Dr. Jijo Varghese

Academic Qualifications

• DNB PMR, NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS (SECONDARY)
• MD PMR (PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION), GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
• MBBS, SUT ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, VATTAPPARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Professional Record

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (ADHOC), PMR DEPARTMENT, SCTIMST (25/11/2021 - 22/09/2023) AND (29/09/2023 - CONTINUING)
• SENIOR RESIDENT, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION (PMR) DEPARTMENT, GMC THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (16/09/2020 - 15/09/2021)

Area of Interest

• NEUROLOGIC REHABILITATION
• CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION
• MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
• RHEUMATOLOGIC REHABILITATION
• PAIN MANAGEMENT AND INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PROCEDURES

Membership

• NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, INDIA (MNAMS) 2022

Invited talks

• 1)Presented on "Cervico brachialgia" as an invited speaker at GET SET REHAB April 2024 conference, Thiruvananthapuram organized by the Trivandrum Physiatrists' Club 2)Presented on "Interventions in Sacroiliac Pain" as an invited speaker at REHABCON April 2022 conference, Thiruvananthapuram organized by the Kerala Chapter of Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (IAPMR)

No. of Books Authored/ Edited

• Co-authored a book titled "Guide to History Taking, Physical Examination and Rehabilitation in PMR" ISBN No. 978-93-5593-537-3 Author: Dr Thongsuanmung Guite Co-authors: Dr Jijo Varghese, Dr Anand Raja D. S

Select Publications

• Syam S, Varghese J., Selvan P., Kumar S. (2022). Effect of mobile phone usage on median nerve conduction velocity Kerala Journal of PMR Special Edition
• Mohan A, Zachariah G., Varghese J. (2022). Adverse events after serial POP casting of lower limb in cerebral palsy children Kerala Journal of PMR Special Edition Vol 19 Issue 1 October 2022
• Ravindran S., Zachariah G., Pillai P. G., Varghese J. (2021). Clinical patterns of cerebral palsy in children who underwent serial casting for improvement in mobility at a tertiary care centre. Journal of Medical Science And Clinical Research, 09(07). https://doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v9i7.19

Publications

Article

1. Anand Raja Devaraj Sushama, Jijo Varghese, Thongsuangmung Guite, George Zachariah, Comparison of Shock Absorption and Energy Expenditure between Unilateral Transtibial Amputees Using Jaipur and SACH Feet: A Cross-sectional Analysis, Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2025,

Book

1. Author: Dr Thongsuanmung Guite Co-authors: Dr Jijo Varghese, Dr Anand Raja D. S, Guide to History Taking, Physical Examination and Rehabilitation in PMR, IJPMR, 2021, ISBN No. 978-93-5593-537-3, https://journals.lww.com/ijpmr/Fulltext/2022/09000/Guide_to_History_Taking,_Physical_Examination_and.6.aspx