
PHARMACOLOGY
ABOUT US…
The Pharmacology department was started in 1982 and is presently headed by Dr. V. Venkata Ramana, MD. This Department has started up with training 100 MBBS students per year and then the seats were increased in 2012 to 150 and further raised up to 175 since 2017.
Post graduate course is started in 2003 with two post graduate seats per year.
In the department of Pharmacology, research activities are being conducted by faculty members, post graduate students and under graduate students. The department is also center for training Pharma- D, BDS, Paramedical (BSc Nursing, BSc Optometry, Anaesthesia and Diploma in anaesthesia) students.
The department has also started center for pharmacovigilance in 2022 and conducted various awareness programs for monitoring Adverse Drug Reactions including Pharmacovigilance week in September 2023 at GGH & SMC, Vijayawada.
The department is also equipped with Computer Assisted Learning Lab for undergraduate and postgraduate students to see the effects of drugs as a part of experimental pharmacology by simulation technique. It also has experimental lab, pharmacy lab and museum.
DETAILS OF TEACHING FACULTY
S.No | Name of the Faculty | Educational Qualification | Designation | Registration Number |
1 | Vundi Venkata Ramana | MD | Professor & HOD | Hyderabad MC - 12326 |
2 | Kakarla Swarna Latha | MD | Professor | APMC - 17905 |
3 | V Naganjani Chigurupati | MD | Associate Professor | APMC - 59147 |
4 | Dupaguntla Rajesh | MD | Assistant Professor | APMC - 54389 |
5 | Anusha Nali | MD | Assistant Professor | APMC - 85631 |
6 | Nidanpu Ravi Prasad | Ph D (JIPMER) | Assistant Professor | NA |
7 | Ranga Satya Venkatesh | MD | Assistant Professor | APMC - 51111 |
8 | Merum Anusha | MD | Assistant Professor | APMC - 69948 |