Sivasankari Kamalakannan, BSMS, MD

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Assistant Doctor at Annaivelakanni Nursing Home, Palayamkottai, India
  • Assistant Doctor at Aakash fertility Hospital, Chennai, India
  • Doctor at Dharma Ayurveda Medical College, Sriperumbutur, India

 

ABOUT DR. SIVASANKARI KAMALAKANNAN

Dr. Sivasankari Kamalakannan is an Ayush practitioner, who has been practicing Siddha medicine for the past 10 years. Her areas of expertise include Gynecology, Infertility, Pediatrics, Hormonal Imbalances, Gastrointestinal health, Liver problems and Respiratory problems in herbal medicine.

She has hands on experience in patients care in therapeutic settings and she has specialized in active treatment of rehabilitation-related condition.

Dr. Kamalakannan has examined regulatory documents and monitored reports of patients. She has performed clinical duties such as collecting case history, monitoring and treatment.

She has also been involved in analyzing drugs by biochemical and pharmacological methods and assisting senior scientists with designing and conducting experiments. Further, she has performed analytic procedures of specimen collection, monitoring, investigation and documentation of the specimen.

 

MEDICAL RESEARCH ANALYSIS IN MD DISSERTATION

For her MD dissertation, Dr. Kamalakannan conducted a study of medicinal herbal oil (pori karrappan thylam) in the management of Atopic dermatitis for children (1-12yrs) in which clinical evaluation of the disease “Atopic dermatitis” with medicine given to patients (40 IP + 40 OP) were internally and externally observed, monitored and documented.

 

DRUG ANALYSIS OF TRIAL DRUGS

  • Biochemical analysis – qualitative analysis
  • Microbial studies – paper disc agar diffusion method
  • Pharmacological analysis
  • Analgesic studies
  • Acute anti-inflammatory studies (Hind-paw method in albino rats)
  • Anti-histamine studies
  • Acute Toxicity study (used albino rats)

 

PRESENTATIONS

  • Poster presentation on herb chemical constituents and scientific benefits of “Acorus calamus”
  • Poster presentations on lactation herbs
  • Paper presentation on clinical studies in Atopic dermatitis

 

EDUCATION

  • Dr. Kamalakannan earned her Diploma in Clinical Research & Pharmacovigilance in 2017
  • She received her Master’s degree from The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical university, Tamil Nadu, India, in M.D. (Siddha Medicine) in Pediatrics
  • She graduated with BSMS (Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery) degree from The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical university, Tamil Nadu, India