Department of Community Medicine
Email ID: psm.gmcjjh@gmail.com
Telephone number: 022-23735555
Extension number: 2309
Staff details:
Sr.No. Name of the staff Designation Permanent/
Contractual
Mobile number Email ID
1 Dr. Usha Ranganathan Professor & Head Permanent 9022126068 ushamalur@gmail.com
2 Dr. SulabhaAkarte Professor Contractual 9821070384 svakarte@hotmail.com
3 Dr. Ranjit Mankeshwar Associate Professor Permanent 9820021492 ranjitmankeswar@yahoo.com
4 Dr. Lalitkumar R Sankhe Associate Professor Permanent 9820513651 9324637080 sankhelalit@yahoo.com
5 Dr. Neelam Sukhsohale Associate Professor Permanent 9960390868 bkdrneelam@gmail.com
6 Dr. ChhayaRajguru (Waghmare) Associate Professor Permanent 9820976026 chhayarajguru@yahoo.com
7 Dr. Pallavi Uplap Associate Professor Permanent 9757017082 pallaviuplap@gmail.com
8 Dr. Prashant Howal Associate Professor Permanent 9869205117 prashanthowal@gmail.com
9 Dr. Rakesh Waghmare Assistant Professor Permanent 9975629676 rakeshbw0326@gmail.com
10 Dr. SoniyaAshtekar Assistant Professor Permanent 8888526860 drsva28@gmail.com
11 Dr. Mandar Sadawarte Assistant Professor Contractual 9422679828 9769059038 mandarsadawarte@gmail.com
12 Dr. Chinmay Gokhale Assistant Professor Contractual 7506600059 chinmay7788@gmai.com
13 Dr. Anusha C. P. Assistant Professor Contractual 7021631769 anusha168@gmail.com
14 Dr. Vineeta Singh Assistant Professor Contractual 8447401406 vineetasingh1210@gmail.com
15 Dr. Praveen Davuluri Assistant Professor Contractual 9096041335 dpraveen13@gmail.com
13 Dr.KomalKanitkar Assistant Professor Contractual 9987050951 komal.trups@gmail.com
14 Mrs. Archana Rajesh Meshram Statistician cum Assistant professor Permanent 9892144122 araj_mesh@yahoo.co.in
15 Mr. Mirza S M Baig Social Service Superintendent (Medical) Permanent 9967494252 mirzab684@gmil.com
16 Mr. Vijay Ratan Gaikwad Social Service Superintendent (Medical) Permanent 9004063678 vminu511@rediffmail.com
17 Mr. Raju Wagmare Social Service Superintendent (Medical) Permanent 9820946125 mswraju10@gmail.com
18 Ms. Geeta Jangam Jr. Clerk Permanent 9969800779 gjangam86@gmail.com
19 Mr. Bharat Mahamunkar Lab Attendant Permanent 8422998863
20 Mr. RoopeshMankar Lab Servant Permanent 8424991520 bapumankar07@gmail.com
21 Mrs. Sheetal Sahane Lab Servant Permanent 969167228918 ssahane484@gmail.com
22 Mr. AkshayAwale Lab Servant Permanent 9881323047 awaleakshay77@gmail.com
PG student details:
Sr.No. Name of Post-graduate Year (from-to) Mobile number Email ID
1. Michi Monya 2016-2019 7559913125 monyamichi88@gmail.com
2. Sarang Donarkar 2016-2019 9405931714 srngdonarkar@gmail.com
3. Swati Patil 2017-2020 8356000050 swati.shinde2009@rediffmail.com
4. Yasmeen Chaudhari 2017-2020 7887352609 jaasss259@gmail.com
5. VaidehiMalvi 2017-2020 8390555125 dr_vaidehi@yahoo.in
6. PradnyaPawar 2017-2020 8055036099 pradnya28.pp@gmail.com
7. Rupam Kumar 2017-2020 9987990006 rooppam@gmail.com
8. Kiran Pradeep 2018-2021 8807440235 drkiranpradeeo007@gmail.com
9. Joshua Anish 2018-2021 8104993373 joshuaanish007@gmail.com
10. Monali Kadam 2018-2021 7709460933 monali4189@gmail.com
11. Akshada Shinde 2018-2021 9420614100 docakshu53@gmail.com
12. Rahul Ambekar 2018-2021 9422763832 ambekarrahul.124@gmail.com
13. Sangeeta Sonawane 2018-2020 9850828499 sangeetasonawne@gmail.com
14. Shivaji Thorat 2018-2020 9545000125 shivajithorat1978@gmail.com
15. Vandankumar Patil 2018-2020 9423893307 patil_vandan@rediffmail.com
16. Darshana Nandagavli 2018-2020 9403133320 darshana.nandagawali@gmail.com
Services provided to the patients:
Sr.no. Particulars Total number for year 2018
1 Inj. Anti-Rabies Vaccine 5254
2 Inj. Equirab 2393
3 Inj. Hepatitis B 1169
4 Inj. Yellow Fever 6240
5 OPV Vaccine 2953
6 Adult Vaccination (MMR, Meningococcal, Pneumococcal, Varicellaetc) 230
7 Inj. TT 1335
8 Inj. H1N1 394
Courses conducted for Students:
Sr.No. Courses conducted Number of students enrolled Batch (year of admission)
1 MD 12 2016 (2 students); 2017 & 2018 (5 students);
2 DPH 4 2016 (1 student); 2017 (No student); 2018 (4 students);
