GMC ANANTNAG

Government Medical College, Anantnag, J&K.

Department of Physiology, Government Medical College Anantnag, was established in December 2018 and the first batch of medical students was admitted in 2019 (Batch of 100 Students). Now the department additionally caters to 110 nursing and paramedical students per year.

Physiology is a basic science department that constitutes the core of medical knowledge and imparts training to undergraduate medical, nursing and paramedical students.Here at the Department of Physiology we aim at providing basic medical knowledge to our budding doctors. To know what is abnormal one must first know what is normal. Our motto is to help our students understand the integration between Physiology, Pathology , Medicine and other allied branches, hence become competent doctors in the future.

We have a fully equipped research laboratory with all the latest technology like LAB CHART 8 PRO software (2 channel Physiographs, 4 channel Polygraphs) for EEG, HRV, EMG, ECG, PFT and other equipments like Hand Grip Dynamometer, Ergographs, Stethographs, Spirometers, Haldanes Gas Analyser, Van slykes Apparatus, BMR apparatus, Opthalmoscope.

The department has 3 fully equipped student laboratories, viz haematology, Clinical and Human laboratories, a demonstration room which is well equipped with audio-visual aids, a departmental library for the benefit of our students.

We have a fully equipped haematology, Clinical and Human laboratories where our dedicated staff members are involved in imparting practical knowledge to the students. We also have a demonstration room which is well equipped with audio-visual aids, a departmental library for the benefit of our students.

Faculty

Dr. Mehak Mufti

Associate Professor & Head

Dr. Shaugfta Aara

Assistant Professor

Dr. Farah Mushtaq

SR/Tutor/Demonstrator

Dr. Mansha Mukhtar

SR/Tutor/Demonstrator

Dr. Anjum Rashid

SR/Tutor/Demonstrator

Dr. Basit Ahmad Bhat

SR/Tutor/Demonstrator

Dr. Yusra Amin

SR/TUTOR/DEMONSTRATOR

Dr. Nabeela

SR/TUTOR/DEMONSTRATOR

Mr. Mohsin Jeelani

Storekeeper-cum-clerk

Mr. Mudasir Ahmad Dar

Lab Technician

Miss Iram Jan

Lab. Technician

mr. Yasir Nabi Wani

MTS

Message from Head of the Department

Medical knowledge is fast evolving and so are the concepts of Physiology. Therefore one should never cease to learn. You can never know it all, and that should keep you motivated to acquire more and more knowledge.

Publications

Publications.

Awards

Awards

Department	Name of the faculty Qualification IMR Number	Current Designation & Date of Promotion	Nature of Employment Regular/ Permanent or Contract/ Outsourced	Details of Service in the Last 5 Years					Number of lectures taken/year Topics covered
Department	Name of the faculty Qualification IMR Number	Current Designation & Date of Promotion		1	2	3	4	5	Number of lectures taken/year Topics covered
Physiology	Dr. Mehak Mufti MBBS, MD Physiology IMR=89343	Assistant Professor	Permanent	2017 SR JVC	2018 Lecturer GMC Sgr.	2019 to Present Asst. Prof. GMC Anantnag			Number of lectures 21 Topics: Annexure C
Physiology	Dr. Shaugfta Aara MBBS. MD Physiology IMR=11359	Assistant Professor	Permanent	Tutor GMC Srinagar	Tutor GMC Srinagar	2019 to Present Asst. Prof. GMC Anantnag			Number of lectures 21 Topics: Annexure D

Sr. No	Faculty Name	Publication in Vancouver referencing style.	Pubmed Indexed Yes/No	Scopus
1	Dr. Mehak Mufti	Mufti M, Sayeed SI, Jaan I, Nazir S. Does Digital Screen exposure cause dry eye? Indian J Clin Anat Physiol. 2019; 6(1): 68-72.	No	No
2	-do-	Mufti M, Nasti H, Shora T. Relationship between Intraocular pressure and Body mass index.Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2019; 9(6):540-542 .	No	No
. 3	-do-	Mufti M, Nasti H, Shora T. Evaluation of Modifiable risk factors in the Development of age related Macular degenaration in Kashmir population.Int J Physiology. 2019;7(4):138-141.	No	No
4	-do-	Mufti M, Kisan R, Deshpande DV.Heart rate variability as a tool for early diagnosis of Autonomic Neuropathy in Non-Diabetic off-springs of Diabetic parents.Int J Physiology 2018; 6(4); 49-52	No	No
5	-do-	Mufti M, Kisan R , Deshpande DV. Evaluation of Cardic Autonomic functions in non-Diabetic off-springs of diabetic parents. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol 2018; 5(3):389-93	No	No
6	-do-	Jaan I, Mufti M, Ahad F.Factors affecting academic performance & role of Counselling in improving grader in physiology.ISOR J Dental & Medical Sciences. 2017;4(13): 36-9.	No	No
7	-do-	Kisan R, Mufti M, Kumar S. A study of Cardiac Autonomic functions in different Phases of Menstrual Cycle. Int J Physiology.13	No	No
8	-do-	Kumar S, Mufti M, Kisan R.Variations of Reaction time in different phases of Menstrual Cycle. J Clin Diag Research. 2013; 7(8):1604-5.	Yes	No
9	-do-	Mufti M, Nasti H, Shora T. Relationship between Intraocular pressure and Body mass index.Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2019; 9(6):540-542 .	No	No
10	-do-	Mufti M, Nasti H, Shora T. Evaluation of Modifiable risk factors in the Development of age related Macular degenaration in Kashmir population.Int J Physiology. 2019;7(4):138-141.	No	No
11	-do-	Mufti M, Kisan R, Deshpande DV.Heart rate variability as a tool for early diagnosis of Autonomic Neuropathy in Non-Diabetic off-springs of Diabetic parents.Int J Physiology 2018; 6(4); 49-52	No	No
12	-do-	Mufti M, Kisan R , Deshpande DV. Evaluation of Cardic Autonomic functions in non-Diabetic off-springs of diabetic parents. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol 2018; 5(3):389-93	No	No

