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Clinical-Academic Physician / Research Fellow - Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship

Resume

Gender: Male
Residence: Kochi, Kerala, India

Short summary of skills, experience and career objective

Assistant Professor of General Medicine and physician educator with postgraduate qualifications in General Medicine and additional training in Infectious Diseases. Clinical and academic interests include clinical infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, adult vaccination and medical education. Experienced in undergraduate and postgraduate bedside teaching, case-based learning, journal clubs and skills-based training as an AHA ACLS/BLS Instructor. Interested in clinical-academic positions, infectious-disease and antimicrobial-stewardship research collaborations, observerships/fellowships, and academic General Medicine roles with a strong ID/AMS focus. I am particularly interested in opportunities that allow continued clinical work together with research, teaching and quality-improvement activities.

Professional profile

Career level:
Experienced (Non-Manager)

Status as medical specialist:
Accredited medical specialist

Medical specialty, field of interest:
Infectious Diseases, Internal medicine

Research profile:
Clinical research in sepsis, infectious diseases, influenza-associated thrombocytopenia, antimicrobial stewardship and hospital audit.

Current (last) position held

Current employer company:
Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
https://snims.org/

Job title:
Assistant professor

Duration:
20 July 2026

Current employer name of lead clinician:
Prof. Baiju Sam Jacob, Professor & Head, Department of General Medicine

Work experience

Assistant Professor in General Medicine with responsibilities in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, acute and critical-care medicine, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, bedside training, clinical assessment, journal clubs, case-based learning and academic mentoring. Current academic and quality-improvement interests include antimicrobial stewardship, institutional antibiotic protocols, adult vaccination and rational antimicrobial use.

Further work experience

Previous experience includes Senior Residency in General Medicine at Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, consultant work in Internal Medicine/Critical Care, and earlier casualty/emergency medical practice. Clinical experience includes acute medicine, sepsis, complex infections, respiratory failure and multidisciplinary inpatient care, alongside continuing involvement in teaching and clinical research.

Education and Qualifications

Language skills:
English: Excellent

Hindi: Good

Malayalam: Native

Special skills:
Clinical infectious diseases; antimicrobial stewardship and rational antimicrobial use; management of sepsis and complex medical infections; antimicrobial resistance; adult vaccination; critical-care medicine; undergraduate and postgraduate bedside teaching; case-based learning; journal clubs; clinical assessment; AHA ACLS/BLS instruction; medical education; clinical audit and quality improvement.

Other qualifications

Professional Diploma in Infectious Diseases, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland; Fellowship in Rheumatology, Bangalore Baptist Hospital/BMJ-RCP programme; AHA ACLS & BLS Instructor; ESCMID LMIC Member; member of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

Desired job profile

Desired job profile:
Clinical-academic role combining patient care, Infectious Diseases/antimicrobial stewardship research, medical education and quality improvement. Interested in research fellowships, clinical-academic appointments, short-term training/exchange opportunities and collaborative projects in antimicrobial stewardship, AMR, sepsis and clinical infectious diseases. I am particularly interested in roles that allow continued clinical involvement together with teaching and research.

Desired job title:
Clinical-Academic Physician / Research Fellow - Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship

Type of position:
Training position, Research position, Clinical position, ESCMID observership, ESCMID exchange visit

Medical speciality:
Infectious Diseases, Internal medicine

Type of contract:
Permanent, Temporary/contract/project, Short visit, Placement student

Job status:
Full-time, Part-time

Years of relevant work:
9 years

Geographical preference:
Europe, United Kingdom, Middle East and international academic/research centres; open to remote or collaborative research opportunities.

Availability:
01 November 2026