Academic Activities

Date	Topics	Participants
4.2.2025	Faculty Presentation
	Randomized Controlled Trials of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	Dr Sandesh Venu , Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
	Pediatric Tracheostomy InA Developing Country: Challenges FromA General ENT Tertiary Care Centre	Dr. Rajarajeswari Nalamate, Professor, Department of ENT.
	Superior Nutraceutical Phyllanthus Emblica in Diabetes control :A Systematic review and Meta-analysis of Randomized controlled trials.	Mrs. Radhika R, Lecturer cum Ph.D Research Scholar, College of Nursing.
	SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic lung diseases attending a tertiary care hospital	Dr. Nimmy Elizabeth George Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology
	Conservative approach in simultaneous Cardio-cerebral infarction: A case series	Dr. Glennys Carvalho Assistant Professor Department of General Medicine
	Perineurioma– APPLE IN THE HEAD	Dr. Sharumathi Junior Resident, Department of ENT
21.3.2025	Awareness programme on cyber crime by Mr. Keerthi Chakaravarthy and Team, Pondicherry Police Department
29.4.2025	Scientific Society Day	• Chief Guest: Dr. Manju Rahi, Director, VCRC
		• External Oration: Dr. Debadatta Basu, Professor, Pathology, MGMCRI
	Award-winning Paper Presentation :
	Evaluation of systemic distribution of an intracanal medicament administered into the pulp cavity of a pulp extirpated tooth using a novel drug delivery system.-A randomized controlled trial.	Dr. Sajani R, Professor and HOD, Department of Dentistry.
	Morphometric analysis of the Myenteric plexus in all segments of the large intestine of the human aborted foetuses – An empirical to standard way of estimation.	Dr. Bhavani Prasad G, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy,
	A Rare Case Of Giant High Grade Appendiceal MucinousNeoplasm	Dr. Reshmi A PG, Department of Pathology
	Nutrient Patterns And Glucose Control In Gestational Diabetes: A 24-Hour Dietary Recall Analysis	Moneesh S
	Our Clinical Experience Of Using Intravitreal Clindamycin In Congenital Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis	Dr. Pratik Gera, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology.

Date	Topics	Participants
16.4.2024	UG Debate on the topic “ Will AI replace Doctors ?“ – A fact or fiction A fact or fictionA fact or fiction	Moderated by Dr. R.P Swaminathan and Dr. Ramachandran Thiruvengadam
14.05.2024	UG and PG presentation
	Community Medicine Awareness and Utilization of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Insurance Scheme among Urban Slum Dwellers in Puducherry	Ms. Swarna G – UG
	Association of N Terminal pro-B type Natriuretic Peptide levels and Electrocardiogram changes with the severity of airflow narrowing and exercise tolerance in stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Cross-sectional Analytical study	Dr.Thannushree,A.B PG- Pulmonary Medicine
	Finding clarity - a case study on scrupulosity Case report	Dr. Sarada Sireesha Bojja PG, Psychiatry.
	Not all fevers are looked and unlocked!Case report	Dr. Bhashitha Chowdary. K, PG Ophthalmology
	Traumatic Pneumothorax causing pnemoscrotum - a case report"	Dr. Kamala Kannan PG,General Surgery.
4.6.2024	Faculty presentation & PG
	Development journey of an Indigenous Dengue Vaccine – the PIMS experience	Dr. Anil J Purty, Professor, Community Medicine.
	Fire indeed to ignite crackers? - case series	Dr Varun Krishna B, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine
	Unraveling Mysterious 3D Neuroanatomy with Simple Clay anatomy and Air anatomy	Dr. Jakkula Akhil Senior Resident, Anatomy.
	A study to assess the effectiveness of Moringa Oleifera soup on selected bio physiological parameters among adults with Hypercholesterolemia working in a selected tertiary care hospital, Puducherry district	Ms. Priya, In charge Nurse, Advanced Paramedic grade II. Nursing.
	Splenic Abscess with Splenic Infarct: A Rare Case Report	Dr. Mohammed Adam PG General Surgery
	Bilateral Boxers Ears in Motor Neuron Disease: A Case Report	Dr. A. Hari Valliappan PG ENT
9.7.2024	CME- Melody meets minds – Music Therapy Dr Shoba and Team, School of Music Therapy, MGMCRI
13.08.2024	PG presentation,/b>
	Sleep pattern and disturbances among school Going children in Puducherry- A cross sectional study	Dr. Hamsavahini.M, Pediatrics
	Knowledge, Attitude & Practice of Pharmacovigilance among Interns and Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Puducherry – A Questionnaire-based Study.	Dr. Madhupandy Pharmacology.
	Prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 12 months to 59 months in a rural area of Chengalpet district Tamilnadu	Dr. Gokulkrishnan, Pediatrics
	A surgical strike to silence the SILENT THIEF OF SIGHT IN YOUNG - a rare case report of Juvenile Open Angle Glaucoma	Dr.Shivani.T, Ophthalmology.
	Risk factors and outcomes of low birth weight babies in a tertiary care teaching hospital– A case control study	Dr. Jency Auxilia, Pediatrics.
10.9.2024	CME on Translational Research on Public Health solutions by Dr. Ramachandran Thiruvengadam
29.10.2024	Annual Internal oration by Dr. R.P. Swaminathan, Professor Emeritus, Department of General Surgery
19.11.2024	UG Presentation
	Knowledge and Perception about Poisoning in Childhood among Urban and Rural mothers – A Cross-sectional study	Dr. V. Thamizharasi, Intern
	Prevalence of presbyopia in rural and urban areas in and around Pondicherry-A community based prospective study	Dr. Shreya Sriram , Intern
	Comparative analysis of clinical and laboratory profile of COVID-19 cases in the first, second and third waves of the pandemic in a tertiary care hospital	Dr. Sivasri Murugapandian, Intern
	Screening of Autism Spectrum Disorder among children in Pondicherry – A cross sectional study	Dr. Sarah Catherine, Intern.
	Study on Hepatitis B surface antibody levels in interns from a tertiary care teaching hospital, Puducherry.	Ms. Jenis Sylvia J III yr MBBS Student.

