JIOM Nepal is published by Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Editor-in–Chief
Prof. Dr. Paleswan Joshi Lakhey
MBBS, MS, MCh, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
[Curriculum vitae}
Managing Editor
Dr. Lava Shrestha
MBBS, MD Clinical Physiology
Department of Clinical Physiology
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Editors
Prof. Dr. Narayan Bahadur Mahotra, MBBS, MD Clinical Physiology
Department of Clinical Physiology
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Dr. Ranju Kharel Sitaula, MBBS, MD, FAICO, PhD Scholar
Department of Ophthalmology
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, BP Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Dr. Anjan Khadka, MBBS, MD Clinical Pharmacology, Fellowship (FAIMER) Medical Education
Department of Pharmacology
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Bhandarkhal, Kathmandu
Dr. Navindra Raj Bista, MBBS, MD, FTNACC Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care
Department of Anesthesiology
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Dr. Sanjeev Thapa, MBBS, MD, DM Cardiology, FSCAI
Department of Cardiology
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Dr. Sunil Singh Thapa, MBBS, MS Orthopedics and Trauma surgery, Fellowship Sports, Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Ms. Tulza KC, BN, MN
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing
Maharajgunj Nursing Campus
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Dr. Radha Baral, BDS, MDS Oral Pathology
Department of Oral Pathology and Forensic Dentistry
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Dr. Bishal Paudel, MBBS, MD Internal Medicine, DM Medical Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Dr. Nirmal Bhusal, BAMS, MD Ayurveda (Panchakarma), PhD
Department of Panchakarma
Ayurveda Campus
Institute of Medicine, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
Dr. Shiva Pandeya, BSc, MSc, PhD
Department of Pharmacy
Maharajgunj Medical College
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Mr. Arjun Aryal, LLB, MPH, MHPE, MSc EOH, MEd, MPhil & PhD Scholar
Central Department of Public Health
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Statistical Editor
Mr. Sushan Man Shrestha, BSc, MSc Statistics, MPH
Central Department of Public Health
Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
English Editor
Mr. Manish Gautam, BA, MSc IPH, MDevs
Chariperson and Managing Director, Anweshan Pvt. Ltd, Lalitpur, Nepal
National Advisors
Prof. Dr. Mohan Raj Sharma, MBBS, MS
Dean, Institute of Medicine
Prof. Dr. Shankar Prasad Khanal, PhD
Dean, Institute of Science and Technology, TU
Prof. Dr. Santa Kumar Das, MBBS, MD
Assistant Dean, Institute of Medicine
Prof. Dr. Abhimanyu Jha, MBBS, MD
Assistant Dean, Institute of Medicine
Prof. Tulashi Adhikari Mishra, BN, MN
Assistant Dean, Institute of Medicine
Prof. Dr. Suresh Uprety, MBBS, MS
Campus Chief, Mahrajgunj Medical Campus , Institute of Medicine
International Advisors
Dr. Rohan Jeyarajah, MD
Department of Surgery, TCU Burnett School of Medicine
Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Texas, USA
Prof. Narayan Prasad
Department of Nephrology
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Prof. Sebastien Lemmen
University Hospital Aachen
Aachen, Germany
Dr. Tineke Water
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Prof. Craig Steinback
Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Prof. Dr. Dhaval Shukla
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Bengaluru, India
Prof. Dr. Suraj Thapa
Head of Research, Division of Mental Health & Addiction
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo (UiO), Norway
Administrative Support
Mr. Devendra Raj Paudel
JIOM Nepal is published by Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal.
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