Nitin Ashok John MBBS, MD (Physiology), PGDMLE (Medical Law and Ethics), DIH, PGDHA is currently Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences,Lucknow. Earlier, he was Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry. He graduated from Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, and completed his MD from Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur. He has an experience of 25 years, including 21 years of teaching physiology to medical, dental and paramedical students. He has written Practical Physiology for MBBS Students, Practical Physiology for Dental Students and Practical Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy Students, and is editor of CC Chatterjee’s Human Physiology, 13/edn (all published under CBSPD banner), and has a number of national and international publications to his credit.
The textbook is meticulously designed and written in simple language. It is very well supplemented with over 800 diagrams, 66 images, 63 tables, 57 flowcharts and summaries for easy learning. Frequently asked long answer questions have been elaborately covered, in addition to relevant applied physiology. This is the most comprehensive and an ideal textbook for dental students.