Date	Topics	Participants
12/01/2021	Annual Internal Oration 2020 "My tryst with Pneumococcus"	Prof. Dr. Reba Kanungo Professor of Microbiology, Dean Research, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry
	Scientific society Day 2020: Oral Presentations
	Risk factors for pulmonary edema in chronic kidney disease patients on haemodialysis	Dr. Indira Kumarappan Department of General Medicine
	A comparison between ultrasound guided supraclavicular and infraclavicular approach to brachial plexus block for upper limb surgery: A randomized observer blinded study	Dr. Anis Fatima Department of Anaesthesiology
	A comparative study of cuff pressure changes of endotracheal tube with the use of air versus nitrous oxide in the anaesthetic gas mixture during laparoscopic surgery	Dr.PradeeshJohny.T Department of Anaesthesiology
	Rare case of Rhabdomyosarcoma of testis	Dr.M.Marenika Department of General surgery
	A prospective randomized comparative study of I-gel versus Baska mask in patients receiving general anaesthesia	Dr.Bhimala Naga Ramya Department of Anaesthesiology
	Comparison of adductor canal block and intra articular injection with a combination of Ropivacaine and Clonidine for post-operative analgesia after arthroscopic knee procedures - A randomized double blind clinical study	Dr. Allwin Vino P Department of Anaesthesiology,
	Assessment of vision related quality of life in patients with watery eyes	K.T.Harini Final Year MBBS
	Doctors Preferred platform for Scientific Meeting: Is it time for virtual conferences to replace physical conferences?	Dr. Bhagwati Wadwekar Department of Ophthalmology
	Malignant transformation of eccrine poroma: a rare case Report	Dr. Sumanth Subramaniam Department of General Surgery
	Neonatal intussusception secondary to intestinal duplication cyst	Dr.Haseen Fathima Department of Paediatrics,
	Acute thrombosis of left Subclavian artery presenting with abnormal Uterine bleeding - an interesting case report	Dr.Ashwin Antony Jose Department of OBG
	Oslers sign in eye - revisited	Dr.SuriyaDjeamourthy Department of Ophthalmology
	Anaesthetic management of a neonate with left sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia by conventional ventilation	Dr.Suresh.P Department of Anaesthesiology
	A challenging case of neonatal hypoglycemia - Nesidioblastosis	Dr.Jagruthi Reddy Department of Paediatrics
	An unusual case of Neuromyelitis Optica- spectrum disorder	Dr.Sarala S Department of Ophthalmology
	Clinical profile and outcome of lacrimal canalicular tear - A case series	Dr.Kaaviya Department of Ophthalmology
	Annual External Oration 2020 "Vasculitis and Lupus - challenging renal cases"
09/02/2021	Award Winning presentations
	Pipelle Curette as a method endometrial scratching toincrease the clinical pregnancy rate	Dr. P. Rajashree Department of OBG
	Magnesium sulphate Vs Clonidine as an adjuvant toultrasound guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block in upper limb surgery.	Dr. Archana Mohanakumar Department of Anaesthesia
	Comparison of Adductor Canal Block and Intra -Articular Injection with a combination of Ropivacaine and Clonidine for pos -operative analgesia after arthroscopic knee procedures	Dr. Allwin Vino Department of Anaesthesia
	COVID-19 Vaccine trial, Report	Dr. Anil Purthy Dept. of Community Medicine
09/03/2021	Postgraduate presentations
	Recurrent dislocation of patella - a case report	Dr. Vira Ambethcar Aya Deparment of Orthopedics
	Fleck and freckle in retina- a case report	Dr.SuriyaDjeamourthy Department of Ophthalmology
	Functional outcome of cervical spondylotic myelopathy treated by laminectomy with fusion and open door cervical laminoplasty	Dr.Vigneshhari V R N Department of Orthopedics
	Lupus Miliaris DisseminatusFaciei - a report of two cases	Dr.Nithiyaa.P Department of Dermatology
	Acute traumatic unstable slipped capital femoral epiphysis - a rare case report	Dr.S.Antony Albert Department of Orthopedics
	Videolaryngoscope to the rescue in case of difficult intubation-two case scenarios	Dr. Nandhakumar Department of Anaesthesia
	Comparison of unstable extra-articular distal radius fracture treated with plaster immobilization versus external fixation-a randomized control study	Dr. Dilip Stivart Department of Orthopedics
13/04/2021	Faculty presentations: Theme Trauma
		Dr. Yuvaraja M Department of Orthopedics
		Dr. Lingam PP Department of Plastic Surgery
		Dr. Nagalakshmi P Department of Anaesthesiology
		Mr. Srikanth I Department of Physiotherapy
		Dr. Rajaram Department of Dentistry
11/05/2021	UG Presentations
	Time to positivity of blood culture as a prognostic marker inpredicting the clinical outcome of bloodstream infections	Nikitha J, MBBS student
	Knowledge, attitude, and practice of eye donation amongmedical and nonmedical students	Dhanushia G, MBBS student
	Correlation between Oxacillin MIC values with those ofLinezolid against clinical isolates of MRSA	Arulkavi A, MBBS student
	Effect of fragrance on brain activity and blood pressureduring problem-solving activity	Rahul Jain S, MBBS student
	Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among type 2 diabetesmellitus patients in a tertiary care center	Keerthanah Thiagarajan, MBBS student
	Diagnosis of tuberculosis by diagnostic tools available in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry	Anusha Prasad K, MBBS student
	Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding ear care and ear discharge	Raghavalakshmi S, MBBS student
08/06/2021	National Webinar: Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis COVID 19: A multidisciplinary approach
	Paranasal sinus Mucormycosis and Surgical management	Dr Kranti Bhavna AIIMS Patna, ENT
	Ocular Mucormycosis and Surgical management	Dr Usha Kim Chief of Oculoplasty AEH Madurai
	Mucormycosis staging and management guidelines, Preventive strategies	Dr Santosh Honaver Chief of Oculoplasty Center of Sight, Hydrabad
	Cerebral Mucormycosis its management	Dr Neeraj Jain, Neurology KEM Mumbai
	COVID associated Mucomycosis:ICU Challenges	Dr. Jaikumar Mulchandani Physician and IntensivistInlaks and Budhrani hospital, Pune
JULY	PG presentations
	Autologous platelet-rich fibrin matrix in management of non-healing ulcer	Dr. Kalaiyarasan.J Dermatology
	Double superior vena cava with absent papillary muscle - a rare cadaveric case report	Dr. Divya Umamaheswaran Anatomy
	Starry Coloured halos in occipital lobe infarct	Dr. Kaaviya.A Ophthalmology
	Intralesional bleomycin injection in refractory warts	Dr. Savitha.M Dermatology
	Anaesthetic management of a rare case of multiple myeloma posted for hemiarthroplasty	Dr. Suresh Kumar Anaesthesia
	A rare case of scrotal neoplasm- Paratesticular liposarcoma.	Dr. Sneha D V General Surgery
	Peripheral nerve blocks - saviour in CKD low cardiac output and geriatric patient for lower limbsurgery	Dr. Neethu Padmanabhan Anaesthesia
AUGUST	FACULTY presentations
	Conceptual model for stp on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding disaster preparedness and triage	Dr. M. Navaneetha College of Nursing
	Vascular Hamartoma - A rare soft tissue tumor on the back.	Dr. Shrihari General Surgery
	A challenging case of distal finger replantation surgery in a 4-year-old child	Dr. Jonathan Victor Plastic Surgery
	Successful management of an impalement injury involving abdomen and thorax -Case report	Dr. Achu Jacob General Surgery
SEPTEMBER	INTERNAL ORATION
	Physicians as Gate Keepers of Health-Research to Policy	Dr Kurien Thomas
OCTOBER	FACULTY AND PG PRESENTATIONS
	Coeval Rhinoorbitocerebral Mucormycosis, COVID-19 and Diabetic Ketoacidosis-A Perilous Trifecta	Dr. Nimmy Elizabeth George P.G Microbiology
	A Rare Case Of Parotid Neoplasm - Facial Nerve Schwannoma	Dr. Ponprabu D.M, P.G General Surgery
	Streptococcus Pseudoporcinus Bacteremia In A Type IIRespiratory Failure Patient With Coronary Artery Disease: A Case Report	Dr. Ashwin Venu P.G Microbiology
	Implementation of Sustainable Development Education in the Nursing Curriculum	Ms Navaneetha College of Nursing
	Lacrimal Canalicular injury: No more tears with Intubation	Dr. Bhagwati Wadwekar Ophthalmology
	Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring in Eloquent area surgery	Dr. Hari Neuro Surgery
	Tracheal Intubation With Aid Of Combined C-MAC DBlade And Fiberoptic Bronchoscope In A Patient With Suspected Difficult Airway	Dr Hariharasudhan B Anaesthesia
	Prevalence Of Stress In Undergraduate Medical Students	Dr. Jayagandhi Anatomy
DECEMBER	PANEL DISCUSSION E-LEARNING E-TEACHING
	Panelists	Dr Subhasis Das Dr Nayyar Iqbal Mr Anirudh K
	Moderator	Dr Karthika Jyothish

Date	Topics	Participants
14/01/2020	Post-Graduate Presentations
	Concurrent occurrence of the thyroid orbitopathy and orbital pseudotumor	Dr. Sarla Saran Department of Ophthalmology
	Unusual cause of acute febrile encephalopathy	Dr. Jaya Madhava Reddy Department of Paediatrics
	Light at the end of the tunnel - Endogenous Endophthalmitis	Dr.SuriyaDjeamourthy Department of Ophthalmology
	Spectrum of serological markers among Hepatitis B positive individuals in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry	Dr.G.Vaishnavadevi Department of Microbiology
	Effect of anxiety and depression after conjugal bereavement in rural area of Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu	Dr.Quincy Madona.J Department of Community Medicine
11/02/2020	ROME Undergraduate Presentations Active Case Finding for Tuberculosis Among Vulnerable Population - A Community- Based Cross-Sectional Study	V.Navneeth Desikan, G.Samyuktha, Adhithya Vikraman, S.Govardhana, Madhuja, Gowtham Chetty, K.Yashwanth, A.Yakshana
10/03/2020	Faculty Presentations
	Cardiovascular collapse in a pregnant patient- A diagnostic dilemma	Dr.Jemmie Johns Department of OBG
	Nodovenous shunt and Reduction surgery in lymphedema	Dr Jonathan Victor Department of Plastic Surgery
	Anaesthetic challenges in a patient with Sheehans syndrome posted for Femur fracture fixation- A case report	Dr. P. Nagalakshmi Department of Anaesthesia
	A case of Anti Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) antibody positive neurological disease resembling Neuromyelitis Optica (Devic s disease) - a case report	Dr.S.Ramesh Kannan Department of Neurology
14/07/2020	Webinar On Covid-19
	Future trends of covid 19 in India, Infection Transmission: The Changing Concepts	Dr Tarun Bhatnagar Scientist E, ICMR-Nie Chennai
	COVID- Testing: Facing Practical Challenges	Dr Rahul Dhodapkar Microbiology JIPMER
	Varied Clinical Presentations: The Treatment Dilemma	Dr George M Verghese HOD, Infectious Disease, CMC Vellore
07/08/2020	Webinar On e-EC Software Online Document Management System for Ethics committee	Dr Namrata Tiwari Project manager, Clinical Development Services Agency (CDSA), DBT, Govt of India
11/08/2020	Postgraduate Presentations
	Rare presentation of Salmonella in neck abscess	Dr Ajay Department of General surgery
	Anaesthetic management of a case of giant cavernous hemangioma of liver posted for right hepatectomy: case report	Dr. Prathap G Department of Anaesthesia,
	Ruptured rudimentary horn pregnancy	Dr. Inparasi Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
	Pipelle Curette as a method endometrial scratching to increase the clinical pregnancy rate	Dr. P. Rajashree Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
	Effect of aerobic exercises on menstrual difficulties among adolescent girl	Sheena Luvina.E College of Nursing
18/08/2020	Postgraduate Presentations
	Prevalence and Correlates of personality disorders in male alcohol dependent individuals	Dr.Aravindan Balachandran Department of Psychiatry
	Bilateral hot orbits in a toddler: Therapeutic challenges	Dr.Arthy RG Department of ENT
	Nasal Glioma: A Rare Mimicker of Dermoid Cyst	Dr. Jayapriya Department of ENT
	Mediastinal cystic teratoma rupturing into the lung - why do they rupture? - A case report	Dr Josna Roy Babu1 Department of Pathology
	Gastrointestinal stromal tumor- Our experience- case series	Dr.Malla Ratna Maunika. Department of General surgery
	Recherch, Kasabach-Merritt syndrome- A case report.	Dr. Surya Ram G K Department of general surgery
	Congenital Laryngeal Stridor: Double Trouble	Dr.Sivaranjini V Department of ENT
	Surgical management of Vallecular Cyst in a young infant: C- MAC to the rescue	Dr.Glynis Florence Francis Department of Otorhinolaryngology
08/09/2020	Postgraduate Presentations
	Posterior microphthalmos with foveal aplasia - A case presentation	Dr Rajarajeswary P Department of Ophthalmology
	Retinoschisis- The doppelganger of Retinal Detachment!!	Dr Sarala S Department of Ophthalmology
	Optic Disc Melanocytoma	Dr.SuriyaDjeamourthy Department of Ophthalmology
	Faculty Presentations
	Preoperative Tranexamic Acid in Tonsillectomy and Adenotonsillectomy	Dr.Rajarajeswari N Department of ENT
	Primary laryngeal mycosis in an immunocompetent patient: A rising trend	Dr Vikram Department of ENT
	A retrospective analysis of prescription pattern, follow-up pattern and medication adherence in psychiatric outpatients	Dr.Parthasarathy Ramamurthy Department of Psychiatry
13/10/2020	Webinaron Psychiatric Issues in COVD-19 Pandemic
	Bidirectional Relationship between COVID 19 and Mental Health	Dr. Raghunathan Prof. HOD Psychiatry, PSG ISMR, Coimbatore
	Protecting Mental Health during the Pandemic and other uncertainties	Dr. Mohanraj Consultant Psychiatrist Chennai
	Psychiatric issues in children during COVID 19	Dr. Shivanand Kattimani Additional Prof Psychiary, JIPMER pondicherry

Date	Topics	Participants
12/02/2019	Undergraduate Presentation
	Is it feasible to carry out active case finding for Tuberculosis in community-based settings?ROME Posting	Mashkra Riyaz Final Year MBBS
	Active Case Finding on Tuberculosis and Leprosy in Puducherry, India: ROME Posting	Arulkavi, Maneshvini, Praveena and Ruchita Third year MBBS Student
	Audit of antibiotics usage in an ICU of a tertiary care hospital	Judah Rajendran Third year MBBS Student
	Community Orientation Programme	Maria Christy George, Shyambabu S 1st Year B.Sc. Nursing
12/03/2019	Faculty Presentations
	Evaluating the effectiveness of interactive radiological and cross-sectional anatomy module in first year medical students.	Dr.Rajprasath R Department of Anatomy
	Anterior retropharyngeal approach to upper cervical spine - a technical note	Dr.Yuvaraja M Departmentof Orthopaedics
	Exploring the level of professionalism among interns and first year postgraduate students in a tertiary care hospital-questionnaire based cross sectional study.	Dr Magi Murugan Department of Anatomy
	Pseudoptosis after Aberrant facial nerve regeneration (AFR): an under-recognized entity	Dr. Bhagwati Wadwekar Department of Ophthalmology
	Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia- Post Varicella infection	Dr. Glennys Carvalho Dept. of General Medicine
09/04/2019	Post-Graduate Presentations
	Looking but not seeing - an unusual accident (Balints Syndrome) - a case report.	Dr. Siddhant Thampi Department of General Medicine
	Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (Mucosal type): post-operative outcome and clinical predictors	Dr Feba Ann Sunny Department of ENT
	Wellens syndrome - a case report	Dr Michael RB Department of General Medicine
	Cutaneous Clue and a telescoping bowel - a case report	Dr Kavitha Department of Pathology
	A case of Sheehans Syndrome	Dr Dinesh Babu Department General Medicine
	Comparing the effect of Ladies finger water with Fenugreek seeds water on the Blood Glucose level among adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - A RCT	Radhika R College of Nursing
14/05/2019	Undergraduate Presentations
	Association of ABO blood groups with dengue fever and dengue fever with thrombocytopenia in a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry.	Dr. Shivani Ravichandran Department of Microbiology
	Antibacterial activity of exogenous glutathione and its synergism with Meropenem against clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii	Dr.Moganaprea K Department of Microbiology
	Modulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission and motor function by aqueous extract of Curcuma longa in haloperidol induced catatonia in mice.	Dr. Himalni P Department of Pharmacology
