E.S. Prakash
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Physiology
Bio
E.S. Prakash is a professor of physiology at MCG - Savannah Campus. His primary role is teaching in the Foundations of Medicine and the 4 Organ Systems Modules in Preclerkship, and directing the Cardiopulmonary and Hematology Module.
Education
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MD, Physiology, General
Pondicherry University, 2004
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MBBS, Medicine (MD)
Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical, 2001
Awards & Honors
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Educator of the Year Award
Medical College of Georgia Class of 2028, Savannah Campus, May 2025, 2025
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Anna Walker Award for Teaching Excellence
Mercer University School of Medicine, 2024
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Outstanding Basic Science Faculty Award
Mercer University School of Medicine M.D. Class of 2023 (Macon Campus). , 2022
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Induction to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, 2020
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Professor R.C. Shukla Oration Award
Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, 2005
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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MEDI 6320
Brain, Behavior, & Movement
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MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
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MEDI 6330
Healthcare Across the Lifespan
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MEDI 6130
Musculoskeletal/Skin
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MEDI 6100
Orientation to Medicine
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MEDI 6220
Cardiopulmonary/Heme
Teaching Interests
Active learning methods; Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Renal, Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, and Nerve-Muscle Physiology and Pathophysiology.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Do brainstem astrocytes function as cerebral perfusion pressure sensors, as cerebral perfusion sensors or as sensors of specific consequences of cerebral hypoperfusion?, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Letter regarding the article: Sodium chloride versus glucose solute as a volume replacement therapy for more effective decongestion in acute heart failure: A prospective, randomized, mechanistic study, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Unproctored Online Summative Assessments During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Plea for Transparency, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Reflections on the value of the adjective absolute in reference to hematologic indices like absolute neutrophil count, 2020
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Addressing test security issues pertaining to reuse of closed-book summative assessment items possibly compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Autonomic regulation of cardiovascular system; medical physiology and pathophysiology education
College Service
University Service
