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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

  • Designation: Professor and Head
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD 
  • Email: phatakms@aiimsnagpur.edu.in
        Areas of expertise
  • Autonomic nervous system testing
  • Andrology
  • Lung Function
  • Yoga and Exercise
  • Medical Education

 
Membership & Training

  • Life member of Academy of Physiology, Nagpur.
  • Life member of Association of Physiology and Pharmacology.
  • Life member of Indian Medical Association.
  • Member of Association of Medical women’s association
  • Member of American Physiological Society (APS)
  • Member of Physiological Society UK
  • Member of Association of Physiologists of India

MET Training:

  • National workshop on teaching of Basic Medical Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi on 4th March 1995
  • Regional Teachers training workshop: Medical Education Technology Cell, Maharashtra at University of Health Sciences on 9 to 11 February 2001
  • Regional basic training in medical education technology. Nodal Centre at DMIMS, Sawangi, Wardha in july 2011
  • Research Methodology workshop at IGGMC, Nagpur. 28th to 30th August 2012.

GCP Training:

  • Completed GCP training at Government Medical college, Nagpur in October 2018.
  • rained in Advanced Pulmonary Function Tests workshop on 4th January 2019 at Nagpur.

Publications

 

  • Phatak MS, Chawala TG, Phatak PS. Effect of rajayoga meditation on glycemic status in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Intl J Res Med Sci 2017;5(10):1-4.
  • Geeta Kurhade, Arvind Kurhade, Mrunal S Phatak. A Cross Sectional Study of Respiratory Symptoms and Spirometry in Adults Exposed to Bio aerosol in Vegetable Market in India. Int J Heal Rehabil Sci. 2013;2(1):15–21. 
  • Sukhsohale ND, Narlawar UW, Mrunal S. Phatak. Does domestic cooking environment influence risk of respiratory morbidities in rural Indian women? Intl J Collab Res Int Med Pub Heal. 2012;4(1):33–44. 
  • Mrunal S. Phatak. Kurhade G.A. Clinical Utility of Semen Acrosin level as an Indicator of Infertility in Normozoospermic Males in Central India. Milestone (Journal of DMER). 2004;3(4):133–5. 
  • Mrunal S. Phatak, Kurhade GA. A longitudinal study of antenatal changes in lung function tests and importance of  postpartum exercises in their recovery. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2003 Jul;47(3):352–6. 
 

Books / Chapters Published

a) Books

  • Prathmesh Kamble, Barkat Ali Thobani, Mrunal Phatak  Sedentary vs. exercising subjects.A comparative study of coronary disease factors. Lambert Academic Publishing. July 2012
  • Neelam Sukhsohole, Uday Narlawar,Mrunal Phatak. Smoke: The silent killer in the kitchen. Indoor air pollution in rural women of India LAP lambert Academic publishing, Germany. Sept. 2012.
  • South Asia Advisory board of Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton & Hall 11th Edition 2017.

b) Book Chapters

  • Raja Yoga Meditation in Glycaemic Status in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Mrunal Phatak, Tara Chawla, Pallavi Phatak Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 14, 20 July 2021, Page 8-19 https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/hmms/v14/2931F
  • Sharda Sangle, Mrunal Phatak, Visual Evoked Potentials in Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Edited by Dr. D. B. Sen, Dr. A. K. Sen & Dr. A. K. Seth "Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences” published by Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd. 2022, (Volume 8), Chapter 19, Pg.No. 301-309.
  • Hulke SM, Phatak MS, Association of body composition with left ventricular architecture in young healthy NON-obese adult, Research developments in medicine and medical science accepted for publication in April 2023.

Miscellaneous

  • Faculty member in medical education technology workshops for medical teachers at Govt. Medical college Nagpur and Indira Gandhi Govt. Medical college Nagpur.
  • Faculty member in Research Methodology workshops for post graduate students of Indira Gandhi Govt. Medical college Nagpur.
  • Chairperson of pre conference CME on pain at 56th Annual National Conference of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India. APPICON 2010 at JNMC, Sawangi, Wardha.
  • President of Academy of Physiology for term 2017 to 2019
  • Organizing chairperson of NATCON PHYSIOLOGY 2019 on 8 to 10 Feb 2019.

Extra-curricular activities such as medico-social work, journalistic, literary activities etc.

  • Health education initiative at KUTUHAL 2019 at VNIT Nagpur.
  • Awareness of school children in Nagpur about lifestyle medicine at NEERI Nagpur, May 2022.
  • Public awareness programme of lifestyle medicine at Bhandara Feb 2023.
  • Advisory board member of Vigyan Bharati (VIBHA) Nagpur branch an association to promote science & education in society.

AWARDS

  • Avishkar Foundation Achievers award 2023 “ National Educationist Award”
  • Lifetime Achievement Award in the International Research Awards (INRC Awards) 2023.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award at International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science &    Medicine at Pondicherry, India on 30 April 2022.
  • Fellowship of Royal College of Biology, UK  2021
  • Fellowship of International Medical Science Academy.( IMSA) 2020
  • Fellowship of Associations of Physiologists of India.2019
  • Medworld Asia International Excellency Awards 2018(MAIER Award) as Nobel Medical Researcher of the year 2018 for contribution & excellency in the field of Medical Physiology on 28 Oct 2018.
  • Best Teacher of First year faculty award at Govt. Medical college, Nagpur. 2008
  • “Best Professor in Physiology studies” awarded by 27th Business School Affaire & Dewang Mehta National Education Awards – Regional Round Nagpur on 26 July 2019.

Presentations:  

  • Invited faculty for SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING FOR MEDICAL APPLICATION (SIPMA-2019) 22nd Feb 2019 at VNIT Nagpur.
  • Health education exhibition “KUTUHAL” at VNIT Nagpur guest lecture in valedictory function on 11th Feb 2019.
  • “Communication Skills” for PG Induction programme at AIIMS Nagpur 28 sept 2020
  •  Rules & Regulations on 1 oct 2020 and Feedback on 8 oct 2020.
  •  “Assessment in CBME” Webinar on 7 Oct 2020 by MEU India
  •  “Gut Microbiota & Cognition” at CME by AIIMS BIBINAGAR on 22 Jan 2021.
  • Keynote address “Health during COVID” at webinar by VJTI Mumbai on 27 Feb 2021.
  • Organized National CME on Andrology on 19 Aug 2020 and” Need for Andrology Lab for male infertility”
  • Chief guest lecture “COVID 19: The Pandemic & After” in International webinar by Institute of Science Nagpur 12 June 2021.
  • “Importance of yoga in improving endurance for stress management: Suryanamaskar” Webinar by JIPMER, Puducherry on 21 June 2021
  •  “COVID & Nutrition” Lecture in webinar on Physiology of Wellness in COVID at AIIMS Nagpur on 16 July 2021.