Dr Vijay Harish Somasundaram
Dr. Vijay Harish Somasundaram completed his MBBS at The Bangalore Medical College in 2006. Following which he completed his DNB (Diplomate of National Board) in Nuclear Medicine at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center. He is presently working as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Dept of Nuclear Medicine & PET/CT at Amrita and is a part-time PhD. student under Dr. Manzoor Koyakutty at the Amrita Centre for Nano Sciences and Molecular Medicine. He has also been awarded certification as Radiological Safety Officer (Nuclear Medicine) by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB India) and Fellow of European Board of Nuclear Medicine.
His focus of research is molecular imaging based delivery and activation of nanomedicine against Hepatocellular cancinoma
Publications
Patents
His focus of research is molecular imaging based delivery and activation of nanomedicine against Hepatocellular cancinoma
Publications
- Somasundaram VH, Pillai R, Malarvizhi G, Ashokan A, Gowd S, Peethambaran R, Palaniswamy S, Unni AKK, Nair S, Koyakutty M. Biodegradable radiofrequency responsive nanoparticles for augmented thermal ablation combined with triggered drug release in liver tumors. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2016;2(5):768-79.
- Sasidharan A, Swaroop S, Koduri CK, Girish CM, Chandran P, Panchakarla LS, Somasundaram VH, Gowd GS, Nair S, Koyakutty M. Comparative in vivo toxicity, organ biodistribution and immune response of pristine, carboxylated and PEGylated few-layer graphene sheets in swiss albino mice: A three month study. Carbon 2015;95:511-24.
- Somasundaram VH, Subramanyam P, Palaniswamy SS. A gluten-free vegan meal for gastric emptying scintigraphy: Establishment of reference values and its utilization in the evaluation of diabetic gastroparesis. Clin Nucl Med 2014.
- Somasundaram VH, Subramanyam P, Palaniswamy SS. A gluten-free vegan meal for gastric emptying scintigraphy : Establishment of reference values and its utilization in the evaluation of diabetic gastroparesis. Clin Nucl Med 2014;39(11):960-5.
- Ashokan A, Gowd GS, Somasundaram VH, Bhupathi A, Peethambaran R, Unni AKK, Palaniswamy S, Nair SV, Koyakutty M. Multifunctional calcium phosphate nano-contrast agent for combined nuclear, magnetic and near-infrared invivo imaging. Biomaterials 2013;34(29):7143-57.
- Somasundaram VH, Subramanyam P, Palaniswamy S. Salivagram revisited: Justifying its routine use for the evaluation of persistent/recurrent lower respiratory tract infections in developmentally normal children. Ann Nucl Med 2012;26(7):578-85.
- Rani D, Somasundaram VH, Nair S, Koyakutty M. Advances in cancer nanomedicine. J Indian Inst Sci 2012;92(2):187-218.
Patents
- "Stannous doped micro and nano particles for augmented radiofrequency ablation" wo2014110449 A1. Inventors: Vijay Harish Somasundaram, Manzoor Koyakutty, Shantikumar Nair.
- "Non iodinated radiopaque microbeads for transarterial embolization". Complete patent submitted for PCT filing. Inventors: Manzoor Koyakutty, Vijay Harish Somasundaram, Anusha Ashokan, Shantikumar Nair.
- "Radiowave responsive doped nanoparticles for image guided therapeutics. Complete patent submitted for PCT filing. Inventors: Manzoor Koyakutty, Anusha Ashokan, Vijay Harish Somasundaram, Shantikumar Nair.
- "MRI and CT contrast enabled 3D scaffolds". Inventors: Manzoor Koyakutty, Sajesh KM, Anusha Ashokan, Vijay Harish Somasundaram, Shantikumar Nair. Complete patent submitted for PCT filing.