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Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Seshananda Sanjel, MPH, PhD; Professor, School of Public Health, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Nepal.
Email: seshanandasanjel24@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-6946
Managing Editor
Dr. Robin Khapung, MBBS, MD, Anesthesiology, Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email: robinkhapung@hotmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-7052
Executive Editors
Prof. Dr. Bijay Aryal, PhD, Assistant Dean, School of Pharmacy, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
Email:
ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6449-5837
Dr. Subi Basnyat, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email:Basnyat_subi@hotmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7189-1263
Ms. Ramu Maharjan, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email:Ramumaharjan@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7030-5764
Dr. Uttara Gautam, MD Pediatrics, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email: uttara8118@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-9300
Dr. Jeetendra Bhandari, MD General Practice and Emergency Medicine (GPEM), Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email: z2jeetendra@gmail.com
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7350-2840
Dr. Deependra Hamal, BDS, MD Microbiology, Associate Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email: hmldipendra@yahoo.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8228-485X
Nishant Lama, MPH, Associate Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email: nishant.tmg@gmail.com
ORCID:
Academic Editors (National)
Dr. Gehanath Baral, MBBS, MD Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor, Nobel Medical College, Kathmandu University (KU)
gehanath@gmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3319-5516
Dr. Jyoti Manandhar Shrestha, MD, Pharmacology, Professor, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Jyoti777@gmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7403-3874
Dr. Dinesh Lamsal, MDGP, Professor & Head, Department of Family Medicine (General Practice) & Emergency Medicine, Chairperson, Institutional Research Committee, Civil Service Hospital
Dr. Kunjang Sherpa, MD Internal Medicine, DM Cardiology, Associate Professor, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu, Nepal
sherpakunjang7@gmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1136-6983
Dr. Anip Joshi, MBBS, MS FACS, FIAGES (Hon.) Associate Professor, Chief Consultant Surgeon, Head of Department, Department of Surgery, Bir Hospital, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Kathmandu, Nepal
dranipjoshi@gmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3095-8928
Dr. Nabindra Raj Bista, MD, Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
navindrarajbista@hotmail.com
Mr. Prem Prasad Panta, MSc Statistics, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, KIST Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal
premprasadpanta@gmail.com
Dr. Basu Dev Parajuli, MD, Anesthesiology, Critical and Pain Medicine, Assistant Professor, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
bashuparajuli2012@gmail.com
Ms. Sajani Manandhar, BSc Nursing, MPH, Research Officer, New ERA, Kathmandu, Nepal. PhD Scholar (Applied Demography and Social Research), Mahidol University, Thailand
manandharsajani@gmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6860-8464
Dr. Nirmal Thapa, MD Surgery, Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
Nirmalthapa072@gmail.com
Dr. Ram Chandra Panthi, MD, Internal Medicine, Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
Email:ramcp1993@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4830-3177
Dr. Kamal Prasad Thani, MD, Paediatrics, Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences(KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
Email:kamalthani@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7113-4414
Dr. Shirish Silwal, MBBS, MD, Anesthesiology, Consultant Anesthesiologist, Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal
shirish1992backup@gmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0004-4003
Pratima Neupane, MPH, Assistant Professor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
Email: pratimaneupane07@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2652-0876
Academic Editors (International)
Dr. Kamal Raj Aryal, MD; Associate Professor, Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of East Anglia and James Paget University Hospital, UK
rlkamal2000@hotmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9300-5211
Dr. Zeba un Naher, MBBS, MD in Clinical Biochemistry, Associate Professor, Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education, Bangladesh Medical University
zeba.naher@bsmmu.edu.bd
