Para-clinical Departments
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Head of the Department Details:


Dr. Anil Pandey
Designation: Professor & Head
Degree: MBSS, MD (FM)
The department is engaged in teaching medical students by providing hands-on experience and modern teaching modalities in forensic medicine, forensic toxicology, medical ethics and medical jurisprudence. It is well equipped with laboratories, computer facilities, and museum with models, specimens and charts to provide best learning experience to students and enhance their creativity. Apart from this, the department provides a favourable environment for scientific research. The department also caters medico legal services to the community.
Vision: To be a centre of excellence and integrity in Forensic Medicine by balancing the emphasis on teaching, research and medico legal services.
Mission: To produce the competent physician capable of providing medical-legal service without infringing medical ethics and principles. To provide the comprehensive medico legal service to community through institute.
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Dr. Pandey Anilkumar Rambahadur
Professor & HOD
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Dr. Patani Kalpeshkumar Chhanabhai
MBBS, MD (Forensic Medicine)
Associate Professor
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PG - G-28323

Dr. Nisarg Modi
Associate Professor
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Dr. Barot Jigar Kishorbhai
MBBS
Tutor
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Dr. Patel Sandipkumar Devendrabhai
Tutor
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Dr. Patel Yashkumar Bharatbhai
MBBS
Tutor
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Dr. Thakor Hardiksinh Dalpatsinh
MBBS
Tutor
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Dr. Patel Shreya Bhaveshkumar
MBBS, D.D.V
Tutor
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Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publications
Dr. Anil Pandey
- Karikalan T, Pandey AR. Correlation of the age of eruption of teeth with the body mass index among school children. Medico-Legal Update. 2019 Jan-Jun;19(1):7-10.
- Karikalan T, Pandey AR. Age estimation based on the pattern of eruption of permanent teeth. Indian J Forensic Med Pathol. 2017 Apr-Jun;10(2):17-23.
- Rana NM, Pandey AR. A profile study of sudden natural death cases in Vadodara region of Central Gujarat. Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol. 2020 Jul-Sep;14(3):469-74.
- Pandey AR, Bhatt SB, Rana NM, Goyal AK, Kumar C, Patil VR. Study of histopathological changes in fatal poisoning in Vadodara region of Gujarat. Int Res Publ Med Sci. 2015 Jan-Mar;1(1):16-24.
- Tanna JA, Rana NM, Pandey AR, Goyal AK, Bhatt SB, Pathak A. Study of profile & survival period in burns cases in S.S.G. Hospital, Vadodara. Medico-Legal Update. 2015 Jul-Dec;15(2):146-9.
- Tanna JA, Pandey AR, Bhatt SB, Rana NM, Goyal AK, Kumar C, Patil VR. Study of current trends of fatal poisoning in Vadodara region of Gujarat. Medico-Legal Update. 2015 Jul-Dec;15(2):60-6.
- Prajapati P, Prajapati S, Pandey A, Joshi V, Prajapat N. Pattern of suicidal deaths in females of south Gujarat region. Natl J Med Res. 2012 Jan-Mar;2(1):31-3.
- Modi K, Pandey AR, Bhabhor R. Forensic odontology—perception and attitudes of undergraduate medical students of Gujarat: a cross-sectional study. J Punjab Acad Forensic Med Toxicol. 2022 Jan-Jun.
- Pandey AR, Modi K. Covid-19 & Indian medical students: a survey on their knowledge & perception regarding dead body management of Covid-19 patients. J Forensic Med Toxicol. 2022 Jan-Jun.
- Bhabhor RR, Pandey AR, Yadav MS, Parmar AP. Autopsy-based study for determination and evaluation of age estimation through macroscopic examination of cranial suture closure by ectocranial method at mortuary complex of Saurashtra region. J Forensic Med Toxicol. 2024 Jan-Jun;41(1). doi:10.48165/jfmt.2024.41.1.8.
- Bhabhor RR, Pandey AR, Yadav MS, Parmar AP. Exploring sociodemographic trends among snakebite victims: an observational study. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2024;15(7).
Dr. Nisarg Modi
- Nisarg Y Modi, Chauham Desani A, V. R. Patil, Akhilesh Pathak, Study of the Pattern of
Homicidal Deaths in Vadodara district, Gujarat: A prospective study, IJFMT, OCT-DEC 2019,13(4);125-130.
- Nisarg Y Modi, Chauham Desani A, V. R. Patil,Evaluation of Mechanical Injuries in cases of
Homicidal Death in and around Vadodara region, Gujarat, IJMTLM, JAN-JUN 2019,22(1-2);13-16.
- Chauham Desani A, Nisarg Y Modi,A Correlation and A regression Analysis for Estimation of Stature from Head length and head breadth in Bhavnagar region, Gujarat, IJFMT, OCT-DEC 2019,13(4);119-124.
- Chauham Desani A, Nisarg Y Modi, A Study Of Stature Estimation From Facial anthropometric Measurement in adult of bhavnagar Region, Gujarat, JFMT,JAN-JUNE 2019 36(1);46-49.
- Digvijay Vaghela, Dushyantkumar Barot, Nisarg Modi, Tapan J. Mehta, Fall from height- A Comprehensive Retrospective study at tertiary care Teaching hospital, IJTPR, 2024,14(3);207-211.
Dr. Kalpesh Patni
- Dewangan T, Ramteke RB, Patani KC, Nagrale N, Nagpure S. Prospective analytical study of burn deaths in infants and children below 6 years. Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol. 2020;14(4):6876-6879
- Patani KC, Ramteke RB, Dewangan T, Nagrale N, Patond S. Determination of age from shoulder joint by radiological examination of epiphyseal union of proximal end of humerus in boys from Ahmedabad region. Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol. 2020;15(2):4507-4511
- Patani K, Dewangan T, Merchant S, Shah KA, Vora DH, Chaudhari NK. Age estimation from radiological examination of epiphyseal union of upper end of humerus in girls from Ahmedabad region. J Indian Acad Forensic Med. 2019;41(4):265-267.
- Nayak M, Dewangan T, Patani K, Tandon RN. Trend and pattern in custodial death—a retrospective analysis. Int J Med Toxicol Leg Med. 2017;20(1-2):1-4.
- Vijapura MT, Momin SG, Patani K. Epidemiological profile of medico-legal autopsy cases reported at a tertiary care center. Medico-Legal Update. 2023;23(2):24-27.
- Chaudhari NK, Khubchandani HT, Padmraj R, Vora D, Raloti S, Patani K. Seasonal variation of suicide: a brief review. Int J Med Toxicol Leg Med. 2018;21(1-2):20.