Dr. Abraham Samuel Babu

Associate Professor

Department of Physiotherapy

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Mr. Abraham Samuel Babu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiotherapy, MCHP, 必威体育betway888

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    • Coordinator for the 3rd and 4th sem MPT program
    • Academic coordinator for the MPT Cardiopulmonary Sciences course
    • In-charge of clinical services to Cardiology, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic, Urology & Nephrology
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    • Member, PhD Protocol Approval Committee, MAHE
    • Registered PhD guide, MAHE
    • Certified instructor by the American Heart Association in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at the Medical Simulation Center, MAHE

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Foundations of Professional practice I Year/ 1st semester BPT
Basic Life Support II Year/4th semester BPT
Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy I IV Year/7th semester BPT
Cardio-Pulmonary Physiotherapy II IV year/ 8th semester BPT
Evidence based Physiotherapy IV Year/8th semester BPT
Physiotherapy theory and practice I Year/1st semester MPT
Foundations in Cardiopulmonary Sciences I Year/2nd semester MPT
General in Cardiopulmonary Sciences II Year/3rd semester MPT
Evidence based practice in Cardiopulmonary Sciences 2nd year MPT
Elective in Cardiopulmonary Sciences – Critical care physiotherapy II Year/4th semester MPT
Elective in Cardiopulmonary Sciences – Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation II Year/4th semester MPT
Elective in Cardiopulmonary Sciences – Health promotion & Fitness II Year/4th semester MPT

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Cardiac Rehabilitation in Pulmonary hypertension 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education 2017
MPT Cardiopulmonary Sciences and Cardiac Rehabilitation School of Allied Health Sciences, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education 2010
Fellowship in Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiac Rehabilitation Medvarsity, Apollo Hospitals 2008
BPT Christian Medical College, Vellore 2005

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Department of Physiotherapy, 必威体育betway888 College of Health Professions, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education, 必威体育betway888 Associate Professor Delivery of clinical services, teaching undergraduate & postgraduate students, supervising PhD students 08/ 2017 – till date
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Honorary Fellow Cardiac rehabilitation related research 11/2017 – 11/2021
Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia Honorary 必威体育betway888 Fellow Cardiac rehabilitation related research 09/2016 – 09/2021
Department of Physiotherapy, 必威体育betway888 College of Health Professions, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education, 必威体育betway888 Assistant Professor – Selection grade Delivery of clinical services, teaching undergraduate & postgraduate students 08/2016 – 08/2017
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Visitor Academics 必威体育betway888 training in cardiac autonomic function in heart failure & pulmonary hypertension
Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education, 必威体育betway888 Assistant Professor - Senior Scale 08/2013 - 08/2016
Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education, 必威体育betway888 Assistant Professor 2010 - 2013
Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education, 必威体育betway888 Lecturer 2010
Department of Physioherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, 必威体育betway888 Academy of Higher Education, 必威体育betway888 Postgraduate Trainee 2008 - 2010
CSI Mission Hospital, Codacal, Kerala Physical Therapist 2006-2008
Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore Intern 2005-2006

EMG biofeedback in fibromyalgia (student project)

2003-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Elsa Mathew Henry Prakash Debashish Danda

Role (Principle investigator/Co-Investigator): Principal Investigator

Pulmonary Hypertension Manual (PulHMan)

2012-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu

Role: PI; Funding agency: Pulmonary Hypertension Association; Amount: 2012-2013

Pulmonary function in stroke patients

John Solomon M Abraham Samuel Babu

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Pulmonary Hypertension educational material translation

2017-2018 Abraham Samuel Babu

Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Exosomes in pulmonary hypertension with and without exposure to exercise

Abraham Samuel Babu Manjunath Joshi Ramachandran Padmakumar Sathyamurthy K

Funding: Indian Council of Medical 必威体育betway888, Govt. of India 2019-2022

A community-based multicomponent heart failure program in low- and middle-income countries: A feasibility study (COMM-HF Initiative)

Rosanna Poggio Abraham Samuel Babu Eduardo Chuquiure-Valenzuala Guillermo Cursack Javier Mariani Jobe Modou Jose Patricio Lopez Lucrecia Burgos Taofeek Awotidebe

Funding description (if any): World Heart Federation (2020-2021)

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing and training, research methodology, ethics, critical care

Area of Expertise

Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing and training, critical care

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Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing and training, Worksite health and wellness

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Professional affiliations

  • Indian Association of Physiotherapists
  • American Heart Association
  • Indian Rheumatologic Association
  • Pulmonary Vascular 必威体育betway888 Institute
  • European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
  • American Thoracic Society
  • European Respiratory Society
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Association
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  • Pulmonary Hypertension Society of Australia and New Zealand?

