Dr.
Arun Kumar S
Male
Affiliation
Associate Professor
Department of
Nephrology
Contact
Email :
arunkumar[at]aiims[dot]edu
Dr.
R.K.Yadav
Male
Affiliation
Additional Professor
Department of
Nephrology
Contact
Email :
rkyadavnephrology[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr.
Soumita Bagchi
Female
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Nephrology
Contact
Email :
soumita_bagchi[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in
Dr.
S. Mahajan
Male
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Nephrology
Contact
Email :
mahajansn[at]yahoo[dot]com
Dr.
Benu Dhawan
Female
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Microbiology
Contact
Email :
dhawanb[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Benu Dhawan graduated in Medicine from Government Medical College, Patiala, in 1987. She obtained her MD (Microbiology) degree from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh in 1993. She joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in the year 1994. She is presently a Professor in the Bacteriology & Mycoplasma division of the Department of Microbiology.
Research Focus
- Sexually Transmitted Infections with special reference to Genital Mycoplasmas and Chlamydia trachomatis
- Diagnostic Microbiology with special reference to Prosthetic Joint Infections
- Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of nosocomial pathogenswith special reference to Staphylococci and Enterococci.
Research Guidance (Chief Guide)
- Ph.D: 5
- M.D./M.S.: 6
- D.M. (Infectious Diseases): 1
- Research papers published: 168
- Cumulated citation index (CI): 3237 Cumulated Impact Factor (IF): 373.194
- Chapter in Books: 1
Selected Publications
- Rao C, *Dhawan B, Vishnubhatla S, Kapil A, Das B, Sood S. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia from an Indian Tertiary Hospital. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Feb; 40(2):303-314.
- Dhawan B, Rawre J, Dhawan N, Bhatia R, Gupta V, Khanna N. High Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2020 Mar-Apr; 86(2):195-196.
- Rawre J, *Dhawan B, Khanna N, Sreenivas V, Broor S, Chaudhry R. Distribution of Chlamydia trachomatis omp A genotypes in patients attending a sexually transmitted disease outpatient clinic in New Delhi, India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2019 May 1; 149(5):662. IF: 1.503; CI:2
- Sebastian S, Malhotra R, Dhawan B, Sreenivas V, Kapil A, Chaudhry R. Sonication of antibiotic loaded cement spacers: A valuable technique for detection of infection persistence in two-stage revision for infected joint arthroplasty. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2019; 37:99-10.
- Sebastian S, Malhotra R, Sreenivas V, Kapil A, Chaudhry R, *Dhawan B. A clinico-microbiological study of prosthetic joint infections in an Indian tertiary care hospital: Role of Universal 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction and sequencing in diagnosis. Indian J Orthop. 2019; 53:646-54.
Dr.
Immaculata Xess
Female
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Microbiology
Contact
Email :
immaxess[at]gmail[dot]com
Area of Research
- Invasive fungal infections including Aspergillosis, Mucormycosis and Cryptococcosis
- Drug resistance in fungi
- Molecular diagnosis and characterization various fungi
Dr.
Bijay Ranjan Mirdha
Male
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
Microbiology
Contact
Email :
mirdhabr[at]hotmail[dot]com
Phone :
9899679399
Office Address
In Charge Section of Parasitology , AIIMS Ansari Nagar, New Delhi
Speciality of work
Molecular diagnosis and Genomic studies of Pneumocystis jirovecii
Prof. Bijay Ranjan Mirdha, MD, FAMS, FIATP, FISCOD, is heading the parasitic research facility and laboratory diagnostic services of the Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He completed his MD Microbiology in 1990, from AIIMS, New Delhi and joined as Assistant Professor on 2nd September 1993 after completion of senior residency from the parent institution
His major area of research is primarily on Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) and Human Cryptosoporidiosis. His team is working on molecular aspects Pneumocystis pneumonia for more than a decade and has been successful in delineating the prevalence of PcP, circulating genotypes and drug resistant strains of P.jirovecii for the first time in the country. His team has also developed a Dot –blot hybridization technique for detection of cryptosporidiosis. His other research areas are on Free-Living amaoebae, Malaria and Luminal parasites He has many extramural projects to his credit and guided 11 PhD and many MD students.
He has been awarded the “AIIMS Excellence Award -2013 “ for his significant contribution to research besides numerous other national (Bharat Jyoti Award-2008” The Best Citizens of India Award-2008 ) and international awards . He is a member of many International societies and was secretary of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology (IAMM) Delhi Chapter for a period of three years (2011-2013) and Joint Secretary of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology (2011-2012)
He has published over 101 papers in peer reviewed, indexed, national and international journals and has contributed 12 chapters in books and some in monographs.
Dr.
D. Bhowmik
Male
Affiliation
Professor and Head
Department of
Nephrology
Contact
Email :
dmbhowmik[at]aiims[dot]edu
Dr.
Pravas Mishra
Male
Affiliation
Ex.-Prof.
Department of
Haematology
Contact
Email :
pmishra[dot]aiims[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr.
Seema tyagi
Female
Affiliation
Ex.-Prof.
Department of
Haematology
Contact
Email :
drseenatyagi[at]hotmail[dot]com
