Personal profile
Research Interests
Pulmonary rehabilitation, Health promotion and fitness, Critical care rehabilitaton, Non communicable risk factors like Obesity and hypertention, Vestibular rehabilitation, Geriatric rehabilitaion
Professional Information
Member of: Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP) and Society for Indian Physiotherapists (SIP)
Awards and recognition:
Alumini Award- MAHE: 2010
Research Award- KMC Mangalore, MAHE: 2010
Professional Excellence Award- Karnataka Chapter, Indian Association of Physiotherapy (IAP): 2013
Einstein Professional Excellence Award- Indian Association of Physiotherapy (IAP): 2019
Experience
Clinical instructor: Manipal College of Allied Heath Science, MAHE- February 1997 to November 1997.
Assistant Professor: Manipal College of Allied Heath Science, MAHE- 2000 to 2001.
Assistant Professor: KMC Mangalore, MAHE- 2001 to 2007
Associate Professor: KMC Mangalore, MAHE- 2007 to 2011
Head of the Department: MCHP, MAHE- 2019 to 2021
Professor: MCHP, MAHE- 2012 till date
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Burden of chronic respiratory disease in Asia, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
GBD 2023 Asia Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators, 03-2026, In: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 14, 3, p. 233-255 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiac autonomic function in bronchiectasis and age and gender-matched healthy participants: case-control study
Dinesh, D., Vaishali, K., Bhat, A., Sinha, M. K. & Prabhudev, A. M., 03-02-2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, p. 7032 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and content validation of an educational manual for promoting physical activity among older adults in India
Mahatme, S., Sinha, M. K., Ravindran, S. K., Amin, R. & Vaishali, K., 12-2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 7614.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study
GBD 2023 Global Chronic Respiratory Disease and Covid Collaborators, 01-2026, In: Nature Medicine. 32, 1, p. 197-223 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantitative assessment of early intervertebral disc degeneration with MR diffusion kurtosis imaging: A radiologic correlation with Pfirrmann grade
Barnes, N. A., Dkhar, W., Kadavigere, R., Sukumar, S., Vaishali, K., Pradhan, A., Priya, P. S., Prabhu, A. & Raj, N., 04-2026, In: Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 127, 110592.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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