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Contributions:

  • Council member and lead on Advocacy and lobbying in Cardiac Rehabilitation under the 必威体育betway888 Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (May 2014 – till date)
  • Endeavor Executive Fellowship from the Government of Australia, for training in Cardiac Autonomic Function at Asutin Health, Department of Cardiology, University of Melbourne, Australia (2014-15)
  • Co-chair?(2012-2014) and Member (2014-till date)?on the task force for "Exercise in pulmonary hypertension" by the Pulmonary Vascular 必威体育betway888 Institute (PVRI), UK?
  • Recipient of the Tom Lantos Innovation in Community Services Award from the Pulmonary Hypertension Assoiciation, USA (2011)

Worksite health and wellness in India

2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Kushal Madan Sundar Kumar Veluswamy Rahul Mehra Arun Maiya

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Mar-Apr;56(5):501-7

Cardiac rehabilitation in India

2014-01-01 Kushal Madan Abraham Samuel Babu Aashish Contractor Dorairaj Prabhakaran Rajeev Gupta JOS Swaheny

Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2014;56(5):543-550

Evaluating exercise capacity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

2013-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Jonathan Myers Ross Arena Arun Maiya R. Padmakumar

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2013;11(6):729-737

Promoting Health and Wellness in the Workplace: A Unique Opportunity to Establish Primary and Extended Secondary Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Programs.

2013-01-01 Ross Arena, Marco Guazzi Paige Briggs, Lawrence P. Cahalin Jonathan Myers, Leonard Kaminsky Daniel E. Forman, Gerson Cipriano Audrey Borghi-Silva Abraham Samuel Babu Carl J. Lavie

Mayo Clin Proc 2013;88(6):605-617

Should cardiopulmonary exercise testing become a part of regular evaluation for patients with a family history of pulmonary hypertension? Regarding - Cardiopulmonary exercise testing reveals onset of disease and response to treatment in a case of heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension

2013-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Ross Arena Arun Maiya R. Padmakumar Marco Guazzi

Pulm Circ 2013;3(1):121-122

Effects of exercise training on exercise capacity in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A systematic review of clinical trials

2016-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu R. Padmakumar Arun Maiya Aswini K. Mohapatra RL. Kamath

Heart Lung Circ 2016; 25(4):333-341

Non-pharmacological pain interventions to reduce post-operative opioid requirement in high risk groups. Rapid response to: Rates and risk factors for prolonged opioid use after major surgery: population based cohort study

2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Nisha Sara M. JAcob Henry Prakash

BMJ 2014. http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g1251/rr/688868)

Metabolically healthy obese versus cardiorespiratory fit obese - is it time to bring them together?

2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sundar K. Veluswamy Jonathan Myers Carl J. Lavie

J Am Col Cardiol 2014;64(11):115-116

Influence of preoperative coronary collateral circulation on in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with intra-aortic balloon pump support

2014-01-01 Hasan Gungor Zencir C Abraham Samuel Babu Akgullu C, Eryilmaz U, Zorlu A, Gul I Selvi M, Onay S Kurtoglu T

Chinese Med J (Engl) 2014;127(17): 3077-3081

Prevention and control of atherosclerosis: why is exercise and physical activity not getting the respect it deserves?

2014-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sundar K. Veluswamy Peter H. Brubaker Larry F. Hamm

J Am Col Cardiol 2014;64(16):1760-1761

The future of physical activity research: funding, opportunities and challenges

2015-01-01 Bo Fernhall Audrey Borghi-Silva Abraham Samuel Babu

Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2015;57:299-305

Time to focus on preventing coronary artery disease through exercise training among normoglycemic individuals

2015-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Vivek G. Raman Ross Arena Carl J. Lavie

Mayo Clin Proc 2015;90(3):419

Letter by Babu et al. Regarding article “Advances in therapeutic interventions for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension”

2015-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu R. Padmakumar Arun Maiya

Circulation 2015;132(12):e153

Cardiac Rehabilitation for hypertension assessment and control: Report from the 必威体育betway888 Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR)

