Pharmacology – Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur

Teaching Staff None Teaching Staff Research HOD

Teaching Staff

Designation		No	Name of Faculty	Date of joining the present institute	Teaching experience (in years)
A	Professor	01	Dr. Vandana Badar	30/08/1997	28 yr
B	Associate Professor	02	Dr. Sachin Hiware	16/08/2008	17 yrs
			Dr. Amrita Singam	01/07/2010	15 yrs
C	Assistant Professor	03	Dr. Parul Gaikwad	01/01/2023	03 yrs
			Dr. Cheta Shinde	30/12/2024	01 yrs
			Dr. Priyanka Sonwane	25/09/2025	04 yrs
D	Senior Resident	04	Dr. Shashank Patel	19/03/2025
			Dr. Sai Vinay Sriramgiri	19/03/2025
			Dr. Rahul Kodape	02/06/2025
			Dr. Abhishek Parsekar	19/06/2025
E	Junior Residents	10
	JR 3	05	Dr. Murari Singh
			Dr. Vinesh Chaudhary
			Dr. Noopur Pandit
			Dr. Mayank Pande
			Dr. Siva Sudhakar
	JR 2	05	Dr. Prashik Gawai
			Dr. Ninga Raju
			Dr. Devashree Paraskar
			Dr. Shreya
			Dr. Amanat
	JR 1	–

Non Teaching Staff

Sr No	Designation	No of post	Full name of faculty	Date of Joining	Mo. NO
1	Lab Assistant	Class III	Pramod Aajankar	01/07/2021	9604625581
2	Lab Assistant (Contract )	Class III	Pramod Pande	12/07/2023	9326840451
3	Lab Attendent	Class IV	Rohini Mondhe	15/05/2025	9112323417
4	Lab Attendent	Class IV	Amol Kawathakar	13/06/2025	9604031002
5	Sweeper	Class IV	Dinesh Bairisal	12/03/2023	9322898289
6	Sweeper	Class IV	Kailash Kondhave	26/11/2025	9970211285
7	Jr. Clerk (Contract Basis)	Class III	Archan Pawar	14/11/2025	7387719652
8	Jr. Clerk (Contract Basis)	Class III	Vrushabh Adyalkar	17/12/2025	7304058668

Research Projects, Publications & Presentations in last 5 years

Sr No	Journal name	Type of article	Title	Author details	Co Author details	Year of publication
1	Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research	Review article	Covid-19 vaccines: targets, pre-clinical studies, mechanisms of action, ADRS, and rollout in India – a journey so far	Dr. Cheta Shinde,	Devesh Gosavi, Professor & Head, Dept of Pharmacology, MGIMS Sewagram	2022
2	International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, May 2023, 11(6), 2000–2005.	Original research article	Evaluation of disease distribution and drug utilization for management of psoriasis patients in dermatology OPD of a tertiary care centre: a retrospective observational study	Dr. V A Badar,	Dr. R Chavan Dr. K Pradhan	May 2023
3	Int J Res Med Sci [Internet]. 2023 May 29 ;11(6):2196-201.	Original research article	Drug utilization study of patients with dermatophytosis attending dermatology outpatient department in tertiary care teaching hospital in Central India.	Dr. V A Badar,	Dr. Parul Gaikwad Dr. Kalyani Pradhan Dr. Rachna Chavan	May 2023
4	Int J Pharm Sci Rev Res. 2023;80(1):157-162. ISSN: 0976-044X.	Original research article	Assessment of awareness of pharmacovigilance among resident doctors in a tertiary healthcare centre of India: A questionnaire-based study.	Dr. S Sachora	Dr. A Bathia Dr. K Rahate	May 2023

Int J Med science and Adv Clinical Res- May – 2023, Volume – 6, Issue – 3, P. No. 409 – 414.

Original research article

Antibiotic-prescribing pattern in the Paediatric outpatient department using the WHO prescribing indicators and AWaRe assessment tool in a tertiary-care hospital in Central India – A Retrospective Study

Dr. V A Badar

Dr.