Dr. Niraj Yadav, MD, Critical Care Medicine, ICU Medical Director, St Francis Hospital, Grand Island, Nebraska. Critical Care Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine. Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology – American Board of Internal Medicine, Neurocritical care – American Board of Internal Medicine, USA
Niraj.yadav@commonspirit.org
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1857-6787
Dr. Posan Samsher Limbu, MBBS, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine. Division of Nephrology and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, SSM St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
posansamser.limbu@health.slu.edu
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1809-5391
Dr. Abinav Dhakal, MBBS, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Inpatient Medicine, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Abhinav.dhakal@bannerhealth.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5823-7464
Dr. Sonia Gupta, MBBS, MD, Rheumatologist, Intermountain Medicine Center, Murray, Utah. Internal Medicine – American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology – American Board of Internal Medicine, USA
soniagupta@imail.org
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-3488
Dr. Santosh Sapkota, MBBS, MD, PHD, Internal Medicine, McLaren Health Care Corporation, Flint, Michigan, USA
scyla.santosh@gmail.com
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4426-2670
Dr. Kiran Kumar KC, MBBS, MD Anesthesiology, FRCA ST5 Anesthetics North West School of Anesthesia, England, UK
Kirankumar.kc@nhs.net
ORCHID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-1385
Dr. Sajan Acharya, Assistant Professor, MBBS, MD, Hospitalist and Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine program at NYCHHC/Woodhull, New York University
Email: mailto:acharyas@nychhc.org
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9508-9439
Bibha Gautam, PhD, RN, CNE; Associate Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Bibha.Gautam@ttuhsc.edu
Dr. Pathiyil Ravi Shankar, MBBS, MD, PSGFAIMER Fellow in HPE, FAcadMed; Faculty, IMU Centre for Education, International Medical University, Malaysia
ravi.dr.shankar@gmail.com
Dr. Ranjan Dahal, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Jersey, USA
drtcsingel@gmail.com
T.C. Singel, MD; Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shri Govind Guru University (SGGU), Zydus Medical College and Hospital, Gujarat, India
drtcsingel@gmail.com
Karma Tenzin; Deputy Dean, Head of Center for Research in Respiratory & Neuroscience, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences, Bhutan
karmatenzin9@gmail.com
Florian Thermann, MD; Professor, Department of Vascular Surgery, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum Merseburg, Germany
Jeffrey A. Kottler, MD; Professor Emeritus, Department of Counselling, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA
Pertti Kekki, MD; Professor emeritus of General Practice and Primary Healthcare, University of Helsinki, Finland
pertti.kekki@helsinki.fi
Sangita Bista, MD; Assistant Professor; Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Technical University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, USA
bistasangu@gmail.com
Editorial Assistant and IT Support
Binod Adhikari, Department of IT, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal.
binod@kahs.edu.np
Advisors
Dr. Poojan Kumar Rokaya, Vice-chancellor, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
Dr. Dabal Bahadur Dhami, Rector, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
Dr. Prenit Pokhrel, Dean, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS), Jumla, Nepal
Immediate Past Editor-in-chief
Dr. Kapil Amgain; Associate Professor(2019-2025)
Past Associates of JKAHS
Modnath Marahatta; Professor; JKAHS – Editor-in-Chief (2018)
Binod Aryal, Assistant Professor; JKAHS – Editor-in-Chief (2018)
Kiran Regmi Ghimire, Professor; JKAHS – Editor-in-Chief (2019)
Rajendra Raj Wagle, Ex-Vice-Chancellor of KAHS (2018 – 2021)
Mangal Rawal, Ex-Vice-Chancellor of KAHS (2021 – 2025)
Modnath Marahatta, Ex-Dean, School of Medicine, KAHS
Resham Bahadur Rana, Ex-Dean, School of Medicine, KAHS
Saraswoti Gautam Bhattarai, Ex-Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, KAHS
Muni Raj Chhetri, Ex-Dean, School of Public Health, KAHS
Ramesh Bhattarai, Ex-Dean, School of Medicine, KAHS
Hari Prasad Dhakal, Senior Consultant Pathologist
Bishnu Hari Paudel, Professor of Physiology
Basista Rijal, Senior Consultant Microbiologist
Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Professor of Microbiology
Ramesh Kanta Adhikari, Professor of Pediatrics
Bijay Aryal, Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Dr. Harihar Devkota, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery
Sharmila Shrestha, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Nishant Lama, Associate Professor, School of Public Health
Ravin Bhandari, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
Dr. Rajib Sah, Associate Professor, Department of Gyne/Obs.