Name of Head of Department: Dr. Narayan Bahadur Mahotra, Associate Professor
Department introduction/description:
The Clinical Physiology Department of MMC has been primarily serving in medical education, providing fundamental knowledge of physiology that is essential for understanding the human body and its intricate functions. Physiology is the study of how the human body’s cells, tissues, organs and systems work, which couples the basic sciences with clinical practice, which is crucial for diagnosing and managing diseases. Hence, physiology can be considered an essential and critical discipline for healthcare profession students, practitioners and researchers.
Currently, the department is involved in teaching-learning of all 8 undergraduate programmes of MMC, namely MBBS, BDS, BMLT, BMIT, B. Perfusion Technology, B. Pharm, BASLP, B. Optometry along with 3 postgraduate programmes (MD Clinical Physiology, MD Pediatrics and MS Orthopedics) as per the respective curriculum. The department has a Hematology and Clinical Physiology lab where students learn and practice various blood experiments and clinical examination skills. The departmental library serves different standard textbooks for references. Furthermore, various medical researches are conducted here which have been published in national and international journals.
The department has also provided a significant contribution in producing human resources in Physiology needed for medical education for the country. Till date, the department has produced 15 MD Clinical Physiology postgraduates who have been working as pillars of medical education and research activities in various national and international medical institutions.
The department also conducts Inter-Medical College Physiology Quiz Contest every year to arouse interest in medical students for better learning. Our department has always been involved in clinical service from pulmonary function test to intraoperative neuro-monitoring as per the necessity in the hospital. We further aim to establish our own Electrophysiology Lab, Autonomic Function Lab, Spirometry and extend research activities.
Department vision, mission and goals :
Department of Clinical Physiology at Maharajgunj Medical Campus aims to uplift the field of Physiology through high quality education, innovative research with a focus on clinical application.
Vision: To be a renowned center for providing physiology education to undergraduate and postgraduate students and foster high quality and innovative research in academic and clinical physiology
Goals: To provide quality education in the subjects of basic and applied physiology through a well designed curriculum and set up a research and development facility in the department to promote research in their areas of interest among staff and students.
Mission:
To utilize advanced teaching, learning and evaluation methods in undergraduate and postgraduate level education to produce competent manpower in the field of health science
To produce competent physiologists who are aware of the contemporary advances and developments in the field of academic and clinical physiology.
To conduct clinical/academic research that would have significant bearing on human health and patient care and medical education.
To collaborate with nation and international organization for the promotion of education and research
To strengthen the competencies of faculties by enhancing their pedagogical, professional and research education through faculty development programs and research training.
Department faculty members
| S.N. | Full Name | Designation | Full Academic Qualifications (Bachelor onwards) | Joined year |
| 1 | Dr. Narayan Bahadur Mahotra | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD | 2010 |
| 2 | Dr. Lava Shrestha | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD | 2011 |
| 3 | Dr. Sait Pradhan | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2014 |
| 4 | Dr. Mahesh Man Bajimaya | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2015 |
| 5 | Dr. Neha Malla | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2015 |
| 6 | Dr. Sabita Kandel | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2019 |
| 7 | Dr. Sonam Chaudhary | Lecturer | MBBS, MD | 2021 |
Department staff members: Sabina Tharu
Academic programs and students educated/trained each year / total
| Level | S.N. | Program name | Yes / No |
| Bachelor | 1 | MBBS | Yes |
| 2 | BDS | Yes | |
| 3 | BASLP | Yes | |
| 4 | BOptom | Yes | |
| 5 | BPerfusion | Yes | |
| 6 | BPharmacy | Yes | |
| 7 | BScMIT | Yes | |
| 8 | BScMLT | Yes | |
| Masters | 9 | MD Clinical Physiology | Yes |
| 10 | MS Orthopedics | Yes | |
| 11 | MD Pediatrics | Yes | |
| 12 | MSc ………… | No | |
| 13 | MPhil ………… | No | |
| 14 | ………… | No | |
| Super-specialty | 15 | DM ………… | No |
| 16 | MCh ……….. | No | |
| 17 | PhD……… | No | |
| 18 | ………… | No | |
| 19 | ………… | No |
Research activities of the faculties/department
Comparison of Spirometric Parameters in different Postures among Young Healthy Volunteers
Narayan B Mahotra, Lava Shrestha, Sabita Kandel, Sonam Chaudhary
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2024
Mahotra NB. Heat Related Illness: Pathophysiology, Manifestations, Treatment and Prevention. JRAHS 2024; 1(1):58-60.
Use of Complementary and Alternatives Medicine Among Cancer Patients
Suchita Neupane, Roshani Gautam, Sujan Sharma, Lava Shrestha
Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 2024
Triage practices for emergency care delivery: a qualitative study among febrile patients and healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal
Bipin Adhikari, Lava Shrestha, Manjita Bajracharya, Nishika Aryal, Anuja Rajbhandari, Ramesh K Maharjan, Santa K Das, Jyotshna Sapkota, Kevin KA Tetteh, Debashish Das
BMC Health Services Research, 2024
Comparison of Spirometric Parameters in different Postures among Young Healthy Volunteers
Narayan B Mahotra, Lava Shrestha, Sabita Kandel, Sonam Chaudhary
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2024
Electro-physiological Changes in the Central Nervous System by Visual Evoked Potential in Diabetic Patients
Neha Malla , Narayan Bahadur Mahotra, Lava Shrestha, Sagun Narayan Joshi, Sanyukta Gurung
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2023
Risk Factors of Primary Dysmenorrhea among Under Graduate Students of a Medical Institution of Nepal
Neha Malla, Narayan Bahadur Mahotra, Sonam Chaudhary
Tribhuvan University Small Research Grant 2079/80 ( Ongoing)
Association of Premenstrual Syndrome with Body Mass Index among Young Female Adults in a Dental College of Kathmandu
Sonam Chaudhary, Prashanna Shrestha, Mahesh M Bajimaya, Sait Pradhan, Narayan Bahadur Mahotra
Annapurna Journal of Health Sciences, 2023
Association of Salt Taste Sensitivity Threshold with Blood Pressure and Obesity Indicators among Healthy Young Nepalese Adults
Sonam Chaudhary, Narayan B Mahotra, Lava Shrestha, Sabita Kandel
MMC Mini Research Grant Project (Ongoing), 2024
Number of publications by faculties/department
| Faculty | Original articles | Review articles | Case reports | Newspaper | Online news | Total |
| Dr. NBM | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dr. LS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dr. MMB | ||||||
| Dr. SP | ||||||
| Dr. NM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dr. SK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dr. SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Achievements/Grants/Awards received by faculties/department
Achievements: Conduction of National Inter Medical Physiology Quiz annually
Grants:
>Maternal age and its association with perinatal outcomes in Nepalese setting, NHRC Provincial Grant, 2023 (Sonam Chaudhary, Narayan B Mahotra, Pooja Poudyal)
>Risk factors of Primary Dysmenorrhea among Undergraduate students in a Medical Institution of Nepal (Neha Malla, Narayan B Mahotra, Sonam Chaudhary)Tribhuvan University Small Research Grant 2079/80 (2023)
