Saveetha Prosthodontics Faculty

Faculty
Saveetha Prosthodontics is the 3 time consecutive winner of the Best Department Award at Saveetha University. Being the best in a University requires tremendous effort and hard work over the entire year. Fortunately our department consists of the best minds in the speciality.
Stalwarts whose tireless toil has elevated our Department to the top!

Dr.Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan., MDS, MS (Toronto), MDP (Harvard), phd
Professor & Director of Academics, SIMATS

Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy has authored and published two editions of the bestselling “Textbook of Prosthodontics” which is considered the definitive textbook for prosthodontics by clinicians across the country. He completed his Masters program in Prosthodontics (MS. Prosthodontics) in the University of Toronto, Canada during which time he served as a Clinical Demonstrator and awarded the ‘Best teacher’ and ‘Most Motivating Teacher’ awards by the University of Toronto. He is an avid researcher with a keen, analytic mind which has helped him design and guide a variety of research projects with his team. He has over 50 research papers in his academic portfolio. He has also completed the Management Development Program in Harvard University, Boston, USA. He has singlehandedly spearheaded the implementation of sophisticated devices such as CADCAM machines and 3D printer in the Department of Prosthodontics in Saveetha Dental College to aid in research and to develop newer and more efficient protocols for treating patients. His clinical interest is “Prosthognathics”, a combination of Orthognathic surgery and Prosthodontic techniques to manage Full Arch restorations cases with Aesthetic deficiencies. He is also known for his prowess in advancing Dental Education through the implementation of MILA (Multiple interactive learning algorithm) in Saveetha Dental College, for which he was awarded the ‘Best Pioneer in Dental Education’ in the World Dental Congress held in London in April 2017.

The No.1 Best-selling "Bible" of Prosthodontics was written in this very department and continues to be a guiding force for Prosthodontists and General Dentists all over the world!

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Dr.Dhanraj M Ganapathy., MDS, FICOI,Ph.D
Professor & Head (Administration)

Dr Dhanraj Ganapathy is a Professor and HOD of Prosthodontics. His academic interests includes Research methodology, fixed and implant Prosthodontics. He has received many awards in academic and clinical expertise and has more than 150 publications to his credit. His clinical expertise is mainly focused on full mouth rehabilitation in fixed prosthodontics and TMD.

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Dr.Ashok.V., MDS, DICOI, pHD
Professor & Head (Academics)

Dr.V.Ashok obtained his Bachelor of Dental Surgery Degree from TN.Dr.MGR.Medical University in 1997. He pursued his masters in Prosthodontics and Implantology from Saveetha University in 2009. He is a Fellow in International Congress of Oral Implantology. He got his Diplomate from International Congress of Oral Implantology (USA) in 2013. He is a research scholar in the field of bone regeneration.He is a Member of Indian Dental Association, Indian Prosthodontic Society, Indian Society of Dental Research, Implant Prosthetic Section of International Congress of Oral Implantology. He got extensive training both in root form implants and basal implants as well.His research and scholarly articles have also been published in peer reviewed journals. His specialized area of interest is Full Mouth Rehabilitation, Implantology, and Fixed prosthesis.

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Dr.Thiyaneswaran Nesappan., MDS, DICOI, PHD
Professor & Head (Implantology)

Dr. Thiyaneswaran Nesappan completed his BDS and MDS from Saveetha University and at present heads Implantology Department at Saveetha Dental College and is also the Associate Dean of Faculty. He has received the Fellowship and Diplomate from ICOI He has multiple national and international publications and awards to his name. His constant hardwork and commitment has led to an gigantic milestone for the institution which recently recorded 10000 implants placed at the department.

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Dr.Padma Ariga., MDS, FICOI
Professor

Dr. Padma Ariga is currently Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College with an experience of about 19 years in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. She graduated from Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and went to United Kingdom as an observer in restorative dentistry in Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds. She received her Masters in Prosthodontics from Saveetha Dental College (1999). Areas of interest and specialisation include Full mouth rehabilitation, Implantology and Obstructive sleep apnea. She has presented several papers, guest lectures in multiple conferences and has been a national and international examiner. She had been the management representative for ISO 9001-2000 quality assurance for Saveetha Dental College and has several publications in peer reviewed journals. She has also contributed chapters to textbooks in prosthodontics She has been in private practice in a multi speciality hospital for several years.

