Dr Sumit Wasnik

D.Y. Patil School of Public Health - Dr Sumit Wasnik
  • Dr. Sumit Wasnik
  • Associate Professor
  • sumit.wasnik [at] dypatil.edu
Dr Sumit Wasnik is an MD (Community Medicine) from Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. He has more than 11 years of teaching experience in the field of Community and Public Health in both the government and private medical institutes.   He was in charge of rural health training centre and was involved in various training programs for the community health workers across Maharashtra. His teaching interests include Communicable and Non-communicable disease, Programs and Policies, and Epidemiology. He has participated and presented multiple scientific papers in national and international conferences.

Publications

  • Wasnik S, Pinto V, Joshi S. Prevalence of Skin Infections and Regular Personal Hygiene Practices in Ashram School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Natl J Community Med 2018; 9(4): 274-277pISSN 0976-3325 / eISSN 2229-6816 www.njcmindia.org
  • Sonawane J, Choudhury DD, Wasnik S, Chowdhary A. Assessment of knowledge, attitude & practices regarding use of personal protective equipment among healthcare workers with regards to COVID 19. Panacea J Med Sci 2021;11(3):406-411.Panacea Journal of medical sciences 2021;11(3):406-411
  • Pinto VN, Wasnik S, Joshi SM, Velankar DH. Medical students’ perceptions of stress factors affecting their academic performance, perceived stress, and stress management techniques. Int J Community Med Public Health 2018; 5:1791-6.
  • Satish More, Sumit Wasnik, Priyanka Malyala. Evaluation of selected epidemiological Factors Associated with Hypertension among Truck Drivers- A cross sectional study. MedPulse International Journal of Community Medicine January 2018; 5(1): 16-19. https://www.medpulse.in/
  • Wasnik SG, Bhate K, Mehta A, Sadawarte M. Evaluate the factors affecting health seeking behaviours of women rag pickers in Mumbai. Int J Community Med Public Health 2018; 5:156-60.
  • Wasnik S, Mehta A. Awareness, knowledge, and practices about mosquito borne diseases in patients of tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai. Int J Community Med Public Health 2017; 4:3673-7
  • Kinge A, Bhate K, Shinde R, Wasnik S. Telemedicine- Reaching Out to the Unreached Rural Poor and As a Tool of CME. Journal of medical science and clinical research. Volume 04 Issue 10 October 2016

Conference Presentations

  • Evaluation of utility of telemedicine project of an Apex Institute with special reference to women in reproductive age group. Poster presentation at International Conference on Millennium Development Goals related to Reproductive Health conducted by National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH) Mumbai, India on 18- 21 March 2012.
  • A Cross Sectional Study to Assess Scope, Implementation, and Utilization by Rural Area of Telemedicine System Located in an Apex Institute. Paper presentation during 18th International Congress of Rural Health and Medicine at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa, India on 10-12 December 2012.
  • Violence against Women – A Social Evil. Paper presentation during 57th Annual Conference of Indian Public Health Association 2013 (South-East Asia Regional Public Health Conference), Kolkata on 1-3 February 2013.
  • An epidemiological assessment of Socio-Demographic and Health Profile of women rag pickers in Mumbai- a cross sectional study. Paper presentation in the international conference on “ Public Health Infrastructure in Transition: Challenges and a Way Forward” held at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi and organized by Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi and  School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
  • Diabetes Control Programme in Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. Paper presentation in the international conference on “Public Health Infrastructure in Transition: Challenges and a Way Forward” held at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi and organized by Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi and  School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
  • Telemedicine- Reaching Out to The Unreached Rural Poor and As A Tool Of CME. Paper presentation in the international conference on “ Public Health Infrastructure in Transition: Challenges and a Way Forward” held at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi and organized by Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi and  School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Health Systems, Policy & Management, Environment & Health, Demography & Population Health, Health Education and Promotion.
  • MBBS from Krishna Institute of Medical Science, Karad, Maharashtra
  • MD from Seth GSMC and Kem Hospital Mumbai
  • Diploma in Health Promotion (Tobacco Control) from PHFI online
  • Diploma in Human Resource Management from LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai