Sabyasachi Sircar MD

Professor & Head

Department of Physiology
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
Jodhpur - 342 005
Permanent Address: E-213, Anand Lok Society, Mayur Vihar-1, Delhi-110091.

SCHOOLING:
 Cambridge School, Srinivaspuri, New Delhi. Passed Higher Secondary Examinations with
‘distinctions’ in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
 Was awarded NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) prizes for (a) Junior
Science Talent Search Examination (b) Senior Science Talent Search Examination
 Qualified in IIT-JEE (1977) with a rank of 762 and was offered Chemical Engineering but declined it
 Qualified in Medical Entrance Examinations in Delhi (1978) with a rank of 39.

GRADUATION (MBBS):
 Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (1983)
POSTGRADUATION (MD Physiology):
 University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi (1987)
APPOINTMENTS HELD:
 Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
(1-09-12 onwards)
 Professor (Physiology), University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi (18-7-02 to 30-8-12)
 Reader (Physiology), University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi (18-7-94 to 17-7-02)
 University of Texas at Austin, USA (2-10-95 to 1-10-96). Taught an Upper Division Course in Human
Physiology. Was rate “Very good to excellent” at 3.1 out of 4 by over 50% of the students in 13 areas
ranging from “course organization” and “quality of instructor” to effectiveness of exams”. The score
was well above the University average of 2.5
 Lecturer (Physiology), University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi (22-8-92 to 17-7-94)
 Lecturer (Physiology), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh (10-9-90 to 20-8-92)
 Sr. Resident (Physiology), Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi (5-6-87 to 4-9-90)

AWARDS:
1. H H Loessheke Research Prize for Techniques/instrumentation (2017)
2. KP Puthuraya Award for the Best Teacher in Physiology (2014)
3. INTAS Award (Indian Association of Geriatric Mental Health), (Dec 2009)
4. BK Anand Prize of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India (APPI) for the Best
Paper in Physiology. (2002)
5. Awarded (on 16-06-1995) Fellowship for 12 months and stipend of $25,000 “to promote teaching of
physiology in the third world” by International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS), Paris.
6. 1992, 1994 Dev Raj Bajaj Research Prize / for the best paper on the development of newer Techniques
/ Instrumentation in Physiology / Pharmacology / Allied Sciences, Association of Physiologists and
Pharmacologists of India

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FELLOWSHIP
1. Fellowship of “International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Paris (awarded on 16-6-1995) for
12 months and stipend of $25,000 “to promote teaching of physiology in the third world”.
ORATION:
1. Dr. A.C.Duarte Moniteiro Oration: “Problem-seeking Learning” in G.S.Seth Medical College, Mumbai
on 11-12-2013
MEMBERSHIPS:
1. Life Member, Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India (1986)
2. Member, American Physiological Society (1994)
3. Member, New York Academy of Sciences (1995)
4. Life Member, Computer Society of India (1996)
5. Life Member, Physiological Society of India (1996)
6. Life Member, Indian Academy of Neurosciences (1996)
7. Nominated member, National Academy of Medical Sciences (1997)
8. President of Teachers’ Association, University College of Medical Sciences (1998-99)
BOOKS:
1. S.Sircar. Questions & Answers in Medical Physiology. CBS, 2003
2. Sabyasachi Sircar. Principles of Medical Physiology 2008 Thieme, Stuttgart
3. Joel Michael & Sabyasachi Sircar. Fundamentals of Medical Physiology 2010 Thieme, New York
4. Joel Michael & Sabyasachi Sircar. Fisiologia Humana (Spanish Edition) 2012 Manual Moderno,
Mexico

JOURNALS:
1. Editor (Physiology), Indian Journal of Physiology & Pharamacology (2014 - 2017)
2. Editor of SPANDAN (the annual magazine of MAMC, Delhi) in 1982

RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Evaluation of event-related electroencephalographic responses as neurometrics for general intelligence
and differential aptitude.
2. Completed Research Project supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST),
Government of India under its Young Scientist Scheme (Rs. 250,000) on Brain Electrical Activity
Mapping during aptitude-matched and mismatched tasks.
3. Completed Research Project supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST),
Government of India (Rs. 18,00,000) and Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) scheme
(Rs. 1,500,000), both on Brain Electrical Activity Mapping during aptitude-matched and mismatched
tasks: Evaluation of event-related electroencephalographic responses as neurometrics for general
intelligence and differential aptitude. DST Funded Rs. 18,00,000

ANIMATION SOFTWARES DEVELOPED

1. Written Courseware in ‘BASICA’ for teaching. Displayed them in National Teachers’ Training course
at MAMC, Delhi and gave them to interested teachers and institutes, including the Medical Education
Units of AIIMS (Delhi) and MAMC.
a. Genesis of Resting Membrane Potential (Published)
b. Neural Regulating of Breathing (Published)
c. Counter-current Multiplier
d. Cardiac Cycle.

