K S Hegde Medical Academy Mangaluru Faculty: Reviews, Experience, Qualification & Teaching Methodology 2026

KSHEMA Mangalore boasts a strong and experienced faculty team comprising highly qualified doctors and professors, many of whom are senior consultants at the attached Hospital. Most faculty members hold postgraduate and super-specialty qualifications from reputed institutions and bring rich clinical as well as teaching experience to the classroom.

• Dr. P.S. Prakash – Dean / Professor, Department of General Medicine
• Dr. Martin Lucas – Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy
• Dr. Sukanya Shetty – Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry (also Vice Dean)
• Dr. Jayaprakash Shetty K – Professor & Head, Department of Pathology
• Dr. Rajendra Holla – Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology
• Dr. Amrith M. Mirajkar – Professor & Head, Department of Physiology
• Dr. Mahabalesh Shetty – Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine
• Dr. Nalam Udaya Kiran – Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine
• Dr. Girisha B.S. – Professor & Head, Department of Dermatology
• Dr. Rajeshwary A – Professor & Head, Department of E.N.T.
• Dr. Vijay Pai – Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology
• Dr. H.R. Rai – Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedics
• Dr. Vijaya D. Shenoy – Professor & Head, Department of Paediatrics
• Dr. Satheesh Rao – Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry
• Dr. Srikrishna U. – Professor & Head, Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging