This department was established as a separate entity in Panagal building in 1923, and a research laboratory was established thereafter under the guidance and advice of a biochemist, King Wooton, from the UK. The first three year post graduate degree (MD) in Biochemistry was awarded in 1977 and in the following years a separate research laboratory was set up for postgraduate students. A separate 24 hour clinical laboratory was set up in 1998 near the KGH post office. Well established 24 hour clinical laboratory facilities are being provided since 2014 initiated by the then Superintendent of KGH.
Today, the clinical biochemistry laboratory provides clinical support to all of KGH and runs an average of 2500 tests per day and approximately 75,000 biochemical tests per month. The department has been part of the wining thr “AIIMS CEREBRUM” tropy froim AIIMS Mangalagiri yearly
List of Teaching Faculty
S.No
Name
Designation
1
Dr.V. Bhavani, MD
Professor
2
Dr.K.V. Leela, MD
Professor
3
Dr.I. Vasundhara Devi, MD
Associate Professor
4
Dr.G.Prem Kumar, MD
Associate Professor
5
Dr.P. Vijaya Radhika, MD
Assistant Professor
6
Dr.Y. Surya Prabha, MD
Assistant Professor
7
Dr.K. Deepti, MD
Assistant Professor
8
Dr.M. Madhuri, MD
Assistant Professor
9
Dr.P.V.S.N. Kiran Kumar, MD
Assistant Professor
10
Dr.G. Krishna Rao, MD
Assistant Professor
11
Dr. Taposhi Bera, MD
Assistant Professor
12
Dr.U.V.P.U. Sowjanya, MD
Assistant professor
13
Dr.P. Persis, MBBS
Senior Resident
List of Research publications done by department faculty
M. Madhuri
Study of clinical and laboratory profile of acute kidney injury at a tertiary care hospital –International journal of life sciences biotechnology and pharma research vol 12, No.2, Jan-march 2023 ISSN:2250-3137.
P.V.S.N.Kiran Kumar
Association of iron-related biomarkers with severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients.
Association of circulatory klotho levels and its expression with miRNA-339 in patients with schizophrenia.
Most Interesting Facts of Department
Medical School Year of Student Year1
Year established 1923
PG SEATS PER YEAR (sanctioned) 10
Number of faculty 12
Total PG degrees awarded 82
Annual Undegraduate Medal(s) 2
Annual Undegraduate/Post graduate medal(s) in honor of-
Department Undergraduate Gold Medal Dr.RaoBahadur V.K.NarayanMenon
Under graduate Examination Prize Dr.Venkateswarulu