BIO DATA
NAME IN FULL : DR. MEENAKSHI CHASWAL
PLACE OF BIRTH : DELHI (INDIA)
PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS : 30-B,Pocket- F, MIG FLATS GTB ENCLAVE
DELHI - 110093
NATIONALITY : INDIAN
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
ACADEMIC / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
EXAM PASSED
NAME OF UNIVERSITY/ BOARD
YEAR OF PASSING
MARKS OBTAINED/ MAXIMUM
%AGE OF MARKS
Higher secondary
C.B.S.E.
1986
381 / 500
76.2%
MBBS 1st Prof.
Delhi University
1989
504 / 800
63%
MBBS 2nd Prof.
Delhi University
1991
615 /1000
61.5%
MBBS Final Prof.
Delhi University
1992
1175/1900
61.8%
M.D.(Physiology)
Delhi University
1997
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DNB (Physiology)
National Board of Exams, Min. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
2005
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Ph.D (Physiology)
GGSIPU
2013
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES
NAME OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED
FROM
TO
Lady Irwin Senior Secondary School, New Delhi
1982
1986
Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, Delhi University, Delhi
1988
1994
University College of Medical Sciences & G.T.B. Hospital, Delhi University
1994
1997
STATE OF EXPERIENCE INCLUDING FULL DETAILS OF FORMER AND PRESENT POSITION HELD
NAME OF INSTITUTION
DESIGNATION
PERIOD
DETAILS / NATURE OF DUTIES
Univ. College of Medical Sci., Delhi (CSIR Project)
Research
Associate
November 1997 to November 1998
Research
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Senior Resident
15 May 1999 to
October 1999
Teaching Physiology to MBBS students &
Research work
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
Senior Resident
November 1999 to 14 May 2002
Teaching Physiology to MBBS students &
Research work
D.J. College of Dental Sciences & Research, UP
Reader
21st May 2002 to
28th April 2003
Teaching Physiology to BDS students
Institute of Dental Sciences & Technologies, Uttar Pradesh
Reader
June 24, 2003 to 18 Nov. 2004
Teaching Physiology to BDS students
Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College& Safdarjung Hospital, N. Delhi
Assistant Professor
19 Nov 2004 to 18 NOV 2006
Teaching Physiology to MBBS students &
Research work
Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College& Safdarjung Hospital, N. Delhi
Associate Professor
19 Nov. 2006 to 18 Nov. 2010
Teaching Physiology to MBBS students &
Research work
Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College& Safdarjung Hospital, N. Delhi
Professor
19 Nov. 2010 till date
Teaching Physiology to MBBS students &
Research work
OTHER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS : Post Graduate Certificate Course in Geriatrics -
190 CME credit hours from IMA AKN Sinha Institute of
Continuing Medical & Health Education & Research
Post Graduate Certificate Course in Pediatrics -
180 CME credit hours from IMA AKN Sinha Institute of
Continuing Medical & Health Education & Research
Post Graduate Certificate Course in TB & Chest diseases - 100 CME credit hours from IMA AKN Sinha Institute of
Continuing Medical & Health Education & Research
Member National Academy of Medical
Sciences (MNAMS)
Fellow of International Medical Sciences
Academy (FIMSA)
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES : Awarded distinction in Debates and
Declamation contests.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
a) Abstracts : 7
b) Full papers – Published : 6
LIST OF ABSTRACTS
1.Savita Singh, Meenakshi Chaswal, R.Avasthi, and N.Shankar. Antihypertensive effect of atenolol and amlodipine during exercise. 42nd Annual Conference of APPI, IJPP. Vol.10, No.6 (Suppl), 1996.
2.Meenakshi Chaswal, S.Singh, N.Shankar, R.Avasthi and O.P. Tandon. Cardiopulmonary responses in hypertensives on atenolol and amlodipine therapy. 18th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists. October 1997, Delhi.
3.Meenakshi Chaswal, S.Singh, N.Shankar, R.Avasthi and O.P. Tandon. Effect of atenolol on behavioural parameters of hypertensive patients. 18th Annual Conference of Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists. October 1997, Delhi.
4.Meenakshi Chaswal, Savita Singh, N.Shankar, R.Avasthi, O.P.Tandon. Amlodipine and its effect on mental performance in mild to moderate hypertensives. 43rd Annual Conference of APPI, IJPP.Vol 41; No.5 (Suppl), 1997.
