Personal profile
Research Interests
Clinical Forensics, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Genetics; Forensic Pathology, Toxicology, Medical Ethics, Law in Relation to Medicine
Intellectual Property
A face Recognition System to Distinguish between Similar Faces :Utility Patent
Creative Works
- Training police at District, State, and National level
- Established the Clinical Forensic Unit at Kasturba Hospital Manipal
- Established MSc Forensic Science course at Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC Manipal ;
- Narcotics Training for Coast Guard and Airport Authorities
- Capacity training for First Responders in Road Traffic Accidents
- Training Stakeholders on Sexual Victim handling at the National Level
Experience
- March 2021 to present:Professor Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
- Jan 2016 to Feb 2021: Professor & Head , Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
- Dec 2009 to Jan 2016:Associate Professor Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
- Aug 2005 to Dec 2009: Assistant Professor: Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
- July 2002 to July 2005 :Tutor
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
Professional Information
Awards and recognition:
- Recognized as one of the Top 2% of researchers in the world by Stanford University
- Executive Member of RGUHS Committee for implementation of Post Graduate CBME curriculum in Karnataka
- Member of the District Road Traffic Safety Committee
- Nominated member of elite National panel of Medico-Legal Experts to frame Medico Legal guidelines for Institutional Healthcare Delivery in India
- President of Karnataka MedicoLegal Society
- Recognised as one of the 5 icons for the Vijaya Karnataka Drug Awareness Campaign launched by the Home Minister
External positions
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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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Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study
GBD 2023 Substance Use Collaborators, 02-2026, In: Nature Medicine. 32, 2, p. 527-544 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of pesticides on Calliphoridae species: Insights into forensic entomotoxicology
Shetty, S., Bakkannavar, S. M., Nayak, V. C. & Bhat, V. R., 05-2026, In: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 120, 103117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Area-based face curve characteristic analysis to recognize Multimodal 2D/3D monozygotic twins using Simpson's rule and Machine Learning
Sanil, G., Prakasha, K., Prabhu, S. & Nayak, V. C., 12-2025, In: Systems and Soft Computing. 7, 200267.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A review on rehydrating solutions for fingertips in dried decomposed bodies
Prabhakaran, P., Bakkannavar, S. M., Nayak, V. C. & Bhat, V. R., 07-2025, In: Forensic Science International: Reports. 11, 100399.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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