Dr Kuldeep Associate Professor, Microbiology
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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY · IQUALITY MANAGEMENT · MEDICAL EDUCATION

Advancing clinical microbiology, quality systems and medical education.

I am Dr. Kuldeep Singh, an Associate Professor of Microbiology with more than a decade of experience in academic teaching, comprehensive laboratory services, infection prevention and clinical research.

Associate Professor, Microbiology
Dr Kuldeep

Dr Kuldeep

Mahaveer Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bhopal

10+ Years in academic and laboratory practice
37+ Research publications
7 Six Books authored or edited and one book chapter
20+ Advanced trainings, workshops and conferences
ABOUT

Clinical microbiology expertise with a strong academic and quality focus.

My work integrates undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, diagnostic laboratory
services, hospital infection control, quality management and translational research. I
have experience across bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, serology, virology,
tuberculosis diagnostics, molecular laboratories and ICTC services.

My current research collaboration includes development and clinical validation of an
AI-empowered antibiotic susceptibility device with the Department of Biotechnology,
IIT Roorkee.
Clinical Microbiology Quality Systems
Infection Prevention Medical Education
EXPERIENCE

Academic leadership and laboratory practice.

July 2026 – Present
CURRENT ROLE

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology

Mahaveer Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

  • Delivers teaching and practical training in microbiology for undergraduate and postgraduate learners, including MBBS,
  • BSc Nursing and allied health sciences programmes.
  • Participates in comprehensive hospital laboratory services and clinical reporting across bacteriology, mycology,
  • parasitology, serology, virology, tuberculosis diagnostics, molecular testing and ICTC services.
  • Supports infection-prevention programmes, laboratory quality practices and training of nursing and allied healthcare
  • personnel.
  • Contributes to research, scientific writing, academic mentoring and interdisciplinary collaboration in antimicrobial
  • resistance and infectious diseases.
  • Applies training in competency-based medical education, curriculum implementation, research methodology and
  • quality systems to departmental academic activities.
January 2021 – April 2026

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Chirayu Medical College & Hospital, Bhopal

  • Conducted undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, laboratory demonstrations, seminars, tutorials and
  • assessment-related academic activities.
  • Contributed to diagnostic microbiology reporting and laboratory service delivery across routine and advanced
  • sections.
  • Participated in hospital infection-control programmes, antimicrobial-resistance awareness and healthcare-worker
  • training.
  • Supported NABL-oriented quality management, documentation, internal audit readiness and implementati

Progressive teaching and clinical laboratory experience

March 2019 – January 2021

Senior Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal

  • Supported practical teaching, demonstrations and laboratory-based learning for medical and allied health students.
  • Participated in clinical microbiology laboratory work and strengthened hands-on experience in diagnostic workflows.
  • Engaged in institutional academic programmes and training related to biosafety, anaerobic culture, antimicrobial
  • resistance, molecular biology and medical mycology.
  • Contributed to scientific discussions, workshops and continuing professional development activities in clinical
  • microbiology.
September 2017 – March 2019

Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology

Chirayu Medical College & Hospital, Bhopal

  • Assisted in undergraduate practical classes, specimen-based demonstrations and microbiology skill development.
  • Supported routine laboratory services and interpretation of microbiological investigations under departmental
  • supervision.
  • Participated in hospital infection-control training, biomedical-waste awareness and laboratory-quality activities.
  • Contributed to departmental academic records, practical examinations and research-related work.
November 2015 – August 2017

Demonstrator, Department of Microbiology

Mahaveer Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bhopal

  • Began an academic career in medical microbiology through practical teaching and laboratory demonstrations.
  • Supported clinical laboratory services, student training and routine departmental activities.
  • Developed early expertise in bacteriology, clinical specimen processing, infection control and medical laboratory
  • teaching.
  • Contributed to research work related to burn-wound infections, tuberculosis and antimicrobial-susceptibility
  • patterns.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Comprehensive diagnostic services, quality systems and infection prevention.

01

Comprehensive laboratory service

Experience in clinical reporting and laboratory services covering bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, serology, virology, tuberculosis, molecular laboratories and ICTC.

