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Faculty Detail

Dr. O.P. Choudhary

Designation: Professor & Incharge
Contact Address:Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Rampura Phul, Bhatinda – 151103.
Telephone :
Mobile: 9928099090
Email:[email protected], [email protected]

Academic Credentials

• B.V.Sc. & A.H. (Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner)
• M.V.Sc. (Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner)
• Ph.D. (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar)

Teaching and Other Appointments

• Teaching all the undergraduate courses of Veterinary Anatomy as per MSVE, 2016, Veterinary Council of India, New Delhi.

Other Appointments

• Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya (UB), Indonesia.
• Nodal Officer, Anti-Ragging Cell, COVS, Rampura Phul
• Secretary, College Academic Affairs Committee, COVS Rampura Phul
• Convenor, Internet and Broadcast System, COVS, Rampura Phul
• Convenor, Press and Media Cell, COVS, Rampura Phul
• In-charge, Store and Purchase, COVS Rampura Phul
• Associate Editor of the International Journal of Surgery, published by Wolters Kluwer, with an Impact Factor of 9.00.
• Associate Editor of the Annals of Medicine and Surgery, published by Wolters Kluwer (Impact Factor of 1.70)
• Guest Editor for the special issue “Artificial Intelligence in Animal Anatomy with Special Reference to Diagnostic Imaging” in the Annals of Anatomy, published by Elsevier with an Impact Factor of 1.7. (till 31st December 2025).
• Guest Editor for the special issue “Animal Anatomy Teaching: New Concepts, Innovations and Applications” in the Veterinary Sciences, published by MDPI with an Impact Factor of 2.30. (till 31st January 2026)
• Guest Editor for the special issue “Recent Trends in Diagnostic Animal Anatomy” in the Annals of Anatomy, published by Elsevier with an Impact Factor of 1.7. (till 31st March 2027)
• Guest Editor for the special issue “Recent Trends in Applied Animal Anatomical Research” in the Veterinary Sciences, published by MDPI with an Impact Factor of 2.30. (till 31st June 2026)
• Guest Editor for the special issue “Animal Models for Surgeries and Implants” in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery, published by Wolters Kluwer (Impact Factor of 1.70).
• Guest Editor for the special issue “Evolving trends in stem cell therapy” in the International Journal of Surgery, published by Elsevier with an Impact Factor of 12.50.
• Guest Editor for the special issue “Advances in Applied Veterinary Anatomy” in the journal Anatomia Histologia Embryologia, published by Wiley, with an impact factor of 0.9.
• Editorial Advisory Board member of the Veterinary and Animal Science journal published by Elsevier with an impact factor of 2.2.
• Section Editor and Member of the Advisory Board of the Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi Journal, Impact Factor 0.9, the official journal of Kafkas Universitesi, Turkey.
• Sub-Editor/ Member of the Editorial Board of the South African Journal of Animal Science, an Official Journal of the South African Society for Animal Science (NAAS: 6.70)
• Associate Editor at Frontiers in Veterinary Science with an impact factor of 3.1.
• Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Folia Morphologica, published in Poland, with an impact factor of 1.2.
• Member of the International Advisory Board, International Journal of Morphology, Chile. NAAS rating of 6.50 (Impact Factor-0.5).
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Indian Journal of Animal Research, published by the Agricultural Research Communication Centre, Karnal, India (Impact Factor-0.5).

Area of Research Interests

• Morphometrics; Blood Cells; Functional Morphology; Evolution; Anatomy; Comparative Anatomy; Morphological Analysis; Immunology; Immunohistochemistry; Electron Microscopy; Artificial Intelligence; Imaging Techniques

