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Address for Correspondence

Dr.P.V.L.N.Srinivasa Rao
M.D. (Biochem)
Professor & Head
Department of Biochemistry
S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences
TIRUPATI-517507. A.P.
INDIA

Phone: 0091-877 – 2287777 ext 2233
0091-877 -2288318 (R)
0091 –  9493374064, 9493547663

Fax : 0091- 0877-2286803
0091- 877 - 2288288

Email: seenupvln@yahoo.com
svimsbio@yahoo.co.in


Professional experience

Teaching Experience in Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences 1986-2013

Courses Taught :

  • MBBS, M.Sc (Biochemistry) 
  • PGDMLT, B.Sc (Nursing) 
  • BPT, Bioinformatics 
  • M.D (Biochemistry)


1. Postgraduate, Aug 1982 to Feb 1986
2. Asst. Professor, Apr 1986 to Apr 1991 Sep 1992 to Apr 1997
3. Associate professor / Additional professor , Apr 1991 to Sep 1992 Apr 1997 to Feb 2005
4. Professor & Head, Feb 2005 to Till date


Examinership

Postgraduate exams (M.D (Biochemistry), M.Sc (Medical Biochemistry), M.Phil (Biochemistry)

1. Manipal academy of higher education
2. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchy
3. JIPMER
4. S.V. Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
5. S.M.U.H.S, Nasik

Undergraduate (MBBS, BDS)

1. Karnatak University, Dharwad
2. Shivaji University, Kolhapur
3. Nagpur University, Nagpur
4. Dr. MGR’s Tamil Nadu Health University, Chennai
5. Health University, Nasik
6. Rajeev Gandhi university of health sciences, Bangalore
7. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vizayawada
8. Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Ioni
9. SDUMC Kolar

Projects, synopses reviewed

i. Department of Science & Technology, Oct 2007, Expression of HDL associated enzymes, scavenger, receptors and matrix metalloproteinases during hypercholesterolaemia in rat: possible modulation by antioxidants.

ii. Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Jan 1994, Jan 1997, Jan 2004, Jan 2005, Review of Ph.D.synopsis (Medical Biochemistry)

Academic assignments

1. MCI Inspector for MD Biochemistry
2. Chairman, Local inspection committee for MD( Biochem), Sri Devraj Urs University, Kolar,
3. External expert Ph.D. Registration committee, Sri Devraj Urs University, Kolar

Member of referee panel :

i. Saudi Journal of Kidney disease and Transplantation
ii. Medical journal of D.Y. Patil Medical college, Kolhapur



6. Executive committee member: Bioinformatics infrastructure facility centre , established at Dept. of Bioinformatics, SVIMs, Tirupati supported by DBT, Govt of India
7. Member, Academic Senate : S.V. Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati.
8. Member thesis approval committee for MD, MS and PhD programs: S.V. Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati.
9. course coordinator : M.Sc.Biotechnology & Bioinformatics SVIMS University (2003-2005)
10. Member Institutional Ethics committee: SVIMS University, Tirupati -May 2007-Dec 2008
11. Member of research cell : BLDEA's Medical college, Bijapur (1991- 1992)

Organisational experience

1. Establishment of clinical laboratories
a. AL-Ameen medical colllege, Bijapur(1987)
b. BLDEA's Medical college, Bijapur(1989,92)
c. S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati (1993)

2. Al-Amen Medical College, Bijapur, Apr 1986 to Apr 1989
3. B.L.D.E.A’s Medical college, Bijapur, Apr 1989 to Sep 1992, Introduction& monitoring of Manual assays, Standardization of semi autoanalyzer, Introduction of internal quality control scheme
4. S.V. Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Sep 1992 to Till date

Establishment & running of modern clinical laboratory
Equipment
1. autoanalyser 2. ABG 3. electrolyte analysers 4. electrophoresis & densitometer 5. nephelometers 6.osmometer 7. uv-spectrophotometer 8. semiautoanalyzers 9. gamma counter 10. automated & semiautomated ELISA systems

QC programs : Internal quality assurance using both liquid stable & Lyophilized controls. External quality assurance program with CMC vellore

Training programs : Conducting interdepartmental seminars to increase awareness among clinicians

