• Forensic Medicine; Forensic Pathology, Forensic Odontology
• Public Health; Epidemiology; Suicidology; Traffic Medicine; Toxicology.
• Medical Ethics; Law in Relation to Medicine; Medical Education.

• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates in the department
• Performing medico legal autopsies
• Giving expert opinions
• Attending the courts to give evidence
• Visiting the crime scenes
• Examining and issuing certificates in cases of alleged sexual assault
• Examining and issuing certificates of age estimation
• Examining and issuing Injury certificates
• Teaching undergraduates in Melaka Manipal Medical college
• Teaching BSc MIT II year students
• Guiding undergraduates for various projects like ICMR, bal vidnyan parishad awards
• Co-guiding the postgraduates in their dissertations

2009

1. Kidiyoor Y, Nayak VC, Devi V, Bakkannavar SM, Kumar GP, Menezes RG: A rare case of myocardial infarction due to parathion poisoning, J Forensic Leg Med. 16 (2009) 472–474
2. Kumar TS Mohan, Monteiro NP Francis, Bhagavath Prashantha, Bakkannavar SM. Early Adipocere Formation: A case report and review of literature, J Forensic Leg Med. 16 (2009) 475-7.
3. Palimar Vikram, Rastogi Prateek, Kumar GP, Bakkannavar SM. Death due to electric current. J Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2009 July-September;31(3):258-9

2010

1. Bakkannavar SM, Monteiro NP Francis, Bhagavath Prashantha, Kumar GP: Death by attack from a domestic buffalo, J Forensic Leg Med. 17 (2010) 102–104.
2. Vinod C. Nayak, Francis N.P. Monteiro, S. Manjunath, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Ritesh G. Menezes, G. Pradeep Kumar : Keyhole exit in a gunshot wound, Journal of South India Medicolegal Association 2 (2010) 22-24
3. Vikram Palimar, Anuradha C.K. Rao, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, G. Pradeep Kumar : Pituitary adenoma: An incidental finding at autopsy, Journal of South India Medicolegal Association 2 (2010) 31-33
4. Tanuj Kanchan, Ritesh G. Menezes, T.S. Mohan Kumar, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Mario Joseph Bukelo, Priya S. Sharma, Jitesh Marian Rasquinha, B. Suresh Kumar Shetty. Toxicoepidemiology of fatal poisonings in Southern India, J Forensic Leg Med. 17 (2010) 344-347
5. Tanuj Kanchan, Ritesh G. Menezes, Shankar M. Bakkannavar. Age and gender variations in trend of road traffic fatalities in Manipal, India. Med Sci Law 50 (2010): 192 – 196.

2011

1. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Francis N P Monteiro, Prashantha Bhagavath, Kiran Yagain, Yajnesh Kidiyoor, Pradeep Kumar G. Myocardial Infarction in 22 year old male. Medico-legal Update. 2011; 11(1): 21 – 23.
2. Shankar M. Bakkannavar, S. Manjunath, Charan K. Shetty, Vinod C. Nayak, G. Pradeep Kumar. Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: A case report. Journal of South India Medicolegal Association. 3(1) (2011) 30 – 33
3. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Vrinda J Bhat, Neena Priyadarshini AV, G. Pradeep Kumar. Incidence of adrenal haemorrhages at autopsy. Journal of South India Medicolegal Association. 3(2) (2011) 60 – 63.
4. Shenoy Revathi P, Bakkannavar Shankar M, Vidya Monnappa, Bhat Akshay V, Mukesh Kumar, Nayak Vinod C, Pradeep Kumar G. Identification of Myocardial Infarction in Human Autopsy Population Using TTC. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences JPBMS, 2011, 9 (02): 1 – 4.
5. Shankar M Bakkannavar, S Manjunath, Gururaj Biradar, Pradeep Kumar G. Paediatric Autopsy Profile at Manipal, South India. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2011, 4(3): 101 – 108.

