Consultant-Epidemiology - Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER - Chandigarh, India
(2024-07 - 2025-03)
- Spearheaded HIV-related program implementation under NACO and executed HIV Sentinel Surveillance across five states/UTs of India, including HP, J&K, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab.
- Facilitated program reporting through site visits to sentinel locations, participation in national and regional conferences, training sessions, and meetings, serving as the focal person for the Regional Institute (PGI) covering five states.
- Trained HSS staff, ensured data quality control, and submitted monthly reports to NACO.
- Conducted qualitative research, performed systematic reviews, and authored research papers on an ongoing basis.
Consultant (Health Care Technology Division) - National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC) - New Delhi, India
(2023-02 - 2024-07)
- Conducted Health Technology Assessments (HTA) for new innovations and healthcare technologies utilizing systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
- Performed economic evaluations employing decision and Markov modeling approaches with Excel and TreeAge Pro software.
- Provided evidence-based information to policymakers on the cost-effectiveness, clinical effectiveness, and social impact of health technologies to support healthcare decision-making.
- Focused on evaluating new and existing health technologies, encompassing drugs, devices, diagnostics, procedures, and public health programs, to optimize resource utilization and ensure equity in healthcare.
- Collaborated with government departments, healthcare providers, and industry stakeholders to integrate HTA findings into national health policy and practice.
- Undertook field visits to states for on-site assessments of health programs.
- Completed an HTA of drone utilization for medicine delivery in remote areas of India.
- Presented a report on the HTA of screening technologies for breast cancer, detailing cost-effectiveness using decision tree and Markov models.
Scientist C - Department of Pediatrics (PGIMER) - Chandigarh, India
(2022-01 - 2023-02)
- Assisted in the development of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) frameworks and managed the interpretation, simplification, and presentation of final results to the ICMR headquarters team.
- Cultivated expertise in systematic literature reviews for economic evaluations, decision model development, and strategic epidemiological reviews for various oncology projects.
- Executed HTA, including systematic reviews and meta-analysis, on the topic of "Cost effectiveness of various diagnostic techniques for Otitis Media in children."
- Submitted research papers for publication, developed research proposals, organized workshops on Healthcare Technology Assessment, and participated in relevant meetings.
- Authored four papers on pediatric child care published in PubMed-indexed journals.
Technical Assistant - Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER - Chandigarh, India
(2021-09 - 2021-10)
- Performed systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
- Provided technical support to projects under the ICMR Evidence Based Medicine department.
- Submitted research papers for publication, developed research proposals, conducted workshops on Healthcare Technology Assessment, and attended meetings.
Block Coordinator - Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, (PGIMER) - Chandigarh, India
(2020-11 - 2021-08)
- Engaged with communities and collaborated with various stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of the ongoing Ayushman Bharat Program, an NHSRC-led project.
- Contributed to the upgrade of 28 subcenters and 6 PHCs to Health and Wellness Centers (AAM) within the Gharuan block of District Mohali.
Dentist - Dr. Sangeet Verma Dental Clinic - Dharamshala, India
(2011-02 - 2014-10)
- Managed patient history taking, performed dental treatments, conducted health awareness sessions, and organized dental health camps.
Dentist (Owner) - 32 Pearls Dental Clinic - Dharamshala, India
(2014-10 - 2017-10)
- Operated a general dental practice.
