Faculty

Dr. Paul Ganguly Dr. Pallab (Paul) K. Ganguly
Professor of Anatomy
College of Medicine
Alfaisal University

Email: pganguly@alfaisal.edu
Tel : +(966-1) 215-7663 office

Education:
FACA	1989	American College of Angiology, USA
Post Doctoral Training	1985	University of Manitoba, Canada
MD	1982	All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
MBBS	1978	North Bengal University, India

Awards and Honors:

Scholar-Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canada
Merit Award-University of Manitoba, Canada
Rh Award-University of Manitoba, Canada
Young Investigator Award-Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Young Investigator Award-American College of Angiology
Visiting Professor-Harvard Medical School
Gold Medal-International Society for Heart Research

Appointments:

Assistant Professor University of Manitoba, Canada 1988
Associate Professor University of Manitoba, Canada 1993
Professor and Chairman Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain 2000
Scientific Consultant St. Boniface Hospital Res. Centre Canada 1989-present
Professor Alfaisal University 2008-present

Research Interests:

Cardiovascular Sciences: Increased plasma homocysteine is associated with stroke but its direct effects on the brain during a stroke are unknown. Since Excitatory amino acids are important in inducing brain damage, we examined the effects of homocysteine on the release of various amino acids in the striatum of experimental animals. Homocysteine-induced neurological damage in spontaneously hypertensive stroke prone rats was associated with a hypersecretion of excitatory amino acids. Future goal is to prove the hypothesis if subjects with hyperhomocysteinemia may be at risk for augmented brain damage from an ischemic infarct due to a selective activation of neuronal excitatory amino acids.
Medical Education: The research is directed towards curriculum development, innovative teaching methods and planning an effective assessment system in a new medical school.

Current projects:

Cardiac function in hyperhomocysteinemia: In order to understand how hyperhomocysteinemia can affect hypothalamic injury, autonomic and cardiac dysfunction, interstitial fluid will be collected from brain after homocysteine challenge and the perfusate will be evaluated for catecholamines and amino acids. The data will be correlated with cardiac function (the project has been submitted to KACST).
Medical Education: Assessment system at Alfaisal University: perception of medical students

Publications:(Total number of full length papers=118)
Refereed journal papers: (Last five years )

Clark, T.A., Maddaford, T.G., Tappia, P., Heyliger, C., Ganguly, P.K., Pierce, G.Restoration of cardiomyocyte function in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats after treatment with vanadate in a tea decoction. Current Pharamaceutical and Biotechnology, in press, 2010
Cowan, M.M., Hamweyah, K.M., Sabbagh, MD, Swaid, A., Alkattan, A.K., Ganguly, P.K. Persistent bilateral sciatic arteries: a rare finding of clinical importance. International Journal of Angiology, 19:e43-e44, 2010
Ganguly, P., Khraibi, A., Juurlink, B. Medical education in cardiovascular sciences: accommodating a research-driven curriculum. CV network 9 (2): 15-17, 2010.
Cowan, M., Arain, N.N., Assale, T.S.A, Assi, A.H., Albar, R.A., Ganguly, P.K. Student-centered integrated anatomy resource sessions at Alfaisal University. Anatomical Sciences Education 3:272-275, 2010
Ganguly P.K. Neuropeptide Y level in hypothalamus of experimental diabetic rats: correlation with sympathetic activity and body weight. International Journal of General Medicine, 3: 321-325, 2010
Ganguly, P.K. Teaching and learning of anatomy in the 21st century: direction and the starategies. The Open Medical Education Journal, 3: 5-10, 2010
Ganguly, P.K., Chan, L.K., 2009, Living anatomy in 21st century. South East Asian Journal of Medical Education, 2: 52-57, 2008.
Chan, L.K., Ganguly, P.K., 2008. Evaluation of small group teaching in human gross anatomy in a caribbean medical school. Anatomical Sciences Education , 1:19-22.
Ganguly, P.K., Maddaford, T. G., Edel, A.L., Karmin, O, K, Smeda, J.H., Pierce, G. N., 2008. Increased homocysteine-induced release of excitatory amino acids in the striatum of spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone rats. Brain Research, 1226: 192-198.
Dharap, A., Bandaranayke, R., Robertson, A.S., Mohammad, A.M., Al-Haddad, M.K., Ganguly, P.K., 2008. Perceptions of Medical Students Undertaking a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum: Experiences During the Pre-Clerkship Phase. Bahrain Medical Bulletin, 30:1-8.
Edel A.L., Kopilas, M., Clark, T.A., Aguilar, F., Ganguly, P.K., Heyliger, C.E., Pierce, G.N., 2006. Short-term bioaccumulation of vanadium when ingested with a tea decoction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Metabolism, 55:263-270.
Ganguly, P.K., Sanii, R., 2006. The new face of the old problem (letter to the editor). Clinical Anatomy,19: 778-779.
Al-Khalifa A.. Maddaford, T.G., Chahine, M.N., Austria, J.A., Edel, A.L., Richard, M.N., Ander, B.P., Gavel, N., Kopilas, M., Ganguly, R., Ganguly, P.K., Pierce, G.N. 2006. The Effect of dietary hempseed intake on cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury. American Journal of Physiology (Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.) November 22: 661-670.
Chakravarty, M., Latif, N.A., Abu-Hijleh M.F., Osman, M., Dharap, A.S., Ganguly, P.K.. 2005. Assessment of Anatomy in a problem-based Medical Curriculum. Clinical Anatomy, 18:131-136.
Abu-Hijleh, M.F., Chakravarty, M, Al-Shboul, Q, Latif, N.A., Osman, M, Bandaranayake, R., Ganguly, P.K., 2005. Structured problem-related anatomy demonstration:making order of random teaching events. Teaching and learning in Medicine, 17:68-72.

Book Published :

Catecholamine's and Heart Disease (CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida) ISBN Number 0-8493-5810-8

Teaching:

University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) (1986-1997)-Undergraduate Program

Gross anatomy, Histology, Cardiovascular Sciences

University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) (1988-1997)-Graduate Program

Supervised PhD and Master students

Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain (1998-2005)

Gross anatomy, Embryology, Histology, Neuroscience

St. Matthews University, Grand Cayman

Gross anatomy, Embryology, Histology

Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA
(since September 2008)

ANT 111, 121 Human biology and structure (gross anatomy and histology)
GEN 113, EBM 123 Human growths and development (embryology and genetics)
ANT 231 Neuroscience

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