Forensic and Medical Toxicology

Dr. Raj Kumar Karki, MD

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Associate Professor

Nepal Medical Council - 4276

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Qualifications

  • MD in Forensic Medicine : Kastuba Medical College, Mangalore, India (2010) – (Under Kathmandu University, Nepal)
  • MBBS, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal (2002) – Kathmandu University, Nepal.

Work experience
1. Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Rupendhi, Nepal (Medical Officer, Casualty Department): 30th November 2003 to 23rd August 2004.
2. Siddhartha Children & Women Hospital (AMDA), Butwal-9, Rupendehi, Nepal (Medical Officer, Pediatric Department): 24th August 2004 to 30th November 2005.
3. Dhulikhel Hospital (KU), Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal (Medical Officer, Casualty/Surgery Department): 23rd July 2006 till February 2007.
4. Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS),(KU), Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal (Assistant Professor, Department Of Forensic medicine & Toxicology): 08th April 2010 till date.
5. Reviewer of Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
6. Reviewer of Journal of Dental Sciences
Conferences attended
1. Presented scientific paper "Injuries due to explosion in firecracker factory- a case report" in 29th Annual conference of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine held from 23rd to 25th February 2008, at The Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai.
2. Presented Scientific paper "Disseminated malaria Cause of Sudden Death" in International Conference Of South Asian Congress Of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science & Toxicology(SAFCON 2008) held between 10th to 12th October 2008 at Amity University campus, Noida, India.
3. Presented scientific paper "Pontine cavernoma - An incidental finding in a case of burn" in South India Medico legal Association (SIMLA) – FORENSICON 2008 conference held between 31ST October to 2nd November 2008 at Department Of Forensic Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysore.
4. Presented scientific paper "Complex Suicide- A case report" in "CLINFORENSICON 2009" Second Annual National Conference Of National Foundation of clinical Forensic Medicine, held between 18th to 20th September 2009 by Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India.
5. Presented scientific paper "Drug addiction in Nepal – Medico legal and Social aspects" in "Combating Mental Health problems – a global perspective" National symposium of Psychiatry held 0n 2nd October 2010 in Dhulikhel Hospital, KUSMS, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal.
6. Presented scientific paper "Stature from the length of femur" in "National conference of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine" held between 1st to 3rd February 2013 in Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India.

Continue Medical Educations (CME)
1. Attended CME on "Infertility" conducted by the Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore at KMC Mangalore, India on 25th June 2007.
2. Attended CME on "Role of police and Medical officers during Investigation and Trial" conducted by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India on 8th September 2007.
3. Attended CME on "Research Methodologies in Neuroscience" conducted by the Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Indiaon 4th May 2008.
4. Attended CME on "Organ Transplantation" conducted by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Sree Devraj URS Medical College, Kollar, India on 7th January 2009.
5. Attended CME on "Nosocomial Infections: From Principles to Practice" conducted by the Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India on 17th January 2009.
6. Attended CME on "Doctor in the witness box" conducted by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Calicut Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India on 8th March 2009.
7. Attended CME on "Human Rights and Medical Practice" conducted by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India on 14th March 2009.
8. Attended CME on "Emergency Medicine (EMCME O9)" conducted by the Department of Emergency Medicine, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), Calicut, Kerela, India in association with Academic Centre of George Washington University (GWU), USA on 15th March 2009.
9. Attended CME on "Stem cell" conducted by the Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India on 30th May 2009.
10. Attended CME on "Healthy Ageing" conducted by the Department of Physiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India on 25th June 2009.
11. Attended CME and Medico legal workshop on "Forensic Imaging, Trauma & Consent (FITCON-2009)" conducted by the Department of Forensic Medicine, J.S.S. Medical College, Mysore, India on 27th June 2009.

UPDATES
1. Attended "Psychiatry Update 2008" conducted by Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India on 12th -13th April 2008.
2. Attended "HIV Update" conducted by Department of Dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India on 6th September 2009.

WORKSHOP
1. Attended Training in "Technique of detection and identification of poisons, blood, semen, saliva and other biological fluids" at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Mangalore, Karnataka, India from 2nd -13th June 2008.
2. Attended Workshop on "Research Methodology and Statistical Technique" conducted by Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India on 20th August 2008.
3. Participated in the workshop at the International Conference of South Asian Congress of Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science and Toxicology (SAFCON 2008) held on 9th October 2008 at Amity University Campus, Noida, India.
4. Attended Workshop on "An Approach to matters of the Heart" conducted by Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College- International Center, Manipal, India on 26th March 2009.
5. Attended Workshop on "Forensic Anthropology" conducted by Department of Forensic Medicine, Yennopoya Medical College, Mangalore, India on 30th September 2009.

PUBLICATIONS
1. SK Shetty, M Shetty, Karki RK, Shrinidhi, H Ullal. "An unusual circumstance of internal chemical burn injury – A case report". Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. October 2008; 15:415-419

2. Prateek Rastogi, Raj Kumar Karki. "Complex suicide: Case Report". International Journal Of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine. Vol 12, No 1, July-September 2009: 1-3

3. Prateek Rastogi, Raj Kumar Karki. "Disseminated Malaria: Case Report". Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine. ISSN 0973-1970 Vol 7, No 2, 2009.

4. Haque MK, Mansur DI, Krishnamurthy, Karki RK, Sharma K, Shakya R. Morphometric analysis of clavicle in Nepalese population. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2011;35(3):193-7

5. Mansur DI, Haque MK, Sharma K, Karki RK, Khanal K, Karna R. Estimation of Stature from Foot Length in Adult Nepalese Population and its Clinical Relevance. Kathmandu Univ Med J 2012; 37(1): 16-19.

6. Karki RK. Lip Prints-an Identification Aid. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2012;38(2):55-57.

7. Karki RK, Risal A. Study of Poisoning Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Kathmandu Univ Med J. 2012;10(4):41-44.

8. Ritesh G. Menezes, Sadip Pant, Magdy A. Kharoshah, Subramanian Senthilkumaran, M. Arun K.R. Nagesh, Nishanth B. Bhat, D.R. Mahadeshwara Prasad, Raj Kumar Karki, S.H. Subba, Abul Fazil. Autopsy discoveries of death from malaria. Legal Medicine. 14 (2012): 111-115

9. Karki RK. Gender Determination from Fingerprints. Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences 2015; 2(5):12-15.