Overview
Department of Physiology wants to become among the foremost in the health education sector imparting translational knowledge from the core principles of Physiology and its application in modern medicine. Its mission is to be a Centre of Excellence for functional diagnostic support and to nurture collaborative research and imbibe quality academic. It has a state-of-the art infrastructure and modern amenities for clinical examination and software for simulation-based experiment. The research laboratory is equipped with ultra-modern equipment for patient diagnostics. The Department has got 141 research publications to its credit.
Services Provided
- The Department has a state of the art infrastructure and modern amenities for clinical examination and software for simulation-based amphibian experiment.
- The research laboratory is equipped with Powerlab 26T for HRV analysis, Neurocompact 24-channel EEG, digital polygraph,12-Lead ECG, CANWin for autonomic function testing, Bodystat Quadscan 4000 for body composition analysis, WinSpiro PRO for PFT which is also used for patient diagnostics.
Research/Publications/Awards
Other major areas of research include Cardiovascular Physiology, Neurophysiology (Autonomic function testing, IONM –Intraoperative Neuro-monitoring), Sleep physiology, Autism, Body composition analysis, Electrophysiology, Sports Physiology, Yoga, Medical education, Mental health and Respiratory physiology. The Department has got 141 research publications to its credit.
While Prof (Dr.) Jayanti Mishra, a distinguished WHO Fellow is a Life Member of Indian Academy of Neurosciences has received “Purnamasi Devi” award for best paper presentation, Dr. Anugya Aparajita Behera also received “Purnamasi Devi” award for best paper presentation in 2016.
Prof (Dr.) Sudeep Satpathy is an experienced International Sports Physician and was the Team doctor of Indian National Hockey team in 2021 and Kerala Blasters in 2015. He works as Tournament Doctor for BWF, FIFA and AFC. He is member of prestigious FSEM – Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (Royal College of Surgeons). He is also Ambassador (India) for the International Institute of Race Medicine, USA which organises the Boston Marathon and is knowledge partner of World Athletics.
The Physiology Department had organised two Annual Conference of Association of Physiologists of Odisha (APOCON) in 2008 and 2015 respectively. It had also organised Stem Cell CME in 2008, Hypertension CME in 2010, workshop on evaluation and assessment in 2013, CME on Autonomic functions -Clinical and Research Window to Neuropsychiatric Disorders in 2020, Advanced insulin therapy and delivery in 2020 and a national CME on Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in 2021 with two credit points.
Faculty
| S. No. | Name | Designation | Qualifications | Number of Publications |
| 1 | Dr. Jayanti Mishra | Professor and Head | MBBS, MD, W.H.O, Fellow | 30 |
| 2 | Dr. Bipin Bihari Pradhan | Professor | MBBS, MD | 13 |
| 3 | Dr. Sudeep Satpathy | Professor | MBBS, MD, MFSEM | 12 |
| 4 | Dr. Magna Manjareeka | Professor | MBBS, MD | 22 |
| 5 | Dr. Priyadarsini Samanta | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD | 15 |
| 6 | Dr. Soumya Mishra | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD, M.Sc (Yoga Therapy) | 45 |
| 7 | Dr. Rashmi Rani Dash | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD | 11 |
| 8 | Dr. Madhuri Panigrahi | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD | 4 |
| 9 | Dr. Anugya Aparajita Behera | Assistant Professor | M.Sc., PhD | 11 |
| 10 | Dr. Barsha Baisali Panda | Senior Resident | MBBS, MD |