Saivinay

Dr. A Bathia

Dr. R Kodape

May 2023

Int J Med science and Adv Clinical Res- May – 2023, Volume – 6, Issue – 3, P. No. 225 – 232

Original research article

Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding informed consent among postgraduate and undergraduate medical students at a tertiary care teaching hospital in central India

Dr. R Kodape

Dr. M Mahatme

Dr. S Hiware

May 2023

Int J Med Sci Adv Clin Res. 2023;6(3):403-408

Original research article

Drug utilization study in lower respiratory tract infections – attending respiratory medicine outpatient department in a tertiary care teaching hospital in central India – A retrospective study.

Dr. V A Badar

Dr. Saivinay

Dr. S Sachora

Dr. S Patel

May 2023

Int J Med science and Adv Clinical Res- May – 2023, Volume – 6, Issue – 3, P. No. 395 – 402.

Original research article

Drug utilization study of

Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Meropenem among indoor patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital. – A Prospective

Observational Study

Dr. K Rahate

Dr. M Mahatme

May 2023

International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology

Review article

Materiovigilance programme of India: a step towards patient safety

Dr. Amit Padmakar Date

Dr. Anjali Amit Date,

Dr. Riyaz Ahmed Siddiqui,

Dr. Priyanka Giridhar Sonwane

July – August 2023

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, November – December 2024 RJPBCS 15(6)

Original research article

Drug Utilization Study Of Patients Attending Outpatient Department Of Psychiatry In A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study.

Dr. Vandana Badar

Dr. Kalyani Pradhan

Dr. Parul Gaikwad

Dr. Rachna Chavan

Nov-Dec 2024

Journal of complementary and integrative medicine:

Original research article

Phytochemical analysis and acute toxicity study of seaweed Halimeda macroloba using Wistar albino rats

Dr. Rangaraj K

Ananthy V,

Dr. Amrita Singam,

Salwe KJ

September 2024

World Journal Biology Pharmacy and health Sciences

Original research article

Adverse drug reactions monitoring in the third trimester pregnant women from rural population of central India visiting tertiary care hospital: A cross- sectional pharmacovigilance study

Cheta Shinde,

Devesh Gosavi, Professor & Head, Dept of Pharmacology, MGIMS Sewagram

2025

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical

Sciences, Nov-Dec, Volume 15, Issue 6, P. No -279-285

Original research article

Drug Utilization Study of Patients Attending Outpatient Department

Of Psychiatry in A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Prospective

Observational Study.

Dr. Vandana A Badar

Dr. Parul Gaikwad

Nov- Dec 2025

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research 85(4) – April 2025; Article No. 10, Pages: 65-71

Original research article

A Cross-Sectional Study for Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of

Rubella Vaccination Among Young Adults in Central India

Dr. Dhwani Ketan Patel

Dr. Sachin Hiware,

Dr. Parul Gaikwad

April 2025

Research Projects

Sr no	Name of student/investigator	Guide	Title
1	Dr. Sriramagiri Sai Vinay	Dr.Vandana Badar	“Comparison of Efficacy and safety of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid versus ciprofloxacin in patients of active stage of chronic suppurative otitis media in tertiary care hospital at central india: a prospective, randomised, open label study.”
2	Dr. Shashanka S. Patel	Dr. Sachin Hiware	“Comparison of Efficacy and safety of levocetrizine versus bilastine in patients of chronic spontaneous urticaria: a prospective, randomised, 6 week double-blind study.”
3	Dr. Rahul Kodape	Dr. Mohini Mahatme	“Efficacy and safety of Rosuvastatin versus Atorvastatin in patients of dyslipidemia with hypertention in tertiary care hospital at central india: a prospective, randomised, double-blind 24 weeks study.”
4	Dr. Dhwani Patel	Dr. Sachin Hiware	Comparison of efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness of Amlodipine versus S-Amlodipine in patients with Grade I and Grade II hypertension: A prospective, Randomised controlled trial, 16 weeks double blind study.
5	Dr. Milin Thakkar	Dr. Vandana Badar	Analysis of drug utilisation trends and safety in the medical emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in central India: A prospective observational study.

