Dr. Arun Kumar

Senior Lecturer
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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Biography

Dr. Arun Kumar is currently working as Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences. In 2010 he was appointed in Faculty of Medicine, in Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. He has worked in the Faculty of Medicine in India and abroad. Currently he is Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Medical Sciences (eISSN: 2019-0576) and also Editor- in- Chief of Journal of Biomedical Sciences, IMedPub, Spain. He has sixteen years teaching experience and have published more than eighty scientific papers in National and International indexed journals. He has authored seven books and contribution of chapters in two text books. Dr. Arun Kumar accomplished his Graduation and Post-Graduation from Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India. He further did his Doctorate from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2009 in Medical Biochemistry.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Diabetes
Urolithaisis
Lipid Profile
Cardiovascular Disease

Selected Publications

  1. Das, M., U.K. Biswas and A. Kumar, 2015. 24 hours urinary hydroxyproline: A noninvasive, cost-effective and early biochemical marker which may be used to screen the osteoporotic lesion in postmenopausal women. Asian J. Med. Sci., 6: 21-24.
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  2. Sigdel, M., A. Kumar, P. Gyawali, R. Shrestha, E.T. Tuladhar and B. Jha, 2014. Association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein with the components of metabolic syndrome in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 8: CC11-CC13.
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  3. Sau, T.J., S.K. Dey, A. Kumar and U.K. Biswas, 2014. Common carotid artery intima-media thickness reflects the cumulative burden of atherosclerosis and predicted well by total-C/HDL-C ratio in type-II diabetic patients: A case control study based from Kolkata, India. Asian J. Med. Sci., 5: 9-14.
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  4. Poudel, B., B.K. Yadav, A. Kumar, B. Jha and K.B. Raut, 2014. Serum uric acid level in newly diagnosed essential hypertension in a Nepalese population: A hospital based cross sectional study. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 4: 59-64.
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  5. Kumar, A., K. Mitra, S. Nagarajan and B. Poudel, 2014. Factors influencing medical students' choice of future specialization in medical sciences: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey from medical schools in China, Malaysia and Regions of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. North Am. J. Med. Sci., 6: 119-125.
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  6. Kumar, A., 2014. Prognostic implications of ischemia modified albumin in known cases of 86 elderly hypertensive South Asian aged 56-64 years: A hospital based study. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Dis., 4: S429-S434.
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  7. Kumar, A., 2014. Do parental coronary heart disease risk factors (non-modifiable) effect their young ones? Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., (In Press). .

  8. Kumar, A., 2014. Correlation of serum paraoxonase activities in known cases of 130 elderly hypertensive South Asian aged 56-64 years: A hospital based study. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Dis., 4: S330-S335.
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  9. Kumar, A., 2014. Correlation between anthropometric measurement, lipid profile, dietary vitamins, serum antioxidants, lipoprotein (a) and lipid peroxides in known cases of 345 elderly hypertensive South Asian aged 56-64 y: A hospital based study. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 4: S189-S197.
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  10. Kumar, A., 2014. Changing trends of cardiovascular risk factors among Indians: A review of emerging risks. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 4: 1001-1008.
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  11. Kumar, A., 2014. Cardiovascular diseases: Are we overlooking some cardiovascular disease risk factors/markers? J. Biomed. Sci., Vol. 3, No. 1. .
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  12. Jain, S. and A. Kumar, 2014. Clinical management of drug resistant tuberculosis: A comprehensive review. Asian J. Med. Sci., 5: 1-9.
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  13. Dutta, M., U.K. Biswas, R. Chakraborty, P. Banerjee, U. Raychaudhuri and A. Kumar, 2014. Evaluation of plasma H2S levels and H2S synthesis in streptozotocin induced type-2 diabetes: An experimental study based on Swietenia macrophylla seeds. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 4: S483-S487.
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  14. Dutta, M., U.K. Biswas, R. Chakraborty, P. Banerjee, A. Kumar and U. Raychaudhuri, 2014. Enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity in tissues and reduced total oxidative stress in plasma by the effect of Swietenia macrophylla king seeds in type II diabetes rats. Int. J. Herbal Med., 1: 31-36.
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  15. Biswas, U.K. and A. Kumar, 2014. Does assessment of carbonic anhydrase activity support the diagnosis of various thyroid disorders. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Dis., 4: S338-S341.
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  16. Kumar, A., 2013. Paraoxonase: The boon against oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. J. Biomed. Sci., Vol. 2, No. 1. .
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  17. Kumar, A. and B. Sathian, 2013. Correlation between lipid profile and troponin I test results in patients with chest pain in Nepal. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 3: 487-491.
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  18. Kumar, A. and B. Poudel, 2013. Hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as a abdominal pain: A case report. J. Biomed. Sci., Vol. 2, No. 2. .
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  19. Das, S., U.K. Biswas, A. Kumar and A. Roy, 2013. Study of serum carbonic anhydrase activity, uric acid, C-reactive protein levels and lipid parameters in patients with Psoriasis. Nepal J. Dermatol. Venereol. Leprol., 11: 20-27.
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  20. Kumar, A., 2012. Significance of Lipid Profile Assay as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Tool. Internal Medical Publishers, Spain, ISBN-13: 978-1478325345, Pages: 232.