	Perceptions regarding an effective medical teacheramong undergraduate students of a Medical college in Puducherry	Dr Arulkavi. A Department of Community Medicine
11/06/2019	Faculty Presentations
	Implementation research on pre-treatment loss to follow up (PTLFU) of tuberculosis patients referred for treatment from medical colleges in Pondicherry.	Dr. Stalin P Manikandan Department of Community Medicine
	Induction training on infection control- An inevitable mandate to be executed.	Dr. Sujitha. E Department of Microbiology
	The Lumbar Disc Herniation Masquerader - a case report	Dr.Yuvaraja M Department of Orthopedics
	Trends of adverse drug reactions reported in a tertiary care hospital and Potential factors which promote ADR reporting: A Six-year observational study.	Dr. Manjunatha.CH Department of Pharmacology
	IgA dominant infection related glomerulonephritis: Is this a new entity?	Dr. Niraimathi M Department of Pathology
09/07/2019	Annual Internal Oration "The Last Lecture - a journey and milestones"	Dr. Susy S. Kurian Professor of Pathology, PIMS
13/08/2019	Post-Graduate Presentations
	"Killer of a pneumonia" - see the unseen - a case report	Dr.Jamuna SK Department of Pediatrics
	Unilateral transverse sinus thrombosis with bilateral thalamic infarct - a case report	Dr.ElamparithiPasupathy Department of General Medicine
	Wolf in a sheeps clothing - a case report	Dr.Shyam Sundar S Department of Pediatrics
	Characteristic four!!! - a case report	Dr.Pratheesh Chandran Department of General Medicine
	Chondroblastoma - A great mimicker of osteomyelitis	Dr.Jamuna J Departments of Pathology
	A game of hide and seek - A case report of common disease with uncommon ally	Dr.Dinesh Babu Department of General Medicine
	"Blood blues" - think differently - a case report	Dr.Fanny Jocelyn Department of Pediatrics
10/09/2019	Post-Graduate Best Paper Presentation
	Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding dengue virus infection among the residents of an urban area of Puducherry: A cross sectional study	Dr.Sumedha K Department of Community Medicine
	"One and a Half Syndrome"- a case report	Dr.Justin Prashanth Department of Ophthalmology
	."Myositis Ossificans Traumatica" - a rare case report	Dr.Ponnilavan Department of Orthopedics
	Study of assessment of depression among elderly in PIMS - rural health centre	Dr.Quincy Madona Department of Community Medicine
	"Pupil! The mirror of the brain" - a case report	Dr.Juhy Cherian Department of Ophthalmology
	Visual health of displaced population residing in coastal village of Villupuram district	Dr.Bhuvaneswary S Department of Community Medicine
15/10/2019	Scientific Society Day posters presentations
	Health care seeking behaviour and knowledge on Tuberculosis among tribal population of Maharashtra, India.	Dr.Amit Kumar Mishra, Department of Community Medicine
	Adult Infection Related Glomerulonephritis (IRGN): A retrospective analysis of clinicopathological profile	Dr. Niraimathi Manickam, Department of Pathology
	Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) -IndiaDiabetes [INDIAB] Study [Phase-II] -- Methods	Dr.Anil J Purty , Department of Community Medicine
	Fuzzy time series for predicting suicide deaths in India	Dr.Manikandan M, Department of Community Medicine
	Stuck In The Middle - A Variant Of Acute Bulbar Paralysis Without Limb Weakness	Dr. Siddhant Thampi, Department of General Medicine
	Delayed Organophosphorus Encephalopathy	Dr. Pavan Kumar K.V. Department of General Medicine
	Out of Sight Out of Mind - Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Presenting as A Retro-Caval Mass With Hashimotos Thyroiditis	Dr. Priya L.G. Department of CTVS,
	Morbid Obesity And Lifestyle Intervention: Case Report	Dr.Kezia KennedyJ, Department of Community Medicine
	A Case Series of Traumatic Orbital Apex Syndrome"	Dr.SuriyaDjeamoorthy, Department of Ophthalmology
	The Praying Mantis	Dr. Josna Roy Babu, Department of Pathology
	The Effect of Intra Operative Dexmedetomidine in Two Different Doses on Emergence Agitation in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy/Tonsillectomy Under Sevoflurane Anaesthesia - A Prospective Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial	Dr. Abinaya R, Department of Anaesthesia
	Testicular Lymphoma Mimicking a Pyocele	Dr. Agalyadevi, Department of Pathology
	Ewings Sarcoma	Dr. Dilip Stivart, Department of Orthopaedics
	Combined Spinal and Epidural Anaesthesia for A Case of Klippel Feil Syndrome Posted for Left side Hemiarthroplasty	Dr. Allwin Vino, Department of Anaesthesia
	Anaesthetic considerations in a Downs syndrome patient presenting with atlanto-axial instability and difficult airway for umbilical meshplasty - our experience.	Dr. Bhimala Naga Ramya, Department of Anaesthesia
	Ultrasound - Guided Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Effective Perioperative Analgesia in Open Posterolateral Thoracotomy A Cases Series	Dr. Anis Fathima, Department of Anaesthesia
	Congenital Pseudoarthrosis Of Clavicle - A Case Report	Dr. Ponnilavan Department of Orthopaedics
	Module Learning for Medical Under Graduates using WHO Exercise - An experience from PIMS.	Dr. Quincy Madona, Department of Community Medicine
	A case of right distal femur chondroblastoma mimicking osteomyelitis	Dr.Vignesh Hari Department of Orthopaedics,
	Anderssons Lesion with Paraplegia Asia-B /Ankylosing Spondylitis- A Case Report	Dr.ViraAmbethcar Aya, Department of Orthopaedics
	The Lumbar Disc Herniation Masquerader - A Case Report	Dr.Antony Albert, Department of Orthopaedics
	Case of polycythaemia presenting as papilledema	Dr. Juhy Cherian, Department of Ophthalmology
	Inverse Duane retraction syndrome	Dr.RajarajeswaryP, Department of Ophthalmology
	Crohns Induced Uveitis - A Classical Presentation	Dr.Justin Prashanth, Department of Ophthalmology
	Urrets Zavalia Syndrome	Dr. Sarala Saran, Department of Ophthalmology
	A Case of Herbicide Induced Methemoglobinemia	Dr.Sujith, Department of General Medicine
	Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Body Mechanics among Staff Nurses in Critical Care Units	V. Sivaranjeni, College of Nursing
	An Unusual presentation of Methylmalonic acidaemia with 3rd stage chronic kidney diseases	Josephine Abarna College of Nursing
	Unusual Presentation of Isolated Frontal Fungal Ball	Dr.JayapriyaDjamboulingam, Department of ENT
	A rare case of Benign Schwannoma of Maxillary sinus	Dr.Glynis Francis, Department of ENT
	Nutrition practices among the under-five children mothers in a coastal village of Villupuram district, Tamilnadu.	Dr. Bhuvaneswary, Department of Dieticts
	Lurasidone induced isolated head tremor	Dr. V.Suriya Department of Pharmacology
	Appendicitis, A nonplussed cause- A case report	Dr. Surya Ram Department of General Surgery
	Brucella spondylodiscitis: An unusual case in a non-endemic area	Dr.Sridevi Dinakaran Department of Microbiology
	."Succour glue"- surgeons paraphernalia- A case report	Dr. Sumanth Department of General Surgery
	Vallecular Cyst: Airway Challenge and Management with C-MAC	Dr. Rahul Department of ENT
	Extended Thrombolysis in Cerebrovascular accident - A Case Report	Dr. Elamparithi Pasupathy Department of General Medicine,
	A rare case locally advanced carcinoma caecum involving right ureter	Dr.Marenika Department of General Surgery
	Case series of primary pneumococcal ventriculitis in adults	Dr. Dinesh Babu Department of General Medicine
	A Comparative Evaluation of Magnesium Sulphate Versus Clonidine with Levobupivacaine for Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Limb Surgery: A Double-Blind Comparative Study	Dr.Archana Department of Anaesthesia
	Unwonted cutaneous malignancy - A case report	Dr. Malla Ratna Maunika Department of General Surgery
	Massive hepatic necrosis resulting due to rat killer poison: A case report	Dr.Revathi.M. Girish Department of Pathology
	Digital Gaming and Psychological Well Being among Adolescents in Puducherry	Dr.Praveen A Department of Community Medicine
	"Cystadenocarcinoma of Parotid-A Rare case report	Dr.Thanigai Sakthi Vadivel Department of General Surgery
	Knowledge regarding complications of Diabetes mellitus among known diabetic individuals in Puducherry	Dr. Saranya R Department of Community Medicine
