Medical Practitioner with 25+ years of overall experience in General Medicine & Surgery, Rural & Urban Public Health
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Medical Practitioner with 25+ years of overall experience with expertise in General Medicine & Surgery, Rural & Urban Public Health. Currently assigned as VPD Surveillance officer at WHO country office for India at Patna, Bihar. Demonstrates sound understanding of Clinical Governance & Risk Management.
Strong interpersonal skills to educate patients about treatments and interact positively with patients and families. Effective communicator who works collaboratively with medical doctors, nursing and field colleagues to ensure delivery of coordinated multidisciplinary service. Superior diagnostic skills and treatment planning and execution proficiency with strong problem-solving abilities.
Surveillance Medical Officer at WHO country office for India (2015-04 – Present)
Provide technical guidance to the government and non-government staff on polio eradication activities including AFP Surveillance, Supplementary Immunization and Polio End Game strategies. Facilitate the support for activities related to intensification of routine immunization, measles elimination. Build capacity of the government and non-government stakeholders involved with polio eradication, routine immunization, measles elimination, COVID 19.
Monitor and evaluate the planning and implementation of activities related to polio eradication, measles elimination, routine immunization. Conduct regular analysis and interpretation of epidemiological, surveillance and immunization data to support appropriate follow up actions by the government and partners. Liaise and coordinate with partner agencies including UNICEF, Rotary and others for strengthening of activities related to polio eradication, routine immunization, measles elimination.
Support implementation of other health priorities as a part of WHO's Country Cooperation Strategy. Performance assessment of Health workers in Routine Immunization, Polio immunization and COVID-19 vaccination & Testing.
WHO Consultant in EBOLA mission at WHO (2015-01 – 2015-04)
Provide technical guidance to the government and non-government staff on Contact Tracing, Active case finding. Support IPC assessment and availability. Conduct house to house visits for sensitization. Facilitate focused group discussions and community engagement. Participate in community leaders meetings. Conduct health promotion activities. Support Surveillance activities for Ebola, Malaria, Yellow fever, Measles etc.
Surveillance Medical Officer at NPSP-India (WHO) (2009-01 – 2014-12)
Provide training, technical and logistic assistance and motivate the government counterparts as needed to promote timely reporting, investigation, follow-up and response to cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) along with Measles elimination & outbreak response/surveillance and Routine Immunization in Bihar. Planning and implementation of National Immunization (NID) Days and mopping-up activities. Strengthen coverage for routine immunization in state.
Involved in monitoring and supervisory activities in routine immunization (EPI) services.
Medical Officer at Rural Medical Dispensary (Govt. of India) (2006-05 – 2008-12)
Senior Medical Officer (Cardiology) at B.D.Mehata Mahavir Heart Institute (2005-12 – 2006-04)
Medical Officer (Medicine & Surgery) at Sanjivani Health Care (2004-10 – 2005-10)
Resident Medical Officer (Medicine) at Ortho.Centre, DCCW (NGO) (2002-05 – 2004-09)
Worked on rotational basis in Medical, Surgical & Emergency departments.
Resident Doctor (Medicine & Surgery) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (2001-02 – 2002-02)
Worked on rotational basis in Medical, Surgical & Emergency departments.
M.D. in Physician – Peoples Friendship University of Russia (1999)
MBA in Hospital & Health management – Sobhit University (2014)
MPH – The Global open University (2019)
10th – S.S.High School (1988)
10th +2 – Patna Collegiate School (1990)
