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Dr. Sammita Jadhav

Director & Professor-SIHS
MBBS, MD, PGDHHM, PGDMLS, CCCR, Ph.D.

Dr. Kavitha Menon

Professor & Head – Nutrition and Dietetics Programme
M.Sc, MPhil, Ph.D., NET, ASRB-NET

Dr Mita Mehta

PhD, UGC SET
Research Professor, SIHS, Symbiosis International University, Pune

Dr. Ankit Singh

Associate Professor
MBA ((Hospital and Healthcare Management)), Ph.D., UGC – NET

Dr. Kasturi Shukla

Associate Professor
BHA, MHA, Ph.D.

Dr. Devaki Gokhale

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET

Ms. Sanjivani Maral

Assistant Professor
M.Sc. Medical Microbiology

Dr. Neha Ahire

Assistant Professor
MHA,Ph.D.,UGC-NET

Dr. Vidya Bhate

Assistant Professor
Specialization- Psychology- MA, MPhil Ph.D. - Cognitive Psychology

Dr. Radhika Hedaoo

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET,

Prof. Milind Chunkhare

Assistant Professor
M.Tech Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Arti Muley

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET

Dr. Dwight Figueiredo

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET, Post-Doctoral Fellow TIFR Mumbai

Dr. Namita A. Raytekar

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Medical Microbiology),

Dr. Abhishek Ojha

Assistant Professor
Biochemistry

Ms.Pooja Panchal

Teaching Associate
M.Sc. in Public Health Nutrition, Foods and Nutrition

Ms. Surabhi Singh Yadav

Teaching Associate
MSc Foods and Nutrition
MSc Hotel and Tourism Management
UGC-NET

Dr. Manjari Sinha

Teaching Associate
MA in Social work
MPhil & Ph.D.

Ms. Kajal Dagade

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc. (Renal & Dialysis Technology)

Ms. Vaishnavi Deshmukh

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc. Respiratory Therapy

Mr. Sushant Matre

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc. Imaging Sciences

Mr. Shreeyash Tulpule

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc Cardiac Care Technology

Ms. Mayura Maitri

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc. Clinical Laboratory, DMLT, P.G Diploma in Dietetics

Angappa Gunasekaran

Dean and Professor,
School of Business and Public Administration,
California State University,
Bakersfield Bakersfield, California

Dr. Angappa Gunasekaran is the Dean at the School of Business and Public Administration, California State University, Bakersfield (USA). Prior to this, he held the position of Dean and Professor at the Charlton College of Business from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2017, Chairperson of the Department of Decision and Information Sciences from 2006-2012 and Founding Director of Business Innovation Research Center (BIRC) from 2006-2017 at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (MA). Dr. Gunasekaran has held academic positions at Brunel University (UK), Monash University (Australia), the University of Vaasa (Finland), the University of Madras (India) and the University of Toronto, Laval University, and Concordia University (Canada). He has a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay). Dr. Gunasekaran has received Thomas J. Higginson Award for Excellence in Teaching (2001-2002) within the Charlton College of Business. He has over 300 articles published/forthcoming in 40 different peer-reviewed journals. He has presented about 50 papers and published 60 articles in conferences and given a number of invited more talks in about 20 countries.

Dr. Gunasekaran is on the Editorial Board of over 30 peer-reviewed journals which include some prestigious journals. He has edited a couple of books. Dr. Gunasekaran is the Editor of Benchmarking: An International Journal and the North-American Editor of the International Journal of Enterprise Network Management. Dr. Gunasekaran is currently interested in researching benchmarking, agile manufacturing, management information systems, e-procurement, competitiveness of SMEs, information technology/systems evaluation, performance measures and metrics in new economy, technology management, logistics, and supply chain management.

Dr. Sammita Jadhav

Director & Professor
Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences (SIHS).

Member, Academic Council, SIU.
Member, Board of Studies (BOS), KLE University.
Member, Board of Studies, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences (FoMHS).
Regional Representative, AFRICA, SIU.
CAHO-Life Member.

MBBS, MD, PGDHHM, PGDMLS, CCCR, Ph.D.

Email : director_sihs@siu.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Healthcare Management.
Clinical Research.
Medical Technology.
Public Health.
Allied health education.
Biosafety and Bioethics.
Laboratory Management.
Pharma management.
Quality assurance and accreditation.

Specific areas

AI Healthcare
Resilience and Sustainability
Healthcare Tourism.
Climate change and Healthcare
Simulation in Healthcare
Healthcare Education Ecosystem.
Home Healthcare
Medical Devices applications in Allied Healthcare.
Biomedical Waste Disposal Management.
Digital Technology applications in Allied Healthcare.
TeleHealth Modelling
Protection of Non-patentable Data during Drug Discovery.

