Editorial Team
ADVISER
Dr. Bhawan Singh Gharti Magar
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Member: Council of Science Editor (CSE), USA | Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), UK | International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) | World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) | Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME).
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS OF BHUTAN HEALTH JOURNAL
Chairperson:
Dr. Kinzang P. Tshering, President, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences (KGUMSB), Bhutan
Members:
- Professor Dr. Chencho Dorjee, Dean, Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, KGUMSB
- Professor Drungtsho Sangay Wangdi, Dean, Faculty of Traditional medicine, KGUMSB
- Professor Dr. Tashi Tenzin, Dean, Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, KGUMSB
- Professor Dr. Phurb Dorji, Editor-In-Chief, Bhutan Health Journal, KGUMSB
- Dr. Sithar Dorjee, PhD, Dy. Editor-In-Chief, Bhutan Health Journal, KGUMSB
- Dr. Kuenzang Chhezom, Managing Editor, Bhutan Health Journal, KGUMSB
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS OF BHUTAN HEALTH JOURNAL
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Professor Dr. Phurb Dorji (MBBS, FCPS, DMU, Fellowship in MFM)
Chief - Kidu Mobile Medical Unit, His Majesty’s peoples Project, Thimphu, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
DY. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dr. Sithar Dorjee
Director, Khesar Gyalpo University of medical Sciences of Bhutan
MANAGING EDITOR
Asst. Professor Dr. Kuenzang Chhenzom (MBBS, MD)
Department of Basic and Clinical Biochemistry and Deputy Dean, Student Affairs, Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, KGUMSB.
Laboratory Consultant: Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu: Bhutan
EDITORs
- Dr. Guru Prasad Dhakal (MBBS, MD in Gatroenterology, MPH), Head of the Department, Medicine, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Mr. Hari Prasad Pokhrel (Bsc Nutrition & Dietetics, MPH), Senior Program Officer, Nutrition Program, Ministry of Health, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Mr. Indra Prasad Sharma (Bsc, Master of Clinical Optometry), Sr Optometrist, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Ms. Karma Choden (Bsc, PGDHE, Master in Health & Society), Sr. Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, KGUMSB
- Dr. Karma Tenzin (MBBS, MD), Dy. Dean, Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, KGUMSB, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Ms. Manikala Moktan (Bsc, Master in Clinical Nursing), Asst. Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, KGUMSB
- Dr. Phurpa (MBBS, MD), Sr. Lecturer, Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, KGUMSB
- Mr Tandin Dorji (B.Sc, MPH), Chief Program Officer, Health Care & Diagnostic Division, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Dr. Tashi Tobgay, PhD, Technical Advisor, leishmaniasis
Project, KGUMSB CEO, Institute of Health Partners - Drungtsho Tempa Gyeltshen (B.Sc (TM), M.Sc (TM)), Deputy Dean, Academic Affairs, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, KGUMSB, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Dr. Tshokey (MBBS,MD,PhD), Asst. Professor, Microbiologist, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Mr. Zimba Letho (Bsc, Master of Nursing Science), Sr Program Officer, Medical Education Research Unit(MERU), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
INTERNATIONAL EDITORS
- Kamran Abbasi, Executive Editor, BMJ, UK
- Katharine Elise Morley, MD, Harvard School of Public Health and Physician, USA- MPH
- Professor Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Yale School of Public Health, USA
- Lauren A Maggio,PhD, Director Research and instruction, Stanford University, USA
- Michael G Morley, MD- Ophthalmologist, USA
- Professor Dr. Philip R. Fischer, MD- Professor of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA
- Professor Dr. Prashant Jha- BMJ, South Asia, India & Professor AIIMS and IIT, Delhi, India
- Professor Dr. Samiran Nundy- Advisor, Sir Ganga Ram Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Delhi, India
- Professor Dr. William McFarland, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, USA
ASSISTANT EDITORS
- Dr. Chhimi Wangmo (MBBS, MD), Central Regional Referral Hospital, Gelephu, Bhutan
- Drungtsho Phuntsho Wangdi (B.Sc (TM), National Traditional Medicine Hospital, Department of Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health, Thinmphu, Bhutan
- Dr. Shacha Wangmo (MBBS.PG resident, Medicine), Arm Force Medical College, Pune, India
- Dr. Sweta Giri (MBBS, PG resident, Emergency Medicine), Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine, KGUMSB
- Kuenzang (B.Sc), Associate Lecturerer, Dept of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Public health, KGUMSB
- Ugyen Tshering (BPH), Program Officer, emergency medical Services Division, Dept of Medical Services, Ministry of health, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Dr. Umesh Pradhan (MBBS, PG resident (ENT)), Dept of Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Editorial Support
- Pema Lhendup, Editorial Assistant and Administration
- Dechen Wangdi, Editorial Assistant and ICT Associate