15/10/2019	Annual External Oration "Outbreaks of non-infectious encephalopathy misdiagnosed as encephalitis"	Dr. T. Jacob John Emeritus Professor of Pediatric Infections disease & Microbiology, CMC Vellore

Date	Topics	Participants
09/01/2018	Case Series Of Dengue Encephalitis – A Rare Manifestation Of Dengue Fever	Dr.JAYANNAN
	RECURRENCE OF IGA NEPHROPATHY IN A YOUNG ADULT –TRANSPLANT RECEPIENT	Dr.Meera Baby John
	INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL FACTORS ON CORD BLOOD LIPID PROFILE – A COHORT STUDY	Dr.Nita Mariam Abraham
	Fishing In Dangerous Waters	Dr.Raghul
	A RARE CASE OF PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME	Dr.Sneha Susan Kuriachan
	FEEDING PRACTICES AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF 1 TO 2 YEAR OLDS PRESENTING TO THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL : A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY	Dr.SakthiAbirami K
	THROMBOPHILIA PRESENTING AS FETAL RENAL VEIN THROMBOSIS	Dr.SakthiAbirami K
	A RARE CASE OF CONJUGATED HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN A NEONATE	A.Janani (POSTER)
13/02/2018	Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection:Remove the Central Venous Catheter	Dr. Sandhya Bhat. K Professor,Department of Microbiology
	Evaluating Early Mycosis Fungoides: Redefining Criteria and emphasizing Mimics	Dr. Kiran CM Associate Professor,Department of Pathology
	“Good Doctor” and “Bad Doctor”: A qualitative study of incoming medical students’ views on professionalism and the ‘good doctor	Dr. Dinesh Kumar. V Assistant Professor,Department of Anatomy
	Level of Satisfaction regarding the information received from health personnel about selected aspects of hospitalization as expressed by the family caregivers of patients admitted in surgical intensive care unit.	Ms. Vidya. J Lecturer,College of nursing
13/03/2018	Active case finding for tuberculosis in Pondicherry [ROME posting]	VI th semester students / community medicine
	Prevalence of Depression among Adolescents in Pondicherry - A cross sectional study	Ms. Srinidhii @Amrutha. P (III yr MBBS) /Paediatrics
	In-vitro Antibacterial activity of Green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract against Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA	Ms. Neha Sowjanya.S (III yr MBBS) /Microbiology
	Virulence factors of Uropathogenic E. coli in patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital	Ms. Varsha U.L. (III yr MBBS) /Microbiology
	Sub-segmental consolidation masquerading as extra-lobar broncho-pulmonary sequestration presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin	Ms. Mashkura. R (III yr MBBS) /General medicine
10/04/2018	Efficacy of Simethicone and N- Acetyl Cysteine combination premedication prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy to improve mucosal visibility - RCT	Dr.Veeraraghavan AP- Gastroenterology
	Forecasting Indian Infant Mortality Rate from 2017 to 2020	Dr.Sahanaa. C / Community medicine
	Comparison of effectiveness of peribulbar anaesthesia versus sub Tenon’s anaesthesia in patients undergoing manual small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification	Dr. Benita. J / Ophthalmology
	Post-operative vision loss following non ocular surgery-a boon and bane	Dr.Juhy Cherian / Ophthalmology
	Nitrobenzenene poisoning causing methaemoglobinemia	Dr.Meera Baby John General medicine
	Oil -Can of Larynx: An Atypical Presentation	Dr. Arul Mozhi. S / ENT
15/05/2018	Opening Pandora’s chest—a case report	Dr.Susykurien Professor,Dept. of Pathology
	Tracheostomy in prolonged ventilation: Is Early Better Than Late?	Dr.Nishanth Assistant Professor,Dept. of ENT
	Correlation of attributes of homicide cases with its severity based on Homicide Injury Scale	Dr.SunilSubramanyam Assistant Professor,Dept. of forensic Medicine
	Efficacy of Simethicone and N-Acetylcysteine combination Premedication prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy to improve Mucosal visibility – a prospective double blinded randomized placebo controlled trial	Dr.Veeraraghavan Assistant Professor,Dept. of Gastroenterology
	Internal oration by Dr.Ashokkumar Das Professor of Medicine,PIMS
14/08/2018	Unilateral pulmonary edema due to lung re-expansion following simple aspiration for spontaneous pneumothorax	Dr.Prince George Varughese
	A CASE OF EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS	Dr. Dinesh babu
	DIAPHRAGM THICKENING FRACTION AS A PREDICTOR OF SUCCESS IN EXTUBATION IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED PATIENTS	Dr.Karun Thomas
	Osteoid Osteoma of Femoral Neck Mimicking as Brodie s Abscess	Dr. Ajay S
	ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MATERNAL BREAST MILK SODIUM AND EARLY NEONATAL MORBIDITY	Dr.MaryVeena Mathew
11/09/2018	Efficacy of Behavioural Change Communication using Mobile Calls on Glycemic Control among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in an Urban Area of Pondicherry: A Randomized Controlled Trial	Miss.Jayasree B 3rd year MBBS
	Direct susceptibility testing by disk diffusion on positive Bact/ALERT blood cultures: a rapid and definite tool for antibiotic stewardship	Miss. Lokeshwari V 3rd year MBBS
	Association Between Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and Carotid Intima Media Thickness (CIMT) using different risk scores	Miss. Mashkura 3rd year MBBS
	PRES- A Mind boggling challenge	Miss. Neha Sowjanya S 3rd year MBBS
	GliomatosisCerebri - a rare Cause of bilateral blindness	Miss. Priyanka.S 3rd year MBBS
	Annual external oration by Dr.V. Ravi Senior Professor and Neurovirologist ,NIMHANS
11/12/2018	Detection of Bacterial DNA in infected body fluids using 16S rRNA gene sequencing --evaluation as a rapid diagnostic tool	Dr.Ramya .S Dept. of Microbiology
	Dicentric X chromosome—Case Report	Dr.SriAmbika Dept .of Anatomy
	OSPE - a mandate tool to evaluate the impact of induction on the performance of newly recruited nurses	Mrs. Vidya .J College of Nursing
	Genotypes of Orientiatsutsugamushi and their association with virulence	Mrs. Patricia Anitha Dept. of Microbiology
	Silenced by the Rooster	Dr.Rajarajeshwari Dept. of ENT

Date	Topics	Participants
16/02/2017	A Clinical And Practical Update On Hypothyroidism: A 3600 Perspective	Dr. Usha Sriram Director: ACEER HEALTH, Chennai
10/03/2017	Prevalence of Visual Impairment among the adults aged 40 yrs and above in a rural area of Tamil Nadu	2014 batch, Group-A
	Prevalence of selected Micronutrient deficiency disorders among pre-school children in a rural area of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.	2014 batch, Group-B
	Prevailing Infant and Young child feeding practices in a rural area of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu.	2014 batch, Group-C
	Prevalence and determinants of Accidents in a rural area of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu.	2014 batch, Group-D
21/04/2017	Endoscopic evaluation of conventional adenoidectomy	Dr. Paresh Naik PG, Dept. of ENT
	Neonatal Hearing Screening.	Dr. Jaise Jacob PG, Dept. of ENT.
	A rare case of Weston-Hurst Syndrome.	Dr. Venkateshwara Rao PG, Dept. of General Medicine.
	MR Vaccination campaign-Lessons learnt and the way forward.	Dr. Jyothi V PG, Dept. of Community Medicine.
	Minimally invasive posterior lumbar interbody Fusion-innovative technique	Dr. Sundara Pandian PG, Dept. of Orthopaedics
12/05/2017	Cadaver Disrobing—A ceremony to learn empathy from the dead	Dr. Dinesh Kumar.V Assistant Professor Dept. Of Anatomy
	Factors contributing to pre-treatment loss to follow up (PTLFU) of tuberculosis patients referred for treatment from medical colleges in Pondicherry	Dr. P.Stalin Associate Professor Dept. of Community Medicine
	Patient satisfaction in the ENT OPD, PIMS	Dr JayitaPoduval Associate Professor Department of ENT
	Psuedoarthrosis of Tibia in a child - Rare presentation with an excellent surgical outcome	Dr. Shishir Associate Professor Dept. of Orthopaedics
11/07/2017	Annual Internal Oration—Evolution and prescription of National Health Policy 2017	Dr. (Brig.) Zile Singh Professor & HOD Department of Community Medicine.