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Dr.Suresh.V., MDS, FICOI, phd (ongoing)
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Dr. Suresh V. graduated from AB Shetty dental college, Mangalore and completed his post graduation from SDM dental college, Dharwad. Since 2009 he is associated with Saveetha dental college, Chennai and has close to 65 publications to his credit. His field of interest include core Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics, Digital Occlusal analysis using the T-Scan suite and Recent advances in implant dentistry. He has contributed towards dental research field in the direction of bone regeneration, 3D printing and animal studies. He also has shown a greater inclination towards innovative instruments and materials which could help in easing clinical patient care. He is also the Head of our Occlusal Calibration Centre, which optimises occlusion using T-Scan, Joint vibration analysis and Jaw tracking devices (JT-3D). He has filed patents, received best faculty awards and has been tirelessly guiding both undergraduates and postgraduates in achieving their clinical acumen and understanding the science of rehabilitation.

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DR. VIJAY ANAND muralidharan
PROFESSOR

Dr Vijay is working as a Professor in Dept. of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College holding an Indian Granted Patent titled “ Tooth brush for Teaching Proper Brushing Technique” and few Published, filed patents with an experience of about 17 yrs in Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching. He has around 23 Publications among Scopus, pubmed, National and International Journals. Has guided Postgraduate Thesis and Undergraduate ReseaechProjects. He Completed his Diploma in Reflexology as area of interest in2020. He is currently designing an Appliance for Obstructive sleep Apnea. Has Good Knowledge in Writing for Complete Specification, claims and FER for Patent drafting. Has authored an Hand Book of Viva for Dental Materials.

Dr.Vinay Sivaswamy., MDS, BPS specialist (ICDE, Ivoclar vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein). PhD
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Dr. Vinay Sivaswamy graduated from Saveetha DentalCollege after majoring in the field of Prosthodontics & Implantology. Hecurrently holds the post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Prosthodontics as part of the teaching faculty in Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. His fields of interest in dental prosthetics include implant restorations, technical procedures using the biogenics concept, dental articulator designs and attachment retained prostheses. A quest for achieving the best in removable prosthetics led him to master the BPS system of removable prostheses for which he has been certified by ICDE, Ivoclar, Schaan. His primary interest in dentistry include complete dentures, implant restorations, articulator designs and dental photography. His passion for this particular speciality began with a desire to sculpt perfect smiles suited to each individual, from every age. When there are no teeth to be replaced or smiles to be fixed, you can find him reading, gaming or making conceptual illustrations. A budding photographer, his interest in landscape photography arose during his academic program when he started documenting his cases. His technophilia has led him to adopt mirrorless cameras as his primary medium for photography as well as free-lance consultations on electronic gadgetry.
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Dr. Kiran Kumar Pandurangan., MDS, FICOI, BPS specialist (ICDE, Ivoclar vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein). PhD(On Going)
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Dr. Kiran Kumar Pandurangan graduated in dental surgery from Rajah Muthiah Dental College, Annamalai University in the year of 2011 and pursued his Master in dental surgery (M.D.S) in Prosthodontics, Implantology and Maxillofacial Prosthetics from Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University in 2016. He attained the foremost in removable prosthetics led him to master the BPS specialist of removable prosthesis Certification from ICDE, Ivoclar vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics in Saveetha Dental College, Chennai and guided more than 60 research projects for undergraduates and post graduates. Currently, he is supervising the Saveetha Tessellation Centre and his keen interest include Digital Dentistry, Dental Photography, Dental Implantology, Precision attachments and Full mouth Rehabilitation.

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Dr. V. Rakshagan., MDS, FICOI, PhD(On Going)
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Dr.V.Rakshagan earned his Master of Dental Surgery degree from Ragas Dental college & Hospital,The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. He remains active in seminars and study clubs to keep up with the latest advancements in dentistry. He received an award for token of appreciation as Organising committee member for WDC. He is also actively involved in charity work and RTN as Director in community service, Rotary Amethyst chennai. doctor obtained his Masters degree from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in Prosthodontics and implantology. he is a fellow of the International congress of oral implantology. he is a member of the Indian Dental Association, he is committed to educating the public on dental awareness and has addressed several organizations to spread the message.He has written several articles both for the public and the profession.

