Dr. Lava Shrestha

Dr. Lava Shrestha

 

Personal details

 Name              :  Lava Shrestha

Gender            :  Male

Nationality      :  Nepali

 

Current affiliation

 Designation :   Associate Professor

Department  :   Department of Clinical Physiology

Campus        :   Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

 

Education

 Doctor of Medicine (Clinical Physiology)

2008 AD – 2011 AD

Maharajgunj Medical Campus

Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur

 

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

2000 AD – 2005 AD

Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu

Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel

 

Publications

Pattern of Blood Products Consumption in a Teaching Hospital

Lava Shrestha, Numaya Gurung, Narayan Bahadur Mahotra, Sait Pradhan, Ananda Ghimire, Kailash Mani Pokhrel, Kapil Khanal, Reechashree Dhungana, Naveen Gautam, Sabita Kandel, Sonam Chaudhary

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 22(04), 778-783.

 

 

2024

Sleep Quality Among Pilgrims at High Altitude: A Cross-Sectional Study From Gosaikunda Lake, Nepal (4380 m)

Barun Mahat, Bikalpa Thapa, Indrajit Banerjee, Shavana SJB Rana, Yeshashree Rajaure, Lava Shrestha, Naresh Manandhar, Bipin Shrestha, Sunil Dhungel, Tara Man Amatya, Arun Neopane

Cureus. 2024 Oct 29;16(10):e72604.

 

 

2024

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Cancer Patients

Suchita Neupane, Roshani Gautam, Sujan Sharma, Lava Shrestha (Author)

Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 46(1), 68-74.

 

 

2024

Adhikari, B., Shrestha, L., Bajracharya, M. et al. Triage practices for emergency care delivery: a qualitative study among febrile patients and healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal.

BMC Health Serv Res 24, 180 (2024).

 

 

2024

Malla, N., Mahotra, N. B., Shrestha, L., Joshi, S. N., & Gurung, S. (2023). Electro-physiological Changes in the Central Nervous System by Visual Evoked Potential in Diabetic Patients.

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20(4), 947-951.

 

 

2023

Chhetri, P., Shrestha, L., & Mahotra, N. B. (2022). Validity of Elite-HRV Smartphone Application for Measuring Heart Rate Variability Compared to Polar V800 Heart Rate Monitor.

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 19(04), 809-813.

 

 

2022

Association of Height and Arm Span in Young Healthy Subjects

MM Bajimaya, NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, S Pradhan, S Gurung

Nepal Journal of Health Sciences 2 (1), 80-84

 

 

2022

Characteristics of Articles Published in the Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study

Lava Shrestha, Yogendra P Singh, Mohan R Sharma

Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 44(1), 72-74.

 

 

2022

Association of ABO blood group with susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in Rupandehi district of Nepal

S Gurung, NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, A Sherpali, SP Joshi, G Shrestha, ...

SAGE Open Medicine 10, 20503121221095413

 

 

2022

Authors’ conflicts of interest in Nepalese healthcare journals.

Mohan Raj Sharma, Subigya Parajuli, Lava Shrestha, Gopal Sedain, Prakash Kafle

Indian J Med Ethics 2023 Apr-Jun;VIII (2):103-108.  

 

2022

Manual differential count and automated differential leukocyte count in normal individuals: a comparative study

MM Bajimaya, NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, S Pradhan, N Malla, S Kandel,

Journal of Physiological Society of Nepal 2 (1), 21-24

 

 

2021

Validity of Elite-HRV Smartphone Application for Measuring Heart Rate Variability Compared to Polar V800 Heart Rate Monitor

P Chhetri, L Shrestha, NB Mahotra

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 19 (04), 809-813

 

 

2021

Hearing and sex: An analytical study

N Bhat, NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, P Tripathi, TM Shrestha, A Karna, ...

Journal of Physiological Society of Nepal 2 (2), 3-8

 

 

2021

Relationship between body mass index and simple visual reaction time in students of a medical college of Nepal

N Bhat, NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, V Aryal, N Rayamajhi, S Gurung

Journal of Physiological Society of Nepal 1 (2), 14-18

 

2020

Correlation of Body Mass Index with Handgrip Strength and Endurance of Dominant Hand in Medical Students

L Shrestha, S Gurung, N Bhat, NB Mahotra, MM Bajimaya, S Kandel, ...

Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal 42 (3), 57-61

 

 

2020

Immediate Effects of Yoga Based Relaxation Technique Yoga Nidra on Heart Rate Variability in Young and Healthy Volunteers

P Chhetri, L Shrestha, BSJB Rana, D Banstola, NB Mahotra

Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences 3 (2), 65-72

 

 

2020

Post Exercise Change in Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and its Relation with Body Adiposity in Nepalese settings

V Aryal, NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, S Kandel, S Pradhan, MM Bajimaya,

Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences 2 (1), 65-68

 

 

2020

Spirometry in Smokers and Non-smokers: A Comparative Study

L Shrestha, NB Mahotra, BSJB Rana, D Banstola, TM Amatya, B Mahat

Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences 2 (3), 234-238

 

 

2019

Colour vision deficiency in Nepalese Medical and Nursing Students of different ethnicity

NB Mahotra, L Shrestha

Journal of Institute of Medicine 42 (2)

 

 

2019

The Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Medical and Nursing Students of Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu

NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, S Pradhan, M Bajimaya, N Malla, V Aryal, N Bhat

Journal of Institute of Medicine

 

 

2019

Pulmonary Functions are Impaired among Carpet Factory Workers: A Spirometric Evaluation

BSJB Rana, D Banstola, NB Mahotra, L Shrestha, M Pun

JNMA, Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 53 (200), 214-220

 

 

2015

Effects of type sports on pulmonary function tests: A comparative study in Nepalese settings

NB Mahotra, L Shrestha

Journal of Nobel Medical College 2 (1), 18-21

 

 

2013

ABO and Rh blood groups and their ethnic distribution in a teaching hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal

L Shrestha, U Malla, NB Mahotra

Journal of Nepal Medical Association 52 (190)

 

2013