2015-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu Sherry Grace

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2015;17(11):831-6

A sensible reappraisal of lifestyle modifications to treat hypertension

2015-01-01 Aashish Contractor Abraham Samuel Babu

Hypertens J 2015;1(2):68-72

Effects of the Pulmonary Hypertension Manual (PulHMan) on Awareness of Exercise in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension

2016-01-01 Abraham Samuel Babu R. Padmakumar Arun Maiya

Heart Lung Circ. 2016;25(1):41-45

Review of Trials on Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Interventions Following Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Observations from the WHO 必威体育betway888 Clinical Trials Registry Platform

February 15th, 2021 Abraham Samuel Babu Arena R Sathyamurthy A Padmakumar R Myers J Lavie CJ

DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000583 [Epub ahead of print]

J Cardiopulm Rehab Prev February 15th 2021;

The need for exercise sciences and an integrated response to COVID-19: A position statement from the international HL-PIVOT network.

Faghy MA Arena R Stoner L Haraf RH Josephson R Hills AP Dixit S Popovic D Smith A Myers J

DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.01.004 [Epub ahead of print]

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. Feb 4, 2021;

Current Activities Centered on Healthy Living and Recommendations for the Future: A Position Statement from the HL-PIVOT Network

27th February, 2021

Cardiac Rehabilitation in India: Results from the 必威体育betway888 Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s global audit of cardiac rehabilitation.

3rd April, 2020 Abraham Samuel Babu Turk-Adawi K Supervia M Lopez-Jimenez F Contractor A Grace SL

DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/gh.783

Global Heart 2020;15(1):28

Effects of home-based exercise training on functional outcomes and quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension: A randomized clinical trial.

9th March, 2019 Abraham Samuel Babu Padmakumar R Nayak K Shetty R Mohapatra AK Arun Maiya

Indian Heart J. 2019;71(2):161-165

Mobilisation in surgical ICU

2013-01-01 Nidhi Samosawala Abraham Samuel Babu

THERABAND exercises in cardiac rehabilitation

2013-01-01 Rashida Bookwala Abraham Samuel Babu

Promoting stair climbing among University students

2013-01-01 Charmie Vora Abraham Samuel Babu

Community interventions to promote basic life support in India: A systematic review

2013-01-01 Aditi Ketkar Abraham Samuel Babu

Effects of circuit training on exercise capacity and body composition in overweight and obese young adults: A cross over study

2013-01-01 Charmie Vora Abraham Samuel Babu

Role: Co-guide

Effects of manual hyperinflation on lung compliance among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A cross over trial

2013-01-01 Parul Saraf Abraham Samuel Babu Arun Maiya

Role: Co-guide

Feasibility of mobilisation algorithm in ICU

2012-01-01 Pooja Uchil Abraham Samuel Babu

Effect of exercise training among patients undergoing chemo-radiotherapy: A randomised controlled trial

2011-01-01 Stephen Samuel Abraham Samuel Babu Arun Maiya

Use of theraband in phase 1 cardiac rehabilitation and its effect on performance

2014-01-01 Priya Rai Gaurav Pradhan Abraham Samuel Babu

Pulmonary function in stroke

2013-01-01 Savleen Abraham Samuel Babu

Effects of aerobic exercise using large therapeutics rolls on exercise capacity of overweight and obese individuals.

2014-06-06 Lim Junn Shen Raaghul Khannan Abraham Samuel Babu Vaishali K

Role: Guide

Physical Activity among computer users at risk of developing low back pain: A cross sectional study

2016-01-01 Anfaal Moloo Shubhanshi Sharma Sue-Ellen Pereira Abraham Samuel Babu

Role: Co-guide

Heart rate and blood pressure response to incremental exercise in Smokers and non-smokers

2015-01-03 Parameshwar A Abraham Samuel Babu

Role: Co-guide

Ergonomic Risk Factors For Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Laboratory Workers of Kastuba Hospital

2011-01-01 Smriri Suwal Amit Kumar Abraham Samuel Babu Rajesh Navada GV

Role: Co-guide

Changes in peak expiratory flow rate in individuals with type-2 diabetes

2012-01-01 Kewal Jit Kaur Gurujith Kaur Shailija Tholkabian Abraham Samuel Babu Nivedita S Prabhu

Role: Co-guide