3 MBBS 200 per year 2016; 2017; 2018
4 B. Sc. P.M.T. 13 2016&2017(4 students); 2018 (5 students)
5 Modern Pharmacology 50per year 2017; 2018
6 Nursing 50per year 2016; 2017; 2018
Activities conducted for students by the Department:
Sr.No. Particulars Number of students who participated Students Batch
Post Graduate Teaching (MD/DPH)
1 PG Teaching 16 PG Students 2016; 2017; 2018
2 Rural Health & Training Centre Posting 16 PG Students 2016; 2017; 2018
3 Urban Health & Training Centre Posting 16 PG Students 2016; 2017; 2018
4 Field Visits 16 PG Students 2016; 2017; 2018
Under Graduate Teaching (MBBS)
5 MBBS Lectures – I, II & III MBBS 200 MBBS Students 2016; 2017; 2018
6 MBBS Practicals: Public health & Biostatistics 200 MBBS Students 2016; 2017; 2018
7 MBBSIntramural Visits 200 MBBS Students 2016; 2017; 2018
8 MBBS teaching at UHTC, Bandra 200 MBBS Students 2016; 2017; 2018
Under Graduate Teaching (B. Sc. P.M.T.)
9 B. Sc. P.M.T. Lectures, Practicals & Visits 5 B. Sc. P.M.T. Students 2016; 2017; 2018
Under Graduate Teaching (Modern Pharmacology)
10 Modern Pharmacology Lectures, Practicals & Visits 50 Students 2017; 2018
Under Graduate Teaching (Nursing)
11 Nursing Lectures 50 Students 2016; 2017; 2018
Internship
12 Internship – MBBS 200 Students 2016; 2017; 2018
13 Internship – B. Sc. P.M.T. 100 Students 2018
Conferences/CMEs/ Workshops/Seminars/ Events organised by the Department in the last 3 years
Sr.No. Particulars Dates when organised
1 Health care financing 2.1.16
2 Emerging and re-emerging diseases 6.2.16
3 Workshop on Polio Eradication – The Switch from t-OPV to b-OPV February 2016
4 How to write project proposal 5.3.16
5 Micronutrient deficiencies 2.7.16
6 Nutritional surveillance 6.8.16
7 Nutrition: Vulnerable groups 1.10.16
8 Environmental health 7.1.17
9 Information technology in health 4.2.17
10 Ethics in public health research 4.3.17
11 CME on Rabies titled Rabies: From Pasteur to Present 24.03.2017
12 Health Literacy 01/07/2017
13 Sustainable Development Goals 05/08/2017
14 Workshop on Anti Rabies Vaccination October 2017
15 Workshop on Measles – Rubella Campaign October 2018
Research Publications of last three years:
Sr.No. Title of the paper published Journal & Year of publication
1 A cross sectional study of current trends and indicators of caesarean section as a mode of delivery in an urban slum of metropolitan city. MedPulse International Journal of Community Medicine August 2017; 3(2):30-34
2 Assessment of long-term glycemic control glycosylated hemoglobin and its correlation with psychological variables in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in an urban community setting. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health. 6. 1. 10.5455/ijmsph.2017.0512918072017.
3 Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section in an urban slum. MedPulse International Journal of Community Medicine April 2017; 2(1): 23-26
4 Evaluation of status of ERIG use for post exposure prophylaxis of rabies. APCRI January 2017; XVIII(3): 15-17
5 Assessment of long term glycaemic control (HbA1c) and its correlation with biochemical and other parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in an urban community setting. Int J Med Sci Public Health 2017;6:239-244
6 Social Networking Sites: A Study to Assess Its affect on Sleeping Habits and Social Life of Medical Students. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 18275-18279, March 2017.
7 Anti Rabies Vaccination compliance: A longitudinal study amongst patients attending Anti Rabies Vaccination OPD in a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2018.
8 A comparative clinico-epidemiological study of acute respiratory infections and malnutrition in male and female children of central India. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2016 Aug;3(3):993-1000.
9 Clinico-epidemiological profile of acute respiratory infections and malnutrition in urban and rural population of central India. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2017;Jan;4(1):159-166.