08/08/2017	Pandora’s box. How mysterious can it get?????	Angeline M.S, FRCS Professor Surgery PIMS
	Modified single large anterior flap external dacryocystorhinostomy(mSAF-EDCR): Does complete excision of posterior remnant tissue(ExPRT) improves surgical outcome?	Dr Bhagwati Wadwekar Assistant professor Ophthalmology, PIMS
	Comparison Of Intra-Articular Analgesics In Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction – A Randomized Controlled Trial	Shishir SM Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedics, PIMS
	Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) incidence and drug-resistant bacterial preponderance; A fact to ponder.	JohnyAsir G Associate professor Dept. of Microbiology, PIMS
	Empirical treatment and susceptbilty pattern of pathogens in urosepsis: does it match? A study from a tertiary care centre.	Anandhalakshmi S Assistant professor Dept. of Microbiology, PIMS
12/09/2017	Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing in post stroke dysphagia- seeing is believing.	Sneha Grandhe UG student, PIMS
	A Kinanthropometric Study On Effect Of Yoga On Lower Limb Of School Children	Srinidhii @ Amrutha. P UG student, PIMS
	Antimicrobial Activity Of Ascorbic Acid Demonstrated On Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli And Klebsiella Pneumoniae	Rohan Jacob Verghese UG student, PIMS
	Renal status in a cohort of dengue-infected patients admitted in tertiary care hospital-A retrospective study	Meshach Ravikumar UG student, PIMS
24/10/2017	3rd Annual Scientific Society Day Key note address by Dr. S. C Parija Annual External Oration by Padmashree Dr. V. Mohan
05/12/2017	Galectin-3 immunohistochemistry in differential diagnosis of thyroid lesion	Dr Sheena Alphones PG, Dept. of Pathology
	Validity And Reliability Of 20 Minute Whole Blood Clotting Time (Wbct 20) In Snake Bite Envenomation	Dr Allen Aloysius D’silva, PG, Dept. of General Medicine
	Pediatric Ocular Trauma – Current Scenario at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pondicherry	Dr. Ishwarya T.S, PG, Dept. of Ophthalmology

Date	Topics	Participants
08/01/2016	Dangerous Safety Pins – Melioidosis	Dr. Reba Kanungo Department of Microbiology
		Dr. Sheela Devi Department of Microbiology
		Dr. Aneesh Basheer Department of General Medicine
12/02/2016	Laryngotracheal injury following airway intervention: An underdiagnosed condition	Dr. Benazir F PG, Department ENT
	Emergency peripartum hysterectomy: A 14 year retrospective cohort study	Dr. Preetha PG, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
	Prevalence and determinants of visual impairment among school children aged 10-14 years in Puducherry: A Cross sectional study	Dr. Vishnu Prasad PG, Department of Community Medicine
	Thalamopeduncular syndrome due to Artery of Percheron stroker	Dr. Kevin T. John PG, Department of General Medicine
11/03/2016	Postponed due to MCI Inspection
14/04/2016	Screening of oral pre-malignant lesions among adults	2013 Batch - Group A Department of Community Medicine
	Prevalence of chest symptomatic and pulmonary tuberculosis	2013 Batch - Group B Department of Community Medicine
	Morbidity profile of elderly population	2013 Batch - Group C Department of Community Medicine
	Mental health status of adults	2013 Batch - Group D Department of Community Medicine
13/05/2016	Is the cage an additional hardware in lumbar interbody fusion in low grade spondylolisthesis?	Dr. Ramachandran Department of Orthopedics
	The elusive in evolution	Dr. Angeline Radjou Department of General Surgery
	Induced membrane technique for reconstruction of long bone defect: A case report.	Dr. Shishir SM Department of Orthopedics
	A retrospective review of pediatric genitourinary trauma in PIMS	Dr. Mamatha B Department of Pediatric Surgery
	Is healing on MRI mandatory for discontinuing ATT in tuberculosis of spine?	Dr. Yuvaraja M Department of Orthopedics
	Medical students’ perceptions about commissions for scans: A qualitative study	Dr. Thomas Alexander Department of Medical Education
10/06/2016	Unstable distal radius fractures treated by locking anatomical plate fixed through volar approach	Dr. Anto Jose PG, Department of Orthopedics
	Sneddon–Wilkinson diseas	Dr. Vijaya Ramya Raon PG, Department of Dermatology
	Mucoid degeneration of Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) : A case series of seven patients	Dr. Sundara Pandian PG, Department of Orthopedics
	Thyroid Abscess: A case report	Dr. Sidharth Cherian PG, Department of General Surgery
20/07/2016	INTERNAL ORATION AN ENDOSCOPIC VIEW OF LIFE	Dr. Thomas Alexander Dean Medical Education Unit & Associate Professor of Gastroenterology

Date	Topics	Participants
05/01/2015	Infected urachal cyst mimicking as acute abdomen	DR. CHANDAN PHUKAN Department of Urology
	European Skin Under The Tropical Sun: A Ten Year Retrospective Study Among European Origin Patients In Pondicherry	DR. SATYAKI GANGULY Department of Dermatology
	Bull gore injury to the perineum	DR. ANGELINE RADJOU Department of General Surgery
	Modified mini-BAL vs Bronchoscopic-BAL in diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia in critically ill patients-a pilot study	DR. MOHD. SAIF KHAN Department of Critical Care
13/02/2015	Review of Maxillofacial fractures in a tertiary care centre in Pondicherry, South East India	Dr. SUHAS Department of Plastic Surgery
	Jaundice in near term infants – A Prospective case control study	Dr. NISHANTH Department of Paediatrics
	Validating Micronucleus Score In Effusion Fluid	Dr. NIDHYA GANESAN Department of Pathology
	Nebulized Hypertonic Saline With Salbutamol For Wheeze In Children – Effecient Or Not: A Randomised Control Study	Dr. PRIYA JOSE Department of Paediatrics
	A rare cause of monoplegia	Dr. KIRAN G Department of General Medicine
	Postnatal Weight Loss Pattern And Resultant Morbidities In Exclusively Breast Fed Neonates – Prospective Cohort Study	Dr. DANIEL JAYARAJ Department of Paediatrics
13/03/2015	Research ethics in medical profession at crossroads	Dr. NANDINI KUMAR (Guest Lecture) Former Deputy Director General, ICMR
	Clinico-hematological profile of cases with toxic granules in neutrophils	Dr. ROWEENA EUNICE NIVEDITHA K Undergraduate student (MBBS)
	Multiple site screening to prevent infections in patients admitted to the ICU in a tertiary care centre	Dr. LEEANN ZACHARIAH Undergraduate student (MBBS)
08/05/2015	Online Launch of Website of The Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine (JCRSM)	Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences
	Community Profiling as a part of ROME in a Rural field practice area of PIMS.	Students of MBBS 2012 and K(2011) batch, Department of Community Medicine
12/06/2015	Uncommon manifestations of Systemic lupus erythematosus –a report of 3 cases	Dr. SOUMYA KOSHY Department of Dermatology
	Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of Knee-SPONK	Dr. MANIKANDAN Department of Orthopedics
	An Unusual case of Idiopathic Hyper- eosinophilic Syndrome presenting with multiple liver lesions	Dr. PRADEEP Department of Radiology
	A retrospective analysis of pediatric surgical trauma cases at PIMS	Dr. VEENA MATHEW Department of Pediatric Surgery
24/07/2015	ANNUAL INTERNAL ORATION	Dr. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN Department of Anaesthesiology
14/08/2015	Melioidosis an emerging threat –A report of case series from a tertiary care centre in Puducherry.	Dr. ANANDHALAKSHMI Department of Microbiology
	Incidence Of Internal Derangements Of Knee With Ipsilateral Femoral Shaft Fracture – An MRI Evaluation	Dr. MOHNISH Department of Radiology
