PATRON
Prof. Dr. Jainuddin Ansari
Professor, Department of Surgery
National Medical College, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: nmc@nmcbir.edu.np
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dr. Prawej Ansari
B. Pharm, M. Pharm, PhD (UK), Post Doc (USA)
Department of Pharmacology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Former Visiting Scientist, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
Former Assistant Professor, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh (BD)
Former Scientist, Randox Laboratories Ltd, Antrim, UK
Email: prawej.ansari@nmcbir.edu.np
Research Interest: Diabetes, Endocrinology, Obesity, Insulin, Beta Cell, Insulin Resistance, Metabolism, Nutrition, Insulin Secretion, Metabolic Syndrome, Pancreatic Islets, Glucose Metabolism, Insulin Signaling, Fat Metabolic Diseases, Lipid Metabolism, Drug Development, Glycation, Signaling Pathways, Molecular Endocrinology, Gastrointestinal Hormones, Medicinal Plants, Phytoconstituents
MANAGING EDITOR
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Sah
MBBS, MD
Department of Biochemistry
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: drsanjay@nmcbir.edu.np
Research Interest: Thyroid disorders, Diabetes mellitus, Alcohol-related health issues, Endocrinology, Renal markers
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Prof. DM Thappa, MD
Dermatology and STD Department
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
Email: dmthappa@gmail.com
Research Interest: Psoriasis, Vitiligo, Dermatology, Biopsy, Clinical Dermatology
Veronique Seidel, PhD
Natural Products Research Laboratory
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
Email: veronique.seidel@strath.ac.uk
Research Interest: Natural Product, Medicinal Plants & Herbs, Extraction of Natural Products, Virulence Factors, Bioactivity, Drug Discovery, Antibacterial Activity, Structure Elucidation, NMR Structure Elucidation
Yasser H.A. Abdel-Wahab, PhD
Centre for Diabetes Research
School of Biomedical Sciences
Ulster University, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK
Email: y.abdel-wahab@ulster.ac.uk
Research Interest: Diabetes, Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Endocrinology, Adipocytes, Blood Glucose, Beta Cell, Pancreatic Islets, Metabolism, Insulin Signaling
Prof. JMA Hannan, PhD
Dean, Department of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy and Public Health
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: jmahannan@iub.edu.bd
Research Interest: Diabetes, Obesity, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Endocrinology, Adipocytes, Beta Cell Function, Pancreatic Islets, Hypertension, Medicinal Plants & Phytoconstituents
Mukhtar Ansari, PhD
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Hail, Saudi Arabia
Email: mukhtaransari@hotmail.com
Research Interest: Public Health Education, Diarrhea, Hospital Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacology, Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance, Medicines, Pharmacovigilance, Traditional Medicine
Md. Shofiul Azam, PhD
Department of Psychiatry
Grossman School of Medicine
New York University, New York, USA
Email: mdshofiul.azam@nki.rfmh.org
Research Interest: Inflammation, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroinflammation, Depression, Diabetes, G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Natural Product, Parkinson's Disease
Sandeep Kumar, PhD
Department of Genetics
Comprehensive Diabetes Center
University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
Email: sschaudhary55@gmail.com
Research Interest: Diabetes, Aging, Cardiovascular Disease, Molecular Genetics, Human Genomics, Molecular Biology
Ishwor Sharma, MD
Division of Nephrology
University at Buffalo, USA
Email: ishwor093@yahoo.com
Research Interest: Diabetes, Obesity, Diabetic Ketonuria, Depression, Anxiety
Doddigarla Zephy, PhD
Department of Biochemistry
Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Rourkela, Orissa, India
Email: drzephy@gmail.com
Research Interest: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, chromium, melatonin, hyperglycemic memory, sleep index.
Amrullah Shidiki, PhD
Department of Microbiology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: amrullah.siddiqui@nmcbir.edu.np
Research Interest: Infectious Diseases, Emergence of Antibiotic-Resistant Strains of Microorganisms, Emergence of Novel Viruses, Immunology, Molecular Docking
Chandrajeet Kumar Yadav, M. Pharm(Pharmacology)
Department of Pharmacology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: chandrajeet.yadav@nmcbir.edu.np
Research Interest: Natural Product, Cancer, Phytoconstituent, Toxicology, Hypertension, Diabetes
Nitasha Sharma, MS
Department of Anatomy
Universal College of Medical Science, Nepal
Email: sharmanitasha8868@gmail.com
Research Interest: Clinical Anatomy, Medical Education, Applied Anatomy
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Sonal Kale, PhD
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Email: drsonalkale.54@gmail.com
Research Interest: Malaria, Infectious Disease, Drug Resistance, Genomics, Molecular Genomics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Naimul Karim, PhD
School of Food and Biological Engineering
Jiangsu University, China
Email: naiemph@zju.edu.cn
Research Interest: Functional Food, Bioavailability, Drug-induced Liver Injury, Hepatocyte Damage, Bioactive Compounds
Rana Dhar, PhD
Department of Cell Biology
School of Medicine
University of South Carolina, USA
Email: Rdhar@Uscmed.sc.edu
Research Interest: Natural Product, Cancer, Cell Biology, Lung Injury, Lung Fibrosis, Respiratory Infections, Diarrhea
Md. Shahid Alam, MBBS & FCPS
Department of Surgery
National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: shahidalam10143@gmail.com
Research Interest: Minimal Invasive Surgeries, Trauma Management, Diagnosis and Management of Breast Pathologies, Management of Wounds, Treatment Outcome of Perianal Diseases
Md. Asdaq Hussain, MDS
Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: drasdaq9291@gmail.com
Research Interest: Oral Health, Dentistry, Endodontics, Operative Dentistry, Dental Education, Dental Materials
Harish Kumar Shah, MDS
Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology
National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: harish.shah@nmcbir.edu.np
Research Interest: Periodontal Regeneration, Periodontal Surgery, Bone Regeneration, Chronic Periodontitis, Oral Surgery, Implant Dentistry, Clinical Dentistry, Oral Diseases
Rajesh Shah, MDS
Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology
National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: shahrajesh0190@gmail.com
Research Interest: Oral Disease, Maxillofacial Trauma, Minor Oral Surgeries, Facial Aesthetic Surgery, Oral Cancer
Manish Singh, PhD
Department of Anatomy
National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: manishsingh24@gmail.com
Research Interest: Gross Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Embryology, Histology, Clinical Anatomy
Keshav Bhandari, M.Sc.
