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Sangita Thapa-Rayamajhi

Associate Professor
Qualifications: MD
School/Division: Molecular Sciences
Courses: Metabolism and Nutrition

Prior to joining the Medical University of the Americas, Dr. Sangita Thapa worked as Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry for five years. She also worked at Richmond Gabriel University in St. Vincent for one year.

Qualifications

  • MD Biochemistry: College of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University, Nepal (2017)
  • Bachelor in Dental Surgery: Universal College of Medical Sciences, Tribhuwan University, Nepal

  • Clinical Biochemistry

  • First Rank in MD Biochemistry Exam (2017), Kathmandu University

  • Thapa S, Rayamajhi R, Gautam S, Dahal S. Ischemia modified albumin among type 2 diabetic patients visiting a tertiary care center of Kathmandu. JCMC. 2020 Oct 13; 10 (3): 74-8.
  • Thapa S, Rayamajhi RJ. Hypocalcemia in Elderly Population in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020 Nov 22; 58 (231).
  • Rayamajhi RJ, Thapa S, Rayamajhi P, Maharjan S, Yadav RKR, Roka K. Transaminitis among Patients with Dengue Fever Visiting a Tertiary Care Centre. J Nepal Med Assoc.2023 Sep 1; 61 (265): 683-6.
  • Gautam S, Thapa S, Khapung A. Assessment and Correlation of Uric Acid Concentration in Saliva and Serum of Patients Attending Tertiary Care Centre JCMS. 2020 Dec; 16 (4), 222–229.
  • Bhattarai K, Manandhar N, Shrestha P, Thapa S, Shrestha J, Kathayat G, et al. (2017). Estimation of indirect reference intervals for serum thyrotropin using hospital records. AJMS. 2017 May 2; 8 (3):41-8.

  • Non-communicable diseases

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