CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Name Dr. Swaroop N

Gender Male

Date of Birth 28th September 1982

Marital Status Married

Nationality Indian

Languages Known English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu

Address

Office Maternal Neonatal and Child Health

(Sukshema) Project

Karnataka Health Promotion Trust

IT Park, 5th floor

No. 1-4, Rajajinagar Industrial Area

Behind KSSIDC Administrative Office

Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560044

Residence (Mailing Address) #18, 3rd 'C' Main, Sriramanagar

Bangalore - 560086

Mobile: 948*******, 988*******

E-mail:acdd8m@r.postjobfree.com

Area of specialization : Medical Doctor; Masters in Community Medicine

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Academic Qualifications

Degree Year Institution University/Board

M. D. 2011 St. John's Medical College,Bangalore, Rajiv Gandhi

University of Health

Karnataka Sciences

M. B.,B. S 2005 Bangalore Medical College and

Research Institute, Bangalore,

Karnataka

Pre - 2000 K.L.E's S. Nijalingappa College, Karnataka Pre

University Bangalore, University Education

College Karnataka

Board

S. S. L. C 1998 Vidya Vardhaka Sangha Sardar Patel Karnataka State

High School, Bangalore, Secondary Education

Karnataka Board

Additional Skills

1. Computer Skills - Adept at using Microsoft Office and basic statistical

software.

2. Communication Skills - Good at communicating technical

and non-technical

information in English, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi to individuals and groups

of people

.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2005 - May 2006: Internship in Medicine, Surgery, & Allied Specialties

at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

September 2009 - February 2010 - Medical Officer of Community Health and

Training Centre, Mugalur, the rural field practice area and training centre

of Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore.

Located around 40 km from Bangalore, it caters to a population of around

30,000 persons from nearly 30 surrounding rural areas. As Resident Medical

Officer of the centre, gained administrative, treatment skills and

facilitated implementation of several rural health programs and research

activities

March 2008 - March 2011 - Postgraduate Resident & Tutor Demonstrator,

Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore

June 2011 - November 2012 - Senior Resident, St. John's Medical College &

Research Institute, Bangalore

December 2012 - till date - Assistant Professor, Subbaiah Institute of

Medical Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.

EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES

I joined the Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College on

17th of March 2008 and completed my post-graduation in May 2011. Since

then, I was involved in all the activities running in the Department.

The activities that I was involved during my post-

graduation include:

1. I co-ordinated the functioning and participated in the following

projects:

a. Programme for the prevention of hearing (Ashadhwani) and visual

impairment (Dhrishti) in rural Karnataka.

b. Programme for the care of Senior Citizens called the Senior Citizen's

Health Services. This programme caters to the health needs of the senior

citizens both in rural and urban areas of Bangalore.

c. Programme for improving Maternal and Child Health. This programme

takes care of the antenatal and postnatal women and under-five children

including their immunization. I have conducted 30 deliveries during my

tenure as a Resident Medical Officer at RHTC, St. John's Hospital.

d. Programme for the care of patients with mental illness in

rural Karnataka called the Maanasi project.

e. Growth Monitoring of the under-six children attending Anganwadis in

Rural Karnataka.

f. Annual School Health Appraisals of both rural and urban schools.

2. I participated in the management of disasters in the flood-hit-

underserved areas of Bihar in the month of September 2008 for a period of

15 days.

4. I also participated in conducting the Health and Welfare Audit at the

Tea Plantations, Kadamane in Rural Karnataka, in February 2010.

5. I have had the unique experience of being the Resident

Medical Officer of the Community Health and Training Centre, (Rural

health centre of the Department of Community Health, St. John's

Medical College) and running the centre successfully for a period of 6

months.

After Post graduation I was extensively involved in Research in the field

of HIV and Cardiovascular Disease.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Swaroop N, Annuncia Janish, Sheraj Fernandez, Ramakrishna Goud, Twinkle

Agrawal, Shilpa Ravi, Arvind Kasthuri. Access to improved drinking water

and sanitation facilities in a rural area of Bangalore urban district.

Nat.J.Res.Com.Med .1(2), 2012.

2. Swaroop N, Ollapally A, Kuriakose K, Jayaraj M, Sreedaran P, Goud BR,

Kasthuri A. Substance use among women with depression in a rural area of

Bangalore urban district: A case control study. Indian Journal of Public

Health Research & Development. 2011 Sep. (Accepted for publication)

3. Swaroop N, Shilpa Ravi, Tony Pius, Vimal John, Maria Archana, Anjali

Pal, Ramakrishna Goud, Twinkle Agrawal, Geetha Jayaram. Burden among

Caregivers of Mentally ill Patients: A Rural Community based study. Indian

Journal of Research & Development of Health. 2013 June.