	Impact of focused training on Communication Skills of Final year medical students	Dr. N. IQBAL Department of General Medicine
	An unusual case of partial Anterior Cruciate ligament(ACL) tear secondary to a glass foreign body in an adolescent knee joint	Dr. SHISHIR Department of Orthopedics
	Diagnostic role of Procalcitonin (PCT) in suspected cases of sepsis in a tertiary care hospital	Dr. SUNIL NANDA R Department of Biochemistry
	Use of Carbapenems in an Intensive Care Unit and the Effect of Educational Intervention in Rationalizing its Use at a Tertiary Hospital	Dr. SHASHIKALA Department of Microbiology
	Chronic recurrent parotitis in children: A review of eight cases	Dr. MAMATHA B Department of Pediatric Surgery
11/09/2015	Hailey-Hailey disease with disabling perianal involvement: A case report.	Dr. VIGNESH KARTHIK B Department of Dermatology
	Detection of virulence factors in clinically significant Acinetobacter isolated from mechanically ventilated patients in a Tertiary care Hospital	Dr. AMALA REENA Department of Microbiology
	Her 2/neu expression in gastro- intestinal carcinomas e	Dr. GAYATHRIA Department of Pathology
	Amisulpride And Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Case Reporte	Dr. ARUNIMA Department of Psychiatry
	Late Complication Of Renal Transplantation With Good Allograft Presenting 20 Years Later.	Dr. KEVIN JOHN Department of General Medicine
	Bone marrow erythroid morphology in anemias	Dr. KAVITHA Department of Pathology
30/10/2015	First Scientific Society day LEAD TALK - ECONOMICS OF RESEARCH	Prof. SRI SRI KUMAR Dean, Life Sciences, Pondicherry University
	Medi-Quiz	UG STUDENTS All Departments
	Poster Presentations	53 – Undergraduates & Postgraduates (Prize given) All Departments
	ANNUAL EXTERNAL ORATION	Dr. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, FRCS Dean Research, MGMC & RI, Professor of Surgery
	Abstract released
Nov. 2015	New Scientific Society Committee took over

Date	Topics	Participants
14/02/2014	A rare mimicker of lipoma.	Dr. Sithara Venkateshwar
	Pneumolysin and autolysin producing Streptococcus pneumoniae in invasive infection	Dr. Ananadhalakshmi S
	Home-based exercise program for frozen shoulder: follow up of 36 idiopathic frozen shoulder patients	Dr. Shishir
08/04/2014	Colonic obstruction in early infancy : Report of an unusual presentation and role of viral colonoscopy	DR. MANOJ. JOSHI Department of Pediatric Surgery
	‘Bombay’ Phenotype and Perioperative Blood sparing strategies	DR. VIJAYALAKSHMI Department of Anaesthesia
	Evaluation of Correlated integrated Teaching Programme among Undergraduate Medical Students	DR. STALIN .P Department of Community Medicine
	From Malt to Marrow	DR. SOMANATH Department of Pathology
	A unusual presentation of bladder Injury	DR. R. P. RAJAN Department of Urology
	Duodenocutaneous Fistula – Innovative Management with Triple Tube technique	DR. NIRMALKUMAR Department of General Surgery
09/05/2014	Neuropharmacological Profile of Emblica officinalis in experimental animals	Dr. Aravinda Kumar Department of Pharmacology
	Bizarre case of Acute Intestinal Obstruction	Dr.Mohnish.P Department of Radiology
	Epithelial – Myoepithelial Tumor – A rare type of parotid malignancy	Dr. Dr. M. Rajavel Department of General Surgery
	“Bend it like Lincoln”	Dr. Sri Krishna Sai Department of Pathology
	Breast Milk is the best formula for feeding – A report of preterm with advanced NEC	Dr. Deepika Sriram Department of CTVS
	Black Coloured Urine Following Organophosphorus Poisoning : Report of two cases	Dr. Daniel Jayaraj Department of Paediatrics Surgery / Paediatrics
		Dr. Kiran Kulirankal Department of General Medicine
13/06/2014	Damage control in colo rectal surgery (A CASE REPORT)	Dr. Nirmal Kumar General Surgery
	Entering the Gist (Fistulizing form of GIST): first of its kind	Dr. B. Vinoth Gastroenterology
	Babys Day out	Dr.Thomas K. John Paediatrics
	Osteoma in ENT - 2 case reports	Dr. A. C. Sharma ENT
	Throw in the Towel - unusual presentation of uterine septum	Dr. Ami Gajera Obstetrics & Gynecology
04/07/2014	Prevalence of color blindness in school children and the parents of affected	M. ASHWIN 2013 MBBS BATCH
	Level of Awareness About Eye Donation Among the People of Puducherry	INDHU JANANANI. R 2013 MBBS BATCH
	Cross Sectional Study on Risk Factors, Knowledge , Attitude and Practice of dengue Among Adult Population in Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences , Puducherry	BERSHIC VALANTINE
	Treatment of forearm fracture using Intramedullary nails	DR. CYRIL JONNES PG – ORTHOPAEDICS
08/08/2014	Anterior Urethral Diverticulum – Two Cases	Dr. PROF. RAJAN , UROLOG
	Hepatitis – B Associated Acute Transverse Myelitis Mimicking Syringomyelia	DR. VIJAY SHANNMUGHAM GENERAL MEDICINE
	Increasing Prevalance of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Tuberculosis , Lung Cancer and rising environmental oestrogen	DR. ELIZABETH GENERAL MEDICINE
	Antimicrobial Susceptibility pattern among the Salmonella Para typhi A isolates from an Recent outbreak	DR SANDHYA BHAT MICROBIOLOGY
	Late Presentation of Traumatic Right Diaphragmatic Hernia; Diagnosis missed or masked	DR. DAVID LIVINGSTON PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
19/09/2014	Annual Internal Oration – "Functional Bowel Disorders"	DR. GEORGE KURIAN PROFESSOR & HEAD GASTROENTEROLOGY
10/10/2014	Scrub Typhus- Rare presentation	DR. SOLOMON TITUS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GENERAL SURGERY
	Hydronephrotic form of Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney with dilated ureter : A Diagnostic dilemma	DR. CARUNYA PG, GENERAL SURGERY
	Rhinomaxillary Mucormycosis – More than what meets the eye	DR. JISHANA J PG, ENT
	Intrapartum screening for Group B Streptococci to prevent early Neonatal sepsis	DR. D. MAHESWARY PG, MICROBIOLOGY
	Hepatitis B & C Infection in chronic liver disease	DR. B. ISABELA PRINCESS PG, MICROBIOLOGY
19/11/2014	ANNUAL EXTERNAL ORATION	DR. THANKAM RAMAVARMA Madras Medical Mission

Date	Topics	Participants
11/01/2013	Phenotypic and genotypic diversity among clinical isolates of Acinobacter in a tertiary care hospital	Dr. S. Anandha Lakshmi
	Involvement of GABAergic system in the anxiolytic - like effect of flavonoid ellagic acid in mice	Mr. Vishnu Raj
	Changing trend in antibiotic resistance patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a tertiary care hospital in South India	Dr. Noel M Joseph
	Phenotypic detection of ESBL metallo beta lactamase and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase production	Dr. Sheela Devi
	Evaluation of protective effect of ellagic acid on sodium valproate induced sperm abnormalities in male Wistar rats	Ms. Shweta O
	Cyclin D1 expression in multiple myeloma correlated with clinico-pathological features	Dr. Somanath Padhi
08/02/2013	Prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome and pulmonary hypertension in cirrhotic patients coming to PIMS	S S Lothikha
	Prediction equation for PEFR in asymptomatic adults in south Indian population in Puducherry	Hariharan R
	Do fast paced cartoons have an impact on young child’s immediate motor executive function	Vijaya Vinodhini
	The prevalence of overweight / obesity and their risk factors among students in selected professional colleges of Puducherry	V . Vallishri
	Prevalence and risk factors of peripheral neuropathy among type 2 diabetic patients in rural areas	Sankari @ Mansa Devi
	Evaluation of blood agar for isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum samples	Divya R
	An update on Tuberculosis – recent advances	Dr. Thomas Alexander
