Doctors Details

Dr. Prashant Vishwanath
MBBS, MD, PhD
Biochemistry
Professor (Director Research-IC)
Languages Spoken :
English, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Tulu
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Dr. Prashant is an inspiring teacher who motivates students in the subject of Biochemistry. He keeps experimenting with teaching-learning methods and its delivery to make the subject interesting and has pursued his Foundation for International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) fellowship in Medical Education and plays an active role in the activities of the Medical Education Unit of JSS Medical College.
He has played a significant role in establishing the ‘Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine’ in the Department. He has completed his Ph.D. and actively involved in the research projects of the Department and has more than 55 publications to his credit in indexed journals. He is the co-investigator in 4 research projects funded by apex funding agencies of the Government and has also submitted project proposals as the principal investigator for possible funding.
He has taken keen interest in the Clinical Laboratory and established high-end automation at the clinical laboratory interfaced with Laboratory Information Management Software which has reduced human interference and errors in the laboratory. He has also taken lead in starting new investigations in the clinical laboratory which has made us a reference laboratory in Mysuru District providing quality results.
- Biochemistry
- Associate Editor – International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
- Editorial Board Member – International Journal of Pharmacology & Clinical Sciences
- Editorial Board Member – Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
- Zonal Representative – Association of Medical Biochemists of India
- Executive committee member – Association of Medical Biochemists, Karnataka chapter (AMBKC)
Publications
- Prashant Vishwanath, Akila, Harishchandra Hegde, Benedicta D’Souza, Vivian D’Souza. Antioxidant and membrane-stabilizing effect of Vitamin E in elderly people. Aryavaidyan, 2006: Vol. XIX.(4); 237-241.
- Akila, Prashant Vishwanath, Harishchandra Hegde, Benedicta D’Souza, Vivian D’Souza. Age-related changes in Lipid Peroxidation and antioxidants in elderly people. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 2007: 22; 131-134
- Jha JC, Maharjan BR, Adhikari D, Prashant Vishwanath, Akila, Nagamma T, Azhari S, Singh PP. Cigarette smoke-induced oxidative insult in local population of Pokhara. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2007; 5(4): 511-7.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Biotechnology in forensic science: The revolution continues, Nepal Medical College Journal, 2007, 9(1):
- Akila, Benedicta D’Souza, Prashant Vishwanath, Vivian D’Souza. Oxidative injury and antioxidants in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: off pump CABG significantly reduces oxidative stress. Clinica Chimica Acta. 2007: 375; 147-152.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Akila Prashant, Devanand D, Nayak N, D’Souza V, VenkateshT. Screening of school children for blood lead levels and attempts to reduce them by nonpharmacological means in a coastal city of India. Indian J Med Sci. 2008; 62(5): 185-92
- Prashant Vishwanath, A study of oxidative stress, antioxidant status and lipid profile in diabetic patient in the western region of Nepal, Kathmandu Univ Med J, 2008, 6(1):16-22.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Oxidant–antioxidant Status and Lipid Profile in the hypertensive patients, J Nepal Health Res Counc, 2008, 6(13):63-8.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Deepak Adhikari, Akila, Raju Poudel, Klara Poudel, Ritesh G Menezes, Pillay V V. Myocarditis and Mobitz type I heart block following wasp stings. Internet J of Cardiol 2010; 8(1)
- Suma M N, Vishwanath Prashant, Prashant Akila, Murli Dhar, Basavanagowdappa H, Anjalidevi B S. Prediction of microalbuminuria by using spot urine samples and regression analysis to convert spot microalbumin values to 24 hours microalbuminuria. Int. Res. J. Biochem. Bioinform. 2011; 1(3): 071-5.
- Bhattacharya Barnamoy, Akila Prashant, Prashant Vishwanath, Suma M N, Nataraj B. Prediction of outcome and prognosis of patients on mechanical ventilation using body mass index, SOFA score, C-reactive protein and serum albumin. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2011; 15(2): 82-87.
- Devaki RN, Basavanagowdappa H, Suma MN, Prashant V, Akila P, Anjali Devi BS, Deepa K, Manjunatha Goud BK, Bhavna Nayal. A study of C-reactive protein and its relationship with CHD and lipid metabolism. International journal of pharmaceutical sciences review and research 2011; 6(2): 125-127.
- CS Nagalakshmi, P.Akila, RN Devaki, MN Suma, KB Suma, V Prasanth. Glycated hemoglobin: A harbinger of complications associated with gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Biomedicine: 2011; 31(2): 239 – 242.
- Prashant V, Akila P, Anand Acharya, Suma MN, Kiran HS, Karthik G. Use of anthropometric indices as simple predictors of deranged lipid profile and at risk population for future cardiovascular events. International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences. 2012; 1: 8-12.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Role of Cystatin C in assessing Cardiovascular risk among overweight and obese individual, International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences, 2012,1(1),16-19.
- Nagalakshmi C.S., Devaki R.N., Akila P., Suma K.B., Prashant V., Suma M.N., Parveen D., Sujatha P. Exploration of the clinico-biochemical parameters to explain the altered renal mechanisms in gestational diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2012; 6(3): 369-71.
- Manu MS, Prashant V, Akila P, Suma MN, Basavanagowdappa H. A retrospective analysis of serial measurement of serum acetylcholinesterase in acute poisoning with organophosphate compounds. Toxicology International 2012; 19(3): 255-59.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Devananda D, Akila Prashant, Narendra Nayak, Vivian D’Souza, Venkatesh T, Clark Scott. Environmental Lead Levels in a Coastal City of India: The Lead Burden Continues. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences 2012; 66: 260-266.
- Akila P, Prashant V, Suma MN, Siddesh G, Devananda D. MicroRNAs in colorectal cancer: a new and promising early diagnostic option. International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences. 2012; 1: 211-16.
- Prashant Vishwanath, From Initiation to publication, International Journal of Health and Allied sciences, 2012, 1(2): 43.
- Doddamani P, Suma M N, Ravi M D, Prashant A, Vishwanath P, Nagalakshmi CS. Importance of assessment of microalbuminuria in β-thalassemia major patients. Int J Health Allied Sci 2012;1:235-8.
- Prashant Vishwanath, A retrospective analysis of serial measurement of serum acetylcholinesterase in acute poisoning with organophosphate compounds. Toxicology International, 2012, 19 (3).
- Prashant Vishwanath, Micro RNAs in Colorectal Cancer: A new and promising early diagnostic option, International Journal of Health and Allied sciences, 2012, 1(4):211-216.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Akila P, Suma M N , Prashanth SN, CD163 and its expanding functional repertoire, Clinica chimica acta, 2012, 413(12):669-674.
- Akila P, Prashant V. Stem Cell Therapy: A dawn or dusk of hope. International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences 2013; 2: 1.
- Sheuli Paul, Akila Prashant, Chaitra T.R., Suma M.N., Prashant Vishwanath, Devaki R.N. The Micronutrient Levels in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Assessment of the Neonatal Outcome: A Pilot Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2013; 7(8): 1572-1575.
- Akila P, Prashant V, Praveen K, Prashant SN, Vijaykumar G, Suma MN, Rashmi N. Comparative assessment of cytokines and other inflammatory markers for the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis-A case control study. PLOS ONE 2013;8:e68426.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Suma M Nataraj, Nalini Kotekar, Parveen Doddamani, Can soluble CD163 predict outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress from mechanical ventilation? A pilot study, Critical Care Medicine, 2013, 14.139.355-358: 6.124.
- Praveen Kulkarni, Prashant Vishwanath, Public health genetics in India: An unexplored evolving speciality, International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2013, 2(3):143-144.
- Shilpa S V, Vishwanat P, Suma K B, Upadya U B, An interesting case of Type IV hyperlipoproteinemia in a pregnant woman with gestational diabetes mellitus. International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2013, 2(1):40-42.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Akila Prashant, Suma M. Nataraj, Nalini Kotekar1, Parveen Doddamani. Can soluble CD163 predict outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress from mechanical ventilation?: A pilot study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2013;17:355- 8.
- Vishwanath P, Kulkarni P, Prashant A. Vitamin D de?ciency in India: Are we overconcerned?. Int J Health Allied Sci 2014; 3:77-8.
- Malawadi BN, Suma MN, Prashant V, Akila P, Anjalidevi BS, Manjunath S. Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in all the Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease in Southern Indian Population. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci. 2014; 6(4): 287-290.
- Praveen Kulkarni, Prashant M Vishwanath Adolescents and HIV: This is time to prioritize, International journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2014, 2(4):223-224.
- Swetha N K, Virupaksha H S, Prashant Vishwanath, Suma M N, Bhimappa Malwadi, Hypomagnesemia, poor glycemic control and microalbuminuria as risk factors of diabetic retinopathy, National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2014, 3(3): 10-14.
- Devegowda D, Doddamani P, Vishwanath P, Human papillomavirus screening: Time to add molecular methods with cytology, Int J Health Allied Sci, 2014, 3:145-6
- Sreenivasan P, Prashant A, Nataraj SM, Vishwanath P, Verma S, Chandru S. Assessment of serum trace metals and body mass indices in rural and urban healthy adult population: A pilot study. Int J Health Allied Sci 2015;4:89-93.
