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Department
of urology
Dept. Phone: 504-988-5179
E-mail: ssikka@tulane.edu
Fax: 504-988-5059
Click here to view CV.
- Director, Urology Research and Andrology Clinic and Research Laboratories.
- Graduated, B.S. and M.S. in Biochemistry (Honors School, Chardigarh, India); Obtained Doctoral degree in Pharmacology from Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India-1978
- Post Doctoral Fellowships at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India (1978-1979) and University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California, 1978-1982
- Director of Urology Research Laboratory and Assistant Professor at Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, 1982 - 1988.
- Full-time faculty in Urology at Tulane since December 1988.
- Faculty member of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB); Tulane Cancer Center; and Tulane Xavier Center of Bioenvironmental Research Graduate Program.
- Board Certification, HCLD (Andrology) by American Board of Bioanalysis; and Certification of Clinical Laboratory Scientist-Specialist, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - 1995. Directs CLIA/HCFA certified Andrology laboratory at Tulane University Health Sciences Center.
- Study section reviewer for EPA and other agencies in the area of reproductive toxicology.
- Expertise in Clinical Diagnosis of Vascular Impotence using Doppler Ultrasound; manual and CASA semen analysis; assisted reproductive techniques in Andrology/Fertility.
- Direct basic research projects focused on oxidative stress response elements and signal transduction mechanisms related to bioenvironmental toxicology, infertility, aging, sexual dysfunction and prostate tumorgenesis employing specific in-vivo and in-vitro models. Published over 130 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 6 book chapters and more than 260 abstract presentations. Involved in teaching/training of Urology residents, medical students, and research fellows. Reviewer of manuscripts submitted to more than 10 journals. Editorial board member of Journal of Andrology and Frontiers of Bioscience. Mentor to graduate students, A.F.U.D. Scholars award, Summer students, and other research fellows.
- In 1999 set up a unique state-of-the-art semen analysis training program on quality control management in the Tulane Department of Urology that caters to the needs of many pharmaceutical companies for their multi center clinical trials, targeting repdroductive toxicology.
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