Faculty Profile

• Diagnostic Microbiology
• Molecular Virology
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Hospital Infection Control

• Core Member – Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (AMSP)
• Technical Manager – Microbiology Laboratory (NABL Quality System)
• WHONET Data Entry In-charge – Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance
• Institutional Representative – KARS-NET (Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network)

• First Rank in MD Microbiology Examination, Kerala University of Health Sciences (July 2023)
• Faculty participant at TRICON 2023 – 9th Triennial Conference organised by Academy of Clinical Microbiologists, Thiruvananthapuram
• Bronze Medal (Third Prize) in the National Certified Examination for Infection Control Professionals (CAHO), 2024
• Kerala State Topper in the National Certified Examination for Infection Control Professionals (CAHO), 2024
• Life Member – Academy of Clinical Microbiologists (Membership No: LM493/2025)

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Infection Control Professional (CICP) – CAHO
• Basic Certified Course in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS), (CAHO)
• Basic Certified Course in Infection Prevention and Control (CPHIC), CAHO
• Advanced Certified Course in Infection Prevention and Control (CPHIC), CAHO
•  Medical Education Learning and Practice (MELAP), ISO-15189:2022
• Certificate of training on Infection Prevention and Control by state PEID Cell, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Passing certificate of NPTEL Online course in Basic Course in Biomedical Research (score 78%) (ICMR).
• Certificate course on Basic Emergency Course for Doctors conducted by Apex Trauma and Emergency Learning Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
• Certificate course on Basic Life Support
• Certificate course on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• Training in Ethics- Good Clinical Laboratory Practices as per ICMR guidelines, organized by Department of Biochemistry, Government T.D Medical College, Alappuzha on 29^th June 2024
• Training Programme at Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics Division, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram,
• 17th National Workshop on 'Diagnostic methods in Clinical Microbiology'

  Topic	Journal	Publication Details (Year, Volume, Page Nos)	Authorship	State/National/International	Indexing
  Lymphocutaneous infection due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a post COVID immunocompromised patient	Indian Journal of Microbiology Research	2023; Vol 10, Issue 3, July–September	First Author	National	Scopus, Embase, Google scholar, Index Copernicus
  Comparative evaluation of phenotypic methods to detect methicillin resistance with mecA gene detection by PCR in Staphylococcus aureus	Indian Journal of Microbiology Research	2024; Vol 11, Issue 4, July–September	First Author	National	Scopus, Embase, Google scholar, Index Copernicus
  Biogenic ZnO nanoparticle-coated endotracheal tubes: A study on their biocompatibility and antibacterial activity	Next Nanotechnology	2025; Volume 8:100274	Second Author	International	Scopus, DOAJ, ESCI
  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at the crossroads: past lessons, present challenges, and future directions	Reviews in Research Medical Microbiology	2025	First Author	International	Scopus, Embase, ESCI
  Klebsiella infections in the era of antimicrobial resistance: Emerging threats and therapeutic challenges	Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy	2026	Second Author	National	Scopus, ESCI

  JIPMER, Puducherry.