  21. Kumar, A., 2012. Ischemia-modified albumin: Its diagnostic implications and shortfalls. J. Biomed. Sci., Vol. 1, No. 3. .
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  22. Kumar, A., 2012. Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Metabolic Disorders in New Borns. LAP Lambert Academic Publication, Germany, ISBN-13: 978-3848495900, Pages: 64.

  23. Kumar, A., 2012. Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Normolipidemic AMI: CVD Risks Factors in Normolipidemic Acute Myocardial Infarct Patients on Admission. LAP Lambert Academic Publication, Germany, ISBN-13: 978-3848431168, Pages: 184.

  24. Kumar, A., 2012. Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Normolipidaemic Acute Myocardial Infarct Patients. In: Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Atiq, M. (Ed.). Chapter 6, InTech Publisher, Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN: 978-953-51-0321-9, pp: 83-98.
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  25. Kumar, A., 2012. Biochemistry-A Case Oriented Approach for Medical Students: Biochemistry-Case Oriented Approach. LAP Lambert Academic Publication, Germany, ISBN-13: 978-3659002434, Pages: 272.

  26. Kumar, A. and U.K. Biswas, 2012. Further research needed to understand the role of H2S as a biological mediator and therapeutic potential. J. Biomed. Sci., Vol. 1, No. 1. .
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  27. Kumar, A. and M. Tripathy, 2012. Nitric oxide: A small molecule with diversifying impacts. J. Biomed. Sci., Vol. 1, No. 3. .
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  28. Kumar, A. and B. Sathian, 2012. The clinical utility of lipid profile and positive troponin in predicting future cardiac events. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Dis., 2: 66-69.
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  29. Biswas, U.K., B. Bhattacharya, S. Gupta, A. Kumar and S. Sen, 2012. Selection of patients with oral premalignant lesions requiring antioxidant therapy by prior assessment of oxidative stress and antioxidant defense. J. Indian Dent. Assoc., 28: 1-5.