Research Profiles

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Dr Mita Mehta

PhD, UGC SET
Research Professor , SIHS
Symbiosis International University, Pune

Email : drmita@sihspune.org

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

General Management
Human Resource Management
Governance

Specific areas

Corporate Governance
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Engagement
Netnography
Metaverse

Research Profiles

Dr. Kavitha Menon

Professor & Head – Nutrition and Dietetics
M.Sc,MPhil, Ph.D., NET, ASRB-NET
Email : kavitha@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Anaemias
Public Health Nutrition

Specific areas

Infant and Young Child Nutrition
School Feeding Programmes
Anaemia
Micronutrient Deficiencies
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis
Thalassaemia
Climate Change and Nutrition
Nutrition and Mental Health.

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Dr. Ankit Singh

Associate Professor
MBA (Hospital and Healthcare Management),
Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences,
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
MBA (Hospital Administration),
MBA (Finance), Ph.D., UGC – NET
Email : drankit@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Hospital and Healthcare Operations
Hospital and Healthcare Quality
Organizational Behavior and Talent Management
Hospital and Healthcare Marketing

Specific areas

Process Improvement Tools and Techniques
Six Sigma, FMEA, RCA & VSM application in healthcare.
Home Healthcare and Geriatric Care
Marketing Analytics
Patient Experience Management
Value-Based Healthcare
Service Recovery
Digital Health & M-Health
Talent Management Analytics
Subscription Model in Healthcare
Technology Adoption in Healthcare

Research Profiles

Dr. Kasturi Shukla

Designation:Associate Professor
Qualification: BHA, MHA, Ph.D.
Email : drkasturi@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Hospital and Healthcare Quality
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM)

Specific areas

Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) assessment and Scale development
Quality of Care assessment
Work Related Quality of Life with special reference to Hospital employees
Services Quality
Resilience and sustainability
Green Business Processes
Climate Change and Linkages with QoL

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Dr. Devaki Gokhale

Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET
Email : devaki@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition and Health

Specific areas

Maternal Malnutrition and Birth Outcomes
Pregnancy Nutrition
Infant and Child Nutrition
Nutrition Screening and Assessment
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Dietary Acculturation and Health Outcomes
Dietetics Practice and Education

Research Profiles

Ms. Sanjivani Maral

Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification:M.Sc. Medical Microbiology
Email : sanjivani@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Medical Microbiology
Quality
Education

Specific areas

Infection Control
Antibiotic Resistance
Quality in Hospital & Laboratory
Clinical Laboratory Management
Biomedical Waste Management
Teaching Methodology
Patient Safety & Management
Health education & Technology

Research Profiles

Dr. Neha Ahire

Assistant Professor
MHA,Ph.D.UGC-NET
Email : drnehaahire@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Hospital and Healthcare Quality
Healthcare financing

Specific areas

Health Insurance
Hospital Operations
Quality management and benchmarking
Project management

Research Profiles

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Dr. Vidya Bhate

Assistant Professor
BSc Mental Health Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Education Specialization- Psychology- MA, MPhil Ph.D. - Cognitive Psychology
Email : drvidyabhate@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Cognitive Psychology
Quality of Life
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Education Industry
Healthcare & Managemen
Counselling Psychology
Developmental Psychology

Specific areas

Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Education Interdisciplinary
Healthcare
Quality of Life
Diabetes & Vitamin B12 deficiency
Child Development
Management
Neuropsychological Assessments & Counselling
Training & Development

Research Profiles

Dr. Radhika Hedaoo

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET,
Email : radhika@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Foods and Nutrition Literacy
Food Safety

Specific areas

Nutrition education and curriculum development research
Adolescent Nutrition
Food safety education and advocacy
Food labeling and menu labeling studies
Food product development research
Sensory science studies
Food environment studies

Research Profiles

Prof. Milind Chunkhare

Assistant Professor
M.Tech Biomedical Engineering
Email : milind@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Biomedical Instrumentation Technology
Medical Technology
Healthcare IT applications

Specific areas

Healthcare mobile technology
Medical Equipment & Devices
Healthcare Education & LMS system
Hospital Management System
Artificial Intelligence applications in Medical Technology

Research Profiles

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Dr. Arti Muley

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET
Email : arti@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Public Health Nutrition
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Maternal and Child Health
Non-communicable Diseases

Specific areas

Dietary patterns of population, food product development, women’s health.
Lifestyle management of diabetes mellitus, continuous glucose monitoring, and Quality of life.
Breastfeeding patterns, and stress management among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Plant proteins for management of chronic kidney disease.

