Research Journal

• on stress management among medical and allied health professional students during COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review. Adv Hum Biol 2021;11:3-12. 

Web of Science Indexed

• Singh, K., Sarkar, S., Gaur, U., Gupta, S., Adams, O. P., Sa, B., & Majumder, M. A. (2021). Smartphones and educational apps use among medical students of a Smart University campus. Frontiers in Communication, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.649102

Web of Science Indexed

• Gaur U, Majumder MAA, Sa B, Sarkar S, Williams A, Singh K. Challenges and Opportunities of Preclinical Medical Education: COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond. SN Compr Clin Med. 2020 Sep 22:1-6.

Web of Science and Pub med Indexed

• Sarkar S, Gupta S, Bharatha A, Singh K, Misra R; Preferential association linked with Interarm blood pressure differences and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Migraine Patients, Submitted.

• Majumder MAA, Kabir R, Haider MR, Sa B, Rahman S, Singh K, Sarkar S, Ojeh N” Learning critical thinking in the digital era: Implications for health professional education” submitted.
• Jain S, Babu N, Sarkar S; Effectiveness of the flipped classroom instructional method in Physiology teaching among diversified student group-A Study from   Guyana. Applied Medical Research. 2019;6(4):59-64.
• Sarkar S, Jha A, Misra R; Effect of Yoga in Migraine and related stress disorder among working women. Medical Science.2018;6(2):11-16.
• Sarkar S, Mukherjee B, Sethi N, Verma D, Jain V, Bhardwaj A, et al. Yoga can Improve Migraine and Related Stress Disorders-A Study from Meerut, North India. Medical Science. 2014;2(1):80-86.
• Saxena R, Jaiswal G, Lal AM, Sarkar S; Oxidative stress-mediated electrolyte imbalance in Parkinson’s Disease.Biomedicine.2008;28(1): 29-33

Loren De Freitas Publications

PUBLICATIONS

Peer reviewed articles

• De Freitas L, Bahadursingh S, Basdeo D, Kotcher J, Hospedales J. Caribbean Professional Views of Climate change and Health. Journal of Climate Change and Health. June 2023 
• De Freitas, L, Dookeeram, D, and Motilal, S. Health Professional Well-being and Preparedness During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago: An Online Survey,” Journal of Wellness. March 2023
• Vicario S, Buykx P, Peacock M, Hardie I, De Freitas L, Bissell P, Meier P. Women’s alcohol consumption in the early parenting period and influences of socio-demographic and domestic circumstances: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. Drug and alcohol review. Feb 2023
• Sorensen C, Hamacher N, Campbell H, Henry P, Peart K, De Freitas L, Hospedales J. Climate and health capacity building for health professionals in the Caribbean: A pilot course. Frontiers of Public Health. Jan 2023 
• Mohammed H, Paredes D, De Freitas L. Organ donation in a Caribbean country: a single center experience in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Medical Journal. October 2021
• De Freitas L, Basdeo D, Wang H. Public trust, information sources and vaccine willingness related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago: an online cross-sectional survey. Lancet Regional Health of the Americas. August 2021
• De Freitas L, Goodacre S, O’Hara R, Thokala P, Hariharan S. A qualitative exploration of value and waste in a Trinidadian emergency department patient flow process: perspectives of patients and clinicians. Journal of Health Organisation and Management. Feb. 2021
• Dash S, Parray A, De Freitas L et al. Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic: A three level approach for low and middle income countries. BMJ Global Health January 2021
• De Freitas L, O’Hara R. Using observational process mapping and informal interviews to explore patient flow in a developing emergency department. Sage Research Methods Cases. June 2020
• De Freitas L, Goodacre S, O’Hara R, Thokala P, Hariharan S. A qualitative exploration of patient flow in a developing Caribbean Emergency Department. BMJ Open November 2020.
• De Freitas L, Wang H. The impact of public health interventions on the first and second waves of COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago- a simple epidemic model. Caribbean Medical Journal. December 2020
• De Freitas L, Goodacre S, O’Hara R, Thokala P, Hariharan S. Interventions to improve patient flow in emergency departments: an umbrella review. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2018
• Charles KS, De Freitas L, Ramoutar R, Goalan R, Juman S, Murray D, Jhingai R, Chantry A. Blood utilization in a developing society: What is the best index of efficiency? Transfusion Medicine. 2018
• Maharaj RG, Teelucksingh S, Chow, H, De Freitas L. Screening for non-communicable disease at a walk-in clinic in Trinidad, West Indies: a time-motion cross sectional study and net present value analysis. West Indian Medical Journal.  2018
• Hariharan S, Chen D, Merritt-Charles L , Bobb N, De Freitas L, Esdelle-Thomas A, Mohamed J, Charles D, Colley K, Renaud E. An evaluation of the intensive care unit resources and utilization in Trinidad. West Indian Medical Journal. March 2007
• Hariharan S, Chen D, Merritt-Charles L, Bobb N, De Freitas L, Esdelle-Thomas A, Mohamed J, Charles D, Colley K, Renaud E. The utilities of the therapeutic intervention scoring system (TISS-28). Indian J Critical Care Medicine. 2007