10 Health seeking behaviour of the elderly- a comparative study between urban and rural areas of Pune. Global journal for Research analysis 2017; 6(2):70-72.
11 Study of health problems of adult population among three primitive tribes of Maharashtra, India. Global journal for Research analysis. 2018;6(10):4-6. Global journal for Research analysis. 2018;6(10):4-6.
12 Study of Nutritional profile of Children of Commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Western India. International journal of scientific research 2018;7 (9):307-308.
13 Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among geriatric patients of a tertiary care hospital of Mumbai. International Journal of Scientific Research , Vol-6 , issue -5, May 2017
14 Patient satisfaction: An informative tool towards Improvement of quality health care in a Tertiary Care Hospital Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2018.
15 Impact of Social Networking sites: A cross- sectional comparative study. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2018
16 Exploring scope for improvement in knowledge attitude and practices about organ, tissue donation and transplantation among   postgraduate medical students in Mumbai, India International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2017 Jan;4(1):229-234. pISSN 2394-6032 | eISSN 2394-6040
17 Health profile of government aided private school children in urban slum of Solapur, Southern Maharashtra, India. Int J Res Med Sci 2016;4:2728-33.
18 Assessment of knowledge of ASHAs as DOTS provider in rural area Maharashtra. Medpulse International Journal Of Community Medicine; October 2018;vol 2; issue 2 ;25-28.
19 A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Perceptions Regarding Adult Immunization Among the Beneficiaries of Adult Vaccination OPD. International Journal of Scientific Research. Volume 5; Issue 12; December 2016; Page No. 37-38.
20 Community Medicine: Perceptions among Medical Students and career preference: A cross sectional study. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health; December 2017; Vol 4; Issue 12; 4577-4582.
21 Changes in family dynamics of patients with MDR TB and assessment of the coping mechanisms adopted by the families- A qualitative study. IJAR, Volume 8, Issue 3, March-2018
22 A cross sectional study to assess the utilization of Take home ration provided to children below the age of  3 years under ICDS scheme. IJSR, volume 7, Issue-3, March -2018
Ongoing Research:
Sr.No. Particulars Timeline of the research Institutional Ethics Committee Approval Done or not
1 Process Evaluation of Implementation of Palghar District Action Plan for reduction of Child Deaths due to Malnutrition. January to December 2019 No (Submitted for Review)
2 LASI- Longitudinal Ageing Study in India. January 2014 to December 2038 Yes
3 Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia (DAD) for Longitudinal Aging Study of India (LASI). January 2016 to December 2020 Yes
PG Dissertations:
Sr.No. Title of Dissertation Name of PG students Year of submission of dissertation Institutional Ethics Committee Approval Done or not
1 An evaluation of the integrated child developed services (ICDS) scheme in a tribal district of Maharashtra Michi Monya 2019 Done
2 Retrospective study to assess the association between outcome of pregnancy and related maternal factors in hospital-based deliveries in sub-district hospital of tribal district of Maharashtra Sarang Donarkar 2019 done
3 A cross sectional study of determinants affecting health profile of laboratory personnel in a tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city Swati Patil 2020 done
4 A cross sectional study of health profile and occupational health hazards among nursing staff of tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city Yasmeen Chaudhari 2020 done
5 Assessment of palliative care services under public health system in a selected district of Maharashtra VaidehiMalvi 2020 done
6 Risk factors for multidrug resistant Tuberculosis a case control study in a tertiary care hospital of a metropolitan city PradnyaPawar 2020 done
7 A study of the health status and health seeking behaviour amongst geriatric population in an urban community Rupam Kumar 2020 done
8 Concordance of lifestyle diseases and their risk factors among married couples residing in urban field practice area of tertiary care hospital Kiran Pradeep 2021 done
9 Prevalence of hypertension and its association with epidemiological determinants of health among taxi drivers in a metropolitan city Joshua Anish 2021 done
10 Impact of HIV on category I pulmonary Tuberculosis patients  in  a tertiary health centre: a case control study Monali Kadam 2021 done
11 Adherence of newly diagnosed pulmonary Tuberculosis patient to the newly introduced daily regimen Akshada Shinde 2021 done
12 Cost analysis of primary health centre in tribal area of western Maharashtra Rahul Ambekar 2021 done
13 Assessment of pattern of disabilities among handicapped certificate seekers of tertiary care hospital: a hospital record based study Sangeeta Sonawane 2020 done
14 Evaluation of awareness about routine immunisation among ASHAs in primary health centre Shivaji Thorat 2020 done
15 Cross-sectional study of occupational stress among resident doctors in tertiary care hospital in metropolitan city Vandankumar Patil 2020 done
16 Impact of maternal body mass index on maternal and neonatal outcome among postnatal mothers with recurrent miscarriage in a tertiary care hospital Darshana Nandagavli 2020 done