Sr. No	Faculty Name	Publication in Vancouver referencing style.	Pubmed Indexed Yes/No	Scopes
1	Dr. Shaugfta Aara	Shaugfta aara., Masrat Nazir, Mehbooba Rasool, Premenstrual syndrome and its effects. JMSCR 2018 Vol 6, issue 1 p 2455-0450.	No	No
2	-do-	Shaugfta aara , Mrityunjay Gupta., Meenakshi Sharma. Effects of different phases of menstrual cycle on coagulation profile in physically active females as compared to sedentary controls. IJHSR vol-6, Issue 2 2017	No	No
3	-do-	Meenakshi Sharma, Shaugfta aara, Anjali Nadir Bhat, Sushil Sharma, Shahid Hussain.Impact of body mass index on fasting blood glucose in postmenopausal women. IJDR 2017 vol.07,issue,02,pp.11544-11546.	No	No
4	-do-	Meenakshi Sharma , Shaugfta aara ., Farooq ahmad mir. Variation in platelet count with physical activity. IJSR 2018 vol-7,issue-3 .	No	No
5	-do-	Shaugfta aara, Masrat Jan ,Farooq ahmad mir, Mrityunjay Gupta, Sunil Sachdev, Meenakshi Sharma.Does coagulation profile vary with physical activity and hormonal changes . A comparative study with reference to different phases of menstrual cycle in physically active females and sedentary controls. IJPP 2015 vol1,issue 1.	No	Yes
6	-do-	Sumaira Chowdhary.,Shaugfta aara.,Masrat Nazeer.,Musadiq Allaqband. Thyroid function tests in Preeclampsia.IJMSCI 2018 vol-5 Issue 03.	No	No
7	-do-	Masarat Nazeer,Shaugfta aara, Nadeema Rafiq. Blood groups ,BT and CT in medical and paramedical students--- Gender based distribution and their relationship. An observational study. IJMSCI 2018 vol -5, issue- 02.	No	No
8	-do-	Farooq ahmad mir, Shaugfta aara, Masrat jan, Nisar A .wani. Diagnostic value of serum hyperbilrubinemia in acute appendicitis and its complications.Int surg j vol-4,issue 5 ,pp 1710—1714, 2017.	No	No
9	-do-	Mehbooba Rasool, Shaugfta aara., Sheema Samreen ., Sheik Imran Sayeed. Anaemia among students of a medical school in Srinagar city.JMSCR Vol-05 Issue 07 pp 25827-25830 2017.	No	No
10	-do-	Nadeema Rafiq,Tauseef Nabi,Shaugfta aara.,Qurat-UL-Ain-Arifa.Influence of gender on cardic autonomic reactivity in young adults.JMSCR vol-06,Issue-02 2018.	No	No
11	-do-	Naveet Kaur, Meenakshi Sharma, Shaugfta aara. Effects of hypothyroidism on renal physiology. JMSCR Vol-06,Issue 03,2018.	No	No
12	-do-	Mehbooba Rasool, Abdul Rouf;Taha Ayoub, S.M.Salim Khan , Shaugfta aara .Prevalence of anaemia among pregnanat women in block Hazratbal of Srinagar district. IJMSCI Vol -04 ,Issue-08 2017.	No	No
13	-do-	Masrat jan, Fayaz A.Reshi, Shiwalika Gupta, Shaugfta aara., Iftikhar H.Wani ., Basharat Saleem.Evaluation of oral clonidine premedication on intraoperative blood loss and bleeding severity score in functional endoscopic sinus surgery--- A prospective placebo controlled study. BJMMR 4(10) 2014.	No	No
14	-do-	Shaugfta aara, Nadeema Rafiq, Mrityunjay Gupta, Sheik Imran Sayeed. Effects of different phases of menstrual cycle on various haematological factors. IJHSR Vol-5 Issue -2 2017.	No	No
15	-do-	Meenakshi Sharma, Shaugfta aara, Anjali Nadir Bhat, Sushil Sharma, Shahid Hussain.Impact of body mass index on fasting blood glucose in postmenopausal women. IJDR 2017 vol.07,issue,02,pp.11544-11546.	No	No

CONFERENCES CME and SEMINARS

SR NO	DATE OF CONFERENCE	TOPIC	PARTICIPANTS	SPEAKER
1	01-06-2023 00:00:00	Model Competition	The event (Model competition of MBBS 1st Year students) was conducted by Physiology Department under the Chairmanship of Dr. Syed Tariq Qureshi.	Dr. Mehak Mufti (HOD Physiology)