A postgraduate from Christian Medical College, Vellorewith a proven background in teaching experimental research in Neurological sciences, is currently working at CMC, Ludhiana as Professor and HOD
Educational Qualification
Ph.D& M.scfrom Christian Medical College, Vellore
Additional Training
Training Institution / Country Year
National
XXXII National Course on National Teacher Training Center 1994
Educational Science for Teachers JIPMER, Pondicherri, India
of Health Professionals
Teaching & Learning Workshop Katurba Medical College, 1993
Mangalore, India
Student EvaluationWorkshop Katurba Medical College, 1993
Mangalore, India
Muscle Histochemistry NIMHANS, Bangalore, India 1988
International
Computerized Image Analysis Institute of Pathology 1985
University of Basel, Switzerland
Publications
In Refereed Journals- Indian - 11Foreign - 11
In Proceedings Indian - 2 & Foreign - 3
Field of Research Experimental Stroke & Experimental Spinal Cord Trauma
Projects Completed as Principal Investigator
- A study of cellular changes following focal cerebral ischaemia in Macaca radiata monkeys - funded by ICMR
- Effect of Pentoxifylline in experimental focal cerebral ischaemia in primates - funded by CMC, Vellore research grant.
- Effect of wide hemicraniectomy on the development of infarction in primates as studied by the perfusion defect method. - funded by CMC, Vellore research grant.
- Therapeutic value of Fructose-1-6-diphosphate and Succinate in experimental focal cerebral ischaemia - funded by ICMR
Membership in Scientific Society
- Neurological Society of India
- Anatomical Society of India - Life
Administrative experience
- Acting Head of the Department of Anatomy, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal.
- Head of the department of Anatomy in Pant Institute, Pondicherry and Rajarajeswary Dental College, Bangalore.
List of Publications
1. Oomen A., Theodore DR., Balasubramanian AS. A study of aryl acylamidase and acetyl cholinesterase in infarcted brain (abstract) J.Neurol. (India) 1978, 29:99.
2. Theodore DR., Abraham J. A sequential study of capillary in infarcted area of primate brain. Ind. J. Med. Res. 1980, 71:821-828.
3. Abraham J., Theodore DR., Meenakshi S. et al. Changes in cyclic nucleotides in infarcted basal ganglia of the primate. CVD, 3 Proceedings 10th International Conference, Salezburg. 1981, (ed) Meyer JS et al. Excerpta Medica pp. 250-254.
4. Abraham J., Theodore DR., Meenakshi S. et al. Changes in cyclic nucleotides in infarcted basal ganglia of the primate. Neurol. (India) 1981, 29: 7-9
5. Subramanian N. Theodore DR., Abraham J. Experimental cerebral infarction in primates. Regional changes in brain histamine. J. Neurol. Transmission. 1981,50: 225-232.
6. Theodore DR., Abraham J. A preliminary report on tissue pressure in ischaemic primate brain. Ind. J. Med. Res. 1981, 74: 102-106.
7. Dev EJ., Theodore DR., Chandi SM., Abraham J. Encephalomental synangiosis in primates following cerebral infarction. Ind. J. Med. Res. 1984, 79:432-438
8. Theodore DR., Abraham J. Wick- catheter method in the measurement of
intracranial pressure. Proceedings of the 1st ICP workshop (ed) Logamuthukrishnan K. 1984, 76-82.
9. Theodore DR., Abraham J. Hemispheric water content following focal brain ischaemia and after reflow in primates. Ind. J. Med. Res. 1985, 81:201-214.
10. Nagarajan S., Mathur R., Theodore DR., et al. Lysosomal enzymes in experimental focal cerebral ischaemia in primates. Ind. J. Med. Res. 1985, 81: 202-208.
11. Apte CA., Theodore DR., Abraham J., Temporal profile of platelet aggregation following experimentally induced acute cerebral ischaemia. Ind. J. Med. Res. 1985, 81: 613-617.
