Dr. Devinder M. Thappa, MD, DHA, FAMS, FIMSA,
Qualifications
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MBBS (University of Jammu), 1984; MD (PGIMER, Chandigarh), 1989; DHA (Institute of Health Care Administration,
Madras) 1994
Positions of work
Assistant Professor Skin and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India-1994-1996; Associate Professor and Head, Skin and STD
Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India-1996- 2002; Professor and Head, Skin and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India2002- 2013, Professor and Former Head, Skin and STD Department, JIPMER, Pondicherry, India- (1996-2013), Professor in charge
and Head, Faculty Publications, JIPMER, Puducherry, India (2013 onwards), Email ID: dmthappa@gmail.com
Other Affiliations
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Fellow International Medical Sciences Academy (2000)
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Fellow National Academy of Medical Sciences (2013)
Important positions held in associations
Vice President, National Executive of Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists, 2004-2005; President
Elect of IASSTD, 2005-2006, President of IASSTD, 2006-2007
Professional Achievements
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Delivered Sardarilal Memorial Oration 1998, under the banner of IADVL, Pondicherry Branch
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Delivered Ambady Oration 2003, under the banner of IADVL, at 31st National conference of IADVL, at Science city,
Kolkata
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Awarded with Dr. Sardarilal Memorial Oration Award for best paper in Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted
Diseases at National Conference of IASSTD at Vadodara in the year 2003
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Awarded with Dr. Rajam Endowment lecture award by IASSTD at Chennai in 2007.
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Delivered Dr. AK Dutta Memorial Oration on 29th June 2014 at MID CUTICON WB at NRS Medical College, Kolkata
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Declared “International Man of the Millennium” by International Biographic Centre, London, 1999.
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Awarded with “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of 20th century” award by International Biographic Centre, London in
2000.
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Award of Excellence for Exemplary services to the Association and Profession dated 24th October 2009 by Indian
Association for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & AIDS (IASSTD & AIDS)
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Honorary Diploma in STDs/AIDS awarded by Consortium of Thai Training Institutes for STDs and AIDS (COTTISA),
Department of Disease Control (DDC), MoPH, Thailand, Asian College of Sexual Health (ACOSH) on 6th May 2010
Contribution to Medical Education
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Editor in chief of “International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research” from 2014
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Editor in chief of “Pigment International” from 2014
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Editor in chief of “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” from 2009-2013
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Editor-in-Chief of “Indian Clinical Updates-Dermatology” from 2009-2012
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Editor “Indian Journal of Pediatric Dermatology” 2004-2008
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Author of “Textbook of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” (for beginners in Dermatology, Venereology, and
Leprology, 1st year postgraduates, M.B.B.S.students, and general practitioners) 3rd revised edn, Elsevier, New Delhi, 2009.
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Author of “Essential in Dermatology with MCQs”, 2nd revised edn, Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi, 2009.
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Author of “Clinical Pediatric Dermatology”, 1st edn, Elsevier, New Delhi, 2009
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Author of three chapters “Bacterial vaginosis”, “History of STDs in India”, and “Pelvic inflammatory disease” in
IASSTD book of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2009 by Dr VK Sharma
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Author of three chapters “Prevention and control of STIs and HIV: The role of behavioural intervention;
Mucocutaneous manifestations of HIV and AIDS; HIV infection and AIDS. Counselling” in Sexually Transmitted
Infections, 2005 by Dr. Bhushan Kumar and Somesh Gupta
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Editorial board member and author of three chapters in “IADVL Textbook of Dermatology”, 3rd edn., Bhalani Publications,
Mumbai, 2008.
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Author of a chapter in “API Textbook of Medicine” 2008
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Author of a chapter in “Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology” by Dr. Arun C. Inamdar and Dr. S. Sacchidanand 2009
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Author of a chapter in “IAL Textbook of Leprosy” by Dr. HK Kar and Dr. Bhushan Kumar, 2010.
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Editor of “History of IADVL” and “Taskforce on Dermatosurgery book compilation”
Research
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Published over 550 articles in National and International journals
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Research work quoted in Rook / Wilkinson / Ebling Textbook of Dermatology, and Andrews’ Diseases of the SkinClinical Dermatology
My interest areas
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Tropical dermatology especially infectious disorders, HIV infection, bullous disorders of skin, pediatric dermatoses etc.
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Social service as an expert for doctorNDTV.com to solve common skin problems
List of 25 publications in journals
1.
Thappa DM, Kaur S, Sharma VK. Disability index of hands and feet in patients attending an urban leprosy clinic. Indian J
Lepr 1990; 62: 328-337. Impact factor: Not known
2.
Thappa DM, Dogra J. Nodulocystic acne: Oral gugulipid versus tetracycline. J Dermatol (Tokyo) 1994; 21: 729-731.
Impact factor: 1.355
3.
Thappa DM. Skin tags as markers of diabetes mellitus: An epidemiological study in India. J Dermatol (Tokyo) 1995; 22:
729-731. Impact factor: 1.355
4.