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Dr. Subhashree Rohinikumar.,MDS, DICOI, B.P.S Specialist (ICDE Certified, Schaan, Liechtenstein ) , PhD(On Going)
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Dr. Subhashree Rohinikumar obtained her Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from Sri Ramachandra University in 2013 and pursued her post graduate education from Saveetha Dental college in 2017. She is also a certified fellow and diplomate from International Congress of Oral Implantologist. She is also been trained in the BPS system of removable prostheses for which she has been certified by ICDE, Ivoclar, Schaan. She is specialised in full mouth rehabilitations, dental implants placement and restoration, veneers, crowns and bridges and dentures. She has performed many dental implant surgeries from simple to complex cases which lead her to have passion towards dental implants and bone regeneration. Her main focus is to rebuild smile and aesthetics for all the patients.

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Dr. Revathy Duraiswamy .,MDS, PhD(On Going)
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Dr. Revathi Duraisamy, an implantologist and Prosthodontist by profession, has around 12 years of experience in the field of dentistry. She has completed her BDS and MDS both from Ragas Dental College TNMGR Medical university, Guindy. At Saveetha, she is currently working as assistant Professor and handles academic pedagogy to undergraduate dental students. She also focussing in guiding students for research methodology. Her field of interest includes full mouth rehabilitation, Implantology, precision attachments,
and BPS dentures ( ICDE certified BPS Specialist). She is gold medalist in her M.D.S exams conducted by Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University, Guindy for the year 2014-2017. She has around 71 Scopus reflecting publications, 5 PubMed
publications, 19 publications in Web of science and 1 patent filed. Currently Doing PhD in Saveetha University in the field of Dental implant surface coatings.

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Dr. Subhabrata Maiti ., MDS, FICOI,Certified Implant & Esthetic Dentistry (NOBEL-BIOCARE)Certified Ceramic Veneer Series (Canadian Academy Of Esthetic Dentistry), PHD (ONGOING)
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Dr.Subhabrata Maiti completed his graduation in 2011 and his post-graduation in 2017 in the field of Prosthodontics and Implantology from Rajiv Gandhi University, Bangalore. His areas of expertise are Esthetic, Implant and Digital dentistry. He has been awarded with best paper on both National and International level. He has been certified in Ceramic veneer series by Canadian Academy of Esthetics in 2013 and the fellowship in Implant & Esthetic Dentistry by Nobel Biocare in 2016.He has also awarded certificate of appreciation as a guest speaker towards CAD CAM technology and Implant dentistry conducted by IDA in 2017 and world dental conference in 2020. He was awarded fellowship FICOI (USA) by the International congress of oral implantology, USA. He has more than 60 National and International indexed publications. He has also attended multiple workshops on Dental Implant, Esthetic Smile design and Digital dentistry and now he is working on multiple projects and guiding many postgraduate students in the field of research. He was also awarded the Young Researcher Award by the Institute of Scholars in 2020. His outstanding performance in the clinical skills made him to achieve the Excellence in Esthetics and Cosmetic dentistry award in 2021. He is member of international congress of oral implantology(USA), lifetime member of Indian prosthodontic society and the institute of scholar. He also mentored post graduate students towards comprehensive clinical cases, CAD CAM designing and research projects. He was awarded as best mentor by the University in annual INSIGNIA . He is certified as White Coat Digital Dentist by IPS associated with the American dental association.
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Dr. L. Keerthi Sasanka ., MDS, FICOI. PHD (ONGOING)
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Dr.L. Keerthi Sasanka is working as Assistant professor in the Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College with an experience of 2 Years & 6 Months. He Graduated from Priyadharshini Dental College & Hospital, Tiruvallur in the year 2012 and he received his Masters from Narayana Dental College & Hospital in the year 2018. He is currently serving as Instructor in Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics and a part of the Team of Doctors in Elite, Saveetha Dental Campus. His expertise and artistic abilities in Fixed Prosthodontics turns-out smiles in patients with high ease & dexterity. His research interests include Dental Aesthetics, Material and Molecular Sciences.

