Experience

2024–Present

Adjunct Professor, Prasanna School of Public Health (Consultancy)

Manipal, Karnataka

Academic and research collaboration, One Health teaching, student mentoring and internships, health-system linkages, and One Health and climate-change adaptation studies.

2022–2024

Senior Consultant PMDT (Consultancy)

New Delhi, India

Developed training materials and technical guidance for implementation of the BPaL regimen for drug-resistant TB in India, including supply-chain management and logistics.

2018–2023

Subject Matter Expert (Consultancy)

New Delhi, India

Provided technical expertise for digital training tools under NTEP and collaborated with The Union and technical partners to mainstream digital learning resources.

2016–2018

Medical Writer (Consultancy)

Mumbai, India

Developed scientific publications using PPIA TB project data, a DR-TB implementation kit for PPSA, and a TB-HIV convergence document for private-sector partners.

2014–2016

National Consultant, Monitoring and Evaluation

New Delhi, India

Supported India's Central TB Division in M&E policy, internal evaluation, training, programme reviews, operational research, Global Fund coordination, technical and operational guidelines, Standards for TB Care training tools, the RNTCP website and Joint Monitoring Missions.

2010–2014

Medical Consultant, WHO-RNTCP Technical Assistance Project

New Delhi, India

Provided technical assistance for TB programme planning, training, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, electronic reporting, data validation, programme evaluation, public-private coordination, MDR-TB and TB/HIV scale-up, operational research and drug logistics.

1999–2010

Administrative Medical Officer

Karnataka, India

Delivered primary clinical care and implemented, supervised and monitored National Health Programmes; managed PHC administration and finances, medico-legal responsibilities, NGO coordination, operational-research data collection and community health awareness.

1999–2002

Casualty Medical Officer – Night Shift (Part Time)

Honnavar, Karnataka

Provided emergency care, resuscitation and coordination with specialist doctors for critical cases attending the hospital at night.