Arun Kumar Basavaraj



Salutation
Dr

School/Centre
School of Medicine

Department
Pathology

Appointment
Associate Dean, Student Affairs (School of Medicine)

Position
Senior Lecturer

Email
arun_kumar@imu.edu.my



Education

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CHPE (Health Professional Education), 2021 International Medical University
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MD (Pathology), 2005 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
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DNB (Pathology), 2005 National Board of Examinations
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MBBS (Medicine), 1999 Bangalore University

Memberships

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Malaysian Medical Council Member 2010 - Present
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Seychelles Medical & Dental Council Member 2006 - Present
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Karnataka Chapter-Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists (KC-IAPM) Member 2005 - Present
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Karnataka Medical Council Member 1999 - Present

Research Funding
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INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND PHYSICIAN GRADUATES IN RESEARCH IMU Internal Research Grant | 11 Jul 2022 - 10 Jul 2023
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PD-L1 inhibitor, Atezolizumab in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis Bachelor in Medical Sciences (Hons) | 01 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2022
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Polymorphisms of Toll-like receptors (TLRs 4 and 9) and the risk of severe falciparum malaria: A meta-analysis of genetic association studies IMU | 01 Jul 2020 - 01 Nov 2020
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Analysis of students’ satisfaction and effectiveness on light microscopy and virtual microscopy in teaching learning sessions of undergraduate medical course: A randomized cross-over trial study IMU | 01 Mar 2020 - 01 Feb 2021
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Histopathological changes seen in Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) in response to Plasmodium berghei infection IMU | 01 Aug 2019 - 01 Jun 2020

Publications

Research Articles

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Cytokine levels in the severity of falciparum malaria: An umbrella review ACTA TROPICA 2024
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Combined atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel in the treatment of triple negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis on their efficacy and safety BMC CANCER 2022
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An association between IL-10 promoter polymorphisms and diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis of case-control studies JOURNAL OF DIABETES & METABOLIC DISORDERS 2018
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Association of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms (-308 G> A and-238 G> A) and the risk of severe dengue: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis PloS one 2018

Other Publications

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Students’ performance in early clinical phase assessments: Effect of introduction of Clinical integration block in Pre-clinical phase Ottawa & ANZAHPE Conference | 19 Mar 2016
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Self-evaluation of student preparedness for the clinical phase of medical education Ottawa & ANZAHPE Conference | 19 Mar 2016
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Faculty Evaluation of student preparedness during early clinical phase Ottawa & ANZAHPE Conference | 19 Mar 2016
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Effective Implementation of Online Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) in an Undergraduate medical Curriculum and its Challenges MAC-eTel conference | 11 Oct 2014
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Difficulty and discrimination indices in multiple choice questions in medical program, International medical university, Malaysia IMEC | 13 Mar 2013
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Histopathology image identification and description by medical students: Use of elearning tool for better understanding AMEE | 25 Aug 2012
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Cystic Bone Tumors & Experience with FNAC 53rd Annual conference of IAPM | 01 Jun 2004
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Pouch in the Neck with Discharging Sinus- An unusual presentation of Papillary Carcinoma Thyroid International CME in Cytopathology | 05 Jul 2003
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Varied Clinical presentations of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Lymphomas 30th Annual KCIAPM conference | 07 Jun 2002
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The Work Place of The Rag Picker- Health Status in Bangalore City IAPH Annual National Conference | 01 Oct 1999
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Health Care Waste in General Practitioners Clinic Annual State Level KACH Conference | 03 Apr 1998
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Chemotherapeutic Considerations of Malaria Annual State Level KACH Conference | 02 Aug 1996

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Supervisions
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Danushka De Silva | Undergraduate | 01 Oct 2019 - 01 Sep 2020 Thesis: Polymorphisms of TLRs and Risk of Severe Falciparum Malaria: A Meta-Analysis of Genetic Association Studies
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Ling Koi Fee | Undergraduate | 01 Oct 2018 - 02 Sep 2019 Thesis: Histopathology of Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) in response to Plasmodium berghei .
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Tiffanie Goh Ee Wen | Undergraduate | 03 Oct 2011 - 03 Sep 2012 Thesis: Histological and Neurological Evaluation of the Spinal Cord Functions Following Intra-Cisternal Application of Glutamate Receptor Agonist in Wistar Rats
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Rafaella Siang | Undergraduate | 03 Oct 2011 - 03 Sep 2012 Thesis: Gel Formulation of β-cyclodextrin Complex for Wound Healing
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Thalisha Bala Krishnan | Undergraduate | 04 Oct 2010 - 05 Sep 2011 Thesis: A study of neurotoxic effects of intrathecal glutamate receptor agonists on the neurons and perikarya of spinal cord in Sprague-Dawley rats