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Dr. Nabeel Ahmed ., MDS, PhD(Ongoing)
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Dr. Nabeel Ahmed is currently working as a seniorLecturer in Prosthodontics at the Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College. HE completed his BDS from Saveetha University, Chennai in 2014 and Masters from Dr. MGR University, Chennai in 2019. He has been a University Rank holder during his Under-graduation and Post-graduation programs. He received the Guident Award for Best Postgraduate Student of the Year in 2018 and has received the IDEA Award for Best Interdisciplinary Dentist of the year in 2021.He has contributed to Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy's Text Book of Prosthodontics, Second Edition published in 2017 and had Many National and International Publications to his name. His interests lean towards Dental Implantology, Digital Dentistry, Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dentistry. He has a strong background in CAD CAM Dental technology including Milling, 3D printing and Designing and is an aspiring entrepreneur.

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Dr. Vaishnavi Rajaraman, MDS, FICOI (USA), B.P.S (ICDE Certified, Liechtenstein ) , FDS( STC), White Coat Digital Dentist ( IPS-ADA)
Senior Lecturer

Dr. Vaishnavi Rajaraman's passion for prosthodontics/ dentistry and teaching made her associate with SDC. She works here as a assistant professor where she adapts a constructive and integrative pedagogy to mentor her students fraternity . Through this, she has contributed her dentistry insights in various publications among indexed journals. Standing to the testimony of her passion, she has achieved various accolades and awards during her career in dentistry , few of them being 'IDEA Young Dental Achiever of the year' , 'NEX-DEN-GEN Young Researcher of the year' in 2021, Women Inspirational Award 2022' for 'Young Achiever in the field of Prosthodontics' . She also incharge of our Occlusal Calibration Centre, which optimises occlusion using T-Scan, Joint vibration analysis and Jaw tracking devices (JT-3D). Besides academic proficiency , she strives to excel in the field of modern prosthodontics and her treatment is concoction of prosthodontic principles, aesthetics and patient comfort. Her definition of service excellence lies in the beautiful smiles she creates in her journey.

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Dr. Marina Francis ., MDS, PHD (ONGOING)
Senior Lecturer

Dr.Marina.M graduated from Saveetha Dental College after majoring in the field of Prosthodontics & Implantology. She currently holds the post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Prosthodontics as part of the teaching faculty in Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. Her field of interest includes full mouth rehabilitation, Oral Maxillofacial Prosthesis, Implantology, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

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Dr. Ram Kiran ., MDS
Senior Lecturer

Dr. Ram Kiran completed his under graduation from Meenakshi Dental College in 2017 as a double gold Medallist. He completed his Masters in Prosthodontics from the Government Dental College (MGPGI), Puducherry in 2021 and was the University Gold Medalist. He is also recipient of the National first runner up citation of the Indian Prosthodontic Society’s Student of the Year Award. He has an avid interest in Implantology, Full mouth rehabilitation and Laboratory technology.

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Dr. Sanjana Devi .,MDS, FDS(IMPLANTOLOGY), FDS(DIGITAL DENTISTRY),
PHD (ONGOING)
Senior Lecturer

Dr.Sanjana Devi N graduated from Saveetha Dental College after majoring in the field of Prosthodontics & Implantology. She currently holds the post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Prosthodontics as part of the teaching faculty in Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. With a keen interest in research, she has 18 publications among various indexed journals. She was awarded the 'IDEA Excellence in dental research' award in 2021 for the same.Her field of interest includes full mouth rehabilitation, Implantology, Esthetic dentistry and digital designing.

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Dr. Heena Sharma , MDS

Dr. Heena has completed her graduation in 2011 and postgraduation in 2017 in the field of Prosthodontics and implantology from K.L.E. institute of dental Sciences, Belgaum. Her field of interest includes Full mouth Rehabilitation, aesthetic treatment and Implantology.

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Dr. Vidhya T.K ., MDS
Senior Lecturer

Dr. Vidhya is currently working as Senior Lecturer in Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College. She completed her BDS from Saveetha University, Chennai in 2019 and Masters from Dr. MGR university with a gold medal in prosthodontics, Chennai 2022. Her field of interest includes full mouth rehabilitation, oral maxillofacial prosthesis, implantology and aesthetic dentistry.

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Dr. Hemani kirupakaran
Senior Lecturer

dr. amrutha shenoy
senior lecturer

dr. khushali shah
senior lecturer

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Dr. Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, M.Sc., MPhil., PhD.