4. Farah Naaz Fathima, Deepthi N Shanbhag, Swaroop N, Rashmi D'souza,

Monica D'souza. Prevalence of mental illness among women in 18-45 year age

group in a village under Hesarghatta PHC of Bangalore Urban District. Rural

Medicine. 2013 Jan-Mar.

5. Naveen R, Swaroop N, Agrawal S, Tirkey AK. Profile of occupational

accidents reporting to a rural Plantation Hospital: A record review.

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health. 2012 Jun.

(Accepted for publication)

6. Shruti Surwade, Keith BT, Joe Jose, Swaroop N, Naveen R, Vidya M.

Surwade. Prevalence of alcohol and nicotine dependence among coffee

plantation workers, Coorg, Karnataka, India. International Journal of

Contemporary Medicine. (Accepted for publication)

7. Swaroop N, Shweta Murali, Christine Mary Jane, Meenakshi Prasad, Naveen

R, Bobby Joseph. Prevalence of alcohol and nicotine dependence among coffee

plantation workers, Coorg, Karnataka, India. Muller Journal of Medical

Sciences and Research. (Accepted for publication)

PAPERS/POSTERS AUTHORED/ CO- AUTHORED, PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS WON

Cardiovascular risk factors among HIV infected individuals on ART in

Mysore, South India (Presented at the 7th Semiannual meeting, Global Health

Initiative at Maryland, Bethesda in Oct 2012)

Prevalence of obesity among adolescents in a selected school of Adugodi

(Awarded the BEST PAPER AWARD among the Oral Papers presented at the Annual

Conference of Karnataka Association of Community Health, 2010)

Prevalence of depression among women in Tharabhanahalli (Awarded the BEST

POSTER AWARD among the Posters presented at the Annual Conference of

Karnataka Association of Community Health, Bangalore, 2009)

Was a co investigator for "The prevalence of risk factors for Non

Communicable diseases among Children of a High School in Rural Karnataka"

(This paper was awarded the Best Research Paper Award, Undergraduate

category by the Research society of St. John's National Academy of Health

Sciences, Bangalore in 2008 and the Best Paper Award - Undergraduate

category at the 52nd IPHA Conference, KIMS, Bangalore in Jan 2009)

Was a co investigator for "Respiratory function among migrant workers in a

construction company, Bangalore" (Awarded the BEST PAPER AWARD among the

Oral Papers presented at the Annual Conference of Karnataka Association of

Community Health, 2011)

Evaluation of mid day meal programme in Cowdalli Village, Chamarajnagar

District (This paper was presented by the intern as an oral presentation at

the Annual Conference of the Indian Public Health Association, KIMS,

Bangalore in 2009)

As Postgraduate worked in Programme for Adolescent Chronic Disease

Education (PACE) programme - A School Based pilot study to assess the

baseline levels of CVD Risk factors among secondary school children in

rural and urban Bangalore and aimed at Primordial Prevention of CVD in

population. Designed and implemented by the Department of Community Health,

St John's Medical College, Bangalore - 2009 ongoing

Assessment of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among college students in

Bangalore. (The paper was presented as an oral presentation at the Annual

Conference of the Karnataka Association of Community Health, Bangalore,

November 2008)

Burden among Caregivers of Mentally ill Patients: A Rural Community based

study (The paper was presented as a poster at the 2010 Annual Conference of

the Indian Public Health Association, AMC, Vizag)

Depression and substance use among women in rural areas of Bangalore

District: A case control study (The paper was presented at the 2010 Indian

Psychiatric Society South Zone, SJMCH, Bangalore)

Health Seeking Behaviour among Elderly in Tharabhanahalli village,

Bangalore District (The paper was presented as an oral presentation at the

Annual Conference of the Karnataka Association of Community Health,

Bangalore, 2009)

Evaluation of ICDS Functioning in Anganwadis under Hesaraghatta PHC,

Bangalore District (The paper was presented at the 2010 Annual Conference

of the Indian Public Health Association, AMC, Vizag)

Quality of Life of Antenatal mothers attending a healthcare facility in

Rural Karnataka (The paper was presented as an oral presentation at the

Annual Conference of the Karnataka Association of Community Health,

Bangalore, 2010)

The following studies were conducted by the interns posted in various rural

areas in Department of Community Health during their Compulsory Rotational

Residential Internship training and were guided and co-authored by me

during the period of 3 years of post graduation at St. John's Medical

College.

