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Dr. Surendra L
Assistant Professor
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School/College
Faculty of Dental Sciences
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Department
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology
I am Alumni of M.S. Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital, completed both BDS and MDS degree in M S Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital. I am also worked as BDS Tutor in M S Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital, since June 2008 –February 2024 and I taught BDS students in both theory and practical’s. Currently, I am working as Assistant Professor in Faculty of Dental Sciences, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, since March 2024 till date. I have taken additional responsibility in Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology in guiding UG’s in research programs, guiding interns on daily departmental activities. Coordinator for external & internal exams as expert assistance, department laboratory incharge, department library incharge, NAAC coordinator, Research activity, Electronic health record and many other Departmental / Institutional responsibilities.
Special teaching to FLAHS RUAS students in the year 2020 as course leader in General Pathology
Service to the society: Worked in Kaiwara camps, evening clinics and dental unit in medical hospital. Currently working in Geriatric Clinic of M S Ramaiah Teaching Hospital
Research: I have published total of 16 papers, presented papers and posters in 5 different national and international platforms
Research performance: Citations 109, H-index- 4, i10-index-2
Additional course: I have recently completed 6 month forensic course, conducted by MANIPAL institute, Manipal (Jan-June2021)
Qualifications
- MDS Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Faculty of Dental Sciences, MSRUAS University, June 2018
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
MSRDC & H, RGUHS University, August 2007
Experience
Total Years of Experience
- 1 Month 20 Days
Academic Experience
- 1 Month 20 Days
Training Experience (With Topics)
- Surendra, L. Attended 5-day Faculty Development Programme on TReE-2 (Teaching, Research and Empowering) by Centre for Professional Development & training, RUAS, Bangalore, on 13th -31st March 2023
- Stop The Bleed,RMC, @ FDS, RUAS, on 08th June 2022
- First Responder Code Blue Basic Course in Hands Only (Adult) CPR, A lifesaving skills training program , C, @ FDS, RUAS on 08th June 2022
- The Cusp-Exodontia Hands on Course, Centre for Dental Training Research & Diagnosis, Bangalore, on 23rd 25th & 26th December 2021
- One week online Faculty Development Program on Application of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Histopathology , Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institution of Technology Karnataka(NITK) Surathkal, Mangalore, on 13th – 17th December 2021
- STUDENT CONFERENCE of RESEARCH in EDUCATION SCoRE 3.0 Pre Conference Workshop Titled: Tell Tale Teeth 2021 (Online Hands On Workshop), Manipal Academy of Higher Education Student Research Forum (MCODS), Mangalore , on 27th October 2021
- Research and Innovation, SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, FDS, RUAS, on 1st - 5th February 2021
- Stop The Bleed,RMC, @ FDS, RUAS, on 15th July 2021
- First Responder Code Blue Basic Course in Hands Only (Adult) CPR, A lifesaving skills training program , C, @ FDS, RUAS on 15th July 2021
- Hands on Advances in Rotary Endodontics, FDS, RUAS with MANI, on 25th March 2019
- Two Day workshop on Intellectual Property Rights, RAMAIAH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT CELL & Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology on 28th & 29th January 2019
- 3rd Hands on Training Program “Medical Genomics” Jointly organized by Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Bengaluru Genomics Centre (BGC) on December 13 & 14, 2019
- Hands on Workshop in Immunohistochemistry, FDS, RUAS, Dept. of Oral Pathology, on 30th March 2016
- Cognitive and skills Evaluations, Accordance with AHA 2012 Guidelines in BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, Ramaiah Advanced Learning Centre, 27th November 2015
- Oral Cancer and biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis
- Systematic Literature mining on Oral Cancer biomarkers
- Natural substitute for staining human tissues
- Forensic odontology
- Odontogenic Tumors
National Conference Papers
- Surendra, L. (2021) Visualization of Tongue Morphology: An Emerging Mode of Personal Identification, CAFO-A-THON' 2021, 25-27 June 2021 (Online)
- Surendra, L. (2017) Visualization of tongue morphology-An emerging mode of personal identification, 15th National Conference, The Indian Association of Forensic Odontology, Bengaluru 9-11 September 2017.
- Surendra, L (2017) Expression levels of ErbB2 in odontogenic Lesions; Odontogenic Keratocyst, Dentigerous cyst and ameloblastoma: An immunohistochemical study, XV National Triple O Symposium, KLE VK Dental College, Belgaum, 16-18 February 2017
International Conference Papers
- Surendra, L (2016) Efficacy of Rose extract Versus Eosin stain-A comparative study, 18th IAOP-XXV IAOMP Conference, Chennai, on 8-11 September 2016
- Surendra, L (2015) Cellular Pathways of Oral Cancer, Proceding at International Symposium on head and neck tumors, Deceleration: Translation from cancer biology to cancer medicine, department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology at Manipal college of Dental Sciences, Manipal, on 3-4 October 2015
National Journal Papers
- Muthukrishnan, A., Nagi, R., Ashok, L., Sujatha, G. P., Rao, R. S., Lakshminarayana, S., Pandarathodiyil, A. K., & Patil, S. (2022). Behavioral and Psychosocial Risk Factors that Lead Individuals to Initiate and/or Maintain Betel Quid Chewing in Developed and Developing Countries: A Systematic Review. The journal of contemporary dental practice, 23(12), 1267–1279.
