The Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine has sanctioned strength of one professor, two Associate Professors (one deployed), four Assistant Professors, two Veterinary Assistants and four attenders. At present the department is headed by Prof. Dr. N. SyaamaSundar assisted by one Assistant Professor Dr. G. Saritha and two part time teachers Dr. K. Sasikala and Dr. M. Kalaivanan.
This department is involved in all facets of undergraduate and post graduate education which was started in 1968 and 70 candidates obtained their degrees so far. Ph.D., programme was started in the year 1983 and so far 12 candidates were awarded degrees. At present two Ph.D., scholars and four M.V.Sc., students are on rolls.
| S. No. |
Heads of the Department |
Year |
| 1. |
Dr. M. Krishna Rao, B.V.Sc., D.T.V.Sc., FRVA., (Department of Veterinary Clinical
Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence) |
1958-64 |
| 2. |
Dr. P. L. Narayana Rao, B.V.Sc., M.S (Kansas) (Composite department) |
1964-79 |
| 3. |
Dr. P. L. Narayana Rao, B.V.Sc., M.S., (Kansas) (Department of Medicine) |
1979-82 |
| 4. |
Dr. N. Subba Rao, M.V.Sc., |
1982 |
| 5. |
Dr. A. A. Gaffar, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., |
1982 |
| 6. |
Dr. P. C. Choudhuri, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., |
1982-98 |
| 7. |
Dr. P. C .Choudhuri, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., (Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine,
Ethics & Jurisprudence) |
1998-01 |
| 8. |
Dr. N. Alahasinghari, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., FNAVS., |
2001-08 |
| 9. |
Dr. K. Nalini Kumari, Phd., FNVAS., |
2008-17 |
| 10. |
Dr. N. Syama Sundar |
08.12.2017 onwards |
This department is involved in all facets of undergraduate and postgraduate education which was started in 1968 and 70 candidates obtained their degrees so far. Ph.D., programme was started in the year 1983 and so far 12 candidates were awarded degrees. At present two Ph.D., scholars and four M.V.Sc., students are on rolls.
Initially till 1980s research was conducted in ruminant disorders and experimental toxicities. Mastitis, both clinical and subclinical; clinical and subclinical ketosis, ruminal medicine, other production diseases, anaemia, transfusion medicine, infectious diseases (helminthic diseases, coccidiosis, cryptosporidiosis, trypanosomiasis, theileriosis, FMD, external parasites) were studied thereafter. Similarly organ based studies like otitis externa in cattle and dogs, ocular diseases in dogs were also studied through deep research. Studies were conducted even on certain cancers. Similarly geriatric diseases were investigated in dogs. Canine dermatology is well established through series of PG research works.
Dr. N. Syama Sundar is consultant editor for Animal Science reporter journal and Frontier Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
Department had conducted 3 days training programme on “Dealing with dermatological disorders in dogs” organized at Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati from 21.09.2017 to 23.09.2017.