5.Meenakshi Chaswal, S.Singh, N. Shankar, R.Avasthi, O.P.Tandon. Effect of amlodipine on cardio -respiratory profile in hypertensives. 43rd Annual Conference of APPI, IJPP, Vol.41, No.5 (Suppl), 1997.
6.Meenakshi Chaswal, S Singh, S Das, R Avasthi . Cognitive performance and anti hypertensive treatment. 11th Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India 28-30 November, 1999. Delhi.
7.Meenakshi Chaswal, R Babbar, A Nehru, A Agarwal. Study of auditory event related potentials in treated and untreated hypertensives. 47th Annual National Conference of APPI, IJPP, Vol 45 No. 5 (Suppl), 2001.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1.P.Gupta, S.K. Bhagava, Meenakshi Chaswal. Pulmonary function test among rubber factory workers exposed to Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons –. Indian J.Physiol. & Allied Sciences, Vol.2, No.52, 1998.
2.Meenakshi Chaswal, S. Singh, & O.P.Tandon,. A study of pulmonary profile of hypertensive patients – Comparison of atenolol vs amlodipine. IJPP 1998; 42(4): 538-542.
3.Meenakshi Chaswal, S.Singh, N.Shankar, & R. Avasthi. Behavioral parameters in hypertensives on atenolol therapy. J.I.M.A. 1999, 97(6): 214-216 & 232.
4.O.P. Tandon, Pratibha Gupta, S.K.Bhargava and Meenakshi Chaswal. Brainstem auditory evoked potentials among rubber factory workers. IJPP, 1999, 43(2): 205-210.
5.P. Gupta, Meenakshi Chaswal & S. Saxena . Ventilatory functions in stone quarry workers of Rajasthan. IJPP, 1999; 43(4): 496-500.
6.Meenakshi Chaswal, Savita Singh, Shobha Das and Rajnish Avasthi. Cognitive performance in treated and untreated essential hypertension. Indian J of Physiol & Allied Sci, 2001; 55(2): 63-67.
Abstracts/Oral presentation in International/National Conferences during Ph.D course of study
1.Meenakshi Chaswal, Shobha Das, Mohammad Fahim, Jagdish Prasad, Anju Katyal. Sympathoexcitation- mediated autonomic imbalance in nitric oxide deficient hypertensive rats: Role of oxidative stress. 22nd Annual Conference of the Physiological Society of India(PSI) & 2nd Biennial Conference of South Asian Association of Physiologists (SAAP).15-17th December 2010, Bangalore, India.
2.Meenakshi Chaswal, Shobha Das, Mohammad Fahim, Jagdish Prasad, Anju Katyal. Interaction between sympathetic nervous system and baroreceptor reflex in nitric oxide deficiency induced hypertension.56th Annual Conference of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, APPICON 22nd-24th Dec 2010, Wardha, India. IJPP Vol 54, No.2 (Suppl), 2010.
3. Meenakshi Chaswal, Shobha Das, Mohammad Fahim, Jagdish Prasad, Anju Katyal. Baroreceptor- heart rate reflex and heart rate variability in rats with chronic nitric oxide deficiency- role of sympathetic nervous system. 5th Annual State Conference of the Association of Physiologists of Tamil Nadu, APTCON Oct 7-8 2011,Vellore, India.
4.Meenakshi Chaswal, Shobha Das, Jagdish Prasad, Anju Katyal, Mohammad Fahim. Effect of losartan on cardiac autonomic functions of rats during acute and chronic in hibition of nitric oxide synthesis. 57th Annual Conference of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, APPICON 13-17th Dec 2011, AIIMS, Delhi, India. IJPP Vol 55, No.5 (Suppl), 2011.
Ph. D. PUBLICATIONS
1.Meenakshi Chaswal, Shobha Das, Jagdish Prasad, Anju Katyal, Mohammad Fahim. Cardiac autonomic function in acutely nitric oxide deficient hypertensive rats: role of sympathetic nervous system and oxidative stress. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2011, 89(12):865-874.
2.Meenakshi Chaswal, Shobha Das, Jagdish Prasad, Anju Katyal, Mohammad Fahim. Effect of losartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist on cardiac autonomic functions of rats during acute and chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis. Physiological Research 2011 (Accepted for publication in the issue 2/2012, vol.61 i.e. April 2012).