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Dr. Sameer Dhingra

Associate Professor & Head

Department of Pharmacy Practice

sameer[dot]dhingra[at]niperhajipur[dot]ac[dot]in

Faculty CV

Academics
Education:

  • PhD: Pharmaceutical Sciences (Mar 2007 – Sep 2012)
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India
  • Pharm: Pharmacy Practice (Sep 2001-Oct 2003)
    JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysore, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India
  • Pharm: Pharmaceutical Sciences (Apr 1995- Jul 1999)
    JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty, affiliated to The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, India

Postgraduate Course:

  • Postgraduate course in University Teaching & Learning (Sep 2014 – Apr 2015)
    The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus

Certificate/Training Programmes (> 2 week duration): 

  • Certificate Course on Responsible Conduct of Research (Feb 2019)
    Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), FL, USA
  • Professional Certificate Program in Resource Mobilization (Feb- Mar 2016)
    Office of Research Development and Knowledge Transfer UWI, St. Augustine
  • 17th International Pharmacovigilance Training Course (May 18 – 29, 2015)
    Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), Uppsala, Sweden
  • Short-term course on “Research Commercialization (Nov 2014 – Jan 2015)
    National Council for Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer, Towson, MS, USA
  • Foreign Pharmacist’s Training (July–Oct 2014)
    Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Teaching Hospital, Trinidad, WI
  • Assessment & Setting Valid Examination Questions and Papers (Oct – Nov 2013)
    CETL, UWI, St. Augustine, WI
  • Staff Development Program for Pharmacy Teachers (May 10 – 24, 2004)
    All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
  • Foundation Course in Modern Biotechnology & Bioinformatics (Nov 11-23, 2003)
    AICTE, Sinhgad College of Pharmacy, Pune, India
Registration with Pharmacy Council/Board
 
• Registered with Haryana State Pharmacy Council, India, April 25, 2000, Reg. no. 11492
• Registered with Pharmacy Board of Trinidad and Tobago, September 7, 2017 Reg. no. D-102

Experience

  • Associate Professor (Regular), National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur from 28/12/20 onwards
  • Lecturer (Regular, tenured position), School of Pharmacy, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine from 07/05/13 to 22/12/20
  • Professor and Head of Department, Swift School of Pharmacy, Patiala, Punjab  from 01/06/12 to 10/04/13
  • Professor and Principal, Spectrum Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Gr. Noida from 02/02/12 to 12/05/12
  • Assistant Professor (promoted to Associate Professor); Head of Department & Officiating Principal charge, Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology, Baddi, HP from 06/04/09 to 01/02/12
  • Lecturer (promoted to Senior Lecturer), Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy, Sirsa, Haryana, India from 09/03/04 to 03/04/09
  • Lecturer, Sinhgad Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kusgaon, Lonavala, MH, India from 12/09/03 to 06/03/04
  • Pharmaceutical Sales Representative (PSR), Chandigarh HQ, AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited, Bangalore from 14/06/99 to 16/09/2K

Awards & Recognitions

  • Received appreciation certificate of top-performing Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre (National recognition) from PvPI-Indian Pharmacopeia Commission (2023) as Coordinator.
  • Awarded Bronze Category Award for Adverse Events Monitoring Centre (National recognition) from MvPI-Indian Pharmacopeia Commission (2022) as Coordinator.
  • Received indefinite tenured position and letter of appreciation from Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies (UWI) for teaching, research, and outreach services (2020)
  • Awarded Young Investigator Award for research work from Association of Pharmacy Professionals, India (2016)
  • Received Certificate of Appreciation for strengthening healthcare systems through pharmacovigilance awareness and data collection from Campus Management, UWI (2016)
  • Awarded Certificate of Excellency for promoting rational use of drugs among state hospital pharmacists from Haryana State Pharmacy Council (2008)
  • Received Certificate of Appreciation for contribution to Drug Information Services in Haryana State from Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association (2007)
  • Won first prize in Essay Competition for Pharmacy Teachers on “Role of Educational Institutes in improving community pharmacy practice in India” from Indian Pharmaceutical Association (2006)
  • Received Certificate of Appreciation for voluntarily donating blood more than 10 times from Rotary and Blood Bank Society (2012)

Research Areas

  • Health Economics and Outcomes Research
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures & QoL
  • Pharmacovigilance and ADR Monitoring
  • Antimicrobial stewardship and AMR prevention

Disease focused areas: Tuberculosis and Cancer (breast and head & neck)

Research Publications
Recent publications Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0mNRkBIAAAAJ&hl=en

