Dr. A. Yashwanth Kumar

M.D. (Forensic Medicine)

Assistant Professor

SMC Reg. No. 99550

Email : sinthkumar18@gmail.com

Current Academic Role & Responsibilities:

  • An expert in Forensic Medicine.
  • Identify and define medico-legal problems as they emerge in the community and work to resolve such problems by planning, implementing, evaluating and modulating Medico- legal services.
  • Undertake medico-legal responsibilities and discharge medico-legal duties in required settings.Keep abreast with all recent developments and emerging trends in Forensic Medicine, Medical Ethics andthe law.
  • Deal with general principles and practical problems related to forensic, clinical, emergency, environmental, medico-legal and occupational aspects of toxicology.
  • Deal with medico-legal aspects of  Psychiatry, mental health and drug addiction.
  • Impart education in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology to under-graduate and post- graduate students with the help of modern teaching aids.
  • Assess the students’ knowledge and skills in the subject of Forensic Medicine Oriented to research methodology and conduct of research in the subject Administrative responsibility of the college Registrar for NAAC Programme.

Areas of Research & Expertise:

  • Clinical Forensic Medicine.
  • Medical Jurisprudence.
  • Fundamentals of Forensic Medicine.
  • Forensic Pathology.
  • Forensic Radiology.
  • Forensic Dentistry.
  • Forensic Psychiatry.
  • Toxicology

Awards & Achievements:

DPM (Diploma in Psychiatry medicine). D.Cr, F.S (Diploma in criminology and forensic medicine).  Trained in D.N.A finger printing (Cochin).

Professional Affiliations:

  • Life Member of Indian Medical Association.
  • Life Member of Indian Toxicology Association.
  • Life Member of I.C  F.M.T ( Indian Congress  of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology).
  • Life Member of Telangana Academy of Forensic Medicine [TAFM] -10/TAFM/2023/TS.

Publications:

  • Pemmada Ravi Kumar. Battered Baby Syndrome- A Miserable Cause of Child Death. J. Evolution Med. Dental. Sciences. 31st July  2017;6(61).
  • A Study on Pattern of Head Injuries in Two Wheeler Road Traffic Accidents. International Journal of Health Sciences & Research, . April 2017;7(4):217-223.
  • P.Ravi Kumar .A Profile of Poisoning Cases Attending to Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences. January-March 2018;5(1):70-73.
  • P.Ravi Kumar, Pattern of Female Deaths: An Autopsy-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International Journal of Health and Clinical Research. 2021;4(18):54-58.