Gulati S, Thappa DM, Garg BR. Hereditary palmoplantar keratodermas in South India. J Dermatol (Tokyo) 1997; 24:
765-768. Impact factor: 1.355
5.
Kumar RH, Kumar MV, Thappa DM: Dapsone syndrome – a five year retrospective analysis. Indian J Lepr 1998; 70:
271-276. Impact factor: not known
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Singh A, Thappa DM, Hamide A. The spectrum of mucocutaneous manifestations during the evolutionary phases of HIV
disease: An emerging Indian scenario. J Dermatol (Tokyo) 1999; 26: 294-304. Impact factor: 1.355
7.
Vijaikumar M, Thappa DM, Karthikeyan K. Cutaneous anthrax: An endemic outbreak in South India. J Trop Pediatr 2002;
48(4):225-226. Impact Factor: 1.248
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Manjunath JV, Thappa DM, Jaisankar TJ. Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual lifestyles of longdistance truck drivers:
A clinico-epidemiologic study in south India. Int J STD AIDS 2002; 9:612-617. Impact Factor: 1.082
9.
Hamada T, Wessagowit V, South AP, Ashton GH, Chan I, Oyama N, Siriwattana A, Jewhasuchin P, Charuwichitratana S,
Thappa DM, Lenane P, Krafchik B, Kulthanan K, Shimizu H, Kaya TI, Erdal ME, Paradisi M, Paller AS, Seishima M,
Hashimoto T, McGrath JA. Extracellular Matrix Protein 1 Gene (ECM1) Mutations in Lipoid Proteinosis and GenotypePhenotype Correlation. J Invest Dermatol. 2003; 120 (3):345-350. Impact Factor: 6.270
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Karthikeyan K, Thappa DM, Jeevankumar B. Pattern of pediatric dermatoses in a referral center in south India.
Indian Pediatr 2004; 41:8-12. Impact Factor: 0.900
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Pudukadan D, Thappa DM. Adverse cutaneous drug reactions: Clinical pattern and causative agents in a tertiary care center
in South India. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2004; 70:20-24. Impact Factor: 0.932
12.
Nath AK, Thappa DM. Kumkum-induced dermatitis: an analysis of 46 cases. Clin Exp Dermatol 2007; 32: 385-387.
Impact Factor: 1.267
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Babu A, Thappa DM, Jaisankar TJ. Punch grafting versus suction blister epidermal grafting in the treatment of stable lip
vitiligo. Dermatol Surg 2008; 34: 166-178. Impact Factor: 2.264
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Singh N, Thappa DM, Jaisankar TJ, Habeebullah S. Pattern of non-venereal dermatoses of female external genitalia in
south India. Dermatology Online Journal 2008; 14(1):1. Impact Factor: Not known
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Adityan B, Thappa DM. Profile of acne vulgaris--a hospital-based study from South India. Indian J Dermatol Venereol
Leprol. 2009 ;75(3):272-8. Impact Factor: 0.932
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Kandan S, Thappa DM. Outcome of dexamethasone-cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in pemphigus: a case series. Indian J
Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2009; 75(4):373-8. Impact Factor: 0.932
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Devi SA, Vetrichevvel TP, Pise GA, Thappa DM. Pattern of sexually transmitted infections in a tertiary care centre at
Puducherry. Indian J Dermatol. 2009;54(4):347-9. Impact Factor: Not known
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Rajalakshmi R, Thappa DM, Jaisankar TJ, Nath AK. Lichen simplex chronicus of anogenital region: a clinico-etiological
study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2011; 77(1):28-36. Impact Factor: 0.932
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Timshina DK, Thappa DM, Agrawal A. A clinical study of dermatoses in diabetes to establish its markers. Indian J
Dermatol. 2012; 57(1):20-5.
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Durai PC, Thappa DM, Kumari R, Malathi M. Aging in elderly: chronological versus photoaging. Indian J Dermatol. 2012;
57(5):343-52.
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Chandrashekar L, Rajappa M, Sundar I, Munisamy M, Ananthanarayanan PH, Thappa DM, Toi PCh. Vascular endothelial
growth factor levels in patients with chronic urticaria. Clin Chim Acta. 2013; 422:44-6.
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Ganjoo S, Thappa DM. Dermoscopic evaluation of therapeutic response to an intralesional corticosteroid in the treatment
of alopecia areata. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2013; 79(3): 408-17.
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Sivaranjini R, Jaisankar T J, Thappa DM, Kumari R, Chandrasekhar L, Malathi M, Parija SC, Habeebullah S.
Trichomoniasis: How do we diagnose in a resource poor setting? Indian J Sex Transm Dis 2013; 34:25-31.
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Gupta D, Thappa DM. Mongolian spots--a prospective study. Pediatr Dermatol. 2013;30(6):683-8.
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Bapu NG, Chandrashekar L, Munisamy M, Thappa DM, Mohanan S. Dermoscopic findings of alopecia areata in dark
skinned individuals: an analysis of 116 cases. Int J Trichology. 2014; 6(4):156-9.