· Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with particular interest in multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens.
· Carbapenem resistance in Gram-negative bacteria, including phenotypic detection and molecular characterisation of carbapenemase-producing organisms.
· Clinical bacteriology, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and interpretation using current CLSI/EUCAST standards.
· Hospital-acquired infections, healthcare-associated infection surveillance, and infection prevention and control.
· Antimicrobial stewardship and laboratory-supported clinical decision-making.
MBBS – Pushpagiri medical college 2013-2018
CRRI -Pushpagiri medical college 2018-2019
· Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine — Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla | 2020–2021.
· Junior Resident, Department of Urology — Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla | 2021–2023.
· MD Resident, Department of Microbiology — Government Medical College, Kottayam | 2023–2026.
· Completed MBBS from Pushpagiri Medical College (2013-2019)
· Completed MD in Microbiology from Government Medical College, Kottayam (2023–2026).
· Conducted a dissertation study on aerobic bacterial isolates from middle-ear infections, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and carbapenem detection.
· Presented a case report poster on Chromobacterium violaceum-associated urinary tract infection at Micro Cal 2025.
· Clinical exposure across critical care and urology, supporting an interdisciplinary approach to infection diagnosis and antimicrobial use.