Hemostasis, Coagulation, Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Therapeutic APheresis, Massive Transfusion, Patient Blood Management

1) Coordinator of Manipal Centre for Benign Haematological Disorders,

2) Member of ISBT Clinical Transfusion Working Party.

3) Member of ISBT Sub group Therapeutic Apheresis.

4) Member of ISTH, ISBT, ISTM, ISHBT, AATM.

5) Coordinator of Clinical Transfusion Club, KMC Manipal.

Awards and recognition:

1.       Kerala University of Health Allied Sciences 1st RANK in the final exam of M.D. in Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion for the year of 2016.

2.       ICMR research grant on “Understanding the Pathophysiology of Snakebite Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy”

3.       University research grants – Establishing the efficacy on therapeutic plasma exchange on snakebite associated thrombotic microangiopathy.

4.       Industrial research grant – Identifying the thrombotic risk factors in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients using thromboelastography.

5.       Associated with the identification and reporting of fist “p null” phenotype in India.

6.     Collaborated with WHO – SEARO Quality Assurance in Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases in Transfusion Medicine as an Organizing member and Faculty.

7.     Member of the Special Interest Group in Therapeutic apheresis – a group constituted by Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine (ISTM) for developing national guidelines and recommendations.

8.       Won the first prize in poster presentation in 10th AATM International Conference in Nepal, 2014.

9.       Won the first prize in poster presentation in TRANSMEDCON 2014, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, National conference on Transfusion Medicine.

10.  Reviewer for various International Journals on topics including Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Therapeutic Plasma Exchange, Patient Blood Management and TEG / ROTEM.

1 copyright on Quality control of Blood collection monitor- video

Thrombotic Microangiopathy diagnosis, Snakebite associcate Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Thromboelastography, Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

·         MBBS from Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 2008

·         MD in Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion from Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Centre, Thrissur, Kerala.

·         Completed One year of Difficult Rural Medical Service as Assistant Surgeon under Kerala Government Medical Mission in 2009.

·         Junior doctor in the department of General Medicine in SUTAMS, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from 2009 – 2012.

·         Worked in Kerala Government service as Assistant Surgeon during 2012-2013.

·         Junior Resident in Immunohematology and Blood transfusion in Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Kerala (2013 to 2016)

·         Senior Resident in Immunohematology and Blood transfusion in Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Kerala (08/2016 to 12/2016).

·         Assistant Professor in Immunohematology and Blood transfusion in Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka from 09/01/2017 to 07/03/2021

·         Associate Professor in Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion in Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka from 08/03/2021 till present date