Ongoing Projects

Research Honour’s /Awards

• Best Teacher Award-2025 by the Vice Chancellor of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, in recognition of contributions in teaching mandate at the college level on 26th January 2026.
• Awarded Membership of the National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India), in Recognition of Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Veterinary Sciences in the Year 2025.
• Listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists List by Stanford University, USA, and Elsevier, released on 16th September 2024.
• Ranked 11th worldwide in the Anatomy discipline (Highly Ranked Scholar-Prior Five Years), awarded by the CEO of ScholarGPS®.
• Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya (UB), Indonesia.
• Best Poster Presentation award in the International Symposium organized by the Society of Immunology and Immunopathology (SIIP) held from 22nd to 24th December 2013 at the Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner.
• University Gold Medalist for Master of Veterinary Science (Veterinary Anatomy) during the academic session 2009-2011.
• University Merit Scholarship during M.V.Sc. Level academic session 2009-2011.
• DST-INSPIRE fellowship (August 2012- May 2015) by the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi, during the Ph.D. degree program.
• Awarded the Second position in the Scanning Electron Micrograph Award at the International Conference on Electron Microscopy organized by Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai from 8-10th July 2015.
• Late Dr. D.S. Grover Memorial Award-2018 for Clinical Anatomy and Multidisciplinary Approach at XXXIII Annual Convention of Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists & National Symposium-2018 organized by College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, CAU (I), Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram during 28- 30th November 2018.
• Awarded as a Dignitary Fellow of the “International Organization for Academic and Scientific Development. (IOASD)
• Fellow of the Indian Academic Researchers Association (IARA), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu- 620021, India.
• Eminent Scientist Award- 2024 in the Current Innovations and Technological Advances in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (CITAAS), organized by Guru Kashi University, Bathinda, Punjab, from 29th to 31st August 2024.
• Best Poster Presentation Award at XXXVIII Annual Convention & National Symposium on “Strategic Implementation of Anatomical Facts for Sustainable Livestock Health, Reproduction and Production with Special Emphasis on Biotechnology and Immunology” organized by the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, DUVASU, Mathura, India, during October 24 -26, 2024.
• Fellow Member of Education Research and Development Association (ERDA) Membership ID: ERDA/FELM/46/1224.
• Dignitary Fellow of the International Organization for Academic and Scientific Development (IOASD)
• Best Researcher Award at the International Conference on Innovations in Artificial Intelligence (ICIAI-2025) held on April 25–26, 2025, by Guru Kashi University, Bathinda, Punjab.
• Best Poster Presentation Award at XXXIX Annual Convention of the Indian Association of Veterinary Anatomists (IAVA) and National Symposium on “Advances in Veterinary Anatomy: Bridging Tradition and Innovation to Mitigate Global Challenges in Holistic Development of Animal Health and Production” organized by the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, NDVSU, Jabalpur, India during 29th to 31st October, 2025.

No. of Publications

Publications

• Choudhary, O. P. (2026). Animal Anatomy Teaching: New Concepts, Innovations and Applications. Veterinary Sciences, 13(3), 221. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5554.
• Saini, J., Choudhary, O. P., Verma, N., & Dash, S. K. (2026). Diagnostic anatomy of the head region of Beetal goat and Kajali sheep with special reference to its importance in regional anaesthesia. Annals of Anatomy, 266, 152849. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5355. 
• Choudhary, O.P. (2026). Artificial intelligence in animal anatomy with special reference to diagnostic imaging. Annals of Anatomy 265, 152810. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5553.
• Choudhary OP, Saini J, Mahajan C, and Choudhary P (2025). Cytomorphological characteristics of peripheral blood cells in adult buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 45(2): 906-912. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5001.
• Choudhary OP, Saini J (2025). Anatomy of the knee joint in cattle (Bos taurus): Gross, radiographic and computed tomographic insights. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 31(2): 215-221. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4964. 
• Choudhary OP and Sarkar R (2025). Animal anatomical teaching models for improved veterinary anatomy education and learning. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 45(2):906-912. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5313. 
• Choudhary OP, Infant SS, As V, Chopra H, Manuta N. (2025). Exploring the potential and limitations of artificial intelligence in animal anatomy. Annals of Anatomy 258:152366. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4966
• Choudhary OP (2025). Animal models for surgeries and implants: a vital tool in medical research and development. Annals of Medicine & Surgery 87(7):4090-4095. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5003. 
• Saini J and Choudhary OP (2025). Gross anatomy and computed tomography-based three-dimensional modeling of the humerus and femur in goat (Capra hircus) for enhanced veterinary anatomy education. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 95(6): 530–536. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5312. 
• Madkour FA, Choudhary OP and Kandyel RM (2023). Preen gland of the laughing dove (Streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca): Light and electron microscopic analysis. Microscopy Research Technique, 86(10):1298-1308. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2735.