6	Dr. Umesh Rathi	Dr. Vandana Badar	An analysis of drug utilisation pattern and adverse drug reactions in dermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in central India: A prospective observational study.
7	Dr. Mayank Pande	Dr. Vandana Badar	Comparison of efficacy and safety of Escitalopram Versus Desvenlafaxine in major depressive disorder in a tertiary care hospital.
8	Dr. Siva	Dr. Sachin Hiware
9	Dr. Prashik Gawai	Dr. Sachin Hiware
10	Dr. Ningaraju B.	Dr. Vandana Badar

Presentations

SN	Paper presented
1	Dr Safwan Sachora at ASPIRE, SRM & RI, Chennai. Date: 26.02.2022 TOPIC: A Surveillance Study of ADR in a Tertiary Care Centre Author: Dr Safwan Sachora, Dr Vandan Nakhate, Dr. Amrita Singam
2	Dr. Kunal Rahate at ASPIRE, SRM & RI, Chennai Date: 26.02.2022 TOPIC:” DUS of patients of CKD on Haemodialysis in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central India” AUTHOR: Dr. Kunal Rahate, Dr Mrunalini Chokhandre, Dr Mohini Mahatme
3	Dr. Kalyani Pradhan at ASPIRE, SRM & RI, Chennai Date: 26.02.2022 TOPIC- “DUS of Antimicrobial in major surgical pateints” AUTHOR- Dr. Kalyani Pradhan, Dr. Vandana Badar, Dr. Vidhisha Parulekar.
4	Dr. Rahulkumar K. Kodape at ISRPTCon 2022 at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Date: 12.11.2022 TOPIC: “Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding Informed Consent among postgraduate and undergraduate medical students at a tertiary care teaching hospital at central india.” AUTHORS: Dr. Rahulkumar K. Kodape, Dr. Mohini Mahatme
5	Dr. Shashanka Sekhar Patel at ISRPTCon 2022 at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Date: 12.11.2022 TOPIC: “Drug utilization study in lower respiratory tract infections- attending respiratory medicine outpatient department in a tertiary care teaching hospital in central india: A retrospective study AUTHORS: Dr. Shashanka Sekhar Patel, Dr. sachin Hiware.
6	Dr. Sriramagiri Sai Vinay at ISRPTCon 2022 at ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Date: 12.11.2022 TOPIC: “Drug utilization study in general medicine outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital in central india: A retrospective study AUTHORS: Dr. Sriramagiri Sai Vinay, Dr. Vandana Badar.
7	Dr. Sriramagiri Sai Vinay at APPSCON Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India Date: 24.09.2022 TOPIC: “ Drug utilization study of acute headache in patients attending general medicine outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital in central india: A retrospective study AUTHORS: Dr. Sriramagiri Sai Vinay, Dr. Vandana Badar.
	POSTERS PRESENTED
1.	Presented at NWCP-2025, PGI Chandigarh TOPIC: “Risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus compared to non-GDM women: A prospective, observational study in central India. Author: Dr. Shreya Sagote
2.	Presented at NWCP-2025, PGI Chandigarh TOPIC: “Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Rubella Vaccination among young adults in Central India: A Cross-Sectional Study. India. Author: Dr. Devashree Paraskar

Dr Vandana Avinash Badar.

Educational qualifications –MBBS ,MD Pharmacology.
Designation: PROFESSOR & HEAD
Name of Department/ Institution: Department of Pharmacology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
Professor since: 4 years
Number of publications :

National – 30
International – 26
Book chapter – NA
Editor – NA

Conferences/CME hosted by department in last 3 years:

Total workshop – 04
Total Conference – NAPTICON 2024
Total CME – 01

Workshpos conducted –

1) 31/07/2025 GCP workshop conducted for residents.
2) 06/07/2024 GCP workshop conducted for residents.
3)17/04/2024 CME on PROTOCOL WRITING & LITERATIURE SEARCH conducted for
residents
4)28/09/2022 GCP workshop conducted for residents.

Position in professional bodies –Nil.
Other positions held –Nil
Awards received -Nil.
Non academic achievements: Runner up in Medi – cricket leather ball tournament at BJ medical college Pune – Dr. Vinesh Choudhary (2024)