Non-peer reviewed articles

• De Freitas L, Basdeo D. In support of Caribbean health workers and research. Editorial. Caribbean Medical Journal. June 2021
  
• Basdeo D, De Freitas L. COVID-19 Pandemic in the Caribbean. Editorial. Caribbean Medical Journal. December 2020
• De Freitas L. Patients Partnering as Professionals. Editorial. Caribbean Medical Journal. March 2020

Mrs.Meena Palakurthy Publications :

1.       Pradhan ZS, Rao HL, Puttaiah NK, Kadambi SV, Dasari S,Reddy HB, Palakurthy M, Riyazuddin M, Rao DAS. Predicting the Magnitude of Functional and Structural Damage in Glaucoma from Monocular Pupillary Light Responses UsingAutomated Pupillography. J Glaucoma. 2017 May; 26(5):409-414.

2.       Rao HL, Raveendran S, James V, Dasari S, Palakurthy M, Reddy HB, Pradhan ZS, Rao DA, Puttaiah NK, Devi S. Comparing the Performance of Compass Perimetry With Humphrey Field Analyzer in Eyes With Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2017 Mar; 26(3):292-297. 

3.       Rao HL, Kadambi SV, Dasari S, Reddy HB, Palakurthy M, Riyazuddin M, Puttaiah NK, Pradhan ZS, Rao DAS, Shetty R. Predicting the inter eye asymmetry in functional and structural damage in glaucoma using automated pupillography. Acta Ophthalmol. 2017 Nov; 95(7):532-538.

4.      Rao HL, Pradhan ZS, Weinreb RN, Reddy HB, Riyazuddin M, Dasari S, Palakurthy M, Puttaiah NK, Rao DA, Webers CA. Regional Comparisons of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma .Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Nov; 171:75-83.

Dr.Latha Battu Publications

1. Genome inside genome: NGS based identification and assembly of endophytic Sphingopyxis granuli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa genomes from rice genomic reads. Latha Battu, Madhavi Reddy, Sravanthi Goud, Kayalvili and K. Ulaganathan. Elsevier, Genomics. 2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2017.02.002 (Impact Factor 5.736). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0888754317300083
 
2. Assembly of genomic reads of elite indica rice cultivar onto 2101 reference bacterial genomes for identification of co-sequenced endophytic bacteria. Latha Battu, Madhavi Reddy, Sravanthi Goud, Kayalvili and K. Ulaganathan. Elsevier, Data in Brief. 2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.03.036 (Impact Factor 1.13). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340917301129
 
3. Whole genome sequencing and identification of host- interactive genes in the rice endophytic Leifsonia sp. ku-ls. Latha Battu, K. Ulaganathan. Springer, Functional & Integrative Genomics. 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s10142-019-00713 (Impact Factor 3.37). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10142-019-00713-z