Résumé

Name : Dr. Amrita Prajwal Rao (nee Dandekar)

Address (Office) : National AIDS Research Institute, G Block , MIDC Bhosari ,
Pune -411026, Maharashtra

Contact No: Mobile No :09967425374

Email address : arao@nariiindia.org, amrita.d82@gmail.com

Educational Qualifications:-
Std University/ Board Institution attended Year of Passing
M.B.B.S M.U.H.S L.T.M.M.C ,Mumbai OCT 2004
D.P.H C.P.S. T.N.M.C ,Mumbai OCT 2009
MD P.S.M . M.U.H.S T.N.M.C ,Mumbai JULY 2010

Work experience:
Designation Dating of Joining Date of Leaving Name of the
employer & address
Scientist C 7-04-2017 Till date NARI, Pune
(Clinical Sciences)
Associate Professor 01-09-2016 31-3-2017 Dr D Y Patil Medical
College,Pimpri, Pune
Assistant Professor 18-5-2015 31-08-2016 Dr D Y Patil Medical
College,Pimpri, Pune
Assistant Professor 21-3-2011 5-5-2015 SmtKashibaiNavale
Medical College &
General Hospital ,Pune

Assistant Professor 13-06-2011 20-3-2014 T.N.Medical College

& BY L Nair Ch
Hospital , Mumbai

Research Scientist I, 01-09-2010 10-6-2011 NIRRH, Parel,

On project titled Mumbai
“Preparing sites for
conducting
effectiveness trials
of microbicides in
India

Areas of Interest : Epidemiology , HIV, Maternal and Child health , TB ,Nutrition

Awarded ICMR Short Term Scholarships :

Year Department Topic

Effect of Lactobacillus fortified in milk in prevention of
2002 Pharmacology
Diarrhoea and Respiratory Tract Infections in children
 A Cross-Sectional study to find the prevalence of
2003 P.S.M Rheumatic –Musculoskeletal disorders in adult population
of urban slum.

Awards won:

• Dr M.V. Kulkarni prize for the paper entitled “Stress level among mothers and their effect
on child rearing practices” at the 36th National conference of IAPSM on 23/01/2009.

Publications:

• Kamble T, Dandekar A, Velhal GD. Study of practices related to home deliveries in

rural area. Study of practices related to home deliveries in rural area. PRESM Journal
of Community Medicine. 2008Dec;10(1-2):16–21.
• Rao AP, Chavan MK. The effect of health education on knowledge about anemia and
on compliance to oral iron therapy among anemic pregnant women in an urban slum
of Mumbai. Bombay Hospital Journal . 2012Jul;54(3):396–400.
• Solat S, Velhal GD, Mahajan H, Rao A, Sharma B. Assessment of Awareness about
HIV/AIDS and operationalisation of interventions in rural population of Raigad
district ,India. International Journal of Scientific Research &Publication.
2012Nov;2(11):1–14.
• Velhal GD, Sawant S, Mahajan H, Rao A. Work related perceptions among nursing
staff about roles and responsibilities in a tertiary level health care institute. Journal of
Nursing and Health Science . 2013;1(4):48–55.
• Velhal GD, Sawant S, Rao A, Mahajan H. Awareness among nursing staff about roles
and responsibilities in a tertiary level health care institute, india” . International
journal of general medicine and pharmacy . 2013May;2(2):75–80.
• Rao Amrita, Chavan MK. Does Health education increase the compliance to oral
iron therapy among pregnant women? Indian Journal of Forensic & Community
Medicine . 2015Jan-Mar;2(1):50–55
• Rao A, Velhal GD, Khismatrao DS. Patient’s Comprehension of Prescriptions at
Municipal Urban Health Centre, Mumbai . JCDR. 2016Mar;10(3):LC15–LC17.
Report :

• Epidemiological Perspectives of Common Communicable Diseases in Mumbai –An

analysis of Disease Surveillance Data of Epidemiological Cell ,Public Health
 Department , MCGM in collaboration with UNICEF and T.N. Medical College and
B.Y.L Nair Ch hospital .Dr GajananVelhal , DrPrasadWaigankar ,
DrSudamSuryawanshi, Dr Amrita Rao

Papers presented:

• Poster presentation at III Annual conference of Mumbai branch of MCIAPSM 2008;

Paper entitled ‘ Morbidity profile of School children under
SarvaShikshaAbhiyaanProgramme on 16/04/08.

