diet and cancer- a cross sectional study

The correlation between healthy diet on time with body mass index among medical students of MMMC