2012

1. Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Francis NP Monteiro, Arun M, G Pradeep Kumar. Mesio-distal width of Canines- A tool for Sex Determination. Med Sci Law. January (2012) 52:22—26.
2. B. Suresh Kumar Shetty, Tanuj Kanchan, Ritesh G. Menezes, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak, K. Yoganarasimha. Victim Profile and Pattern of Thoraco-Abdominal Injuries Sustained in Fatal Road Traffic Accidents. J Indian Acad Forensic Med. Jan-Mar 2012, vol. 34, No.1; 17 – 20.
3. S Manjunath, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Pradeep Kumar G, Vrinda J Bhat, Nayana Prabhu, Asha Kamath, RaghavendraBabu Y P. Palatal rugae patterns among the Indians at Manipal, India. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences JPBMS, 2012, 20 (20): 1 – 5.
4. Chandrakanth HV, Pramod Kumar GN, Smitha Rani, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Balaraj BM. Fatal myocardial infarction in bus driver - A case report. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 5(1), 2012; 43 – 45.
5. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Forensic Odontology. Synapse Vol 3 (1) 2012; 5 – 7.
6. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Gururaj Biradar, G. Pradeep Kumar, Amar R. Epidemiology of Rodenticide poisoning in Manipal. Journal of South India Medicolegal Association. 4 (2012) 46-49.
7. Vikram Palimar, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Incidence of Electrocution Deaths in Manipal. Journal of South India Medicolegal Association. 4 (2012) 55-57.
8. Ritesh G. Menezes, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Pradeep Kumar G, S Manjunath, Raghavendra Babu Y P, Vinod C Nayak. Alleged dowry-deaths: A preliminary analysis of the autopsy evidence. Journal of South India Medicolegal Association 4 (2012) 61-64
9. Raghavendra Babu YP, S Manjunath, Bakkannavar Shankar M and Acharya Jenash, GN Pramod Kumar. Colchicine poisoning: a case report and review of literature. Medicine Science and the Law. 52 (2012): 205–206.
10. Tanuj Kanchan, Vaman Kulkarni, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Nithin Kumar, B. Unnikrishnan. Analysis of fatal road traffic accidents in a coastal township of South India. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 19 (2012) 448-451
11. Shankar M Bakkannavar, S Manjunath, Vinod C Nayak, Pradeep Kumar G. Trauma Misleading Natural Disease – A Case Report. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. Volume 5 Number 4, October - December 2012; 179 – 182.

2013

1. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak, Pratik V Taravadi, Pradeep Kumar G. Fatal Curling’s ulcer after burns in a child-A case report. Medico-Legal Update. 2013; 13(1): 10 – 12.
2. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, G. Pradeep Kumar, Siddhanth Ahluwalia, Supriya Gupta, Jyothi Bala, Garima Juneja,. A Study of Fingerprints in relation to Blood Group. Journal of South India Medicolegal Association. Vol 5, No 1, Mar 2013; 4 – 7.
3. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Raghavendra Babu YP, Ashwinikumar, Vinod C Nayak, S Manjunath, Pradeep Kumar G. Subendocardial haemorrhage in autopsied hearts. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences JPBMS, 2013, 26 (26): 410 – 415.
4. Pratik Vijay Tarvadi, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Manjunath S, Vikram Palimar, G Pradeep Kumar, Mahabalesh Shetty. Trends of poisoning among children at kasturba hospital, manipal. Nitte University Journal of Health Science Vol. 3 (2), June 2013; 25 – 28.
5. Pratik Vijay Tarvadi, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Vikram Palimar, G. Pradeep Kumar, Mahabalesh Shetty, Sanjeev Badiger. Gender differences in childhood poisoning. Nitte University Journal of Health Science Vol. 3 (2), June 2013; 69 – 72.
6. Pradeep Kumar G, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Potty Chinmayee. Cardiac Aneurysm – A Nature’s way of Correction. Am J Forensic Med Pathol.  Vol 34(3), Sept 2013; 228-230.
7. Smitha Nayak, Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Ravi Bagali. Are SMS Reminders an Antecedent to Outpatient ‘Show-ups’? J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2013 July; 32(32): 1329-1332.
8. Pavanchand Shetty, S Sasikumar, YP Raghavendra Babu, Ashwini Kumar, Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vikram Palimar, Pradeep Kumar G. Pericardial fluid analysis: an attempt to correlate with postmortem interval. J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2013 August; 33(33): 1449-1453.
9. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Pratik V Taravadi, Pavanchand Shetty, Raghavendra Babu YP, Vinod C Nayak, Pradeep Kumar G. Gender Differentiation using Inter-Canine Distances among South Indians. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2013 November; 36(36): 1860-1865.
10. YP Raghavendra Babu, Purnima S. Rao,  Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Tanuj Kanchan, Nitin Joseph, Pankaj Kumar Singh. Sulphuric acid consumption mimicking traumatic death. International Journal of A J Institute of Medical Sciences 2 (2) November 2013; 148-153.

