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Dermatology

Goal:

The aim of teaching the undergraduate student in Dermatology, S.T.D. and Leprology is to impart such knowledge and skills that may enable him to diagnose and treat common ailments and to refer rare diseases or complications/ unusual manifestations of common diseases, to the specialist.

Objectives:

a) KNOWLEDGE;

At the end of the course the student should be able to:-

» Demonstrate sound knowledge of common diseases, their clinical manifestations, including emergent situations and of investigative procedures to confirm their diagnosis.
» Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of various modes of therapy used in treatment of respiratory diseases.
» Describe the mode of action of commonly used drugs, their doses, side-effects/toxicity, indications and contra-indications and interactions.
» Describe commonly used modes of management including the medical and surgical procedures available for the treatment of various diseases and to offer a comprehensive plan of management for a given disorder.

b) SKILLS:

» Interview the patient, elicit relevant and correct information and describe the history in a chronological order.
» Conduct clinical examination, elicit and interpret physical findings and diagnose common disorders and emergencies.
» Perform simple, routine investigative and office procedures required for making the bed-side diagnosis, especially the examination of scrapings for fungus, preparation of slit smears and staining for AFB for leprosy patients and for STD cases.
» Take a skin biopsy for diagnostic purposes.
» Manage common diseases recognizing the need for referral for specialized care, in case of inappropriateness of therapeutic response.

Faculty Profile:

Faculty list updated as on 01-09-2025

Sl. No	Faculty Name	AEBAS Attend ID	Medical Reg.No	Professional Qualification	Department	DESIGNATION	Nature of Employement (Permenent/Contractual)	Total Teaching Exp in years
1	Dr Shivanand D R	72837540	59067	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Professor HOD	Permanent	21
2	Dr Veena	80607358	82068	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Professor	Permanent	14
3	Amruthavalli P	44798056	60213	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Associate Professor	Permanent	13
4	Dr Krishna Santosh H	27651016	69946	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Associate Professor	Permanent	12
5	Dr Akhilesh A	25559746	84846	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Associate Professor	Permanent	15
6	Dr Pavithra G	30656477	100821	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Assistant Professor	Permanent	10
7	Dr Abhishek G N	41312459	109387	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Assistant Professor	Permanent	9
8	Chethan R H	21722484	103662	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Assistant Professor	Permanent	8
9	Dr B V Meghana	86031474	103662	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Senior Resident	Permanent	8
10	Dr M S Megha	76987837	126084	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Senior Resident	Permanent	6
11	Dr Shree Lakshmi	10438599	128889	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Senior Resident	Permanent	1
12	Pallavi Hanjaji	71696145	135477	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Senior Resident	Permanent	1
13	Nandini Chartterjee M	19860941	183614	MBBS MD	Dermatology	Senior Resident	Permanent	1
14	Dr Shilpa Amrutha S	21009620	140492	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
15	Dr Rhea Ghorui	60099843	142652	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
16	Dr Yerrolla Yeshwant	40226901	132966	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
17	Dr Srushti Milind Halgekar	99940975	2603	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
18	Dr H P Chandana	93645593	153655	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
19	Dr M Divya Chaitanya	51088857	116960	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
20	Dr T Neha Singh	96642328	16435	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
21	Dr Polidas Giridhar Gopal	06650223	101246	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
22	Dr. Gummalla Sonika	04581336		MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
23	Dr. Naksha G R	70724583	163791	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
24	Dr.Sannitha S Kapatral	66553457	159722	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent
25	Dr. Sarthak	36169431	180301	MBBS	Dermatology	Junior Resident	Permanent

Committees

Dermatology

Goal:

Objectives:

a) KNOWLEDGE;

b) SKILLS:

Faculty Profile:

Complete list of Research Publications by Department of Dermatology can be viewed here.

At SSMC,
The focus goes beyond education.

SSMC aims to prepare students for life - ingraining in them the psyche of the eternal student - empowering them to be leaders in their own right.

Dermatology

Goal:

Objectives:

a) KNOWLEDGE;

b) SKILLS:

Faculty Profile:

Complete list of Research Publications by Department of Dermatology can be viewed here.

At SSMC, The focus goes beyond education.

SSMC aims to prepare students for life - ingraining in them the psyche of the eternal student - empowering them to be leaders in their own right.

At SSMC,
The focus goes beyond education.