Assistant Editor
Mrs. Vaibhavi R Subhedar obtained her M.Sc in Medical Microbiology from SSG Medical College Vadodara Gujarat in 2001. She joined Bhandari Hospital and Research Centre Indore as a clinical Microbiologist in October 2001 and also as a lecturer in Microbiology at Indore Institute of Medical Sciences for paramedical courses which included B.PT,BOT,CMLT,DMLT,B.Sc Health science and B.Sc Nursing. She than joined Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences as a Tutor in Microbiology for Medical,Dental, Nursing and Paramedical courses in 2005 and later was promoted as an Assistant Professor in Microbiology in 2008. She left Sri Aurobindo Institute and joined Bombay Hospital as a Consultant in Microbiology in January 2010. Presently in Bombay Hospital her work covers Diagnostic Microbiology(Bacteriology,Mycology and Parasitology) along with clinical pathology(Urine and Stool R/M).She also is the incharge of Infection Control Team of Bombay hospital,monitoring,recording and revising the infection control activities of the hospital. She regularly conducts CME’s on awarness of infection control practices and is a visiting faculty in Microbiology for College of Nursing Bombay Hospital Indore. She is also perceiving her P.hD in Microbiology under the Vikram University Ujjain. EXPERTISE: Diagnostic Microbiology (Bacteriology,Mycology and Parasitology) and Infection control surveillance, preparation of manuals for infection control as per NABH guidelines and as a academician in Medical microbiology. ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES: 1) Certified as a Medical teacher and completed the course on “Educational Science and Technology in Medical Education). 2) Got the Department of Microbiology Bombay Hospital certified for External Quality Asssurance Scheme (EQAS) under IAMM for last 3 years with 80%,92% and 96% scores respectively. 3) Has 13 publications in her name in indexed journals. 4) She is a member of INICC(Intermational Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium),life member of IAMM and Associate member of IAPM Indore chapter. 5) Received the BEST POSTER AND YOUNG SCIENTIEST AWARD at International conference on emerging challenges in Human Health, Biotechnology and Environment.(ECBHE)on 18, 19 and 20 December 2014.
