Faculty & Staff
Dr. Madonne Rufina Dishani M
MBBS, MD in Community Medicine
Senior Resident/ Department of Community Health
Languages
English, Kannada, Tamil
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MBBS, MD in Community Medicine
I am a Community Medicine physician currently serving as a Senior Resident in the Department of Community Health at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore. I completed
my MBBS from Government Medical College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, followed by an MD in Community Medicine from St. John’s Medical College, Karnataka. My areas of work and research include Health Economics, Occupational Health, and Mental Health. I have contributed to research on costing in mental healthcare, costing in epilepsy, Long
COVID sequelae in workers and improving menstrual health in garment industries.
Qualification/ Education
MBBS, MD in Community Medicine
Experience
Tutor in Community Medicine in the Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College from 2017- 2020
Medical Officer Occupational Health in St. John's Research Institute, from Jan 2022 to June 2023
Senior Resident in Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College from June 2023 to present
Areas of interest
Health Economics
Community Mental Health
Occupational Health
Field of Expertise
Public Health
Health Economics
Fellowship & Membership
Nil
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
Nil
Other formal training/certification
Diplomate in Global Health from The Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Currently pursuing “Advanced Course on Economic Evaluation for Health Technology Assessment” from Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health PGIMER, Chandigarh
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Co- Convener of Constitutional Club
Health Economics Cell under the Division of Epidemiology and Population Health, St. John's Research Institute
Membership of professional associations/bodies
Karnataka Association of Community Health (KACH) lifetime member
International Commission on Occupational Health member
Indian Association of Occupational Health lifetime member
Life Member of KARNATAKA Branch affiliated to IAOH Central Body
Awards and Recognitions
- Mohanmal Award for Research in Industrial Medicine 2025 awarded by the Indian Association of Occupational Health Karnataka branch at the 74th state conference of the Association of Occupational Health Karnataka.
- BEL IND award for best scientific paper at OCCUCON 2025, 75th National Conference of the Indian Association of Occupational Health
- International Scholarship to attend the Global Health Summer Programme at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel in 2019
- ICMR MD thesis financial support grant for MD thesis in 2017
Tutor in Community Medicine in the Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College from 2017- 2020
Medical Officer Occupational Health in St. John's Research Institute, from Jan 2022 to June 2023
Senior Resident in Department of Community Health, St. John's Medical College from June 2023 to present
Health Economics
Community Mental Health
Occupational Health
No groups and associations specified.
| S.I. No | Project Title | Project Lead | Year of Initiation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategies for non-communicable disease prevention in select populations residing in different regions of India (SUPPORT) | 2024 | ongoing |
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No Others Contributions details available.