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Faculty Profiles

Profile Overview

Dr. Vishal Shinde
MBBS
Tutor
vishal.shinde@smcw.siu.edu.in
MMC-2022/10/8501
2024-01-12

Ongoing Project

Sr. No. Research Project Title Principal Investigator(s) and Co-Investigator(s) Collaborating Organization, if any Funding Agency (National/International) Project Duration (Start-End Dates)
Extramural
1 Exploring role of perceptions and health risk communication in heat health adaptation: a mixed methods study among construction workers, manual laborers and street vendors – ICMR Study PI – Dr Ritu Parchure
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
Prayas Health Group, Pune National – ICMR (Short Research Grant Funds) 2 years (January 2025 – December 2026)
2 Identifying Key Predictors of Early Menarche Among Adolescent Girls: A Comparative Study of Urban and Rural Pune, Maharashtra – ICMR-STS PI – Manya Choudhary (Phase III Part I MBBS)
Co-PI/Guide – Dr Amruta Barhate
- National – ICMR-STS 2 years (June 2025 – June 2027)
Intramural
1 Assessing the effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) against Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) among Traffic Policemen in Pune city, Maharashtra PI – Aakansha Ringsia (Phase III Part II MBBS)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate, Dr Nayana Karodpati
- NIL 2 years (Jan 2025 – Dec 2026)
2 Bridging Policy and Practice: Doctors’ Experience with ABHA in Western Maharashtra PI – Anvesha Singh (Phase III Part II MBBS)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL June 2025 – Dec 2026
3 Adoption and Implementation of ABHA in Multi-specialty and Teaching Hospitals in Pune city: A Study on Readiness and Challenges PI – Aakansha Ringsia (Phase III Part II MBBS)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL June 2025 – Dec 2026
4 Pathways to Care for Drug-Resistant Infections PI – Akansha Trivedi (Phase III Part I MBBS)
Co-PI – Dr Kalpana Angadi, Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL June 2025 – Dec 2026
5 Sociodemographic factors and substance abuse patterns among women at a de-addiction center in Pune PI – Apoorva Agarwal (Intern, SMCW)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL May 2025 – April 2026
6 Health status of solid municipal waste handlers in Pune city PI – Kritika Gandhi (Intern, SMCW)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL May 2025 – April 2026
7 Understanding the Unseen – A Study of Postpartum Depression Awareness and Misconceptions Among Expectant and New Mothers PI – Hanniyah Khwaja (Intern, SMCW)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL May 2025 – April 2026
8 The dermatological dilemma – Cosmeceutical trends, awareness and practices among medical students PI – Irshita Soni (Intern, SMCW)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL May 2025 – April 2026
9 Perception of medical students and interns on the role of Artificial Intelligence in transforming the future of medical research PI – Shiwani Chaudhary (Intern, SMCW)
Co-PI – Dr Amruta Barhate
- NIL May 2025 – April 2026