Dr. Bashir Ahmad Fomda

Biography

 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS MBBS Govt. Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir 1991 MD (MICROBIOLOGY) Postgraduate  Institute  Of Medical Education & Research  Chandigarh 1997 MEMBERSHIP/FELLOWSHIPS Indian Association of Medical Microbiology(IAMM) Indian Association of Medical Microbiology J&K Chapter. Hospital Infection Society Of India (HISI) HISI J&K Chapter. International Society Of Infectious Diseases (ISID) Associate physician of Lab. Medicine. ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS Principal Investigator of project entitled “Seroprevalence of   Human hydatidosis   in Kashmir valley and identification of best diagnostic and prognostic marker by ELISA and Immunoblotting” funded by INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH. Investigator of Project entitled “Molecular typing of Methicillin susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Kashmir, India” funded by INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH. Principal investigator of project entitled “MODS a rapid and reliable diagnostic test for multidrug resistant Tuberculosis suitable for use in resource poor setting “Funded by Research grant of SKIMS. Genotypic and Phenotypic detection of ESBLs in hospital acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Funded by Research grant of SKIMS. Co-investigator of project entitled “Genotyping of Echinococcus granulosus cyst from different geographical areas in North India and antibody response to crude antigens and excretory secretory antigens from predominant genotypes” is being conducted by Dr.Nancy Malla in the department of Parasitology PGIMER Chandigarh in collaboration with department of Microbiology, SKIMS, Soura- Srinagar.

Research Interest

  Antimicrobial resistance,  Nosocomial infections,  Helminthic infections, Virology