Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Manoj Kumar Mohapatra

Biography

Prof. Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra has received his M.D.in General Medicine, from S.C.B. Medical College, Utkal University, Odisha, India during the period of 1983-86. Currently, he is working as Professor and Head of Department Medicine, at V.S.S. Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha, India in Sambalpur University. He is continuing his Administrative responsibility as Head of the Department of Medicine. His research has included detection and report of myocardial injury in malaria (2000), severe vivax malaria (2002), determination of Malaria Severity Score to assess the severity of falciparum malaria, (2010), severe mixed species malaria (2012), gastroparesis in severe malaria (2012), co-infection of dengue and malaria (2012), protective effect of Toll-like receptors in severe falciparum malaria (2014), procacitonin as a triage tool of severe malaria (2014). Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as: Fellowship by WHO, fellowship by Indian College of physician, Dr. M.J. shah Award for tropical Medicine by Assocition of physicians of India in 1998, and 2000. Best research paper award by Indian College of Cardiology and Research Society for diabetes in developing countries. Best original article award by journal of Association of physicians of India for the paper Malaria severity Score. He is serving as an expert Reviewers for journals like Journal of Vector borne disease, Indian J of Medical Research, OMICS group of publications. He has authored about 100 research articles and a book : Methods in Clinical Research, published by Paras Publisher, India. He is a life member of Association of Physicaians of India, Indian Medical Association, Indian Science Congress, Hypertension Society of India, Electrocardiology Society of India, Research Society for study of Diabetes in India. We look forward to a close and lasting scientific relationship for the benefit of scientific community.