Introduction

Professional Summary:

An accomplished public health physician and medical educator with more than fifteen years of experience in teachingcommunity medicine, and field-based public health practice. Served in multiple academic roles including Lecturer, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor at reputed medical institutions such as Government Medical College Jammu and Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Jammu.

Professional expertise spans preventive and social medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, community health, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and nutrition. Extensive experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, community-based training of health professionals, and conducting workshops and CMEs on public health priorities. Actively involved in research, clinical trials, and large-scale epidemiological projects, with a strong focus on evidence-based public health practice.

Skills

• Preventive & Social Medicine

• Epidemiology & Biostatistics

• Public Health Nutrition

• Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

• Maternal & Child Health

• Research Methodology

• Data Analysis (SPSS, JAMOVI, Epi Info)

Fellowships & Memberships

• Life Member – Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine (IAPSM)

• Life Member – Indian Association of Epidemiology

• Life Member – Indian Public Health Association

• Life Member – Epidemiology Foundation of India

• Member – Public Health and Nutrition Advocacy Network

• Life Member – Indian Association of Adolescent Health

Courses & Certifications

• Statistics in Medicine – Stanford University

• Clinical Trials Design & Interpretation – Johns Hopkins University

• Medical Education Technologies – Medical Council of India

• Good Clinical Practice & Research Governance

• Online course on Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCCD) from St John’s Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

•IISER Pune Short Term Course, Biostatistics

Research & Academic Contributions

• Co-Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in multiple national and institutional research projects including COVID-19 seroprevalence studies, mortality surveillance (MINErVA), cancer registry, and vaccine trials

• Author of 50+ peer-reviewed national and international publications indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and DOAJ.

• Contributor to book chapters in IGNOU public health manuals

• Guide and Co-guide for postgraduate dissertations in Community Medicine and allied disciplines.