- Shobha CR, Vishwanath P, Suma MN, Prashant A, Rangaswamy C, Gowdappa BH. In vitro anti-cancer activity of ethanolic extract of Momordica charantia on cervical and breast cancer cell lines. Int J Health Allied Sci 2015;4:210-7.
- Praveen Kulkarni, Prashant M Vishwanath,Sunil Kumar D Revamping yoga into Indian lifestyle, International journal of health and allied sciences, 2015, 4(2):125-126.
- Prashant M Vishwanath,Sunil Kumar D Ranking of higher educational institutions in India-Where did we fail, International journal of health and allied sciences , 2015, 4(4):207-208.
- Swetha Chandru, Prashant Vishwanath, Devananda Devegowda, Suresha Nagaraja Ramasamudra, Akila Prashant, Basavanagowdappa Hathur. Evaluation of Protein Kinase C β and PPAR γ Activity in Diabetic Rats Supplemented with Momordica charantia. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2016;10(4): 1-4.
- Swetha Chandru1 , Prashant Vishwanath2 , Devananda Devegowda3 , Sureshanagaraja ramasamudra4 , Akila Prashant5 , Basavanagowdappa Hathur6Evaluation of Protein Kinase Cβ and Ppar γ Activity in Diabetic Rats Supplemented with Momordica charantia, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2016, 10(4): BF01-BF04,1-4
- Shobha CR, Prashant Vishwanth, Parveen Doddamani, Akila Prashant, Suma MN, Basavanagowdappa H. In-vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of ethanolic extracts of Momordica Charantia: 50% ethanolic extract of MC has good antioxidant activity. Biomedicine 2016; 36(1): 011-020.
- Yogaraje GC Varadaiah, Akila Prashant, Raghu K Chinnappa, Rakshitha M Nagaraj, Thejashwini, Robinson K Samuel, Devananda Devegowda, Prashant Vishwanath. Evaluation of nested polymerase chain reaction targeting hsp65 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the detection of organism in the sputum samples. Indian journal of medical biochemistry 2016; 20(1): 28-33.
- Kabbathi Raghunathachar Sahana, Prashant Akila, Vishwanath Prashant, Bellekere Sharath Chandra, Maduvanahalli Nataraj Suma. Quantitation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Interleukin-6 in Different Stages of Breast Cancer. Rep. Biochem. Mol. Biol, 2017;6(1): 32-38.
- Prashant Vishwanath, Praveen Kulkarni How to select a good journal for publishing research work, JIM 3R 2017, 5(1).
- K Jagadish Kumar, Karen Saldanha, K Sushma, D Srinivasa Murthy and Prashant Vishwanath A Prospective Study of Homocysteine and its relation to Body Mass Index and Lipid Profile in School Children Indian Pediatrics, 2017, 54:935-937, 1.152.
- Chikkavadaragudi Ramachandra Shobha, Vishwanath Prashant, Prashant Akila, Rangaswamy Chandini, Maduvanahalli Nataraj Suma, Hattur Basavanagowdappa. Fifty Percent Ethanolic Extract of Momordica charantia Inhibits Adipogenesis and Promotes Adipolysis in 3T3-L1 Pre-Adipocyte Cells. Rep. Biochem. Mol. Biol, 2017;6(1):22-31.
- Prashant A, Vishwanath P, Kotekar N, Nataraj SM, Kuruvilla C, Nagalakshmi CS, Doddamani P. Systemic cytokine response predicts the outcome of patients from mechanical ventilation. Indian J Med Biochem 2017;21(1):5-10.
- Veena Bhaskar S Gowda, Prashant Vishwanath, Bhaskar H Nagaiah, Bharathi Sengodan, Parveen Doddamani, Study of competency to interpret biochemistry case scenarios by medical students in integrated Vs traditional curriculum, Int Journal of Clinical Biochemistry & Research, 2019, 6(1):129-134.
- Sunilkumar doddaiah, Deepa bhat, Basavanagowdappa Hathur, M N Suma, Manjunath G V, Prashant Vishwanath, Assessment and accreditation of a medical college by national assessment and accreditation council: an overview, International journal of advances in medicine, 2020, 7(2):354-360.
- Akila Prashant, Prashant Vishwanath, Suma M.N., Devananda D. Impact of experiential learning among medical undergraduates: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2020; 9(1): 306.
- .Anshu Kumar Yadav, Akila Prashant, Prashant Vishwanath, Surinder Singh, & Nirmal Kumar Ganguly. (2020). Evolving potential vaccine candidates amid COVID-19 pandemic: Pipeline to Lifeline. International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 11(SPL1), 1323-1333.