  1. Shelke A, Priya P, Mishra S, Chauhan R, Murti K, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, risk factors and their impact on mortality in cancer patients at a tertiary care cancer hospital-A prospective study. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2024;5(7).
  2. Dar MA, Chauhan R, Trivedi V, Kumar R, Dhingra S. Assessing the prevalence of financial toxicity, its predictors and association with health-related quality of life among radiation oncology patients in India: A cross-sectional patient reported outcome study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024;7(0).
  3. Dar MA, Chauhan R, Murti K, Trivedi V, Dhingra S. Development and validation of subjective financial distress questionnaire (SFDQ): a patient reported outcome measure for the assessment of financial toxicity among radiation oncology patients. Front Oncol. 2023;4(7).
  4. Narapaka PK, Murti K, Singh M, Dhingra S. Validity and reliability of the 9-item shared decision-making questionnaire (SDM-Q-9) among Indian oncology patients in a tertiary care hospital. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2024;2(8).
  5. Sharma A, Singh A, Dar MA, Kaur RJ, Charan J, Iskandar K, Haque M, Murti K, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Menace of antimicrobial resistance in LMICs: Current surveillance practices and control measures to tackle hostility. J Infect Public Health. 2023;6(7).
  6. Narapaka PK, Katikaala K, Ponnalaa V, Sarasa M, Vishwas G, Singh M, Venkteshan RG, Dhingra S. Psychological Health among Healthcare Professionals during COVID 19 Pandemic: An updated meta-analysis. Indian J Psychiatry. 2024;3(1).
  7. Narapaka PK, Singh M, Ramesh M, Dhingra S. Patient-Reported Involvement in Shared Decision-Making during Medical Consultations: A Systematic Literature Review. J Public Health. 2023;1(8).
  8. Ledesma JR, Ma J, Zhang M, Basting AV, Chu HT, Vongpradith A, Novotney A, LeGrand KE, Xu YY, Dai X, Nicholson SI, Dhingra S, et al. Global, regional, and national age-specific progress towards the 2020 milestones of the WHO End TB Strategy: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Infect Dis. 2024;56(3).
  9. Ferrari AJ, Santomauro DF, Aali A, Abate YH, Abbafati C, Abbastabar H, Abd ElHafeez S, Abdelmasseh M, Abd-Elsalam S, Abdollahi A, Dhingra S, et al. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024;168(9).
  10. Balasubramanian M, Bulamu NB, Bulto L, Gebremeskel TG, Kaambwa B, Naik G, Shorofi A, Dhingra S, et al. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet. 2024;168(9).
  11. Pavan G, Kumar M, Kumar N, Dhingra S, Ravichandiran V, Murti K. Exploring antibiotics safety: A prospective observational study in a tertiary care public sector hospital. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2024;2(6).
  12. Guha P, Dutta S, Murti K, Charan JK, Pandey K, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. The integration of omics: a promising approach to personalized tuberculosis treatment. Med Omics. 2024.
  13. Dutta S, Dhingra S, Singhal S, Shah R, Charan J, Haque M. Daridorexant as a novel pharmacotherapeutic approach in insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2023;4.01.
  14. Ponnala V, Narapaka PK, Garapati P, Vishwas G, Imam A, Dhingra S. Exploring the association between statin use and the risk of pancreatic cancer: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies. Curr Pharmacol Rep. 2023;0.8.
  15. Salas M, Gossell-Williams M, Yalamanchili P, Dhingra S, Malikova MA, Aimer O, Junaid T. The Use of Biomarkers in Pharmacovigilance: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Biomark Insights. 2023;3.8.
  16. Walker KE, Bankay R, Jankie S, Dhingra S. Pharmacovigilance in the Caribbean Countries: an Overview. Curr Pharmacol Rep. 2023;0.8.
  17. Ikuta KS, Swetschinski LR, Aguilar GR, Sharara F, Mestrovic T, Gray AP, Weaver ND, Wool EE, Han C, Hayoon AG, Aali A, Dhingra S, et al. Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2023;168(9).
  18. Dar MA, Kumar P, Kumar P, Shrivastava A, Dar MA, Chauhan R, Trivedi V, Singh A, Khan E, Velayutham R, Dhingra S. Designing of Peptide Based Multi-Epitope Vaccine Construct against Gallbladder Cancer Using Immunoinformatics and Computational Approaches. Vaccines. 2022;7.8.
  19. Zou Z, Liu G, Hay SI, Basu S, Belgaumi UI, Dhali A, Dhingra S, Fekadu G, Golechha M, Joseph N, Krishan K. Time trends in tuberculosis mortality across the BRICS: an age-period-cohort analysis for the GBD 2019. eClin Med. 2022;15.1.
  20. Devipriya JS, Gupta AK, Pavan G, Dhingra S, Murti K, Ravichandiran V, Pandey K. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices among HIV/Leishmaniasis Co-Infected Patients in Bihar, India. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022;3.7.
  21. Salas M, Petracek J, Yalamanchili P, Aimer O, Kasthuril D, Dhingra S, Junaid T, Bostic T. The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Pharm Med. 2022;0.61.
  22. Sharma A, Kumar P, Dutta S, Kaur RJ, Charan J, Chikara G, Murti K, Kumarasamy M, Ramesh M, Pandey K, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Pathophysiological and Genetic Basis of Tenofovir-Induced Acute Renal Dysfunction: Strategies and Recent Developments for Better Clinical Outcomes. Curr Pharmacol Rep. 2022;0.8.
  23. Karun A, Kaur RJ, Charan J, Murti K, Ramesh M, Ravichandiran V, Dhingra S. Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Resistance in Paediatric Population: a Narrative Review. Curr Pharmacol Rep. 2022;0.8.
  24. Goyal JP, Singh S, Bishnoi R, Bhardwaj P, Kaur RJ, Dhingra S, Yadav D, Dutta S, Charan J. Efficacy and safety of vitamin D in tuberculosis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2022;3.7.
  25. Rabiu AA, Ahmad R, Rowaiye AB, Rahman S, Iskandar K, Dutta S, Oli AN, Dhingra S, Tor MA, Etando A, Kumar S. Targeting Specific Checkpoints in the Management of SARSCoV-2 Induced Cytokine Storm. Life. 2022;3.2.