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GUEST LECTURES
1. Gave an oration on ‘Problem-Seeking Learning’ at G.S.Seth Medical College, Mumbai on 11 th
December, 2013
2. Addressed the executives’ Club Meeting of the Institute of Marketing & Management on “Wisdom of
the Body” on 23rd August, 2000.
3. Conducted at Lecture-cum-Demonstration session on “Computer-Assisted Learning” in the National
Workshop on “Media in Medical Education” on 22nd October 1994 in AIIMS Delhi
HOBBIES
1. Music (a) Sangeet Visharad from Gandharva Mahavidyalay, Delhi in 1993. Stood 2 nd (b) Play
‘Harmonium’ and the ‘Hawaiian Electric Guitar’
2. Sketching & Painting: Drew cartoons for SPANDAN, the annual magazine of Maulana Azad Medical
College, New Delhi
3. Carrom: Champion in 1982 in MAMC, New Delhi
RESEARCH PAPERS [As on 28-02-2018]
1. Sircar S. Problem-seeking learning in Medical Education (Letter to Editor) Int J Clin Exp Physiol 2017; 4:
105-6
2. Sharma P, Mavai M, Bhagat OL, Murugesh M, Sircar S. Slow deep breathing increases pain tolerance and
modulates cardiac autonomic nervous system. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 2017; 61(2): 107-13
3. Sharma P, Sircar S. Using stereogram for demonstrating visual optics to undergraduate medical students. Ind
J Physiol Pharmacol. 2016; 60(4): 410-12
4. Sircar S. Physiology research in India: Heading where? Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 2015; 59(4): 360
5. Bharti Bhandari, Lokesh Kumar, Anjum Datta, Sabyasachi Sircar. Effect of submaximal dynamic and static
exercises on QTc interval in healthy young men. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2015;
9(6):CC01-CC04
6. Sircar S. A simple device for measuring static lung compliance of lung-thorax combine. Advances in
Physiology Education. 2015; 39(3), 187-8
7. Bhandari B, Sharma P, Sircar S. Sphygmomanometric blood pressure drop on consecutive measurements:
The search for a cause. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 2015; 59(2); 189-93
8. Sharma P, Bhagat OL, Datta A, Sircar S. Fitness scores of Indians assessed by the Harvard step test.
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology. 2014; 1(4): 258-261
9. Bhagat OL, Bhandari B, Mehta B, Sircar S. Objective structured practical examination and conventional
practical examination. Medical Science Educator. 12/2014, 24(4), 395-399.
10. Sircar S Reforming medical curriculum while ignoring examinations. (Invited commentary on Sood and
Ananthakrishnan's "Reforming medical curriculum in India in recent years: conflicts of political, regulator,
educationist and professional natures and strategies for their resolution") International Journal of User-
Driven Healthcare. 2012; 2(1), 76-8
11. Ghosh T, Mustafa M, Kumar V, Datta SK, Bhatia MS, Sircar S, Banerjee BD. A preliminary study on the
influence of glutathione S transferaseT1 (GSTT1) as a risk factor for late onset Alzheimer's disease in North
Indian population.Asian J Psychiatry.2012;5(2):160-3
12. Behl A, Swami G, Sircar SS, Bhatia MS, Banerjee BD. Relationship of possible stress-related biochemical
markers to oxidative/antioxidative status in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Neuropsychobiology. 2010;
61(4):210-4
13. Ghosh T, Kumar V, Mustafa MD, Dutta S, Banerjee BD, Bhatia MS, Sircar SS. Polymorphism of
glutathione-s-transferase (GSTM1 and T1) in dementia of Alzheimer's type in North Indian population: A
preliminary study. Alzheimer Dement. 01/2009; 5(4).
14. Sircar SS, Gautam, S. Post-task changes in visual P300 and their reversibility through brief hyperventilation.
Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 2005; 49(2): 220-6
15. Sircar SS, Gautam, S. Tandon OP. Post-Task P3-changes following a brief, rigorous visual task indicate
individual differences in the task-specific ability. Ind J Phy Pharmacol. 2004; 48(3):311-20