- Naveen Kumara, Swamy Sreenivasa, Akila Prashant, Vasantha Kumara, Bantval Shivarama Hollaa, Vivek Chandramohane, Vishwantha P, Anshu Kumar Yadav. N’-((3-(substituted phenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-Pyrazol-4-yl)methylene)-(substituted) benzhydrazide: Synthesis, characterization and pharmacological evaluation. Chemical Data Collections 2021; 32(4).
- Biju AA, Prashant A, Vishwanath P, Ramachandra SC. Only umbilical cord blood banking for stem cells permissible by the Indian Council of Medical Research: Perception of medical professionals. Perspect Clin Res 2021;12:113-4
- Shobha CR, Akila P, Vishwanath P. COVID-19 Induced Cytokine Storm and the Impact of Obesity and Vitamin D Deficiency. J Krishna Inst Med Sci Univ 2021;10(1):1-14.
- Bevinakoppamath S, Saleh Ahmed AM, Ramachandra SC, Vishwanath P and Prashant A. Chemopreventive and Anticancer Property of Selenoproteins in Obese Breast Cancer. Front. Pharmacol. 2021;12:618172.
- K Jagadish Kumar, Smriti Bhagiratha, Prashant Vishwanath , Evaluation of ischaemia modified albumin as a marker of oxidative stress in beta thalassemia major children , Journal Nepal paediatr Soc. 2021, 41(1):61-66.
- Shobha Chikkavaddaragudi Ramachandra, Prashant Vishwanath,Vivek Anand Ojha, Akila Prashant Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE)Improves Student Performance: A Quasi-Experimental Study, JK Science: Journal of Medical Education & Research, 2021, 23(3):149-154.
Presentations
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath, Basic Course Workshop on Medical Education Technologies on 12-14th February 2014 at JSSMC, Mysore.
- Dr. Prashant V, Medical Education conference 2016, 26th Februry 2016 at JSS Medical College, Mysore
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath Student Research Cell Workshop on Manuscript Preparation 25th October 2016 JSS Medical College, Mysuru
- Dr. Prashant V, CME in Biochemistry, 12th January 2017, Ramaiah Medical College
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath, National CME on Teaching & Learning in Digital Era (Panel discussion – Digital technology – boon or bane?) 9th March 2018 at JSS Medical College, Mysuru
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath, Spiritual and personality development programme topic: inter personal relationship, 4th April 2018, at Suttur Srikshetra
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath, AMBKCCON 2018 , Pre conference, 18th – 20th September 2018 & NITTE, Mangalore
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath Workshop on Revised NAAC Norms and Procedures 26th and 27th October 2018 & Bharathiar University, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath Faculty Development Programme3rd December 2018 & Dr. N.G.P Arts and Science College, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath Guidance and parameters for NAAC accreditation for health universities The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai on 22nd Feb 2019
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath, CME on Inborn Errors of Metabolism – An Approach Towards Diagnosis and Management, 29th November 2019, Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences, Karwar
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath, Recent advances in Cardiac markers, 1st – 2nd November 2020, AMBI-ON 2020, National Postgraduate Update cum CME
- Dr. Prashant V, DNA markers in human health – National e conference Genomics Conclave 2021, 27th & 28th May 2021 , Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute (CHRI)
- Dr. Prashant V , Empowering the moral values, ethics and behavioral attitude in teaching skills among teachers (Phase-3), 20th April 2021, Dr. N G P Institute of Technology
- Dr. Prashant V, AIMS-NAAC Core Committee and Internal Quality Assurance Cell, 24th May 2021, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya
- Dr. Prashant V Professional Excellence Webinar – Developing Next Generation Academic Leaders, 29th May 2021, JSS Dental College & Hospital
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath Online Workshop Transformation through NAAC Accreditation Process for Higher Educational Institutions, 21st & 22nd June 2021, Institute for Academic Excellence, Hyderabad in collaboration with Collegiate Education & Technical Education Department, Telangana State
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath Talk on Team work, 16th July 2021, IQAC, JSSATE, Bengaluru
- Dr. Prashant Vishwanath Future Challenges in Higher Education, 20th July 2021, JSS College for Women, Chamarajanagar
- Dr. Prashant V, Revised Basic Course workshop in Medical Education Technologies, 16th to 18th August 2021 at JSS Medical College, Mysuru
- FAIMER fellowship 2012
- National Service Scheme “Certificate of Recognition” 1st October 2018 at JSSAHER, Mysuru
- Appreciation, SIG-IPECP, 25th – 26th November 2020, JSS AHER, Mysuru




















