Dr. Sindhulina Chandrasingh

Dr. Sindhulina Chandrasingh

MBBS, MD (Microbiology)

Consultant & Head of the Department

Experience 20 Years

Dr. Sindhulina Chandrasingh completed her MBBS at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and MD in Microbiology at the Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She heads the Diagnostic Laboratory Services in the hospital. She has many years of experience in Clinical Microbiology including TB culture, and Molecular Biology.

She has a keen interest in laboratory quality and many years of practical experience in managing the same.. She is an empanelled NABL assessor. She has an interest in Hospital quality and Lean practices in healthcare.

She is a Professor of Microbiology in Allied Health Sciences and currently a faculty for various courses in Medical Laboratory Technology under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and the Karnataka Paramedical Board. She was the Clinical Coordinator for undergraduate medical teaching programs in Bangalore Baptist Hospital for international students of the Management and Science University (MSU), Malaysia earlier.

She has been involved in research within the hospital and with various external collaborators. Broad research interests include diagnosis of Tuberculosis, Scrub Typhus, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship and sero-epidemiology of diseases. She has completed the MECOR India 2.0 (Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical and Operations Research) Course. She has many publications in peer reviewed national and international journals. These can be accessed at : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/sindhulina.chandrasingh.1/bibliography/public/

MBBS
Christian Medical College Vellore

1995

MD-Microbiology
Govt. Stanley Medical College, Chennai

2005

Professional Certificate in Healthcare Management and Analytics
IIM-Kozhikode,

2023

Executive MBA, Quantic School of Business and Technology (
USA

2023

- Consultant Microbiologist at Bangalore Baptist Hospital from August 2006 till date.

• Lead in managing diagnostic services and quality assurance.

• Quality Manager – Laboratory from 2010 till 2022

• Lead in setting up new services such as TB GeneXpert, TB Culture Laboratory, Mycology Laboratory, Molecular testing for COVID 19

• Preparation of Cumulative Antibiogram and advisory role in Antibiotic Stewardhsip

• Research and publications in Sero epidemiological studies including COVID19