5. CMEs Organized
a. work shop "Automation and quality control in clinical biochemistry" - conducted at S.V. Institute of medical sciences, Tirupati on 20.11.94
b. CME on "Laboratory medicine in clinical practice" conducted at S.V. Institute of Medical sciences Tirupati on 6.08.95
c. CME on "Laboratory medicine in clinical practice" conducted at S.V.
Institute of Medical sciences Tirupati on 21-4-2001
d. CME on "Laboratory medicine in clinical practice" conducted at
S.V. Institute of Medical sciences Tirupati on 10-4-2002.
e. CME on "Diagnostic aspects of atherosclerotic complications "
conducted at S.V. Institute of Medical sciences Tirupati on 30-11-2003.
f. CME on “Biochemistry and Pathophysiology of Hyperlipidemias” conducted at SVIMS, Tirupati on the eve of World Diabetes Day, November, 2004
g. CME on “Serum calcium in health and disease” conducted at SVIMS, Tirupati on 18 -07-2009
6. Member, Library committee : S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences,.(1998-2002)
7. Chairman Purchase Committee : S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences (2005 –2008)
8. Registrar, SVIMS university, Tiurpati - OCT 2008 – Nov 2008

Guest Lectures

1. "Total Quality Management - Internal quality control " In the workshop on "Automation and Quality control in clinical Biochemistry" at S.V. Institute of Medical Sciences. Tirupati - November 1994

2. "Before the Sample is Analysed" In the CME on "Laboratory Medicine in clinical practice" at S.V. Institute of Medical Sciences. Tirupati. - August 1995.

3. "Nitric Oxide: Mediator, murderer and medicine" In the symposium on "Recent trends in Biochemistry" at S.V. University, Tirupati - October 1995.

4. Guest lecturer for Diploma in law and medicine course in S.P. Mahila viswavidyalayam. – 1995-96, 1996-97

5. “Automation in Clinical Chemistry ” Academic staff college training for lecturers - march 1996

6. “ Reference range in Biochemistry ” at the IMA meeting , Tirupati - Nov 1996.

7. “Quality Control – A two way process” at the regional IMA meting – July 2000.

8. Free Radical Biology (Thioredoxin system) in the CME on Diagnostic Medicine at Sri Venkateswara Institute Of Medical Sciences. Tirupati April – 2002.

9. Antioxidant vitamins to counter atherosclerosis – where do we stand now? 15th annual ISAR conference ,Tirupati October 2002.

10. Biochemistry of Atherosclerosis - An update in the CME on Diagnostic aspects of atherosclerotic complications at Sri Venkateswara Institute Of Medical Sciences. Tirupati Nov – 2003.

11. Biochemistry and pathophysiology of Hyperlipidaemias - CME on “Biochemistry and Pathophysiology of Hyperlipidemias” on the eve of world diabetes day 2004 at SVIMS.

12. Biochemical Aspects of Atherogenesis – Academic staff college training for lecturers, S.V.University, Tirupati – Jan. 2005.

13. Quality control – IMA conference _tiupati – Feb 2007

14. Biochemical aspects of ATHEROGENESIS – CME on current concepts of atherosclerosis and its complications – Sri Devraj Urs Medical college, Kolar, Karnataka, India

15. Quality control from a clinical biochemists perspective – Preconference CME on quality control and its demonstration during AMBICON2009 at JNMC Wardha, NAGPUR

Research Experience

1. Projects

1. Biochemical changes in dialysis- studies of changes in the radicals and antioxidant systems to help in the optimisation of dialysis. Jul 1996- Nov 1998 - Principal investigator --- Funded by ICMR.

2. Guidance provided
Ph.D. ( Biochemistry ) 2
M.Phil (Biochemistry) 1
M.Sc. (Biochemistry) dissertations 4
D.M. & M.Ch. dissertations 6


2.Research publications

Papers Published 30

Journals include:

Annals of clinical biochemistry,
Redox report,
Postgraduate journal,
American journal of clinical nutrition,
Indian journal of nephrology,
Indian journal of clinical biochemistry

Papers presented 29

IFCC conference, England 1996,
JSDT conference Japan, 1997
ACBI conference, India, 1995, 2001, 2007
AMBI conference, India, 1995, 2000

Personal information

Name : Dr. P .V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao
Current Designation : Professor and Head
Date of birth : 12-06-1957

Educational qualifications

1. MBBS, 1980, S.V. Medical college, S.V. University, Tirupati
2. M.D.(Biochem), 1986, S.V. Medical college, S.V. University, Tirupati


Positions held

1. Assistant professor, Al-Ameen Medical college, Bijapur, Apr 1986 to Apr 1989
2. Assistant professor, B.L.D.E.A’s Medical college, Bijapur., Apr 1989 to Apr 1991
3. Associate professor, B.L.D.E.A’s Medical college, Bijapur., Apr 1991 to Sep 1992
4. Assistant professor, Sep 1992 to Apr 1997, S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
5. Associate professor, Apr 1997 to Aug 1997, S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
6. Additional professor & Head, Sep 1997 to Feb 2005, S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
7. Professor & Head, Feb 2005 to Till date, S.V.Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati

Membership

1. Life member: International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC)

2. Life member: Association of Clinical Biochemists of India (ACBI)

3. Life member: Association of Medical Biochemists of India (AMBI)

4. Life member : Indian association of atherosclerosis & research(ISAR)

Details of Scientific Papers published


1. Evaluation of Ehrlich's test as screening test for cancer: P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao and J.G. Ambekart: Indian journal of medical sciences , 1992;46(11):332-335

2. Hyponatraemia in spontaneous Hyperglycaemia. P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao, J.G. Ambekar and A.N. Suryakar. The Medicine and Surgery,1992;31:12.

3. Analytical bias due to calibrator matrix effects. K.S.S. Saibaba, P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao, G.V. Ramana and E.G.T.V. Kumar. Indian journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 1995;10(2):112-115 .

4. Effect of a single dialysis session on thyroid hormone profile. K.V. Dakshinamurty, P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao, K.S.S. Saibaba, P.V.L.N. Murty, A.S. Vishnupriya and G. Venkataramana. Indian Journal of Nephrology.1996;6(1):25-28.

5. Evidence for oxidant injury in patients with postdiarrhoeal acute renal failure. P.V.L.N.SrininvasaRao,K.V.Dakshinamurty,K.S.S.Saibaba,M.Vijayabhaskar, P.V.L.N. Murty, S.Surjit, J.G. Ambekar and L. Jayaseelan. Indian journal of Clinical Biochemistry.1996;11(1):66-69.

6. Thyroid hormone profile in patients with postdiarrhoeal acute renal failure K.V.Dakshinamurty,P.V.L.N.SrinivasaRao,K.S.S.Saibaba,M.Vijayabhaskar, P.V.L.N. Murty, S. Surjit and L. Jayaseelan. Indian Journal of Nephrology.1996;6(2):45-47.

7. Intradialytic changes in lipid peroxidation in patients on maintenance haemodialysis. P. V. L. N. Srinivasa Rao, K.V. Dakshinamurty, K.S.S. Saibaba, J.G. Ambekar, P.V.L.N. Murty, Indian Journal of Nephrology.1997;7(1): 6-10.

8. Plasma Lipid profiles in South Indian patients on maintenance Haemodialysis. P. V. L. N. Srinivasa Rao, K.V. Dakshinamurty, K.S.S. Saibaba, M. Vijayabhaskar, A.S. Vishnupriya, P.V.L.N. Murty, Indian Journal of Medical Biochemists.1(1);28-31:1997

9. Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: Using Miniscope and Lithoclast - our Experience in 147 cases. P.V.L.N. Murty, Aneesh Srivastava, K.Sashidharan, Sreekanth, Gurunadha Rao and P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao . J. endourol. 11(5); 327-330: 1997

10. An atmospheric polluant turned biomediator - Nitric oxide.(Review article) P. V. L. N. Srinivasa Rao, and J.G. Ambekar. Analytica Medica. 4(2) : 29-35, 1996.

11. Method evaluation in clinical chemistry – Enzymatic method for serum creatinine K.S.S. Saibaba, P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao , K.V. Dakshinamurty and M.Vijayabhaskar, Indian journal of Clinical Biochemistry.12(2);139-141:1997

12. Interferences in clinical chemistry analysis. K.S.S. Saibaba, M.Vijayabhaskar P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao, , G. Venkataramana. and K. V. Dakshinamurty. Indian journal of Clinical Biochemistry.13(1);1-6:1998

13. Thyroid hormone profile in peritransplant period in live donor kidney transplantation. P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao,K.V. Dakshinamurty, K.S.S. Saibaba, P.V.L.N. Murty, G. Venkataramana and V.Sreekrishna. Indian journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 14(2);184-188:1999.

14. Changes in plasma lipid peroxides in live related donor kidney transplantation K.V.Dakshinamurty, P.V.L.N.Srinivasa Rao, P.V.L.N.Murty, K.S.S.Saibaba, G.Venkataramana and V.Sreekrishna. Indian journal of Nephrology. 1999;9(2):34-37.

15. Oxidative Stress In Haemodialysis – Immediate Changes caused by Passage Of Blood Through Dialyzer. PVLN Srinivasa Rao, KV Dakshinamurthy, KSS Saibaba, RB Sheela, G Venkataramana, V Sreekrishna, JG Ambekar and L Jayaseelan. Ann Clin Biochem. 2001;38:401-405.

16. Oxidative Stress In Haemodialysis - Intradialytic Changes. Srinivasa Rao PVLN, Dakshinamurty KV, Saibaba KSS, Raghavan MSS, Vijayabhaskar M, Sreekrishna V, Ambekar JG and Jayaseelan L. Redox Report . 2001;6(5):303-309.

17. Antioxidant Status in Patients on Maintenance Haemodialysis. K.V.Dakshinamurty, P.V.L.N.Srinivasa Rao, ,K.S.S.Saibaba, R.B. Sheela, G.Venkataramana V.Sreekrishna and Sriram. Indian journal of Nephrology . 2002;12:77-80.

18. Oxidative Stress In Haemodialysis - Postdialytic Changes. Dakshinamurty KV, Srinivasa Rao PVLN, Saibaba KSS, Sreekrishna V, R.B. Sheela, G.Venkataramana Sriram and Jayaseelan L. Clinical Laboratory. 2003;49:255-261.

19. Antioxidant vitamins to counter Atherosclerosis - where do we stand now? PVLN Srinivasa Rao Current Advances in Atherosclerosis Research Vol. V ( Proceedings of XV Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Atherosclerosis October 2002: 215-224

20. Lipoprotein(a): better assessor of coronary heart disease risk in south Indian population. D. Rajasekhar, KSS Saibaba, PVLN Srinivasa Rao, SAA Latheef and G.Subramanyam – paper communicated to Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry.1999;19(2):53-59.

21. Association of serum antioxidant levels and coronary heart disease in South Indian Population. D.Rajasekhar, PVLN Srinivasa Rao, SAA latheef, KSS Saibaba and G.Subramanyam Indian journal of medical sciences. 2004;58(11):465-471.

22. Blood cell types and cytokine patterns in solid tumour patients. K.Sambasivaiah, Kumaraswamy Reddy, PVLN Srinivasa Rao, BV.Phaneendra, KSS Saibaba, AT.Lakshmi, KVS Sarma – Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2005;26(2):19-24.

23. Association of hyperhomocysteinemia and coronary heart disease in south Indian population. D. Rajasekhar, PVLN Srinivasa Rao, SAA Latheef , G.Subramanyam and KSS Saibaba – The Ind. J. Nutr. Dietet., 2006;43,146-152.

24. Acute renal failure following open heart surgery. C. Kodhandaoani, D Jayapal Reddy, PVLN Srinivasa Rao, V.Sivakumar. Indian journal of Nephrology . 2006;16:54-57.

25. High prevalence of low dietary calcium, high phytate consumption, and vitamin D deficiency in healthy south Indians. Harinarayan CV, Ramalakshmi T, Prasad UV, Sudhakar D, Srinivasarao PVLN, Sarma KV, Kumar EG. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Apr;85(4):1062-7

26. Effect of haemodialysis on plasma branched chain amino acids in patients without evidence of malnutrition. Seshadri Reddy V., Aparna R. Bitla, V. Siva Kumar, E. Prabhakar Reddy, Suchitra M.M. Raju, K.V.N., Srinivasa Rao P.V.L.N., published in the Bioscan 2008;3(4):533-536.

27. Comparison of Colorimetric and Turbidimetric Methods for Estimation of Urinary Proteins. E.P. Reddy, G. Munisudhakar, P.G. Reddy, A. R. Bitla, M.M. Suchitra, and P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao. The Bioscan 4(1) : 195-198, 2009.

28. Acute Myocardial Infarctionin a southeast Indian Population : Comparison of Traditional and Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Aparna R. Bitla, Madithati Pallavi, V. Vanaja, M.M. Suchitra, V. Seshadri Reddy, E. Prabhakar Reddy and P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao. Res. J. Medicine & Med. Sci., 4(2): 202-206, 2009.

29. Carotid Intima Media Thickness patients with End stage renal disease. K.Sunil Kumar, A.Y.Lakshmi, P.V.L.N.Srinivasa Rao, G.C.Das,V.Siva Kumar.I ndian journal of Nephrology. Jan 2009;19(1):13-14.

30. Hemodialysis and Dyslipidemia E. Prabhakar Reddy, M.M. Suchitra, V.seshadri Reddy, Aparna R.Bitla, V. Sivakumar, P.V.L.N. Srinivasa Rao. IJCAP/PUB/ACP-Rec-MS-27(2),2009.