Management & Admin

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Dr Elena Plavnik-Stybel has joined the Bay University from its inception in the Department of Physiology. She teaches Human Physiology as the major subjects at this university. She was accepted into the Medical Degree Program at Leningrad Pediatric Medical University and graduated with honors in 1990. Dr Stybel was born and raised in Leningrad, Russia. She immigrated to the US in 1991. She was accepted in NYCOM in 1997 and 3 years later she graduated with a degree of Doctor of Osteopathy .She went through the Residency Program in North Shore LIJ on Long Island NY and since then has been working in a private practice in Amityville, New York. She has keen interest in Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology.

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Dr T Santhanam is inducted to the Advisory Board of the Bay University from the inception of the Medical School. He received his preliminary education from Chennai, India and obtained his PhD in Psychology from university of Madras India. He also received B Ed and went on to obtain LLB very recently from Utkal University India.

Dr Santhanam worked as psychologist in various institutions in India. He also taught his subject materials through regular and distance education. He has researched on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Rehabilitation. He has successfully carried out Career Guidance and Counseling to the many needy students.

He has authored books on “Children with Learning Disability” “Learning Disabilities and Remedial Programme” and “Stress and Attitude of Women Teachers” Published by Discovery Publishing House PVT.LTD. He is a life member of ‘Madras psychology Society’ and International Affiliate Member, “American Psychology Association”. He received National Award from His Excellency President of India during the occasion of International Day of the Persons With Disabilities on December 3, 2006 and December 3, 2009 and are his major achievement.

Professor of Biochemistry
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Dr Shankhar Majhi, an Alumni of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) Puducherry in South Indian has been at helm to lead the Academia in the last 29 years of his professional career. After obtaining his MD degree in Biochemistry through the Residency Program in 1994, he went on to complete his Senior Residency that prepared him to join faculty positions elsewhere.

On the invitation of the Principal of Nepal Medical College in 1997, he joined this Kathmandu-based Medical College as a Founder Member of the Faculty of Biochemistry as Assistant Professor and was directly responsible for overall academic growth of the institution. Dr Majhi stood upto the expectation and used this platform to train the motivated students to prepare USMLE, as a result many alumni of this medical college work as Physicians and Surgeons in US now. He believed Innovative Research is integral part of the Higher Education and work as an editor for a medical journal known as Nepal Medical College Journal’ ‘NMCJ’ which is the First Nepalese Medical Journal to be indexed in ‘pubmed’ then and is visualized as a major event in growth of the Medical Sciences in Nepal. Dr Majhi’s contribution as an editor, is considered as a milestone that brought the scientific exploration to the forefront in Medicine in the Himalayan state. In 2002, he was invited to join B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) Dharan as Associate Professor and was promoted to full professor later where he developed the Post Graduate Program in particular beside the Under-Graduate Program in Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Laboratory Technology. He also worked for Problem Based Learning (PBL) in various capacities to make the successful outcome of the SPICES model of curriculum adopted by the university.

He believed that Clinical Laboratory are crucial for Healthcare and must be accredited for best patient outcome. He took initiative to upgrade the ‘Clinical Laboratory’ and got his Laboratory accredited by the Accrediting Agency while he was assigned additional responsibility as ‘Chief of Clinical Laboratory Services’. Among four pillars of a university, Researches and Publications are major work that drive the university forward and with this perception, he conducted extensive research on Trace Element and Cancers, Free Radical Chemistry, Thyroid Disorders, Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Diseases, Thalasemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, Multiple Myeloma, Eclampsia etc using appropriate Biochemical Techniques and earned more than 100 publications in indexed journals to his credit. He Supervised many ‘Thesis’ during his stay at this University, Dr Majhi is  an enthusiastic teacher with his comprehensive and boundless ‘Teaching Skills’ who can reach out to even the last student in the class. He was voted ‘Best Teacher’ in an opinion poll by the students multiple times during his stay at BPKIHS.

In May 2014, Dr Majhi joined Xavier University School of Medicine as a Professor of Biochemistry to teach students of MD Program and continued to teach at this university till March 2022. During his stay, he aligned the Biochemistry Course with the USMLE content that helped the students to grasp the subject materials better, He conducted ‘Laboratory Based’ Research’ with students and published them in reputed journals. From mid of 2018, he was inducted to the post of Dean of Basic Sciences at this university. During his stay at Xavier University, the university achieved full accreditation by Accreditation Commission of College of Medicine (ACCM) and approval by New York State Education Department (NYSED) and are considered major achievements for the operation of the university.

Professor of Surgery
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Dr. R. Kolachalam is a General Surgeon at Providence Hospitals, Detroit Michigan.  He finished his General Surgery Residency at Providence Hospitals, Detroit and then completed a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.  He has been in Private practice since 1995.

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Lisa brings a marketing and business background to the students and faculty of Bay University, and is charged with overseeing the recruiting and admissions process. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Michigan State University and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan with a focus on International Relations and Applied Economics.

She also serves as a Managing Director at the Harris Poll and collaborates with academic, automotive, IT, and healthcare stakeholders to formulate marketing growth strategies. She has managed several hundred research and consulting projects, including brand and marketing strategy; customer research; sales performance and forecasting; competitor intelligence; and is a thought leader on the future of society.

Lisa was previously Chief Marketing Officer at MarketsandMarkets, a Pune-based market research firm. She also worked for Frost & Sullivan, General Motors in North America, Asia and Europe and J.D. Power and Associates.

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