Dr. Gargi Ghosh

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

Molecular Biology, Hospital Infection Control, Infectious Diseases Prevention Control

PROCEDURES PERFORMED:

Microbiological Cultures and Reporting, Clinical Pathology, Molecular biology

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

• MBBS- MGMMC, DAVV INDORE, MP(1995)
• MD(MICROBIOLOGY)- MGMMC Navi Mumbai(2013)

• Did NABL Assessor Training Course as per ISO 15189:2012 in May, 2019.
• Successfully faced the NABL audit for Molecular RTPCR Covid Lab at CHL Hospitals Indore as the signing authority and Section Head of the Molecular Lab in June 2020.
• Authorized signatory for Microbiology and Serology in NABL reaccreditation audit at CHL Labs Indore in 2018.
• Certification ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audit in 2015 and 2016 at Diagnose labs Medanta.
• Did basic certification course for NABL ISO 15189:2012 in 2014 and 2016 (upgradation course).
• As Deputy Quality Manager and Serology Head, successfully faced NABL Surveillance audit for Central Lab in 2014.

• Currently working as Laboratory head and Hospital infection control officer at VOne hospital Indore &part-timeClinical Microbiologist at SRL Lab Indore.
• Worked as Consultant Clinical Microbiologist (Microbiology and Molecular Sections Head) and Hospital infection Control officer at CHL hospitals Indore from Aug 2017 to Sept 2021.
• Worked at Diagnolabs, Medanta Hospital Indore as the Head and Consultant of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Officer, Medanta Indore for 3 years from 2014 to mid-2017.
• Worked as Consultant Microbiologist and Deputy Quality Manager at Central Lab Indore for 9 months in 2014.
• Also worked as Assistant Professor in Microbiology at SAIMS and Research Centre for 5 months in 2014.

• Study of Clinicomicrobiological cases of Dengue with a comparative study of its laboratory diagnostic methods at a tertiary care centre of Navi Mumbai, Year 2010-2012. [Performed hands on RT-PCR for Dengue virus antigen detection on 30 serum samples for the same].
• Diagnostic Microbiology – Microscopy and reporting of all Microbiological Cultures and Antibiotic Susceptibility testing, Aerobic and Anaerobic, in Bacteriology, Mycology, Mycobacteriology, Parasitology and Serology including ELISA.
• Clinical Pathology – Urine and Stool R/m, Body fluid analysis, Semen analysis.
• Environmental Cultures – Pre and Post fogging OT, ICUs, CTVS and other critical area culture reporting; F& B cultures, Water culture of different areas of hospital, staff MRSA screening.
• HIV pre and post test counselor for OPD patients.
• CSSD cultures and sterility checking.
• Training of Infection Control Practices with focus on hand hygiene and Microbiological sample collection techniques to newly recruited nursing staff.
• Formulation of Antibiotic Policy and local Antibiogram.
• Clinical rounds with ICN and checking of Antibiotic form filling by Clinicians.
• IDSP reporting to IMC.
• Presentations on Infection Control to Doctors.
• Conducting Infection Control Committee meetings as Convener.
• Conducting Antibiotic Stewardship Committee meetings as Convener.
• Biomedical Waste Management monitoring as per 2016 guidelines.
• Six monthly visits to BMW outsourced agency HOSWIN and Laundry.
• Management of Needle Stick Injuries.