Publication


Basic Science Faculty Research
Name Sl.No Artitle Title Year Remarks
Dr. Gyem Dorji
1 Aetiology of end-stage renal disease at the National Referral Hospital of Bhutan 2023 Co-PI
2 Effectiveness of different ways of presenting neuroanatomy illustration in PowerPoint slides on nursing student’s short -term learning memory. 2021 PI
3 A study on semen parameters, prevalence, knowledge, myths and perception of infertility and outcome of IUI among infertile Bhutanese male population. 2021
4 Preferences of Bangladeshi Anatomists on the use of Different Styles of Presenting Embryology Illustrations in Powerpoint Slides 2020 PI
5 Prevalence of Preeclampsia among Pregnant Women Delivering in National Referral Hospital, Bhutan 2019
Dr. Karma Tenzin
1 Health in all policies for happiness, wellbeing and health: a narrative review 2024 PI
2 Efficacy of Hot Herbal Compression (Chingdug) compared to Diclofenac gel in the management nonspecific low back pain in Bhutan: a randomized non-inferiority trial 2024 Co-PI
3 Taking Traditional Medicine (Sowa Rigpa) research from Bhutan to the world 2024 PI
4 Exposing the perils of predatory journals to safeguarding academic integrity 2024 Editorial
5 Practice and Outcomes of Endotracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department at National Referral Hospital: An Experience from Bhuta 2023 Co-PI
6 Quality of Life and Health Needs among Elderly aged 60-79 years in Paro, Bhutan 2023 Co-PI
7 Non-communicable diseases in South-East Asia: journeying towards the SDG target 2023 CO-PI
8 Why Planetary Health Education matters now for Bhutan and the World! 2023 PI
9 Maternal Risk factors Associated with Preterm Birth: A Case Control Study 2023 Cc-PI
10 Workplace-based Assessment in Postgraduate Medical Education: a 5 year experience from Bhutan 2023 PI
11 An Integrated Competency-based Curriculum for Undergraduate Medical Education Programme in Bhutan 2023 PI
12 Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice on preconception care among pregnant women at National Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan 2022
13 Early impact of the PEN HEARTS package to manage noncommunicable disease in Bhutan: a mixed-methods evaluation 2022
14 Workplace-based assessment in the Bhutanese context: acceptability, feasibility, and educational impact as perceived by trainees and trainers 2022
15 Health inequities in Bhutan's free healthcare system: a health policy dialogue summary 2022
16 Non-communicable Diseases Competencies in Undergraduate Curricula at Medical University in Bhutan 2022 PI
17 Prevalence, Pattern, and Factors Associated With Self-reported Disability Among the Bhutanese Population: A Secondary Data Analysis of Population and Housing Census 2021
18 Awareness and perception of epidural labor analgesia among pregnant women visiting antenatal clinic in National Referral Hospital 2021
19 "Pre-delivery hypotension after spinal anesthesia during cesarean section and its associated factors at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Bhutan" 2021
20 Dietary behavior of school going adolescents in Bhutan - Findings from the Global school-based student health survey in 2016 2021
21 Postgraduate Surgical Education in Bhutan 2021
22 Oral Health & Dentistry in Bhutan: call for actions to address a public health urgency 2021
23 Epidemiology of Influenza among patients with influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory illness in Pakistan: A 10-year surveillance study 2008-17 2020
24 Editorial: Handling future pandemic, lessons from the past 2020 Co-PI
25 How reliable are the current Blood Pressure Measuring devices in Health Facilities of Bhutan? 2020
26 CORRESPONDENCE Maternal Risk Factors Associated with Term Low Birth Weight in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Bhutan 2020
27 "Benefits of bloodletting procedure among Bad-mKhris-mGo-Nad patients: a prospective observational study" 2020
28 The Making of 21st Century Doctors of Bhutan; Use ofArtificial Intelligence, Big Data and Values Appropriate for the New Normal in the 21st Century 2020
29 Clinical profile of ectopic pregnancies in a national referral hospital in Bhutan: A two-year retrospective study 2020
30 "Impact of work place-based assessment in postgraduate medical education at a Medical University in Bhutan" 2020
31 "Knowledge, attitude and practice towards health research and its utilization among health professionals in Bhutan: Results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey in 2019" 2020
32 If we miss this chance, it's futile later on" - Late antenatal booking and its determinants in Bhutan: A mixed-methods study 2019
33 Relying on Widal test alone could lead to over diagnosis of typhoid fever: Findings from a records review of febrile patients at Damphu Hospital, Bhutan, 2011-2012 2019
34 Knowledge, attitude and practice on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) among the general duty medical officers in Bhutan 2019
35 Are people aware of the Buddhist astrological recommendations on timing for surgery? 2019
36 Suicidal ideation and attempt among school going adolescents in Bhutan – a secondary analysis of a global school-based student health survey in Bhutan 2016 2019
37 Perception of students on the teaching methodologies utilized at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan 2019
38 Effect of use of direct observation of procedural skills for assessment for learning in Obstetrics and Gynaecology postgraduate students at Medical University, Bhutan: a prospective study 2019
39 Internet Addiction among Secondary School Adolescents: A Mixed Methods Study 2019
40 Impact of faculty development programme on self-efficacy, competency and attitude towards medical education in Bhutan: a mixed-methods study 2019
41 Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Associated Psychological Co- morbidities among College Students in Bhutan 2018
42 Curriculum for postgraduate medicine in Bhutan’s only medical university: time for need-based curricula, review, development and implementation 2018
43 Role of Churu 25, Kobjee 13 and Agar 15 in controlling blood pressure in hypertensive patients: a prospective cohort study 2017
44 Construction of Multiple Choice Questions Before and After An Educational Intervention 2017
45 Effect of Moderate Physical Exercise on Autonomic Balance in Irritable Bowel Syndrome 2015 PI
46 Exercise Induced Changes in Autonomic Nerve Function in Patients with Irrita- ble Bowel Syndrome by Power Spectral Analysis 2015 PI
Dr. Kipchu Tshering
1 The Professional and Economic Impact of Pharmacy Workforce Development in Bhutan 2020
2 Microvascular complications and their associated risk factors among Type 2 diabetes patients at the National Referral Hospital 2020
3 Proportion of Retinopathy of Prematurity, its associated factors and outcomes at the National Referral Hospital, Thimphu 2020
4 Characteristics of adult end stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis at national referral hospital with the frequent and non-frequent emergency department visits 2020
5 Ten years cardiovascular risk assessment in patients visiting general outpatient department at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital 2018
6 In silico prediction of telomerase reverse transcriptase inhibitors using modified retinol for the treatment of arsenical cancer 2016 PI
7 Estimation of Arsenic in Nail using Silver Diethyldithiocarbamate Method 2015 Co-PI
Dr. Kuenzang Chhezom
1 Concordance between the two versions of WHO/ISH risk prediction charts in estimating 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in Bhutan. 2021
2 Comparison of icterometer and transcutaneous bilirubinometry to capillary bilirubin measurement for estimation of bilirubin in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia at National Referral Hospital, Thimphu 2021
3 Adequacy of Hemodialysis among the Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis in National Referral Hospital, Bhutan 2021
4 Factors determining outcomes in patients on invasive mechanical ventilation admitted in Adult Intensiv UK e Care Unit, National Referral Hospital, Bhutan from 01.07.2021 till 30.06.2022 2021
5 Effectiveness of different ways of presenting neuroanatomy illustration in PowerPoint slides on nursing student’s short -term learning memory. 2021
6 A study on semen parameters, prevalence, knowledge, myths and perception of infertility and outcome of IUI among infertile Bhutanese male population. 2021
7 Emerging Infectious Disease: Coronavirus Disease of 2019(COVID 19). What we know and What remains to be known? 2020
8 "Preference of Bangladeshi Anatomists on the use of different styles of presenting embryology illustrations in powerpoint slides. " 2020
9 Clinico-demographic profile and aetiology of chronic liver disease among patients admitted at the National Referral Hospital, Thimphu 2020
10 "Estimation of serum creatinine in biochemistry department, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan. " 2018
11 Biomarkers of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in otherwise healthy overweight subjects in Bangladesh 2017
12 Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and its association with pregnancy outcomes in three referral hospitals in Bhutan. 2017
Dr. Phurpa
1 Poor Lung Function of Industrial Workers of Bhutan: a retrospective study 2022 PI
2 Short-term Heart Rate Variability: A Technique to Detect Subclinical Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2021 PI
3 Pulmonary Function Status Among Industrial Workers of Bhutan: A Retrospective Study 2021 PI
4 The Prevalence of Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in Patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending Diabetic Clinic From July 2020 to June 2021 at the National Referral Hospital, Bhutan. 2021
5 Clinical and microbiological profile of patients with urinary tract 2 infections visiting General Outpatient Department, National Referral 3 Hospital 2021
6 Clinical Profile of Chronic Rhinosinusitis of Patients Visiting ENT Outpatient Department, National Referral Hospital, Bhutan. 2021
7 A diagnostic challenge of symptomatic benign primary retroperitoneal cyst 2021
8 Clinical Utility of a Smartphone-based EEG system for people with Epilepsy in Bhutan 2021
9 Clinical Profile of Neonatal Jaundice among Admitted Newborns at the National Referral Hospital, Bhutan: A Descriptive Study 2020
10 Association between adherence to performance measures and quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital 2018
11 Study of Road Traffic Injury Burden in Orthopaedic ward of National Referral Hospital, Bhutan 2018
12 Evaluation of Autonomic Dysfunction by Heart Rate Variability Analysis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 2016 PI
13 Diabetic Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction and Its Relationship with Duration of Diabetes 2016 PI
Dr. Sonam Chhoden R
1 Poor Lung Function of Industrial Workers of Bhutan: a retrospective study 2022 Co-PI
2 Expression of neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase genes in coronary atherosclerosis 2021 PI
3 Pregnancy during a Pandemic (EDITORIAL) 2021 PI
4 Expression of neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase mRNA in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus 2020 Co-PI
5 Estimation of serum creatinine in biochemistry department, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan. 2018 PI
Dr. Yoriko Nishizawa
1 Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Discharge Timing in Neonatal Unit at National Referral Hospital, Bhutan 2021
2 Determinants of neonatal mortality in Bhutan: a case-control study 2021
3 Addressing gaps in pediatric palliative care education in low resource settings: An innovative workshop model in Bhutan 2021
4 "Bhutan Health Service Delivery Indicator Survey " 2021
5 Proportion, Associated Factors and Outcome of Perinatal Asphyxia in Babies Born at the National Referral Hospital in 2021-2022 2021
6 Pattern of electrolyte abnormalities in children admitted in intensive care unit, National Referral Hospital. 2021
7 Clinical and Bacteriological Profile of Neonatal Sepsis: A Prospective Hospital-Based Study 2020
8 Prevalence and Outcome of Preterm Births in the National Referral Hospital in Bhutan: An Observational Study 2020
9 Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance in Neonatal Unit at National Referral Hospital, Bhutan 2018
10 Maternal Hypovitaminosis D as a cause of neonatal seizure 2017
11 Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC): Evaluation of Changes in Practice of Early Newborn Care by Trained Clinicians 2017
12 Health Facility Survey on Neonatal Resuscitation and Immediate Care after Birth 2015
13 The Role of ICT in Neonatal Care in Bhutan 2015
14 Development of Neonatal Resuscitation Simulator 2015