Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D. Pharmacy Practice,2008, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka,  India
• M. Pharm, Pharmacy Practice,1999, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka,  India
• B. Pharm, 1996, Bangalore University, Karnataka, India 
• D.Pharm, 1992, Drug Control Board, Bangalore, Karnataka  India

Experience

• Incharge - Documentation Centre,  RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, March 2022 - till date
• Professor and Chairperson,  Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, RAK College of Pharmacy, RAKMHSU, 1st September 2018 - till date
• Associate Professor, Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, RAK College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RAKMHSU. August  2013-1st September 2018  
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology, RAK College of Pharmacy, RAKMHSU, April 2010- July 2013
• Lecturer, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, International Medical University (IMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2008 - April 2010
• Assistant Professor & Clinical Pharmacist, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy and JSS Hospital, Mysore, India.  July 2006 - May 2008
• Lecturer& Clinical Pharmacist, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy and JSS Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India
• Lecturer, Acharya and BM Reddy College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, India. January 2000 - August 2000 
• Community Pharmacist, August 1996 - August 1997

Courses Taught 

• Pharmacotherapeutics 
• Principles of Clinical Pharmacy Practice & Patient Data Analysis
• Modern Community Pharmacy 
• Pharmacy Practice  

Publications

• Assessment of Prescribing Practices and Factors Related to Antibiotic Prescribing in Community Pharmacies. Medicina 2023; 59 (5), 843
• Assessment of the scope, completeness, and consistency of various drug information resources related to COVID-19 medications in pregnancy and lactation.BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023;  23 (1), 296
• A Systematic Review on Sociodemographic, Financial and Psychological Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Hesitancy among Adult Population" Vaccines. 2023; 11(3):623
• A systematic scoping review of implementation of telepharmacy during COVID-19Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 13 (4), 030-044
• Evaluation of potential drug-drug interactions and adverse drug reactions among chronic kidney disease patients: An experience from the United Arab Emirates. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research  2022; 21 (4): 853-861

Achievements

• German Patent Certification for collaborative interprofessional research work entitled "A system for Phytosomal Formulation of Thuja Occidentalis Extract for the Treatment of Wart." 2023 
• Award for Excellence in Pharmacovigilance: 5th Venus International Healthcare Awards – VIHA 2022
• Best Oral Presentation Award’ for research presentation on “Adverse Drug Reactions in Stroke Patients – Need for Continuous Monitoring.” during the 6th International Clinical Pharmacy Conference [CAPCON 2021] held at Manipal, Karnataka, India, on the 8th and 9th of January 2021. 
• Eminent teacher award. The award was given at the Society of Pharmaceutical Education & Research [SPER] international conference in Bangkok 2019.
• Awarded Best Oral Presentation Award for research presentation on Assessment of Potential Drug Interactions among Psychiatric Inpatients receiving Antipsychotic Therapy of a Secondary Care Hospital, United Arab Emirates. SPER International conference Bangkok, Thailand 2019.