02

Quality management and accreditation

Training in ISO 15189:2022 lead auditing and management systems, ISO 15189:2012 quality management and internal auditing, and ISO 20658:2023 preexamination requirements.

03

Infection prevention and AMR

Hospital infection-control programmes, staff and nursing training, biomedicalwaste management, biosafety, antimicrobial stewardship and interpretation of antimicrobial-susceptibility results.

04

Molecular and advanced diagnostics

Hands-on exposure to nucleic-acid research, clinical molecular techniques, NGS certification and clinical oncology NGS workflows using Oncomine, Ion Torrent and Ion GeneStudio systems.

RESEARCH

Translational research with clinical relevance.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

AI-empowered antibiotic susceptibility device

Development and clinical validation of a device designed to optimize antimicrobial therapy regimens in leukemia and bone-marrow transplant patients, in collaboration with the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee.

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH

Candida-associated catheter urinary tract infection

Assessment of Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida in catheter-associated urinary tract infections, wi

DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Microorganisms in corneal ulcers

Study of the prevalence of microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among patients with corneal ulcers admitted to tertiary-care hospitals in Indore.

MASTER’S RESEARCH

Burn-wound bacterial profile

One-year study examining time-related changes in the bacterial profile of burn wounds and associated antimicrobial-susceptibility patterns.

SELECTED SCHOLARSHIP

Publications, books and academic writing.

Selected publications

2025
Publication: From Microscopy to Molecules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Histopathological and Molecular Insights into Pediatric Tuberculosis.
2025
Publication: Study of Candida infections in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: experience from a dedicated COVID hospital in Central India.
2025
Publication: Prevalence of mecA- and mecC-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in clinical specimens.
2024
Publication: The burden of catheter-associated urinary tract infection caused by Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida
2024
Publication: A study of microbial characterization of Enterococci with special emphasis on vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.
2023
Publication: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae screening through risk-factor-based active surveillance in intensive care.
2021
Publication: Testing of a four-sample pool for resource optimization without compromising real-time RT-PCR diagnostic performance for COVID-19, published in PLOS ONE.
2017
Publication: Time-related changes in pathogenic bacterial patterns in burn-wound infections and their antibiotic-sensitivity traits.

BOOKS AUTHORED OR EDITED

  1. Fundamentals of Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Microbiology
  2. Comprehensive Guide to Hospital Infection Control: An Anthology
  3. Visual Guide to Clinical Parasitology: A Color Atlas
  4. Anaerobic Bacteriology: Foundations, Diagnostics, and Clinical Perspectives
  5. Clinical Mycology Illustrated: A Colour Atlas
  6. Understanding Fever: A Practical Approach for Clinicians

BOOK CHAPTER

Public Health Initiatives Chapter 11 in Sickle Cell Anemia in India: Challenges and Solutions.
EDITORIAL & PEER-REVIEW ENGAGEMENT

Contributing to research integrity and international scholarly publishing.

CURRENT

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL SERVICE

Peer review, editorial guidance and scholarly quality assurance.

Peer Reviewer and Editorial Board Member

Multiple reputable international indexed journals

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Advanced training in clinical microbiology and quality systems.

2023 – 2024

Postdoctoral Fellowship – Clinical Microbiology

Ramnath Prasad Institute of Higher Education Foundation, Patna Research focus: Candida-associated CAUTI, biofilm formation and antifungal susceptibility

2019 – 2023

PhD in Medical Microbiology

Index Medical College & Hospital, Malwanchal University, Indore Research focus: microorganisms and susceptibility patterns in corneal ulcers

2012 – 2015

MSc in Medical Microbiology

MM Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, M.M. University, Mullana, Ambala Three-year postgraduate programme

2008 – 2012

BSc in Medical Laboratory Technology

Ayushman Paramedical College, Barkatullah University, Bhopal Three-year undergraduate programme

CONTACT

Let’s collaborate in clinical microbiology, laboratory quality, infection prevention or medical education.

I welcome academic collaborations, research partnerships, workshops, infection-control initiatives and quality-improvement projects.

PHONE +91 9752747384
LOCATION Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Dr Kuldeep