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16. Agarwal N, Suneja S, Arora S, Tandon OP, Sircar SS. Role of uterine artery velocity using color-flow
Doppler and electromyography of uterus in prediction of preterm labor. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2004;
30(6): 402-8 [Non-indexed]
17. Gautam S, Tandon OP, Awasthi R, Sekhri T, Sircar SS. Correlation of autonomic indices with thyroid
status. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 2003; 47(2):164-70
18. Sircar SS. Misconceptions in physiology. Adv Physiol Edu. 2000; 24(1): S62
19. Sircar SS. Shifts in information processing level: The speed theory of intelligence revisited. Medical
Hypothesis 2000; 54 (6): 913-6
20. Sanyal S, Sircar SS. Isotonic contractions: no change in tone? Adv Physiol Edu 2000; 278: S108
21. Sahay V, Tandon OP, Sircar SS. Task-Related Changes in ERP: Auditory Vs. Visual Task. Ind J
Physiol Pharmacol. 2000; 44(1): 92-6
22. Sircar SS, Tandon OP. Involving students in question-writing: A unique feedback with fringe benefits.
Am J Physiol 1999; 277:S84-91
23. Sircar SS, Tandon OP, Chaturvedi A. Post-task event-related potential (ERP) correlates of psychometric
intelligence. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 1999; 43: 89-93
24. Sircar SS. Using simple animations in physiology teaching: ventilatory patterns a case in point. Am J
Physiol 1998; 274: S84-9
25. Sircar SS. Reaching out to third world researchers. Am J Physiol 1998; 274: S103
26. Sircar SS, Tandon OP, Sahai V. Post-task p3 latency change as a correlate of IQ. Int J Psychophysiol.
01/1998; 30(1):144.
27. Sircar SS, Tandon OP. Effect of Aminophylline on muscle fatigue. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 1997;
41(1): 75-8
28. Sircar SS. Physiology research in developing world. Am J Physiol 1996; 271: S71
29. Sircar SS Tandon OP. Teaching nerve conduction to undergraduates: The traveling flame analogy
revisited. Am J Physiol 1996; 270: S78-80
30. Singh S, Sircar SS, K P Singh. Are ventilatory impairments related to early onset and long history of
diabetes? J Ind Med Assoc. 1995 Dec; 93(12):458-9
31. Singh S, Singh KC, Sircar SS, Sharma KN. Airway functions in pregnant Indian women. Ind J Physiol
Pharmacol. 1995; 39(2): 160-2
32. Sircar SS. A hydrostatic model of membrane potential. Am J Physiol. 1994; 267: S77-80
33. Sircar SS. The level of the heart: its relevance in sphygmomanometry. J Ind Med Assoc 1994; 92(11):
381
34. Sircar SS. Recording compliance in Sherman's lung analogue. Am J Physiol. 1994; 266 (11): S78
35. Sircar SS. The oxygen-carrying flask: a representational transform of the hemoglobin dissociation
curves. Am J Physiol. 1994; 266: S33-5
36. Sircar SS. Anatomy through serial stereoschemata: a holistic approach. Medical Teacher. 1994; 16(2/3):
207-11
37. Deswal K, Bajaj SK, Sircar SS. Effect of ambient temperature on autonomic responses. Ind J
Experimental Biology. 1994;32(6):402-4
38. Sircar SS. A BASIC program for teaching membrane potential. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 1994; 38(1):
47-50
39. Sircar SS, Bhatia S. Effect of thyroxine on taste hedonics in rat. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 1994; 38(3):
217-9
40. Singh S, Singh KC, Sircar SS. Maternal ventilatory function in pregnancy. Journal of Obstetrics &
Gynecology of India. 1993; 16-19
41. Bhatia S, Sircar SS, Ghorai BK. Taste disorder in hypo and hyperthyroidism. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol.
1991;35(3):152-8
42. Bhatia S, Sircar SS, Ghorai BK. Gustatory differences in hypothyroid and hyperthyroid tasters and
nontasters. Ind J Physiol Pharmacol. 1990; 34(3):201-5