- Lakshminarayana S, Sowmya S V, Rao RS. Efficacy of Csaba stain to demonstrate mature and immature mast cells in oral inflammatory lesions: An in vitro study. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2022;26:483-7[National]
- Nadeem, A.M., Nagaraj, B., Jagadish, D.A., Dhruv, S., Surendra, L., Dominic, A., Roopa. S. R. (2021) A Histopathology-based Assessment of Biological Behavior in Oral Hyalinizing Odontogenic Tumors and Bone Lesions by Differential Stains. J Contemp Dent Pract, 22(6), pp:691–702 (PubMeb, Scopus) Q3[National]
- Nadeem, A.M., Nagaraj, B., Jagadish, D.A., Dhruv, S., Surendra, L., Dominic, A., Roopa. S. R. (2021) A Histopathology-based Assessment of Biological Behavior in Oral Hyalinizing Extraosseous Lesions by Differential Stains. J Contemp Dent Pract, 22(7), pp:812–828 (PubMeb, Scopus) Q3[National]
- Surendra, L., Roopa, S.Rao., Sowmya,S.V., Dominic, A., Shankargouda, P., Vanishri, C. H. (2021). Immunohistochemical Analysis of ErbB2 in Odontogenic Lesions: A Pilot Study, World J Dent, 12(1), pp. 70–73 (Scopus) Q4[National]
- Surendra, L., Haragannavar, V.C., Rao, R.S. et al. 2020. Visualization of Tongue Morphology: An Emerging Mode of Personal Identification, World J Dent, 11(6), pp 501–505. (Scopus)Q4 [National]
- Surendra, L., Shwetha Nambiar, K., Vanishri, C. Haragannavar, Dominic Augustine, Sowmya, S. V., Ashok Babu and Roopa, S. Rao (2018) Staining Efficacy of Rose Extract in Comparison with Eosin Stain: A Histological Study on Oral Tissues, World J. of Dentistry, 09(06), pp. 500-504(Scopus)Q4 [National]
- Lakshminarayana, S. et al (2018) Molecular pathways of oral cancer that predicts prognosis and survival: A systematic review. J Carcinog 17, p 7 (Scopus, Pubmed) Q1 [National]
International Journal Papers
- Surendra, L., Snehashish, G., Bhawana, S. S., Roopa, S. R., Shankargouda, P., et al (2023) Expansion microscopy: A revolution in diagnostic pathology, Journal of Microscopy (Printed Online Only)[International]
- Rao, R.S., Shivanna, D.B., Lakshminarayana, S., Mahadevpur, K.S., Alhazmi, Y.A., Bakri, M.M.H., Alharbi, H.S., Alzahrani, K.J., Alsharif, K.F., Banjer, H.J. et al. (2022) Ensemble Deep-Learning-Based Prognostic and Prediction for Recurrence of Sporadic Odontogenic Keratocysts on Hematoxylin and Eosin Stained Pathological Images of Incisional Biopsies, J. Pers. Med, 12, p. 1220. [Scopus-Q2, WoS] [International]
- Augustine, D., Rao, R.S., Surendra, L., Patil, S., Yoithapprabhunath, T.R., Albogami, S., Shamsuddin, S., Basheer, S.A., Sainudeen, S. (2022) Histopathologic Feature of Hyalinization Predicts Recurrence of Conventional/Solid Multicystic Ameloblastomas. Diagnostics, 12, pp. 1114[International]
- Augustine, D., Rao, R.S., Surendra, L., Gupta, B., Yoithapprabhunath, T.R., Yadalam, P.K., Mushtaq, S., Ahmed, Z.H., Patil, S. (2022) Subepithelial Hyalinisation Predicts Recurrence of Unicystic Ameloblastomas, Diagnostics, 12, p. 756. [Scopus-Q2, WoS] [International]
- Rao, Roopa. S., Divya, B. S., Kirti, S. M., Sinchana, G. S., Spoorthi, P., Surendra, L., Shankargouda, Patil. (2021) "Deep Learning-Based Microscopic Diagnosis of Odontogenic Keratocysts and Non-Keratocysts in Haematoxylin and Eosin-Stained Incisional Biopsies", Diagnostics, 11(12), p. 2184. (Scopus) Q2[International]
- Augustine, D., Rao, R. S., Lakshminarayana, S., Prasad, K., & Patil, S. (2021). Sub-epithelial hyalinization, incomplete cystic lining, and corrugated surface could be a predictor of recurrence in Odontogenic Keratocysts. Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research, 11(3), pp. 423–429 (PubMed, Scopus) Q2[International]
- Rao, R. S., Chatura, K. R., Sowmya, S, V., Prasad, K., Lakshminarayana, S., Ali, F. M., et al. (2020) Procedures and pitfalls in incisional biopsies of oral squamous cell carcinoma with respect to histopathological diagnosis. Disease-a-Month: DM, 101035.(Scopus, PubMed) Q3 WoS [International]
- Surendra, L., Vanishri, C. Haragannavar., Roopa, S. Rao., Kavitha, Prasad., Sowmya, S. V., Dominic, Augustine., Shwetha, N. (2018) Prognostic Significance of Cep55 in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Translational Research in Oral Oncology, 3, pp. 1-8. [International]
- Member of Indian Association of Maxillofacial Pathology (IAOMP)
- Member of Indian Association of Forensic Odontology (IAFO)
- Member of Council of Accredited Forensic Odontology (CAFO)
- Member of Indian Dental Association