Mukunda Thapa

Dedicated Physician and AI Data Specialist with extensive hands-on experience in clinical medicine, global health operations, and medical data annotation for AI model development. Skilled in integrating medical expertise with artificial intelligence and data science to support diagnostic accuracy, automation, and research-driven improvements in patient care. Fluent in English, Italian, Russian, and Hindi with strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills.

Medical Science Data Provider (contract) - Health AI - Rome, Italy

(2016-01)

Supported machine learning and AI development initiatives in the healthcare domain by curating, annotating, and validating medical datasets used for training AI models that enhance clinical decision-making and diagnostic systems.

• Annotated and categorized medical data, including case reports, radiology notes, and clinical documents for AI model training.
• Applied medical domain knowledge to improve entity recognition and condition classification for health AI systems.
• Collaborated with data scientists and engineers to integrate curated datasets into machine learning pipelines.
• Maintained 98–99% labeling accuracy through rigorous quality assurance and adherence to medical taxonomy standards (ICD-10, SNOMED).
• Ensured patient data privacy and GDPR compliance while managing sensitive clinical datasets.
• Supported NLP-based healthcare models for automated symptom recognition and treatment suggestion.

AI Data Annotation & Machine Learning Operations - Stock Gurus - New York, USA

(2020-01 - 2025-01)

Supported AI model development for financial institutions by providing high-quality, structured, and annotated datasets used for fraud detection, automation, and customer insight modeling.

• Annotated and classified financial documents, KYC data, and transaction records using internal tools and Python scripts.
• Integrated annotated datasets into supervised learning models to enhance predictive accuracy and fraud analytics.
• Conducted peer reviews and QA audits ensuring 99%+ labeling precision.
• Preprocessed large-scale datasets using tokenization, normalization, and OCR correction techniques.
• Collaborated with global annotation and ML teams to deliver under tight deadlines for multiple financial clients.
• Automated data validation and ingestion using Python, Pandas, spaCy, AWS S3, and MLFlow.

Medical Officer - United Nations Mission in Liberia - Monrovia

(2015-08 - 2015-11)

• Led Ebola control and prevention efforts among UN staff and regional HQs in Liberia.
• Served on the rapid response medical team in Monrovia's Ebola epicenter.
• Conducted medical surveillance, staff training, and emergency clinical care.

Medical Officer - UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)

(2007-06 - 2013-06)

• Provided day-to-day medical services and emergency care for UN personnel across regions.
• Oversaw vaccination campaigns, sanitation audits, and weekly medical bulletins.
• Delivered health awareness sessions and monitored disease control measures.

Senior Medical Officer - Nepal Police Hospital

(2002-06 - 2007-06)

• Served in emergency, internal medicine, and general surgery departments.
• Directed regional police hospital operations during the Maoist insurgency.
• Supervised staff and managed medical logistics for field units.

Junior Medical Officer - Clinic Health Care Centre

(2000-01 - 2002-06)

• Delivered emergency medical care and inpatient support.
• Monitored patients' post-surgical recovery and provided psychological assistance.

Doctor of Medicine - Medicine - Pervyy Moskovskiy Gosudarstvenny Universitet Kafedra Medicina (1999)

High School Diploma - Siddhartha Vanasthali Institute (1991)