Department of Physiology
March 18, 2021 2025-03-06 5:02Department of Physiology
Physiology
Decoding the Functions of Life
The Department of Physiology at Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College (BJGMC), Pune, is committed to delivering exceptional education and fostering a nurturing environment for students.
This department focuses on how the human body functions, covering neurophysiology, endocrinology, cardiovascular systems, and more. This department explores the functions of various body systems, helping students understand the physiological mechanisms that regulate health and disease. It covers key areas such as neurophysiology, endocrinology, and cardiovascular physiology.
Through its dedicated faculty, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and commitment to research and education, the Department of Physiology at BJGMC continues to excel in imparting quality education and contributing to advancements in medical science.
Vision :
- We envisage to maintain the Dept. Of Physiology at par excellence by imparting, need based and value based education.
Mission :
- To develop undergraduate and Post graduate students of high standards in terms of knowledge acquisition, attitude and communication.
- To carry out curriculum development, imply innovative teaching- learning as well as assessment methods.
- To strengthen PG competency, skill set by exploring new research tools and avenues for dissertation.
- To facilitate UG/PG, faculty for quality education.
- To nurture a cordial environment by mentoring and counselling to make BJGMC Pune, a place of benevolent venue for learning.
- To actively participate, contribute, assist and aid in building an efficient administrative team in order to provide a harmonious educational environment.
Activities in the year 2023-2024
- Haematology Lab renovation
- Successful conduction of BCME workshop by MEU co-ordinator Dr Sangeeta Gawali,MEU member Dr Monika Nachane along with MEU team
- Conduction of Yoga classes for UG and PG students as per NMC norms
- Dr Sangeeta Gawali,Prof and HOD working as CTU member secretary and looking after ethical research work
- Guidance to UG students for participation events like quiz in UG conference Respirare
- Dr Sangeeta Gawali,Prof and HOD successfully completed her ACME course PhD and is a recognised PhD guide
- Dr Tejaswini Sonawne,Associate Professor successfully completed her FAIMER and ACME course and got registered for PhD
- Dr Monika Nachane,Assistant Professor successfully completed her ACME course and got registered for PhD
Faculty of Physiology

Dr. Sangeeta Gawali

Dr.Chandan Dey

Dr.Tejaswini Sonawane

Dr. Anil Waghmare

Dr. Chhaya Ahire

Dr. Monika Nachane

Dr. Rupesh Dahilkar

Dr. Minal Kusalkar

Dr. Payal Agrawal
Infrastructure of Physiology


Research & Publications of Physiology
- Authors – Dahilkar RP, Havaldar VB, Desai PR
Topic – A comparative study on the intraocular pressure among diabetic and non-diabetic patients
Published At – National Journal of Physiol Pharm Pharmacol
- Authors – Padmaja R. Desai, Rupesh P. Dahilkar, S. M. Tiwale, Rajey M. Desai and Arati A. Joshi
Topic – Determining the Correlation of Fetal Middle Cerebral Artery Doppler Indices in IUGR Pregnancies
Published At – Recent Developments in Medicine and Medical Research
- Authors – Dr.Sangeeta M Gawali, Dr. Shweta Sharma
Topic – QT Dispersion & Insulin Resistance: Effective Markers to Assess Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Published At – Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences
- Authors – Dahilkar R.P., Sardar S., Ghosh I.
Topic – Metabolic syndrome as a predictor of cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes
Published At – International journal of health sciences
- Authors – Dr. Sangeeta M. Gawali. Dr.Mahesh S. Karandikar
Topic – The impact of insulin resistance,dyslipidemia and high sensitivity C-reactivity protein on carotid intima-media thickness in metabolic syndrome
Published At – International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
- Authors – Patil AR, Dahilkar RP, Sardar S.
Topic – Clinical Outcome in Patients with COVID-19 and Comparison to Serum LDH and D-dimer Levels
Published At – J Commun Dis.
- Authors – Dr. Sangeeta M Gawali, Dr. Mahesh S Karandikar
Topic – High sensitivity- C Reactive Protein as cardiovascular risk marker in metabolic syndrome Patients
Published At – Indian journal of Applied Research
- Authors – Dr Minal Kusalkar,Dr Abhay Hatekar
Topic – Evaluation of Autonomic activity in individuals with family history of hypertension
Published At – Journal of Cardiovascular disease
- Authors – Joshi D ,Sarode V, Ketkar V
Topic – The effect of yoga therapy on premenstrual syndrome
Published At – International journal of Yoga, physiotherapy and Physical Education
- Authors – Dr Payal Agrawal,Dr Chandan Dey
Topic – Effect of caffeine intake on cardiopulmonary efficiency test
Published At – European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine
- Authors – Dey CK, Pande SR
Topic – A Study to Assess Whether Medium of Instruction in School Does Affect the Learning Style Preferences of First Year Medical Students
Published At – IJSS
- Authors – Dey CK, Daokar RG
Topic – A gender-basedcomparative study of visual and auditory reactiontime on 1st year medical students “before” and “after” caffeine intake
Published At – Int J Sci Stud
- Authors – Dey CK, Daokar RG
Topic – A Study to compare “change” in Auditory and Visual Reaction Time After 5 Administration of Caffeine in Medical Students
Published At – INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY
- Authors – Dr Shahinaj D costa,Dr Chandan Dey
Topic – Effect of duration of exercise on VO2 max and enduarance
Published At – IJSS
- Authors – Dr Tejaswini Sonawne
Topic – A Prospective Interventional Study on Modified One-minute Preceptor Model: An Effective Teaching-learning Tool for Early Clinical Exposure in Biochemistry
Published At – JCDR
- Authors – Dr Tejaswini Sonawne
Topic – Effects of Mentoring in First Year Medical Undergraduate Students using DASS-21
Published At – JCDR
- Authors – Dr Tejaswini Sonawne
Topic – Strategies to Foster Group Cohesion In Online Learning Environments – Use Of Crossword And Hybrid Medical Pictionary
Published At – Advances in Physiology Education
- Authors – Dr Tejaswini Sonawne
Topic – Role of case-based learning in developing critical thinking skills Among the first year Indian medical undergraduate students
Published At – MJWI
- Authors – Dr Tejaswini Sonawne
Topic – Correlation between serum LDH and GGT levels with cervical cancer progression: A radiant insight
Published At – Int J Acad Med Pharm
- Authors – Dr Tejaswini Sonawne
Topic – The Emergence of LDH as a biomarker: Pathophysiology of LDH In Covid
Published At – GJRA
- Authors – Dr Tejaswini Sonawne
Topic – Systemic Review: Ferritin as a biomarker and its pathophysiology in covid 19
Published At – IJSR
- Authors – Dr Anil Waghmare
Topic – Effect of cigarette smoking on sperm morphology of infertile men
Published At – National Journal of integrated Research in Medicine
- Authors – Shah S, Darekar B, Salvi S, Kowale A
Topic – Quadriceps Strength in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published At – Lung India
- Authors – Dr Chhaya Jadhav,Dr Minal Kusalkar,Dr Vijay Waghmare
Topic – Implementation and evaluation of self directed learning (SDL) in MBBS students
Published At – Journal of Cardiovascular disease research
- Authors – Dr Chhaya Jadhav,Dr Chandan Dey,Dr Minal Kusalkar,Dr Payal Agrawal
Topic – Evaluation of effectiveness of seminar based teaching in first MBBS students
Published At – Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research
- Authors – Dr Monika Nachane and Karishma Pawargi
Topic – Studying the impact of internet addiction on sleep quality and anxiety levels among medical students in Pune
Published At – ICMR