. Access to improved drinking water and sanitation facilities in a rural

area of Bangalore district

. Stress levels among employees in two software companies in Bangalore

. Substance use, dependence and respiratory function among migrant workers

in a construction company, Bangalore

. A study of awareness and practice on Hypertension among the adults aged

50yrs and above in the village in rural Bangalore

. Substance use and dependence among college students, Anekal Taluk,

Bangalore

. Prevalence of Malnutrition & selected Morbidities among Anganwadi &

School going children in Tharabhanahalli village, Bangalore District

. A KAP study on Hygiene and Child Rearing practices among under - five

mothers in 2 colonies of Cowdalli Village, Chamarajnagar District

. Diet and anemia among antenatal women attending a Healthcare facility in

Solur, Rural Karnataka

. Profile of injuries reporting to a rural Plantation Hospital: A record

review

. Diet and physical activity of antenatal women attending a Healthcare

facility, Ammathi, South Coorg

REPORTS

Report of the visit to the Flood affected areas of Bihar - 2008

Report of the Health appraisal of Staff of Dietary Department and Laundry

Department, St John's Medical College Hospital - 2008 and 2009

Report of the Health appraisal of Health Care Waste Handlers, St John's

Medical College Hospital - 2009

Report on the environmental intervention - Plastic Waste Management in St.

John's Medical College and Hospital Campus - 2008 and 2009

Report of the health and welfare audit of the plantation workers of the

Parry Agro Limited - 2008 and 2009

Report of the Well Women Health Clinic held at Rural Health and Training

Center, Mugalur - 2009

Report on Chicken Pox outbreak among employees at the Brick factory at

Kuthaganahalli - 2009

AS A RESOURCE PERSON

Disaster Management Expo at Bangalore - organized by the Home Guards and

the MOHFW, GOI at Bangalore in 2005 and 2008

Basic Course for Community Health Workers - Department Of Community Health,

St. John's Medical College, Bangalore

National Pulse Polio Immunization Programme - Taken part in National Pulse

Polio Immunization Programme since 2000 to date. (Worked in various

capacities as volunteer, vaccinator, booth in charge and supervisor)

As resource person for Training of Mobility India Health Workers on Ear and

Hearing Care

Volunteer and Team Leader in relief activities in flood affected areas of

Bihar, in 2008

SHORT TERM COURSES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH

1. Human lactation workshop" at SJMCH in 2009

2. "Research Methodology Workshop" at SJMCH in 2008

3. "Teachers training workshop" at SJMCH in 2010

4. "PG refresher course" at KIMS, Bangalore in 2008

5. "PG refresher course" at SJMCH, Bangalore in 2010

6. "Nutrition" pre-conference workshop at DUMC, Kolar

7. Pre-conference workshop at JSS, Mysore

SCHOLARSHIPS

I have received the following merit-cum-means scholarships by the

St. John's National

Academy of Health Sciences

Sl. NO. Scholarship Year

1 Prof. A.N. Radhakrishnan 2008 - 2009

Scolarship

2 SJMC Alumni Association 2008 - 2009

Scholarship

3 Prof. A.N. Radhakrishnan 2009 - 2010

Scolarship

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Life Member, Karnataka Association of Community Health

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Team member of the college cricket team at Bangalore Medical College and

Research Institute; were runners at the zone level cricket tournament,

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences organized by - 2005

Team member of college cricket team representing Bangalore Medical College

and Research Institute from 2002 to 2006.

"Best outgoing sportsperson" for the batch of 2000 at Bangalore Medical

College and Research Institute.

Organizing Committee member for the Inter Collegiate Fest at Bangalore

Medical College and Research Institute, 2003

Organizing Committee member for the College Magazine at Bangalore Medical

College and Research Institute, 2004

Part of the cultural team representing Bangalore Medical College and

Research Institute in various stage events (Mad Ads, Kannada Skits) at

several Intra and Inter College competitions from 2002 - 06, having won

several awards in the events participated.

REFERENCES

Dr. ARVIND KASTHURI

PROFESSOR & HEAD

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH

ST. JOHN'S MEDICAL COLLEGE

BANGALORE - 560034

KARNATAKA, INDIA (SOUTH)

Contact No: +91-080-****-**** (Office)

Fax: +91-080-****-****

E-mail: acdd8m@r.postjobfree.com

Dr. DOMINIC MISQUITH

PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH

ST. JOHN'S MEDICAL COLLEGE

BANGALORE - 560034

KARNATAKA, INDIA (SOUTH)

Contact No: +91-080-****-**** (Office)

Fax: +91-080-****-****

E-mail: acdd8m@r.postjobfree.com

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