08/03/2013	Alert: Normal values of IgG4 levels in healthy Indian adults higher than previous reports	R Pratheesh Chandran
	Central venous catheter related blood stream infections in an intensive care unit setting	Nevin Sabu Thomas
	To assess real and perceived problems in early initiation of breastfeeding in a baby friendly hospital	Shalini K
	Knowledge attitude practice regarding breast cancer and its screening methods amongst staff nurses working in a tertiary care hospital.	Niveatha
	Level of awareness on refractive errors among ammetropic medical students in a Medical College in Puducherry	Sandhiya R
	Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus in accordance with the duration of diabetes	Sasirekha S
12/04/2013	Tonsillar hematomas – an unusual presentation of acute leukemia.	Dr. Nishanth Savery M
	ROME posting presentations	Medical Students
10/05/2013	Renal transplantation – why the physician should know about it?	Dr. Georgi Abraham
12/07/2013	Determination of F wave index healthy adult males	Dr. Sathya GR
	Long Latency Response (LLR) of abductor pollicis brevis in the dominant and non-dominant hand of healthy adult males	Dr. Hemamalini T
	Comparison of oral sucrose with topical prilox in reducing pain due to intramuscular injections in term neonates – a double blind study	Deepika Sriram
	Effect of left & right nostril breathing on R-R intervals among healthy adult males	Dr. Ashwini D
	Effect of left & right nostril breathing on R-R intervals among healthy adult males	Dr. Kavitha R
	Variable presentation of a benign swelling	Dr. Arun KV
20/09/2013	Annual Internal Oration – “The spine – an organ: from the Orthopaedician’s perspective.”	Prof. James J Gnanadoss
11/10/2013	Prevalence of Haemophilus influenza colonizing the upper respiratory tract of healthy school children in Pondicherry	Mamata Savanagouder
	Multidrug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization in the throat of healthy school children in Puducherry	Dr. Divya Suguna Jayakar
	Detection of virulence factors and phenotypic characterization of Candida isolates from clinical specimens	Nisha Vincy Jose
	Is Berlin Questionnaire a better screening tool than the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Indian patients with obstructive sleep apnoea?	Dr. Madhavan C
		Prof. T. S. Ravikumar

Date	Topics	Participants
13/01/2012	Health care seeking behaviour of female patients with genital tuberculosis (fgtb) amongTB cases registered under rntcp in and around Puducherry	Dr. Anil Purty Dept. of Community Medicine
	Non communicable diseases are no more a problem of rich	Dr. Venkatachalam J. Dept. of Community Medicine
	Earthing defect: a cause for unstable hemodynamics	Dr.Barani Selvan
	Impact of ICD services on child health in rural population of Pondicherry	Namratha
10/02/2012	Suicide prevention -New understanding, New hope	Dr. Lakshmi Vijayakumar Guest lecture
	Mass drug administration (MDA) for elimination of lymphatic filariasis – perceptions of adult coastal population in Pondicherry	Dr. Dinesh Dimri Dept. of Community Medicine
	Case report- emphysematous cystitis	Dr. P. Vimalkumar Dept. of General medicine
	Atypical presentation of Meckel’s diverticulum	Dr. Sri Krishna Krishnamurthy Dept. of General surgery
09/03/2012	Study on prevalence and factors influencing patient’s adherence to diabetic medications in Urban Pondicherry	Dr. P. Stalin Dept. of Community Medicine
	Does functional tricuspid valve regurgitation affect early outcomes after mitral valve replacement	Dr. Vigneshwaran. B Dept. of Cardio thoracic Surgery
	Does single mediastinal chest drain predispose to pericardial effusion following open heart surgery	Dr. K. Karthick Dept. of Cardio thoracic Surgery
	Successful repair of TOF in adult along with AVR and homograft PVR	Dr. Krithikaa Sekar Dept. of Cardio thoracic Surgery
11/05/2012	An interesting case of nasal myaisis	Dr. Gautham Srinath Dept. of ENT
	A clinical study of skin changes in pregnancy	Ms. M. Aysha Beevi
	A comparative study on lung function among elderly adults in rural and urban areas using spirometry	Ms. Premalatha DM
	An audit of fresh frozen plasma usage in a tertiary care centre at Pondicherry	Ms. Heera T
	Evaluation of chrom agar for the detection of Candida species from clinical specimens	Ms. T. Dharameswari
	Serodiagnosis of scrub typhus infection: Comparison of IgM enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) and Weil-Felix test	Ms. M Vigneshwari
	An unusual vesical calculus	Dr. K.Kanimozhy, Department of Urology
24/08/2012	Delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia – a rare entity	Dr. Krishna, Department of General Surgery
	Study of prevalence of obesity among children in urban Pondicherry	G. Smyrna
	Analysis of pre-donation donor deferral in a tertiary care setting	G. Dinesh
	Health care seeking behaviour of Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) including Female Genital Tuberculosis (FGTB) patients under RNTCP in Puducherry	Ms. Garpagalakshmi.S
	Audit of use of antibiotics and zinc supplement in childhood diarrhea	Ms. Priyadarshini K
	A comparison of the four different methods of detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus	Ms. Viyusha T.
	Increasing prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis among clinical isolates and their susceptibility pattern in a tertiary care hospital	Ms. Sarah Mammen

Date	Topics	Participants
09/08/2011	Single port Laparoscopic Surgery	Dr. John Thanakaran (Guest Lecture) Laparoscopic Surgeon
	Biotinidase deficiency – clinching the diagnosis rapidly can make all the difference	Ashwin
	Giant cell arteritis – frequently heard of but, rarely seen	Dr. Saloni Naresh Shah
	Takotsubo cardiomyopathy related pulmonary oedema in myasthenic crisis.	Uttara Swati Anand
	A case report of an unusual case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma	Dr.Jawahar Dept of Pathology
09/09/2011	PET Scan	Dr.G.SuriyaKumar (Guest Lecture)
	Penile abscess with priapism in a chronic liver disease patient	Dr. Guru Prasath Dept. of General Surgery
	Study of health seeking behaviour and morbidity pattern of under five children in semi urban area of Kottakuppam, Tamil Nadu	Dr. J. Venkatachalam Dept. of Community Medicine
	A case of Reinke’s oedema	Dr. T. Gautham Srinath Dept. of ENT
14/10/2011	Obstructive sleep apnea - a multi – system-multi-specialty disease of 21st century	Dr. (Col) Rajput (Guest Lecture)
	Evaluation of antidepressant –like activity of Ellagic acid in swiss albino mice	Dr.Vishnu Raj Dept. of Pharmacology
	Clubbing and Renal disease	Dr.Prabitha EN Dept. of Nephrology
11/11/2011	A cross – sectional study of post kala-azar dermal leishmanisasis	Dr. Satyaki Gankuly Dept. of Dermatology
	Bilateral absence of musculocutaneous nerve	Dr. Jayagandhi Dept. of Anatomy
	Variations in the formation of circle of Willis	Dr. Bhavani Prasad G. Dept. of Anatomy
	A study of delirium in medically ill in- patients	Dr. Nevin Mitchell Dept. of Psychiatry
09/12/2011	Is atrial amyloidosis a substrate for atrialfibrillation ?	Dr. Saloni Naresh Shah Dept. of Pathology
	Prevalance of intra epithelial lesion in pap smear using immunocytochemistry	Dr. Arivarasan Dept. of Pathology
	Adequate pain relief for patients with trauma – the need for guideline based management.	Dr. Balakrishnan Dept. of Pharmacology
	a clinicoepidemiological study of pyodermas in a tertiary care centre	Dr. Prasanth V.V. Dept. of Dermatology
	Antigen mapping-a prognostic indicator in epidermolysis bullosa	Dr. Vikram kumar A .G. Dept. of Dermatology
	Profile of dermatological diseases in an university health centre in south India