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Dr. Dwight Figueiredo

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D., UGC-NET, Post-Doctoral Fellow TIFR Mumbai
Email : drdwight@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Molecular Neurosciences
Behavioral Neurosciences
Genetics
Biochemistry

Specific areas

Synaptic Plasticity
Disease Makers in Neurodegeneration
Learning and Memory
Genetic risk factors for Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Diseases
Mood Disorders and Neurochemical Underpinnings
Learning styles and Multiple Intelligence

Research Profiles

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Dr. Shalaka Sudhir Ramgir

Assistant Professor
MSc, Ph.D.
Email : drshalaka@sihspune.org

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Human Genetics
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology

Specific areas

Infertility (Male)
Oxidative stress/DNA damage studies
Polymorphism studies (SNP, RFLP)
Molecular & Cytogenetic Studies
Apoptosis studies
Assisted Reproduction Technology

Research Profiles

Ms.Pooja Panchal

Teaching Associate
M.Sc. in Public Health Nutrition, Foods and Nutrition
Email : pooja@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Foods and Nutrition

Specific areas

Public Health Nutrition
Maternal and Child Nutrition
Systematic reviews
Community nutrition
Research methodology
Nutrition Education and Health Promotion

Research Profiles

Ms. Surabhi Singh Yadav

Teaching Associate
MSc Foods and Nutrition MSc Hotel and Tourism Management UGC-NET
Email : surabhi@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Food Science and Nutrition
Maternal and Child Nutrition

Specific areas

Food Safety and Quality Management
Child Nutrition
Narrative reviews and Systematic Reviews

Research Profiles

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Dr. Manjari Sinha

Teaching Associate
MA in Social work
MPhil & Ph.D.
Email: drmanjari@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Public Health
Sociology of Health and Illness

Specific areas

Gender and Health
Medicalisation of Health
Social Theory and Medicine
Society, Culture and Health
Qualitative Research

Research Profiles

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Ms. Kajal Dagade

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc. (Renal & Dialysis Technology)
Email:kajal@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Dialysis and Renal Technology
Advancements in Renal and Dialysis Technology
Hospital and Healthcare Operations
Hospital and Healthcare Quality Management
Safety Practices and Patient Care

Specific areas

Recent advancements in Hemodialysis
CRRT
Peritoneal Dialysis
AI applicable in dialysis
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Teaching Methodology
Operations in dialysis setup

Research Profiles

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Ms. Vaishnavi Deshmukh

Teaching Assistant,
MSc. Respiratory Therapy
Email: vaishnavi@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Intensive Care Unit
Pulmonary Function Test

Specific areas

Intubation
Tracheostomy
Ventilator
Instrumentation
Non Invasive ventilator

Research Profiles

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Mr. Sushant Matre

Teaching Assistant,
M.Sc. Imaging Sciences
sushant@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Body of Computed Tomography
Breast Imaging
Healthcare Research

Specific areas

Stroke
The role of CT scans in brain trauma.
Imaging of Breast cancer
Imaging of Chest Disease
Contrast Media
Management in Radiology.

Research Profiles

Dr. Abhishek Ojha

Assistant Professor Biochemistry
Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences,
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Ph.D. (Biochemistry)
E-mail:drabhishek@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Diagnostics assays development.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Structural biology of Infectious pathogen and its secretion mechanism.
Microbiome/ or metagenome and metabolomics.
Gustatory receptor and Signaling pathway.
Host-Microbe-Insect Interaction.

Specific areas

Recombinant DNA Technology and high throughput techniques
Gene cloning, protein expression and Chromatographic techniques
Crystallography; Protein and protein-ligands
Development of detection (PCR & ELISA, and dipsticks) kits
Microbial community structures using culture dependent and independent methods
RNA Interference

Ms. Mayura Maitri

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc. Clinical Laboratory, DMLT, P.G Diploma in Dietetics
E-mail:mayura@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Teaching, Pathology, Microbiology
Public health sector, Clinical research, Food Science and Nutrition.
Hospital and Healthcare Quality Management.
Biomedical Waste management.
Newer Diagnostic laboratory techniques.

Specific areas

Process Improvement Clinical Techniques
Newer application in healthcare.
Community outreach programs.
Quality Management in Labs Patient Experience Management
Technology Adoption in Healthcare
Quantitative and Qualitative
Research Methods and Techniques Application in Healthcare and Hospital laboratory.

Research Profiles

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Mr. Shreeyash Tulpule

Teaching Assistant
M.Sc Cardiac Care Technology.
Email:shreeyash@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Interventional Cardiology
Cardiology Diagnostic Procedures
Clinical Cardiology

Specific areas

Angioplasty
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Coronary Artery Disease

Research Profiles

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Dr. Namita A. Raytekar

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Medical Microbiology, faculty Medicine),
Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
M. Sc. (Microbiology)
Ph.D. Medical Microbiology
E-mail: drnamita@sihs.edu.in

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Infectious diseases and molecular biology
Medical and Applied Microbiology.
Medical Biotechnology
Quality Management System

Specific areas

Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
Antibiotic Resistance
Biofilm production
Immunology
Hospital acquired infections, prevention and control
Infectious diseases and pathogenesis
Gut Microbiology
Clinical Lab quality management system

Ms. Shreya Patange

Teaching Assistant, SIHS
M.Sc. Dialysis Technology

E-mail: shreyapatange@sihspune.org

Research Interests & Expertise:

Broad areas

Allied Health Sciences
Dialysis Technology

Specific areas

Hemodialysis Unit
Peritoneal Dialysis
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Nutrition & Diet in Chronic Kidney Disease
Renal Diseases & Disorders

Research Profiles

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