Sunil Dhungel
School/Division: Anatomical Sciences
Courses: Neuroscience and Neurology, HHP
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Dr. Sunil Dhungel completed his master’s degree in human physiology from the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, in 2002. His doctorate degree in neuroscience was from Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. He is a neuroscientist and professor of neuroscience and physiology.
Dr. Dhungel was adjunct faculty at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India, and was recently working at NAIHS (Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences), Kathmandu, Nepal. He was chairman of the IRC (Institutional Review Committee) of NAIHS. Dr. Dhungel possesses more than twenty years of teaching experience in medical universities in Nepal, China, Japan, India, and the West Indies, as well as one and a half decades of research experience. He is the founder president of the Neuroscience Society of Nepal and a council member of IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) and FAONS.
Dr. Dhungel presented several guest lectures at various IBRO schools and research work at various international conferences of physiology, neuroscience, and neuroendocrinology held in Japan, China, the USA, Malaysia, Germany, Italy, France, India, and Pakistan. Several national and international awards have honored him, including “Nepal Bidhya Bhushan K. was the first president of Nepal. He has published more than 35 peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals, including Neuroscience, Neuroscience Research, Annals of Neuroscience, Hormones and Behavior, Experimental Physiology, etc. He is also credited with more than 75 presentations in different international forums in Japan, the USA, Malaysia, China, Italy, France, India, and Germany.
Dr. Dhungel serves as an editor, advisor to several national and international journals, and reviewer of the neuroscience curriculum as well. His current research work is focused on a better understanding of the role of steroid hormone and oxytocin hormone in neurodegenerative disease and high-altitude physiology.
Qualifications:
MUA's curriculum, developed by faculty in North America, aligns closely with the rigorous training provided by top-tier U.S. and Canadian medical institutions. The program spans ten semesters, balancing intensive academic and clinical study across Basic Sciences and Clinical Sciences.