Essentials of Biochemistry for Medical Students 2nd edition

Book Preface

Biochemistry is such a vast branch of medical science that it has been the backbone of many studies aimed at raising the standard and effectiveness of medical procedures. It encompasses a host of subspecialties relevant to a thorough study of the subject. For medical students in particular, an in-depth knowledge of the subject is essential to ensure a successful medical career.

I am glad that Dr Shivananda Nayak B has come out with yet another book on biochemistry to enable the medical students understand the subject thoroughly and with ease. As an author of three earlier books on biochemistry, he has dealt with the subject with lucidity and clarity in this book. His meticulous presentation of the  subject with illustrations in the chapters of the book will certainly add to the relevance of the book for medical students. The Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Case Studies of each chapter will certainly help the medical graduates to prepare for postgraduate entrance tests. Having worked as a teacher of biochemistry for the last over 20 years, he knows the pulse of the students and the book is sure to demonstrate the wealth of his knowledge about the subject.

I am happy to write the Foreword for book Essentials of Biochemistry (for Medical Students) and I hope the book will receive appreciation from both the medical students and their teachers.