Faculty Details
Dr. Bhawana Thapa
Associate Professor Department of Physiology
- M Sc in Medical Physiology - Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences - 2013
- MBBS - B S Medical College, Calcutta University - 1995
- Associate Professor - Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences - Academic - From 1st of January 2019 till date
- Assistant Professor - Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences - Teaching - 6 Years & 3 Months
- Tutor - Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences - Teaching - 3 Years
- MO (Medicine) - Central Referral Hospital, Gangtok-Sikkim - Emergency, ward rounds, OPD, Clinical classes - 03-2010 - 08-2010
- Deputy CMO - Abir Constructions - Managing four Dispensaries at different sites - 2007-2010
- Senior Medical Officer - NEEPCO - Emergency, OPD, Managing Pharmacy and looking after Medical bills, etc. - 2002-2006
- Medical Officer - NEEPCO - Emergency and OPD - 1999 - 2002
- Deputy CMO - NEEPCO - - 2006 - 2007
- Medical Officer - Nazareth Hospital - Emergency and OPD - 1996 - 1999
- Excellence in Teaching Award 2020.
- Covid Warrior Award.
- Team Excellence Award.
- Spot award.
- Presented papers in ten different national and international conferences and attended various conferences, workshop, training programmes, CMEs and Webinars.
- Authored a book chapter entitled "Beta cell failure-A central cause in the pathogenesis of both type-I and type-II diabetes; Plausible role of emerging phytocompounds in its regulation" published in "Diabetes updates 2014" by north-eastern diabetic society of India.
- Autonomic Function
- Teaching Medical, para-medical, and allied health sciences.
- Admission officer.
- Co-chairman Prospectus Committee.
- Nodal officer for National Scholarship Portal.
- Member of Departmental Research Committee (DRC).
- Teacher guardian.
- Guiding students for research.
- Member-Board of Studies for Undergraduate Program.
- Member-Scholarship committee.
- Member of various other committees.
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Validation of the MDRF- Indian Diabetes Risk Score among Adult Population of Sikkim, India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dr. Bhawana Thapa
Under Dr TMA Pai University Research Fund 2021-22
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Prediction Equations for Spirometry in ethnic adult population of Sikkim, India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dr. Bhawana Thapa, Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Under Dr TMA Pai University Research Fund 2021-22
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Relationship between Pupil to Limbus Diameter Ratio (PLD Ratio) with blood pressure and pulse rate in young adults of Tadong, SMU campus-An Observational study
Dr. Sanjay Kumar, Dr. Bhawana Thapa, Ms. Suprabha Sharma, Dr. N Chaya
Under Dr TMA Pai University Research Fund 2021-22
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Prevalence of Depression and its association with heart rate variability and pulmonary function among the school going adolescents of Sikkim - A cross sectional study
Dr. Bhawana Thapa
Ongoing PhD title
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Effect of yoga (unilateral nostril breathing) on autonomic nervous system activity in medical students - A randomized parallel group study
Pulkit Mutreja, Bhawana Thapa, Saumen Gupta
Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2022; 12(4): 410-414.
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A Comparative Study of Geriatric and Non-Geriatric Diabetic Patients - A Cross Sectional Hospital Based Study
Bhawana Thapa, Bidita Khandelwal, Saumen Gupta
Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology (IJCAP), Vol.4, Issue. 4, Oct-Dec 2017, 415-418.
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Risk of type II diabetes mellitus in alcoholics: A hospital based cross-sectional study
Bhawana Thapa, Sumit Kar, D K Jha
Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology (IJCAP), Vol.5, Issue.1Jan-March 2018, 13-16.
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β-cell failure-A central cause in the pathogenesis of both type-I and type-II diabetes; Plausible role of emerging phytocompounds in its regulations
Dr. Bhawana Thapa, Bibhushan Dhungyal, Bhawana Thapa, D.K. Jha
In Diabetes Updates, North Eastern Diabetes Society. (Eds: Sarma A., Chaudhury P.S.). Vol (3); pp 207-215. 2014.
