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Dr. Veena Kiran Nambiar
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MS Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy
Veena Kiran Nambiar, A Professor at Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy, Senior Consultant and Chief of Cardiac Rehab at Centre for Rehab, Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka. She has more than twenty two years of Clinical and Academic work experience and has graduated the Bachelors and Masters level in Physiotherapy from Seth. G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai in 1999 and PhD from RGUHS.She nurtures special interests and passion in Cardiac Rehabilitation. She was involved in implementing dedicated Cardiac Rehab Programs across various units (Heart Centres & Multispecialty Hospitals) of Narayana Health in Karnataka. She has been a recipient of the European Commission Scholarship (Erasmus Mundus) at Ghent University Hospital, Belgium in Cardio Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Also done a certificate program in Cardiac Rehabilitation from Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association. She has about 25 Research Publications both national and International to her credit. Presented research papers both at National and International level. Worked on a ICMR Projects (Multi centric Study) on Yoga and Cardiac Rehab and MECOR (ATS) projects, Heart failure and Cardiac rehab. She is a PhD guide at RGUHS, on the Expert panel board of Doctorate Committee at JSS, Mysore and currently Board of studies Member (PG) at RGUHS. Her strength being Leadership Qualities, Positive Attitude, Self Motivated, Successful Team leader and worker and possess good Managerial and Administrative Skills.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. with Specialization
Ph.D. PT-RGUHS,Karnataka, 2019
- P.G. with Specialization
M.Sc. PT-Mumbai University, 1999
- U.G. with Specialization
B.Sc. PT-Mumbai University, 1997
Experience
Total Years of Experience25 Years
Academic Experience
- 22 Years : Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals,Bangalore
Industry Experience
- 25 Years, Nanavati Hospital, KEM Hospital,Mumbai and Ramaiah Medical College and Hospitals,Bangalore
Training Experience
- Certification in Manual Therapy,Post Graduate Diploma in medical law and ethics,American Thoracic Society -MECOR Fellowship,Post graduate certification in management,International association of study of pain-Fellowship.
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
- Contribution to Book: Contributed to a Chapter in Book Titled “Physiotherapy in cardiopulmonary conditions” Jaypee Publication, First edition 2022, ISBN:978-93-5465-141-0
- Scholarship Staff Mobility program by the European Union for a month under Svaagata project, Erasmus Mundus – Action 2, Ghent University, Belgium – 2014
- International Women Day Award
- Doctors Day Award
- Research Day Award
- ATS MECOR Research Award
- Prof. Manik Shahani - Senior Paper Award at the SIP Conference, Mumbai 2020
- Guest Speaker for Women's Day at Akash Institutes
Publications & Research Papers Presented (National & International)
- Cardiovascular responses in young healthy adults at IAP conference held at Chennai in January 1999.
- New horizon in the treatment of backache - master care at IAP conference held at Mangalore in January 2000.
- The effect of spinal mobilization technique on increasing the flexibility of the spine in young healthy adults at IAP conference held at Indore in January 2002.
- Musculoskeletal injuries among physical therapists and student physical therapists at IAP conference held at Mumbai in January 2003.
- Assessment of Lower Limb Reaction Time in Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) at SIP Conference in 2016.
- Effect of a multicomponent strategy on the uptake of cardiac rehabilitation services (Poster presentation) at Singapore, Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, October 2017 - International.
- Effect of Inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with COPD, World Congress Physiotherapy, Dubai (Virtual) 2021.
- Evaluation of respiratory muscle strength in patients with Heart Failure. SIP Conference, Mumbai 2020.
- Absolute predictors of Balance in Community-Based Elderly Population using BBS Scale at IAP Conference held at Hyderabad in January 2005.
- Comparison of grip strength with elbow taping and elbow brace in normal at IAP Conference held at Kolkata in February 2007.
- Comparison of hemodynamic parameters between hands holding and hands-free treadmill walking at 18th Physiotherapy Congress of Iran in May 2007.
- Effect of mobilization on arterial blood gases post-coronary artery bypass surgery at World Congress of physical therapy held at Vancouver in June 2007.
- Comparison of the effects of conventional & modified backpacks on static standing cervical posture in pre-adolescent children at IAP Conference held at Dehradun in January 2008.
- Prediction of falls in the elderly: Correlation of Turn 180 test with Berg Balance Scale at IAP Conference held at Dehradun in Jan 2008.