2014

1. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Raghavendra Babu YP, Manjunath S, Pradeep Kumar G. Fatal Occupational Scalds - A Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of South India Medico-legal Association. Vol 6(1), Mar 2014; 31 – 34.
2. Padmaja Raghavan, Amar R, Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Smitha Nayak, Anjana Ramachandran. Profile of organophosphorus insecticides poisoning in Kasturba  hospital, Manipal, South India. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Scientific Innovation. 3 (1), Jan–Feb 2014; 73 – 77.
3. YP Raghavendra Babu, Shankar M Bakkannavar, S Manjunath, Nitin Joseph, Kishan K, Vikram Palimar. Psychological autopsy - an important tool for postmortem diagnosis of death.Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. Vol 7(1), Jan-Mar 2014: 41 – 43.
4. Pratik Vijay Tarvadi, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Manjunath S, Vikram Palimar, G Pradeep Kumar. Incidence of Geriatric Poisoning at Kasturba Hospital Manipal, South India. International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences. 3(5), May 2014; 734 – 39.
5. Padmaja Raghavan, Amar R, Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Smitha Nayak, Vimal Ramachandran. Effectiveness of continuous Pralidoxime (PAM) infusion compared with repeated bolus injection in Organophosphorus (OP) poisoning. International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences Vol. 3 (5), May 2014; 761 – 775.
6. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Ashwini Kumar, Vimal Vijay, Vinod C Nayak, Pradeep Kumar G,Vikram Palimar. Fatal Burns Due To Arcing Current. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 23(1): 2014; 34 – 36.
7. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 23(1): 2014; 3.
8. Suneel Kumar Reddy, Navin A Patil, Vinod C Nayak, Smita Shenoy, Anoosha Bhandarkar, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Rahul Kotian. Anticonvulsant Activity of Gap-junctional Blocker Carbenoxolone in Albino Rats. Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol. 2014; 3(4): 711-717.
9. Nayak S, Nayak V, Somu G, Shankar B. Knowledge and attitude of nurses to biomedical waste management: A cross sectional study. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2014; 04(08):733-736.
10. YP Raghavendra Babu,Shankar M Bakkannavar, S Manjunath, B Suresh Kumar Shetty, Pavanchand Shetty H, Pramod Kumar GN, Shyam Sundar S. Foramen Magnum as a Tool of Estimating Stature in a Male Population. Journal of SIMLA. Sept 2014; Vol. 6(2): 46 – 48.
11. YP Raghavendra Babu,Flora D Lobo, Shankar M Bakkannnavar, Ashwini Hegde, Tanuj Kanchan, Pramod Kumar GN. Sudden Death due to Septic Thrombi associated with septicemia – A case report. Journal of South India Medico-legal Association. Sept 2014; Vol. 6(2), 80 – 83.
12. Rahul P Kotian, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Madhavan, Vinod C Nayak. Sex Determination using (big bore 16 slice) Multidetector Computed Tomography of Maxillary Sinus. JKAMLS 2014 Vol. 23(2); 15 – 20.
13. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, G Pradeepkumar, Somashekhar Sharma. Intentional Self-harm by an Elder Abuse Victim. JKAMLS 2014 Vol. 23(2); 34 – 36.
14. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 23(2): 2014; 3.
15. Ashwini Kumar, Sowmya Shashidhara, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Shyla Bhat, Pradeep Kumar G, Vikram Palimar. Mystery behind a sudden death – a case report. Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine 2014; 1(1): 49-52.
16. Ashwini Kumar, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Sowmya Shashidhara. Odontoscope Focus Article – Evolution of Forensic Odontology. Manipal Odontoscope 2014; Vol 6: 18 – 23.
17. Tanuj Kanchan, Alok Atreya, Y P Raghavendra Babu, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Putrefaction, hanging and ligature mark. Int J AJ Inst Med Sci November 2014; 3(2): 112 – 118.

