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Dr. Raghavendra V. Bhat

Professor - Internal Medicine & Chairperson

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Education Qualifications
  • MD (Internal Medicine) 1983; Mysore university; India
  • FRCP 2019; Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glassgow
  • MBBS 1977, Mysore university, India
Experience
  • Professor of Internal Medicine, RAKCOMS, RAKMHSU, UAE. 2015 - till date
  • Professor of Medicine, MMMC, Melaka, Malaysia.  2015
  • Professor and Head of Medicine, KMC, Mangalore, India. 1982 - 2015
  • Professor of Internal Medicine, KSHEMA, Mangalore, India. 1999 - 2000
Courses Taught
    4th Year MBBS
  • Course 1: MIM 425
  • Course 2: MIM 425C
  • Course 3: MIM 537
  • Course 4: MIM 537C
  • MD Year 1: History of Medicine
  • MD Year 2: Bioethics
Publications
  • Hydatid cyst of the lung - common disease, many signs, all in one. International Journal of Anatomy, Radiology and Surgery; 2016 July vol 5 issue 3
  • Medley of infections-a diagnostic challenge - Bhat, R., Kodan, P., Shetty, M.A. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015, 5(5), pp. 418–420
  • Cutaneous angiosarcoma - A rare case report in Indian female! - Shetty, M., Bhat, R., Kodan, P. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015, 9(2), pp. XD12–XD13
  • The carotid intima media thickness: A predictor of the clincal coronary events. George, J.M., Bhat, R., Pai, K.M., Arun, S., Jeganathan, J. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013, 7(6), pp. 1082–1085
  • Hiv-tuberculosis: A study of chest X-ray patterns in relation to CD4 count. Padyana, M., Bhat, R.V., Dinesha, M., Nawaz, A. North American Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012, 4(5), pp. 221–225
  • Qureshi G, Khemissa M, Amr G, Bhat R. The Non-conventional Effects of Hypovitaminosis D: A Pandemic Even in Sunlight-Rich Countries. Cureus. 2024 Apr 29;16(4):e59267.
  • Srinivasamurthy SK, Bhat R, Eladil AHMO. The Tale of Designing a Clinical-Cases Manual for Rotations and Mixed Methods Analysis of Students' Participatory Experience in Co-Creation. AMEP. 2024;15:875-882.
Achievements
  • Best teacher award 
  • Advisor on the editorial board of Davidson’s 
  • Advisor on the editorial board of Hutchison’s 
  • Advisor on the editorial board of Barbara bates
  • Advisor on the editorial board of Sapira
  • Life time achievement award for teaching by API, Karnataka state, India
  • Invited oration on REMAINING RELEVANT AS A MEDICAL TEACHER IN THE ERA OF TECHNOLOGY 2023 at Association of physicians of India Conference at Mandya, India