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing
National Medical College, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: keshavbhandari84@gmail.com
Research Interest: COPD, Hypertension, Peptic ulcer, Skin care, Diabetes
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Bikal Ghimire, MD
Department of Surgery
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: drbikalghimire@iom.edu.np
Byapak Paudel, MD
Department of Orthopaedics
Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: drbyapak@gmail.com
Pankaj Pant, MD
Department of Medicine
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: drpant2015@gmail.com
Saraswoti Neupane, MD
Department of Dermatology
Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal
Email: sarunp@gmail.com
Shankar Laudari, MD
Senior Consultant Cardiologist
Chitwan Heart Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
Email: lshankar2@gmail.com
Dr. Sundar Suwal, MD
Department of Radiodiagnosis
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: sundarsuwal@iom.edu.np
Subhash Acharya, MD
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: drsuvash@gmail.com
Utkarsh Karki, DM
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Kanti Children Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: karkiutkarsh@gmail.com
Yogesh Neupane, MD
Department of ENT and Head Neck Surgery
Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: yogeshneupane@hotmail.com
Vikash Paudel, MD
Department of Dermatology
Patan Academy of Health Science, Kathmandu
Email: vikashpaudel@gmail.com
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Shahnawaz Ansari, MBA
Managing Director
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: md@nmcbir.edu.np
Nushrat Jahan Ansari, MD
Academic Director
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: drnushrat@nmcbir.edu.np
Ishrat Zahan, MD
Hospital Director
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: drishrat@nmcbir.edu.np
Abid Hussain Ansari
Admission Director
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: abid@nmcbir.edu.np
Ruby Shrestha, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: ruby.shrestha@nmcbir.edu.np
Prof. K.N. Singh, MS
Principal, Department of Surgery
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: principal@nmcbir.edu.np
Ravi Shankar Gupta, MD
Vice-Principal, Department of Microbiology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: gupta.drravishanker@gmail.com
Prof. A.K. Koshy, PhD
Department of Community Medicine
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: akkoshy@gmail.com
Prof. Nigel Irwin, PhD
Center for Diabetes
Biomedical Sciences Research
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ulster University, UK
Email: n.irwin@ulster.ac.uk
Prof. Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, MD
Department of Clinical Microbiology
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: jeevansherchand@hotmail.com
Prof. Suprita Gupta, MD
Department of Biochemistry
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: drsuprita40@gmail.com
REVIEWERS
Dipak Sarnobat, PhD
School of Medicine
University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
Email: dipaksarnobat@gmail.com
Research Interest: Diabetes, Obesity, Insulin, Endocrinology, Beta Cell Function, Pancreatic Islets, Beta Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis
S.M. Nazmul Haque, PhD
Department of Medicine
Tulane University, Tulane, USA
Email: shaque1@tulane.edu
Research Interest: Endocrinology, Sex-directed Medicine, Circadian Biology, Alzheimer Disease, Immunology
Ravi Kumar Shah, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: ravi.shah@nmcbir.edu.np
Research Interest: Maternal Health, High Risk Pregnancy, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Infertility, Adolescent Gynecology, Endometriosis, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Menopause management
Arpita Singh, MDS
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
National Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: arpitasingh599@gmail.com
Research Interest: Dental Disease, Oral Surgery, Oral Disease
Neera Pathak, MD
Kanti children’s hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: neerap333@gmail.com
Research Interest: Paediatric Malignancies, Paediatric Biopsies, Laboratory Quality Management, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Pathology
Aleena Maskey, MD
Policy, Planning and Monitoring Division,
Ministry of Health and Population, Ramshahpath, Kathmandu, Nepal
Email: aleenamaskey01@gmail.com
Research Interest: Occupational & Mental Health, Digital Health, Diabetes, hypertension
Anjan Palikhey, MD
Department of Pharmacology
Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal
Email: anjanpalikhey@gmail.com
Research Interest: Hypertension, Diabetes, Drug resistance, Medication adherence, Antimicrobial agents
Ratan Shah, MD
Department of Pathology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: ratan.shah@nmcbir.edu.np
Research Interest:Leukemia, Breast Tumor, Leprosy in skin biopsy, Histopathology, Cytology, Hematology
Chandana Jha, PhD
Department of Microbiology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: chandana_jh@yahoo.com
Research Interest: Bacterial and Fungal Infection, Host-Pathogen Interaction, Bacterial Virulence Properties, Antimicrobial Resistance, Invertebrate Animal Model.
Amit Kumar Patel, M.Sc.
Department of Pathology and Haematology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: amitkumarpatel01985@gmail.com
Research Interest: Blood, Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Blood Transfusion, Blood Cancer
Dhivya Chakraborty, M. Pharm
Department of Pharmacology
National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: Dhivya1786@gmail.com
Research Interest: Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Er. Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary
IT Manager, National Medical College, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: pradeep@nmcbir.edu.np
Mr. Mukesh Kushwaha
IT Officer, National Medical College, Birgunj, Nepal
Email: mukeshit@nmcbir.edu.np
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