- Evidence-Based Translation of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Barrier scale to Kannada (CRBS-Ka), APCCR, Nov 2020.
- Recent advances in Physiotherapy, IMA CHS Branch – Bangalore, Jan 2006.
- Current trends in pain management: Physiotherapy approach, Pain update 2005, by the Indian Society for Pain research and therapy.
- Comparison of grip strength with elbow taping and elbow brace in normal. Physiotherapy Journal of IAP Volume 3 – Issue 1, April 2007.
- Effect of mobilization on arterial blood gases post-coronary artery bypass surgery, published in the book of abstracts of 15th International WCPT Congress 2007 Vancouver Canada.
- Cardiovascular responses with the Valsalva maneuver during activities of daily living in healthy adults - National journal of integrated research in Medicine, Vol 1 (2), April – June 2010.
- The impact of a structured training capsule on the knowledge and skill of Anganwadi workers in rehabilitating persons with the impairment of the knee joint. Indian Association of Physiotherapy Journal - October 2010.
- Assessment of quadriceps strength in moderately afflicted chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. - Physiotherapy Singapore Journal, December 2010.
- Cardio-vascular responses to McKenzie lumbar spine exercise in hypertensive individuals. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational therapy, Vol. 5, No.1, Jan - March 2011.
- Evaluating for dependency on a sensory component influencing upright stance in the elderly. Indian Association of Physiotherapy Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 1, April 2011.
- Correlation between hand grip strength and duration in computer Operators. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Vol. 6, No. 4, Oct – Dec 2012.
- Concurrent Validity of Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Questionnaire (CCQ) in the South Indian Population. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Vol. 7, No. 1, Jan – Mar 2013.
- Immediate Effects of Taping of Upper Back on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Subjects. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Vol. 6, No. 1, Jul – Sept’ 2013.
- Effectiveness of Three Teaching Approaches in the Development of Psychomotor skills in Airway clearance. Journal of Research in Medical Education & Ethics, Vol. 3, No. 3, November.
- Effect of body position on peak expiratory flow rate in individuals post coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Vol. 8, No. 3, Jul – Sept’ 2014.
- Prevalence of stress among undergraduate Physiotherapy students, Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Vol. 8, No. 3, Oct – Dec’ 2014.
- Cardiovascular response to verbal communication – A study in business process outsourcing employees, International Journal of Physiotherapy, Vol. 2(2), 433-439, Feb 2015.
- Maximal Respiratory Pressures and their correlates in the normal Indian adult population; A cross-sectional study, International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, Vol. 3, Issue 4; August 2015.
- Predictive Equations for Respiratory muscle strength among urban healthy Indian adults, International Journal of Health Sciences and Research, Vol. 5, Issue 10; October 2015.
- Correlation between Body Mass Index and Waist Hip Ratio in the Adult Stroke Population, International Journal of Medical Research Professionals, 2(2); March 2016.
- Assessment of Lower Limb Reaction Time in Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), IJPR 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3.
- Role of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Management of Post-Operative Pain (Thoracotomy) International Journal of Health Sciences & Research (www.ijhsr.org) 336 Vol.7; Issue: 7; July 2017.
- Cardiac rehab, (Research report), published in BPN Souvenir, Sept 2017.
- Impact of a multicomponent strategy on utilization of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) services in a tertiary care hospital from a lower middle-income country (LMIC): A retrospective analysis, IJPTR, 2019.
- Physiotherapy during and after ECMO Support - A Case Report, IJPTR, 2020.
- Narrative Review Title: Functional Outcomes associated with Inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) in COPD Subjects: Narrative Review, IJRC, 2020.
- Maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures in men with COPD. Indian Journal of respiratory care, 2019.
- Aerobic endurance (VO2 max) in elite Indian basketball players: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of sports science and fitness, 2021.
- Yoga-based cardiac rehab after myocardial infarction. JAAC, April 2020, Vol 75: No 13, 1551-61.
- Evidence-Based Translation of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Barrier scale to Kannada (CRBS-Ka), APCCR, Published in the book of Abstracts, Oct 2020.
- Assessment of respiratory muscle strength in patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance Hemodialysis, Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results, Vol 13, Special issue 10, 2022, Q3 Journal.
- Indian Association of Physiotherapists
- Society of Indian Physiotherapists
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