2015

1. Y.P. Raghavendra Babu, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, Debarshi Saha, S. Manjunath & Pramod Kumar GN Accidental electrocution – reconstruction of events, Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, 2015; 48(2): 97-102.
2. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Pradeep Kumar G, Vinod C Nayak, Ganesh Rajendiran, Swati Chhikara, Somshekhar Sharma. Victimo-Epidemiological Profile of Violent Asphyxial Deaths in Manipal, Karnataka. Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine 2015; 2(1): 29-34.
3. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Somshekhar Sharma, Manu Sharma, Ranjit Immanuel James, Baishwanar Banarjee. Paraquat Poisoning – A Case Report. Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine 2015; 2(1): 67 – 70.
4. Ashwini Kumar Rao, Rahul P Kotian, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Himanshu Shekhar, Prerna Pradhan. Evaluation of Foramen magnum dimensions in gender determination using MDCT scan in South Indian population – A prospective study. Proceedings: Second International Conference on Interdisciplinary Legal Studies 2015 Colombo, Sri Lanka 25th -27th February 46 – 51.
5. Tanuj Kanchan, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Preetham R. Acharya. Paraquat Poisoning: Analysis of an uncommon cause of fatal poisoning from Manipal, South India.Toxicology International. Jan-Apr 2015; 22 (1): 30 – 34.
6. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 2015; 24(1): 3.
7. Narayan Dabas, Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Ranjit Immanuel James, Paramaguru, Navin Patil. Combined Analysis of Total Creatine Kinase in Serum and Myoglobin in Urine to Investigate Skeletal Muscle Trauma in Medico legal Autopsies. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 24(1): 2015; 18 – 21.
8. Pradeep Kumar G, Pavanchand Shetty, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak. Ashwini Kumar Intentional Self Harm by Formalin Ingestion. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 24(1): 2015; 39 – 41.
9. Dharmaraya Ingale, SR Hibare, Chandrashekhar Bhuyyar, Tyagaraju MR,                                 Shankar M Bakkannavar. Ossification Centres and their Validity for the Assessment of Age in India.Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 24(1): 2015; 42 – 46.
10. Gururaj Biradar, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Satish Babu B S, Vinod C Nayak, Pradeepkumar G. Traumatic Cardiac Tamponade – A Case Report. Journal of South India Medico-legal Association. Sept 2014; Vol. 7(2), 101 – 103.
11. Gururaj Biradar, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak, Pradeep Kumar G, Shaila Bhat. Correlation of Cellular Autolytic Changes in Bone Marrow with Post-mortem Interval.  Int J Clin and Biomed Res. 2015;1(4): 28 – 33.
12. Gururaj Biradar, Vinayaka Prasanna, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Pavanchand Shetty, G Pradeep Kumar.Choking in a Psychiatric Patient – A Case Report. Int J Clin and Biomed Res. 2015;1(4): 70 – 72.
13. Rahul P Kotian, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Himanshu Shekhar, Prerna Pradhan, Vinod C Nayak. Sex Determination Based on Nasal Index and Nasal Parameters using (Big Bore16 Slice) Multidetector Computed Tomography 2D Scans.” Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine 2015; 2(4): 167 – 171.
14. Narayan Dabas, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak, Vikram Palimar. Left ventricular wall rupture following non penetrating trauma to the chest. Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine 2015; 2(3): 176 – 178.
15. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Manjunath S, Vinod C Nayak, Pradeep Kumar G. Canine Index – A Tool for Sex Determination. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2015; 5: 157–161.
16. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. Vol. 2015;24(2): 3.
17. Sudalaimuthu R, Gururaj Biradar, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak. Bleeding Bite Marks: Post Mortem Ant Bite Injuries. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2015;24(2): 37 - 40.
18. Gururaj Biradar, Shankar Bakkannavar, Prashantha Bhavagath, Vinod C Nayak, Vikram Palimar. Trauma or Throttling? – A Case Report. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2015;24(2): 46 - 48.
19. Satish Babu BS, Gururaj Biradar, Shankar Bakkannavar, Pradeep Kumar G, Bhat Shaila. Estimation of time since death from nuclei changes of bone marrow cells. October - December 2015; 2(IV):198 – 202.
20. Bakkannavar SM, Kumar A, Nayak VC, Sharma M. Epidemiology of pedestrian fatalities in Manipal: A Retrospective Study. J Punjab Acad Forensic Med Toxicol. July - December 2015; 15(2): 76 – 80.
21. Dabas N, Bakkannavar SM, Bhat S, Palimar V. Microscopic Cardiac Changes in an Electrocution Death. J Punjab Acad Forensic Med Toxicol. July - December 2015; 15(2): 93 – 96.