12. Abraham J. Balasubramanian AS., Theodore Dr., Spinal cord edema, 5-Hydroxytryptamine, lipid peroxidation and lysosomal enzyme release after acute contusion and compression injury in primates. CNS Trauma 1985, 2:45-58.
13. Kuruvilla A., Theodore DR., Abraham J. Changes in norepinephrine and histamine in monkey spinal cords traumatized by weight drop and compression. CNS Trauma. 1985, 2:61-68.
14. Theodore DR., Abraham J. Possible role of transposed pedicled omentum in the reduction of ischaemic and traumatic central nervous system edema. Brain Edema (ed) Mohanty S. and Dey PK BHU, Varanasi 1985, 28-36.
15. Kuruvilla A., Cherian R., Theodore DR., et al. Temporal profile of tissue levels of dopamine, its metabolites HVA and DOPAC following focal cerebral ischaemia in anaesthetized primates. Clin. & Exp. Pharma & Physiol. 1986, 13: 519-524.
16. Meier-Ruge W., Theodore DR., Abraham J. Enzyme histochemical investigation of the pathogenesis of ischaemic brain lesions in primates and its clinical consequences. Stroke & Microcirculation (ed) Cervos-Navarro J. & Ferszt R. Raven Press. 1987, 35-38.
17. Kuruvilla A., Cherian R., Theodore DR., et al. Changes in the content of dopamine and its metabolites in the basal ganglion following right middle cerebral artery occlusion and reflow in monkeys. Clin. & Exp. Pharma & Physiol. 1987, 14: 15-21.
18. Abraham J., Theodore DR. Cherian et al., Pathophysiology of spinal cord trauma. Prog. In Clin. Neuroscience. 1987, 1:49-52
19. Meier-Ruge W., Theodore DR., Abraham J. Pathology of ischaemic brain damage - implications for therapy. Mechanisms of cerebral hypoxia and stroke. (Ed) Somjen G. Plenum Publishing Corpn. 1988, 73-81.
20. Nagarajan S., Theodore DR., Balasubramanian AS., et al. Free fatty acids, lipid peroxidation and lysosomal enzymes in experimental focal cerebral ischaemia in primates: loss of lysosomal latency by lipid peroxidation. Neurochem. Res. 1988, 13:193-201.
21. Panneerselvam K., Cherian L., Kuruvilla A., Theodore DR., et al. Changes in noradrenaline and histamine in monkey spinal cords traumatized by weight drop, compression and subsequent decompression. Ind. J. Expt. Biol. 1989, 27: 131-133.
22. Theodore DR., Meier-Ruge W., Abraham J. Total microvasculature in insula and caudate nucleus following occlusion of middle cerebral artery in monkeys. Clin. Anat. 1990, 4:83-92.
23. Theodore DR., Meier-Ruge W., Abraham J. Morphometric changes in perfused microvasculature in experimental focal cerebral ischaemia in primates. Clin. Anat. 1990, 4:93-98.
24 Theodore DR., Meier-Ruge W., Abraham J. The paradox of increased microvascular visualization with decreased perfusion in cerebral focal ischaemia in a primate model. Microvasc. Res. 1990, 40:199-201
25 Theodore DR., Meier-Ruge W., Abraham J. Microvascular morphometry in primate diaschisis. Microvasc. Res. 1992,43:147-155.
26 Meier-Ruge W., Bruder A., Theodore DR. Histochemical morphometric investigation of the pathogenesis of acute brain infarction in primates. Acta histochemica - Suppl. Band 1992, XLII, S59-70
27 Ashok Rajan, Theodore DR., Haran RP., Chandy MJ. Ascorbic acid and focal cerebral ischaemia in a primate model. Acta Neurochir. (Wien) 1993, 123:87-91.
28 Deepa R. Theodore and C.D. Banumathy . Paracrystalline array in vessel wall in experimental focal cerebral ischaemia. (Ab)Jr.of Anat. Soc.of Ind. 1999,48:51
29 Theodore DR., Abraham J. Greater Omentum (abstract) Jr. of Anat. Soc. Ind. 2000, 49:96