Education & Qualification

• MBBS – M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru under Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka
• M.D. (Internal Medicine) -Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru
• FAGE- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
• CPCDM(Certificate Programme For Clinicians in Diabetes Management)- Research Society For The Study Of Diabetes In India (RSSDI)

Past Experience

• Consultant Physician at Amarjain Hospital, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur (Dec 2023 – Dec 2024)
• Consultant Physician/Asst. Professor at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur (may 25th’2022- Dec-21st’22)
• Consultant Physician, Yenepoya Medical College, and Hospital, Mangaluru (August 20 to May 22), served As a senior resident
• Medical advisor and Consultant Physician for Novigo Solutions Ltd, Mangaluru (May’21 to May ’22)- a software company with 500 employees based in Mangalore
• Medical advisor and Consultant Physician, Expert PU College, Mangaluru (August’21 to May 22)- A Residential college for 2300 students
• Served as Resident Medical Officer, Tirath Ram Shah Charitable Hospital, New Delhi ( Dec’16- May 17)

Current Responsibilities

• Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Maitri Clinic, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur.
• Writer for Health Guide, an online health educational magazine ((https://mag.dribrahimmasoodi.com/)

Expertise

• Diabetes
• Hypertension (high BP)
• Thyroid disorders
• Fever
• Infectious Diseases
• Anemia
• Dengue
• Migraine
• Asthma
• Allergy
• Pain
• Obesity

Research and publications

1. Vipul Agarwal, Shagun Aggarwal, Harish A Rao, Prakash Harischandra, Dr Shishirkumar C Naik. The Decaf (Dyspnea, Eosinopenia, Consolidation, Acidemia, Atrial Fibrillation) Score In Prediction Of Hospital Mortality In Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Airway Disease:. dcth(Drug and cell therapies in haematology) [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 1 [cited 2023 Sep. 18];10(1):1901-13. Available from: http://www.dcth.org/index.php/journal/article/view/353
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2. Goudar, Santosh, D., Heshweaanth, Mathew, Jobin, Agarwal, Vipul, AND George, Rohith. “Clinical profile and outcomes of dengue fever during monsoon season at a tertiary care hospital in South India” International Journal of Advances in Medicine [Online], Volume 8 Number 11 (26 October 2021) indexing- Index Copernicus
3. Shabeera Shamsuddin, Krishnaraj Upadhyaya K, Vipul Agarwal, Aejaz Ahamed Z. Evaluation of red cell indices and manual reticulocyte parameters in iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency and beta-thalassemia minor patients in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. January 2023;11(1);1-5.
4. MA Maqbool, Vipul Agarwal, VG Nayana. Vitamin D – An Elixir for Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2023).
5. Ramya NR, Praveena Elizabeth Joseph, Navyashree R, Vipul Agarwal. The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in early pregnancy. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical. 2023, 10;(3):998-1001 (Indexed –Embase)
6. Masoodi I, Agarwal V, Ahmad I, Bhat MY, Ahmad N, Wani HU, Dar JA. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis as the first presentation of CNS tuberculosis: report of a case with a brief review. GMS German Medical Science. 2010;8.
7. M I, Agarwal V, Ganie MA, Alsayari K. NASH: The Hepatic injury of Metabolic syndrome: a brief update. Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2009 Jul;3(2):265-70. PMID: 21475547; PMCID: PMC3068809.
8. Chakraborty S, Ganie MA, Agarwal V, Jana M; Shalimar; Gupta N, Sofi NY. Fibroscan as a non-invasive predictor of hepatic steatosis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Indian J Med Res. 2020 Apr;151(4):333-341. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_610_18. PMID: 32461397; PMCID: PMC7371053.
9. Anwar SK, Agarwal V, Alfaif A, Hussain S, Sirwal IA. Combining Corticosteroids and Acyclovir in the Management of Varicella Pneumonia: A Prospective Study. Antiviral Therapy. 2014;19(2):221-224. doi:10.3851/IMP2751
10. Masoodi I, Tijjani BM, Wani H, Hassan NS, Khan AB, Agarwal V. Biomarkers in the management of ulcerative colitis: a brief review. Ger Med Sci. 2011 Feb 16;9:Doc03. doi: 10.3205/000126. PMID: 21394194; PMCID: PMC3046642.

Awards and Recognition

1. Best research paper presentation at Innovative Physicians Forum Midcon conference 2022
2. Best research paper presentation at RAJAPICON 2018
3. Best research paper presentation at IDCON’2019
4. 3rd Best Paper Presentation at RAJAPICON 2017
5. Cleared Basic course in a biomedical research course with 79% marks
6. 2nd best poster presentation at MACID International Infectious Disease conference, held at KMC Manipal- Jan’2020
7. Appreciation award for efforts in COVID care during the pandemic- by Yenepoya Medical College in August 2021