2016

1. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Navin Patil, Pradeep KumarG, Vimal Vijay, Raghavendra Rao, Karthik Rao, Padma Priya. Posthumous Diagnosis of Plasmodium Vivax Infection Causing Death: A Rare Entity. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences (RJPBCS) January–February 2016; 7(1): 1178 - 1181. 
2. Vinod Nayak, Navin Patil, Shankar Bakkannavar, Nirmal Krishnan M, A Avinash, Karthik Rao, Raghavendra Rao, Talha Ahmed. Kumta Butane Disaster: A Debriefing Report. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences (RJPBCS) January–February 2016; 7(1): 1197 - 1199.
3. Babu YPR, Rai Sh, M Bakkannavar Sh, Shetty H P. Meningioma - a Cause of Sudden Death. International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. 2016; 6(1): 47-9.
4. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2016;25(1): 3.
5. R. Sudalaimuthu, Gururaj Biradar, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Mendosal Suture - Inca Bone - An Identification Tool. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2016;25(1): 44 – 46.
6. R. Sudalaimuthu, Manoharan C, Gururaj Biradar, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Edwin Joe A. Role of Pyloric Sphincter in estimating time since death and in Toxicological Analysis. Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine. April – June 2016; 3(2): 96 – 100.
7. Yajnesh Kidiyoor, Sipra Rai, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak, Ranjit Imanual James, Navin Patil, Kavitha Saravu. Psychiatric Illness and Naphthalene Poisoning: A Case Report. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences. September – October 2016; 7(5): 211-213.
8. Pavanchand Shetty H, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Annappa Kudva, Vinod C Nayak, Pradeep Kumar G, and Nirmal Krishnan M. Gossypiboma: A Land Mine in Surgical Practice. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences. September – October 2016; 7(5): 2947-2950.
9. YP Raghavendra Babu, Shabin Fahad, Alok Atreya, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Pramod Kumar GN, Jenash Acharya. An Unusual Case of Fatal Transection of Femoral Vessels. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences. September 2016; 6 (3): 307 – 309.
10. Gururaj Biradar, Satish Babu.B.S, Shankar Bakkannavar, Pradeep Kumar G, Bhat Shaila. Estimation of Time Since Death from Cytoplasm Changes of Bone Marrow Cells. Journal of South India Medicolegal Association. 8(2) (2016) 60 – 63.
11. Yajnesh Kidiyoor, Sipra Rai, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak, Ranjit Immanuel James, Kavitha Saravu. Rhabdomyolysis and Strychnine Poisoning: A Case Report. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences. November – December 2016; 7(6): 45 – 47.
12. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2016;25(2): 3.
13. Atreyee Bandyopadhyay, Ashwini Kumar, Vinod C Nayak, Navin Patil, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Dermatoglyphics in Diabetics and Non-Diabetics in Udupi District, Karnataka – A comparative study. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2016;25(2): 9 – 13.