• Poster presentation at National Conference on “Innovative approaches in Public Health”

held at Armed Force Medical College ,Pune from 18-20 Nov 2015. Paper entitled
“Decision making power among women in Pune.”

Thesis for MD PSM

Guide : Dr. Manasi. K. Chavan, Associate Professor, Department of PSM, TNMC, Mumbai
Central, Mumbai

Topic : “Epidemiological study to assess the prevalence of anaemia and impact of oral iron
therapy and health education among pregnant women in an urban slum of Mumbai”.

Workshops and Conferences attended:

1) CPCR workshop organized by Department of Anaesthesiology (LTMMC) on 5/01/2005.
2) Certificate course in clinical research conducted by Dept of Clinical Pharmacology (Seth
G.S .Medical College and KEM Hospital) from 11/02/06 to 8/04/06 under the aegis of
MUHS.

3) Attended a short term program on Data Analysis in Social Science (Statistical Packages in
Social Sciences) at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai from 8/10/2007 to
20/10/2007.

4) Participated in certificate course in HIV/AIDS conducted by Social Activities Integration

and SIDACION, France at Mumbai from 20/11/2008 to 22/11/2008
5) Participated in Pre-conference workshop on” Quality & accreditation Healthcare” by
National accreditation Board for Quality promotion as a part of National Health
Conference, Clairvoyance 08, held on 11/12/2008 at Tata Institute of Social Sciences .
6) Participated in workshop on Research Methodology on 22/01/2009 at 36th National
conference of IAPSM.
7) Participated in an in-service training programme on ‘Infant and young child nutrition’ –
Mumbai 2009 from 21/07/2009 to 22/07/2009.
8) Participated in workshop on “Basic course in Medical Education Technology” held at
GSMC-KEMH MCI Regional Centre from 8/09/2009 to 10/09/2009 .
9) International Conference on emerging frontiers and challenges in HIV/AIDS Research
Mumbai,India February 5-8,2011
10) Participated in a CME on Emergencies held at T.N.Medical College and B.Y.L Nair Ch
hospital on 26/03/2011
11) Successfully completed Five Days District Level Trainers Training Program on Vector
Borne diseases conducted by T.N.Medical College and B.Y.L Nair Ch hospital in
collaboration with NIHFW, New Delhi held at Y.M.C.A from 28/08/2012 to 1/09/2012
12) Participated as a delegate in the pre-conference workshop entitled “Integrating Public
Health in Clinical Teaching” on 25/09/2013 at National Conference in Health Professions
Education organized by Medical Education Unit& MCI Regional Center for Faculty
Development , Seth G.S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
13) Attended Communication Skills workshop organized by Medical Education Cell and Smt
Kashibai Navale Medical College
14) Attended a 2 day workshop on SAM and MAM at Yashda organized by Dept of Genetics,
Nutrition and Biochemistry, 1 to3rd May 2014 .
15) Attended MEDIACE 2014, national level undergraduate & post graduate medical
research conference on 22nd to 23rd August 2014 at Smt Kashibai Navale Medical
College.
16) Resource person in basic workshop research Methodology approved by MUHS,
conducted by Smt Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy from 6th to 8th January
2015.

17) International Workshop on research writing at Dr D Y Patil Medical College, Pimpri,

Pune on July 2016
18) Workshop on Data Analysis using Statistical Softwares for faculty at Dr D Y Patil
Medical College, Pimpri, Pune from 23 to 25thAugast 2016
19) Attended Symposium on people’s quality of life in Maharashtra at Dr D Y Patil
Medical College, Pimpri, Pune on 22 Nov 2016
20) Resource person for Pre Ph. D. workshop at Dr DY Patil Medical College 22nd Feb 2017
.

Professional membership :

1) IAPSM-L-2659
2) IMA-L: MAH/17785/78/2196/150919/2009-10/
3) IPHA-L/2014/MAH/6896 dated 23/09/2014