Departments > physiology > FacultiesFaculty Profile - Dr. ANJU SHAJU AREECKAL

Basic Information
Career Profile
  • Experiences

    Designation*

    Department

    Institution

    From

    To

    Total

    Tutor

    Physiology

    Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University

    May 2012

    May 2015

    3 y

    Assistant Professor

    Physiology

    Mount Zion Medical College, Adoor, Kerala

    Sept 2015

    Sept 2016

    11 m

    Assistant Professor

    Physiology

    Believers Church Medical College, Thiruvalla, Kerala

    Sept 2016

    Oct 2020

    4 y 1 m

    Assistant Professor

    Physiology

    Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala

    Oct 2020

    Till date

    4y 7 m

  • Achievements

    1.  Electrocardiogram - Interpretation and Application in Clinical Practice - SWAYAM Course Certificate (Sept 2024).

    2.  PG Dissertation Guide of Dr Anisha V.S. (2022-2025). Title: Electrocardiographic changes in chronic kidney disease patients in a tertiary care centre in Kerala.

    3.  Basic Life support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - AHA 2020. (Nov 2022).

    4.  Revised Basic Course Workshop in Medical Education Technologies (Nov 2021).

    5.  Co-investigator of a Project by Dr Joby Joseph. Title: Serum level of Zinc in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease admitted in a teriary care hospital in Kerala - A pilot study (Sept 2021).

    6.  Basic Course in Biomedical Research (Online Certification, Aug-Dec 2020)

    7.   Curriculum Implementation Support Programme II (Sept 2020).

    8.  Academic activities for MBBS, MD Physiology, BDS, BSc Nursing, DRRT, DOTAT, BCVT, DMLT.

    9.  Contributor to “Eureka - Solved previous KUHS Physiology Question with Illustrations - Physiology”.

    10. Worked as a tutor/JR in Department of Community Medicine, OBG and Biochemistry after MBBS.

Research Profile
  • Journal Publications

    1. Gender Disparities in Obesity among Elderly Urban Residents of Mangalore: An Indian Community-Based Study. Citation: Anju Shaju Areeckal , Nayanatara Arunkumar , Anu Shaju Areeckal (2025). Gender Disparities in Obesity among Elderly Urban Residents of Mangalore: An Indian Community-Based Study. Universal Journal of Public Health, 13(2), 407 - 416. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130212.
    2. Impact of Quality of Life between Old age homes and Family House holds in Geriatric Population. Citation: Areeckal, Anju Shaju; Arunkumar, Nayanatara; and Pai, Sheila R., "Impact of quality of life between old age homes and family households in geriatric population" (2021). Open Access archive. 2930. https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/2930
    3. Comparison of Body mass index in relation to their place of residence among elderly population in Manglore. Citation: Pai, Sheila & Areeckal, Anju & Kumar, Nayanatara & Areeckal, Anu. (2015). Comparison of Body Mass Index in relation to their place of residence among elderly population in Mangalore. International Journal of Biomedical Research. 6. 101. 10.7439/ijbr.v6i2.1669.