2017

1. Anushree U, Shenoy Revathi P, Hebbar Shrikiran, Bhat Vinutha R, Bakkannavar Shankar M, Prabhu Krishnananda. Hydrocarbon Poisoning in a Child—A Cause of Hypoxia and Seizure: Case Report. Advance Science Letters. 2017; 23 (3):1967 – 1968.
2. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial: Increased Incidences of Attacks on Medical Professionals. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2017;26(1): 3.
3. Ashwini Kumar, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Sowmya Shashidhara. Profile of Fatal Organophosphorus Poisoning in Manipal. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2017;26(1): 25 – 27.
4. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Ranjit Immanuel James. Fatal Blunt Force Trauma to Chest- A Case Report.Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2017;26(1): 35 – 37.
5. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial:Implications of Anti Snake Venom Crisis.Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2017;26(2): 3.
6. Gururaj Biradar, Yogiraj V, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Ranjit Immanuel James, Pavanchand Shetty, Vinod C Nayak. Profile of Sexual Assault Cases in VIMS, Bellary. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2017;26(2): 24-26.
7. Yajnesh Kidiyoor, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Kaushal Kishore, Vinod C Nayak. Sudden unexpected death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)  – A case report. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2017;26(2): 34-36.
8. Ashwini Kumar, Sowmya Shashidhara, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Shaila Bhat, Vikram Palimar. Mystery behind a Sudden Death – A Case report. JPAFMT. June 2017; 1(1)
9. Yajnesh Kidiyoor, Francis NP Montero, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Pradeep Kumar G, Vinod C Nayak. Eruption pattern of permanent teeth in the age group of 5 – 15 years in Udupi district of Karnataka. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2017;39(4): 349 – 356

2018

1. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial:Substance Abuse – A Global Problem.Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2018;27(1): 3.
2. Yajnesh Kidiyoor, Kavitha Saravu, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Ranjith Immanuel James, Vinod C Nayak. Funny Tale Ended as a Threat to Life. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2018;27(1): 41 – 43.
3. Vinod C Nayak, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Geriatric Abuse – A Medico Legal Perspective. Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2018;27(1): 50 – 53.
4. Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dewaraj Velayudhan, Ravindra Prabhu, Ramnarayan K. Acquired Cystic Disease Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2018;40(3): 366 - 368.
5. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial:Changing legal system, Unchanging Values.Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2018;27(2): 3.
6. Srishti Mukhi, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak. Retrospective Study of Analysis of Cardiac Injuries in Autopsied Hearts at a Centre in South India. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2018;40(4): 361 - 368.   

2019

1. Vrinda Lath, Shankar M Bakkannavar. Ranjit Immanuel James, Pradeep Kumar G. Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Snake Bite Patients in a Tertiary Healthcare  Centre in South India.Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. 2019;19(1): 117-124.
2. Shankar M Bakkannavar. Editorial:Competency Based Medical Education – A Forensic Medicine Perspective.Journal of Karnataka Medico Legal Society. 2019;28(1): 3.
3. Manu Devendra Sharma, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak. Sexual dimorphism based on various measurements of corpus callosum in South Indian population. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. January - March 2019; 41(1): 7 – 11.
4. Anagha Harikumar, Shankar M Bakkannavar, Vinod C Nayak. Profile of deaths due to thermal injuries in a coastal township in South India. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. January - March 2019; 41(1): 21 – 23.

MD Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Currently working as Associate Professorat KMC, Manipal

Awards and recognition:

•    Best Oral Presentation at TOXOCON 10 at Cochin
•    Best Poster Presentation at TOXOCON 12 at Sikkim
•    Best Poster Presentation at KAMLSCON at Bangalore in 2017
•    Best Poster Presentation at KAMLSCON at Mysore in 2023

Editor in Chief of Journal of Karnataka Medicolegal Society