Dr. Ashok had completed his PhD in the field of Electrochemistry from National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan and Post graduate degree in Analytical Chemistry from University of Madras. He is actively working on various government funded research projects dedicated to chemical and biosensor fabrication for biomedical analysis, environmental and food quality monitoring. He has published more than 110 research articles in highly reputed international science journals. Dr. Ashok has edited two books in the series of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. He has received three USA patents and one Indian patent for his developed technology. Dr. Ashok has received Early Career Research Award Grant, International Indo-Russia Project Grant and CRG Grant (Total: 84 Lakhs) from SERB and Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Dr. Ashok is serving as associate editor for various journals. He has received best researcher award and Visiting Fellow Awards from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India. His current research interested includes: Biosensors; Wearable Electronics; Biomaterials; Green Synthesis; and Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications.

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Dr. Durairaj Sekhar , M.Sc, Ph.D

Professor

Dr. Durairaj Sekar received a doctoral degree in the field of biological sciences from the University of Camerino, Italy. He was awarded a doctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Italian Government and the University of Camerino, Italy (2008-2011). After that, he worked as a post-doctoral research scientist at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB, UN), Cape Town, South Africa, from 2011-2013). He published notable scientific research and review articles in many peer reviewed high impact international journals, including the Nature group of journals. He received two Extramural Research grants from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and one core grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST). His research interests are Non-coding RNAs/microRNAs biology and their regulation in non- communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, and various types of cancer. Currently, he is serving as an editor for peer-reviewed journals and as a peer reviewer for nature group journals. There have been 71 articles published in SCI- indexed journals. H index- 22 and i10- 27. Impact total: more than 300.

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Dr. P. Sivaperumal, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.,

Dr. P. Sivaperumal has more than 10 years of experience in the field of Marine Biomedical and Environmental Toxicological research. He has completed a Ph.D. in the field of Marine Science. He is the Principal Investigator for TARE Project from SERB-DST, New Delhi (on going) and Startup grant Project from UGC, Govt. of India (On-going). He is involved in collaborative research work with the National Institutes of NIOT, Chennai,
IIT-Madras, CIFE-Mumbai and BARC-Mumbai. He has published more than 50 research papers in Peer-reviewed Journal with more than 400 citations and h-index of 13 and i10 index of 17. He has published more than 10 Book chapters in Wiley, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis Publishers. He received the Research Fellowship from BRNS-DAE, Govt. of India.
Research Interests: Marine Natural Products development for wound healing; Dental Biomaterials, Radiation Biology and Toxicology; Bioremediation; Environmental Monitoring and Health Risk assessment; Marine Nanotechnology.

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Dr. Palanivel Sathishkumar

Dr. Palanivel Sathishkumar obtained his doctoral degree from Periyar University in the specialization of Microbial Biochemistry. After completing his doctoral degree, he continued his research career as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Jeonbuk National University, South Korea (Nov 2010 – July 2012), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia (June 2013 - Aug 2016), and South China Normal University, PR China (Mar 2017 – January 2022). He has more than 12 years of teaching/research experience, and published nearly 60 articles with a cumulative impact factor of 440. He served as a Managing Guest Editor for several special issues in various reputed ISI/SCI journals, including Environmental Pollution, Science of the Total Environment, Chemosphere, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, and Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. He received Young Talent start-up research grant 2,00,000 RMB (approximately 23,00,000 INR) from SCNU-Guangdong Province join projects to elucidate the nanomaterial’s formation mechanism.

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Dr. Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, MSc., PhD

Professor

Dr. Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy has more than 15 years of Teaching and Research Experience in Advanced biomaterials and stem cells based musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering. He has completed his Postdoctoral fellowship training in various reputed institutes such as University of California, Davis, USA, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan. He published more than 40 research and review articles in reputed international journals and 3 book chapters related to biomaterials and stem cells based tissue engineering. He holds more than 12 issued international patents (USPTO, EU, and Taiwan). He delivered invited and guest lecturers in many International and National conference and seminars. He is an Academic editor of Biomedical Research International- Dentistry (Impact Factor: 3.4) and Journal of Nanomaterial (Impact Factor 2.9) Hindawi. His research focuses are advanced biomaterials, tissue engineering, medicinal and computational chemistry. Thrust Areas: Bone grafts, Hydrogels & Tissue adhesives, Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds, 3D printing, Stem Cells & Tissue Engineering, Computational Chemistry.
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Dr. Sathish Kumar Ramachandran, M.E. Ph.D

