Mission and Vision:

• Educating and Training Students and health care workers in the Field of clinical Microbiology .

• Best Diagnostics Care for Patients.

• Quality control and Quality assurance systems for all the tests employed in our lab

• To Lead in Antibiotic policy and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs.

• Academic Research for Students and Faculty Members .

• Education and sensitization of medical and paramedical staff for hospital infection control, HIV and STIs.

• Surveillance of hospital acquired infections

Awards and Achievements:

• Training Certificate in Molecular detection of MDR TB by PCR based line prove assay from National Tuberculosis Institute – Pune, India

• Certificate course on The Global challenge of Vector Borne Diseases and how to control them - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

• Certificate course on Challenges in Antibiotics Resistance : Gram Negative Bacteria - BSAC approved by : Royal College of Pathologists

• Certificate course on Introduction to practical Microbiology- BSAC approved by: Royal College of Pathologists.

• Certificate of achievement in Genomic Technologies in clinical Diagnostics: Next Generation Sequencing- St Georges, University of London.

• Certificate of achievement in Managing COVID-19 in Primary Care- St Georges, University of London.

• Certificate of achievement in Protecting children during infectious disease outbreaks- The Alliance for child protection in Humanitarian action.

• Life Member Indian Association of Medical Microbiology (IAMM)

• Life Member Hospital Infection Society India (HISI)

• Life Member Epidemology Foundation of India(EFI)

• Life Member American Society of Microbiology (ASM)

• Member South Central Association of Clinical Microbiology (SCACM)

• Life Member European Society of Medical Oncology ( ESMO )

• Member International Research Conference

Research Publications and Presentations:

• Microbiological profile and the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in endotracheal tube tip culture/endotracheal aspirates of mechanically ventilated patients a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir valley - a cross sectional study : Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research

• COMPARISON OF PERCENT POSITIVITY OF TWO DISTRICTS OF KASHMIR DURING THE 3RD COVID WAVE : Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research

• Early Detection of Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis and Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates using Line Probe Assay from a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India : Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

• A STUDY OF BIOFILM PRODUCTION OF VARIOUS CANDIDA SPECIES ISOLATED IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN INDIA: JK practioner - International journal of current Medical Science and Practice

• Prevalence of SARS-COV-2 infection among asymptomatic health care workers in a designated COVID -19 Hospital in Kashmir valley : International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases

• MANNHEIM PERITONITIS INDEX AS A PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR IN PATIENTS WITH PERITONITIS : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CREATIVE RESEARCH THOUGHTS – IJCRT

• Microbiological Profile and Clinical Outcome of Ventilator -Associated Pneumonia Patients in an Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Care Institute of North India. : International Journal of Research and Review

• Poster Presentation on Segregation of Biomedical Wastes. Conference on Swatch Bharat - GMC Srinagar

• Listeriosis: a cause for concern : International journal of current Medical and Pharmaceutical Research

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Infection Control Officer: SKIMS-MCH Srinagar, SKNMC & GH- Pune.

• In-charge ICTC (Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre for HIV). SKNMC & GH

• Certified Internal Auditor & Quality Manager (ISO-151892012).

• Nodal officer cum Medical Team Head for National games “KHELO INDIA” 2019 Pune.

• Certificate course in RT-PCR.

• Life member infection control society of India.

WORKSHOPS / TRAININGS DONE:

• 4th JIPMER HICC workshop Jan 2020. Puducherry (conducted by Dr.Apurba Sastry).

• Infection Control Workshop in BVDUMC, Pune, June 26-28, 2017

• Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing (AST) Workshop, Golwilkar METROPOLIS, Pune, 2016.

• Workshop on “Explore and Understand DNA”, at BioERA R&D Center, Pune.2016 .

PUBLICATIONS & PAPER / POSTER PRESENTATIONS

• Onychomycosis due to Achaetomium strumarium. ST Pote, U Khan, KK Lahiri, MS Patole Journal de mycologie medicale, – Elsevier.

• Prevalence of Hospital Acquired Infection and Antibiotic Trends in ICU in Southern India. International Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Applied sciences.

• Assessment of prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in patients on anti-HBV (lamivudine) treatment: A questionnaire-based survey.

  A Critique On Learning Theory. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine.

  An Inter-Professional Curriculum for Delivering Quality Healthcare to Diabetic Patients. Pravara Med Rev.

  Impact pf BMW segregation training program on hospital infection control in south Indian hospital. Microbiology research journal international.

  Comparison of present positivity of two districts of Kashmir during the 3rd COVID wave. Journal of advances in medicine and medical research.

  Poster presentation in Rescon 2017 “Cutaneous (wound) Diphtheria by Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheria var. mitis – A Case Report.

  Case presentation in Rescon 2017 “Cerebral tuberculosis in a young immunocompetent person”

  Poster in MediAce 2017 “Comparison of Maki’s Roll Plate technique to Sonication to detect colonization in central venous catheters”

  Paper Presentation at Maha-Microcon 2016 “Impact of teaching program on central line associated blood stream infection in a tertiary care hospital”

Publications:

• Clinico-radiological profile of COVID-19 in Kashmiri population: A descriptive study. Shahnawaz M, Wani AH, Upadhyay S, Pattnaik S, Mustafa H, Azad AM,et al. 2021; J Family Med Prim Care

• Nipah Virus: Outbreaks, Diagnosis and Prevention, Wani S, Farhana A, Nasir R, Pattnaik S, Fazli T and Zahoor D (2019) 9: 60-64 Journal of Research and Development.

• Seroprevalence of Herpes simplex virus 1 & 2 in high risk behavior individuals in a tertiary care centre. Wani, S., Farhana, A., Pattnaik, S., Nasir, R., Fazli, T., Zahoor, D., Mohiuddin, Z. and Rashid, K.,2019 24(3-4), p.23. JK-Practitioner