  30. Biswas, U.K. and A. Kumar, 2012. Study on the changes of carbonic anhydrase activity in insulin resistance and the effect of methylglyoxal. J. Pak. Med. Assoc., 62: 417-421.
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  31. Mittal, A., B. Sathian, A. Kumar, N. Chandrasekharan, S.M. Farooqui, S. Singh and S.K. Yadav, 2011. Hyperuricemia as an additional risk factor for coronary artery disease: A hospital based case control study in Western region of Nepal. Nepal J. Epidemiol., 1: 81-85.
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  32. Mittal, A., B. Sathian, A. Kumar and N. Chandrasekharan, 2011. Non-invasive assessment of hepatic injury in chronic liver diseases: Implementation in clinical practice. A comparative study in Manipal teaching hospital of Western Nepal. J. Epidemiol. Commun. Health, 65: A399-A399.
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  33. Kumar, A., U.K. Biswas, S. Nagtilak and S. Ramiah, 2011. Lipid ratio useful indicator in predicting risk of myocardial infarction in elderly normolipidemic patients: A report from a multi center study. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Dis., 1: 123-126.
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  34. Kumar, A., 2011. Biomedical studies on lipid peroxidation and erythrocyte fragility during the process of aging. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 1: 6-7.
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  35. Kumar, A. and U.K. Biswas, 2011. Smoking is associated with reduced serum paraoxonase, antioxidants and increased oxidative stress in normolipidaemic acute myocardial infarct patients. Heart Asia, 3: 115-119.
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  36. Kumar, A. and B. Sathian, 2011. Assessment of lipid profile in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS) without antiretroviral therapy. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Dis., 1: 24-27.
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  37. Biswas, U.K., S. Banerjee, A. Das and A. Kumar, 2011. Elevation of serum methylglyoxal may be used as a screening marker in oral premalignant lesions. Biomed. Res., 22: 273-278.
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  38. Biswas, U.K. and A. Kumar, 2011. Hypertriglyceridemia: A case report from diagnostic laboratory, Barasat, West Bengal, India. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Biomed., 1: 328-329.
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  39. Mittal, A., B. Sathian, A. Kumar, N. Chandrashekhran and A. Sunka, 2010. Diabetes melltues as a potential risk factor for renal disease among Nepalese: A hospital based case control study. Nepal J. Epidemiol., 1: 22-25.
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  40. Mittal, A., B. Sathian, A. Kumar, N. Chandrasekharan and S.K. Yadav, 2010. The significance of transaminases and deritis ratio for predicting alcoholic liver disease: A hospital based comparative study in Western Nepal. Nepal J. Epidemiol., 1: 33-37.
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  41. Mittal, A., B. Sathian, A. Kumar, N. Chandrasekharan and S. Dwedi, 2010. The clinical implications of thyroid hormones and its association with lipid profile: A comparative study from Western Nepal. Nepal J. Epidemiol., 1: 11-16.
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  42. Kumar, A., 2010. Effect of simvastatin on Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity and oxidative stress. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med., 3: 310-314.
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  43. Kumar, A. and R. Sivakanesan, 2010. Cardiovascular risk factors in normolipidemic acute myocardial infarct patients on admission: Do dietary fruits and vegetables offer any benefits? Online J. Health Allied Sci., Vol. 9, No. 3. .
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  44. Biswas, U.K. and A. Kumar, 2010. Study on lipid profile, oxidation stress and carbonic anhydrase activity in patients with essential hypertension. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., 4: 3414-3420.
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  45. Kumar, A., S. Nagtilak, S. Ramiah and S. Gunasekera, 2009. Cardiovascular risk factors in elderly normalipidemic acute myocardial infarct patients - a case controlled study from India. South East Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 40: 581-592.
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  46. Kumar, A., S. Nagtilak and S. Ramiah, 2009. Analysis of cardiovascular risk factors in normolipidemic acute myocardial infarct patients on admission based on aging: A case controlled study from South Asia. Internet J. Altern. Med., Vol. 8, No. 1. .
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  47. Kumar, A., R. Sivakanesan and S. Nagtilak, 2009. Behavioral pattern, life style and socio economic status in elderly normolipidemic acute myocardial infarct subjects: A case control study from South Asia. Internet J. Cardiovasc. Res., Vol. 6, No. 2. .
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  48. Kumar, A., 2009. Drinking pattern and its relation to hemoglobin concentration in local brew consumers from the Kathmandu region. J. Hainan Med. College, 15: 119-121.
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  49. De Silva, L.D.R., A. Kumar and B. Sathian, 2009. The significance of lipid profile and positive troponin in predicting cardiac event. Kathmandu Univ. Med. J., 7: 263-267.
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  50. Nagila, A., M. Bhatt, B. Poudel, P. Mahato and D. Gurung et al., 2008. Thyroid stimulating hormone and its correlation with lipid profile in the obese Nepalese population. J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., 2: 932-937.
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  51. Kumar, A., S. Singh and D. Singh, 2008. Evaluation of urinary abnormalities in urolithiasis patients from kathmandu region. J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., 3: 847-853.
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  52. Kumar, A., S. Ramiah and S. Singh, 2008. Oxidative stress, endogenous antioxidants and ischemia-modified albumin in Normolipidemic acute myocardial infarction patients. J. Health Sci., 54: 482-487.
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  53. Kumar, A., R. Sivakanesan and S. Nagtilak, 2008. Serum paraoxonase activity in normolipidaemic patients with acute myocardial infarction. J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., 2: 1052-1056.
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  54. Kumar, A., R. Sivakanesan and S. Gunasekera, 2008. ischemia modified albumin: A potent marker in acute myocardial infarction in normolipidaemic. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 24: 364-367.
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  55. Kumar, A., R. Sivakanesan and S. Gunasekera, 2008. Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in normolipidemic AMI patients. Indian J. Clin. Biochem., 23: 296-298.
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  56. Kumar, A., R. Sivakanesan and S. Gunasekera, 2008. Antioxidants, oxidative stress status and waist/hip ratio in normolipidaemic AMI patients. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 24: 689-693.
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  57. Kumar, A., 2008. Investigating first paediatric case of Phenylketonuria from Nepal. J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., 2: 1028-1029.
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  58. Kumar, A. and S. Ramiah, 2008. Serum caeruloplasmin as a coronary risk factor in normolipidaemic acute myocardial infarct patients. J. Health Sci., 54: 567-570.

