Dr. Akshay Motilal Baheti

Bio

Dr. Akshay M. Baheti is a Professor of Pharmacognosy at the School of Health Sciences and Technology, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, with over 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and administration in pharmaceutical education. He holds a B.Pharm from North Maharashtra University, M.Pharm in Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry from Savitribai Phule Pune University, and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from JNTU, Hyderabad, and is a Registered Patent Agent (IN/PA 5393). Dr. Baheti has served in key leadership roles as Head of the School of Pharmacy and Head, Department of Pharmacognosy. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed research papers, contributed to multiple book chapters, and has 14 patents filed/granted to his credit. He has guided several M.Pharm dissertations, successfully supervised one Ph.D. scholar to completion, and is currently supervising seven Ph.D. scholars in the areas of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Baheti has been recognized with several awards, including the MIT Foundation Day Award (2014) and the Best Innovative Teacher Award by Savitribai Phule Pune University (2017). He has also received a fellowship in Traditional Medicines and Integrative Health.

Educational Qualifications
M. Pharm, PhD

Area of Expertise

Standardization of traditional medicines.
Extraction, Isolation and Separation of Chemical Constituents from herbal drugs.
Development of nano formulation of herbal drugs for cancer treatment
Preclinical studies
Insilco studies

Recent Publications

More-Adate PM, Lokhande KB, Shrivastava A, Doiphode S, Nagar S, Singh A, Baheti A. Pharmacoinformatics approach for the screening of Kovidra (Bauhinia variegata) phytoconstituents against tumor suppressor protein in triple-negative breast cancer. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2023;1–12. doi:10.1080/07391102.2023.2219744.

Ram S, More-Adate P, Tagalpallewar AA, Pawar AT, Nagar S, Baheti AM. An in-silico investigation and network pharmacology-based approach to explore the anti-breast cancer potential of Tecteria coadunata (Wall.) C. Chr. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2023;1–12. doi:10.1080/07391102.2023.2252091.

Nimbalkar R, Kolte S, Baheti AM, Haritwal P, Nimbalkar MR. Adenocarcinoma of the lung treated with add-on Ayurveda treatment: A case report. J Ayurveda Case Rep. 2023;6:92–97.

Nimbalkar RG, Baheti AM, Pawar AT, Tagalpallewar AA, Nimbalkar MR. Eleven years of disease-free survival in a case of invasive ductal carcinoma of the right breast treated with add-on Ayurveda treatment: A case report. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2024;15(1):100881. doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2023.100881.

Srinivasan M, Gangurde A, Chandane AY, Tagalpallewar AA, Pawar AT, Baheti AM. Integrating network pharmacology and in-silico analysis deciphers Withaferin-A’s anti-breast cancer potential via hedgehog pathway and target network interplay. Brief Bioinform. 2024;25(2):bbae032. doi:10.1093/bib/bbae032.

Gomase VG, Murudkar PH, Mote CS, Baheti AM, Tagalpallewar AA, Pawar AT. Protective effects of Helicteres isora L. fruit extract on phenylhydrazine-induced hemolytic anemia in rats. Pharmacol Res – Nat Prod. 2024;100021. doi:10.1016/j.prenap.2024.100021.

Andrade F, Jenipher C, Gurav N, Nadaf S, Khan MS, Mahajan N, Bhagwat D, Kalaskar M, Chikhale R, Bhole R, Lalsare S, Baheti A, Ayyanar M, Gurav S. Endophytic fungi-assisted biomass synthesis of eco-friendly formulated silver nanoparticles for enhanced antibacterial, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol. 2024;97:105749.

Nimbalkar RG, Pawar AT, Tagalpallewar AA, Baheti AM, Chapadgaonkar S, Nimbalkar MR. Five years of disease-free survival in a case of recurrent malignant spindle cell melanoma treated with Ayurvedic medicines: A case report. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2024;15(1):100976. doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2024.100976.

Hinge PH, Tambe MS, Murudkar PH, Baheti AM, Mote CS, Chandrasekar SB, Nimbalkar MR, Pawar AT. Acute and subacute oral toxicity evaluation of Ayurvedic formulation Tapyadi Loha in rats. Drug Chem Toxicol. 2024;47(6):1369–1381. doi:10.1080/01480545.2024.2389965.

Sardeshmukh SP, Hardikar S, Prakash S, Nimbalkar RG, Pawar AT, Baheti AM, Nimbalkar MR. Eighteen months of non-union of an upper-third tibial fracture treated with Ayurvedic medicines and Panchakarma: A case report. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2025;16(3):101105. doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2024.101105.

Tambe MS, Shinde SR, Baheti AM, Nagar S, Pawar AT. Network pharmacology and in-silico studies for molecular mechanisms of analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-arthritic effects of Withania somnifera phytoconstituents. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2025;16(4):101088. doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2024.101088.

Kulkarni VM, Srinivasan M, Gangurde A, Marne PA, Salvi DS, Tagalpallewar AA, Nagar S, Pawar AT, Baheti AM. Network pharmacology, in-silico and in-vivo studies for analgesic and antipyretic activities of Haplanthodes tentaculata leaves. J Ethnopharmacol. 2025;353(Pt A):120301. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2025.120301.

More-Adate P, Kale A, Pawar AT, Tagalpallewar AA, Badhe P, Baheti A. Enhancing breast cancer treatment with Bauhinia variegata-capped copper oxide nanoparticles: A sustainable chemistry approach. Sustain Chem Clim Action. 2025;7:100109. doi:10.1016/j.scclima.2025.100109.

Gawai B, Tagalpallewar AA, Pawar AT, Baheti A. Anti-inflammatory effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra homeopathic formulations in a rat model of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation. J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2025;16(6):101267. doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2025.101267.

Srinivasan M, Bhavsar D, Ahiwale R, Chandane AY, Pawar AT, Tagalpallewar AA, Baheti AM. Injectable thermosensitive hydrogel with green-synthesised metallic nanoparticles for sustained Withaferin-A delivery in breast cancer. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol. 2025;107907. doi:10.1016/j.jddst.2025.107907.

Murudkar PH, Baheti AM, Pawar AT. Acute and subacute toxicity evaluation of a polyherbal blend in rats. Drug Chem Toxicol. 2026;1–11. doi:10.1080/01480545.2026.2612974.

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