Assosciate Professor

Dr. Sathish Kumar Ramachandran pursued his Ph.D. from the NIT Trichy in 2020. His doctorate research was an DST sponsored project in Development of Biofouling resistant polymeric membranes. He is a strong hand in Polymer Science, Polymer modifications, Biopolymeric composites, Polymeric nanomaterial synthesis, Thin film membranes fabrication and Environmental Engineering. He has been working on Quorum Quenching mediated biofouling of polymeric membranes and its control strategies with quorum quenching natural compounds. He has over 10 publications in peer reviewed scientific journals and 2 book chapters in biofouling and biofilm. He has also presented papers at various International and National Conferences. During his tenure as an Research Associate in NIT Trichy, his research team received Carbon Zero challenge start-up grant of Rs. 5,00,000/- from IIT-Madras to fabricate the membrane distillation module.
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Dr. M.P. Sudhakar ., M.Sc ,Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. M.P. Sudhakar has completed his PhD in Biotechnology from University of Madras (Under DST sponsored Technology System Development). He is having experience in biopolymers especially from marine seaweeds/microalgae for different applications. He also has research experience in bioactives, biopigments, biofuels, hydrogels, scaffolds, bioplastics, biomembrane material development from natural resources for the past 10 years. He has published 25 research articles in national and international peer reviewed journals with high impact factor and 4 book chapters in reputed international publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley. His h-index and i10-index is 12 with overall 492 citations. He is the life member in Society for Biotechnologists (India) (SBTI). He also presented research papers in national and international
conferences.

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Dr. Saravanan Sekaran, M.Sc. Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Saravanan Sekaran is specialized in the field of Biomaterials, Stem cells and Bone Tissue Engineering. His current research focus is on fabrication scaffolds, hydrogels and implant materials for bone tissue repair and regeneration. He is also very much interested in delineating the molecular mechanism(s) behind the role of various plant based pharmacological agents, magnetism, and geometry on osteoblast differentiation of stem cells. He has authored 60 publications in international journals, contributed two training manuals and three book chapters. At an early stage of his career, his publications have been cited 3386 times and possess an h-index of 27. He has procured research grants from both Indian and International funding agencies. He is also the recipient of Arnold Naimark Young Investigator Award- SBRC, and Young Investigator Award, Canada. He has various other national awards and has filed six patents to IPR, INDIA
Thrust areasinclude Bone Biology, Biomaterial constructs for bone regeneration, Stem cells for bone regeneration.
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Dr. Chitra S, M.SC, PhD

Dr. Chitra, completed her M. Sc in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, securing a gold medal and was awarded with INSPIRE fellowship from Department of Science and Technology (DST) for her Ph.D. program at National centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology University of Madras. Areas of Specialization in Research includes Bio-ceramics for Biomedical Application, Bioactive materials for orthopedic and dental applications, as well as Nano-structured Biomaterials for Bone-tissue engineering. Research Interests comprises of design and synthesis of Nano biomaterials including Bioglass, Hydroxyapatite, Tricalcium Phosphate, and different nano metal oxides including copper, iron oxide, Zinc oxide, Titanium oxide, Aluminum and Zirconium Oxide compounds. Dr. Chitra is familiar with In-vitro evaluations of Biomaterials, Fabrication of thin films and nano-fibers of metal oxides
using spin coating and electrospinning technique and has profound experience in wet chemical techniques for design and tuning various nanostructured materials.
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ADJUNCT FACULTY

Dr. S.U. Mohammed Riyaz, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., SET, NPDF
Assistant Professor
PG & Research Department of Biotechnology
Islamiah College (Autonomous), Newtown, Vaniyambadi – 635 752

Daniel C.N. Chan, DMD, MS, DDS
FADM, FICD, FACD, FAIMBE
Professor & Chair, Department of Restorative Dentistry
University of Washington, School of Dentistry

Prof. and Chair
Dr. TANKA EIJI, PhD
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics,
Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences,
3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho.
Tokushima 770-8504, Japan