  59. Kumar, A. and S. Ramiah, 2008. Serum TC/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C in predicting the risk of myocardial infarction in elderly normolipidaemic patients in South Asia: A case-controlled study. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med., 1: 21-27.

  60. Kumar, A. and S. Ramiah, 2008. Does plasma fibrinogens and C-reactive protein predicts the incidence of myocardial infraction in patients with normal lipids profile? Pak. J. Med. Sci., 24: 336-339.
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  61. Kumar, A. and R. Sivakanesan, 2008. Anthropometric profile in Normolipidaemic myocardial infarction patients in South Asia: A case-control study. J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., 2: 997-1000.
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  62. Kumar, A. and R. Sivakanesan, 2008. Anthropometric measurement of the Nepal and Sri Lanka: Height and Weight. Asian Pacific J. Trop. Med., 1: 30-35.

  63. Kumar, A. and A.C. Jauhari, 2008. Utilization of nephrotoxic drugs in post-operative patients of urolithiasis. J. Clin. Diagnostic Res., 2: 938-941.
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  64. Kumar, A. and S. Ramiah, 2007. Oxidative stress and endogenous antioxidants in normolipidemic Acute Myocardial Infarction patients. Internet J. Altern. Med., Vol. 6, No. 1. .
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  65. Kumar, A., 2005. Urine Examination in the Diagnosis of Patients with Renal Stone-A Newer Approach. In: Current Trends in Pediatrics, Volume 2, Mathur, G.P. and S. Mathur (Eds.). Academa Publishers, India, ISBN-13: 9788188511532, pp: 79-85.

  66. Kumar, A. and R. Sivakanesan, 2005. Anthropometric studies on students of the Nepal Medical College: Elbow Breadth. Kathmandu Univ. Med. J., 3: 345-348.
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  67. Kumar, A., 2004. Urine examination for calculogenic crystals in renal stone patients: A newer approach using refrigeration. Trop. Doctor, 34: 153-155.
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  68. Kumar, A., 2004. Influence of radish consumption on urinary calcium oxalate excretion. Nepal Med. College J., 6: 41-44.
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  69. Kumar, A., 2003. Is Urinary tract infection a predisposing factor for renal stone formation? Nepal Med. Coll. J., 5: 102-104.
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  70. Kumar, A and S.W. Gunasekera, 2002. Multiple myeloma: A method for accurate laboratory detection of Bence Jones protein. Nepal Med. Coll. J., 4: 44-46.

  71. Kumar, A and S. Nagtilak, 2002. Dry filter paper hemoglobin assay: A newer approach. Nepal Med. Coll. J., 4: 75-77.

  72. Mohanty, B., A. Kumar, M. Mohanty and S. Ojha, 2001.. Iodine concentration of Drinking Water in the Katmandu Valley. J. Inst. Med., 23: 59-62.

  73. Mohanty, B., A. Kumar and M. Mohanty, 2001. Behavioral aspects of the use of iodinated salt in Katmandu valley. J. Inst. Med., 23: 42-45.

  74. Kumar, A., S. Majhi and A.R. Joshi, 2001. Multiple myeloma diagnosed by serum electrophoresis: A case report. Nepal Med. Coll. J., 3: 120-121.
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