Department of Microbiology

Department of Microbiology

Vision

To make India free from infectious agents through updation of scientific knowledge, dedicated research and humanitarian approach to medicine.

Mission

The mission of the department is to excel in all aspects of academics. The purpose being to empower the budding doctors by imparting knowledge and skills in Microbiology of the highest standards.

Our Faculty

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Dr Rajesh Karyakarte (MD)
Professor & Head Microbiology
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Dr Smita Deshpande (MD)
Professor Microbiology
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Dr Suvarna Joshi (PhD)
Associate Professor Microbiology
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Dr Sae Pol (PhD)
Associate Professor Microbiology
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Dr Vidya Arjunwadkar (MD)
Associate Professor Microbiology
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Dr Sushma Pednekar (MD)
Associate Professor Microbiology
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Dr Sunil Bhamare (MD)
Associate Professor Microbiology
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Dr Sujata Dharmshale (PhD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Vaishali Wabale (PhD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Shital Kamble (MD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Ashish Sadaphale (MD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Pooja Shah (MD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Prachala Rathod (MD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr P.L.Kashyap (MD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Prachi Dubal (MD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Rashmita Das (MD)
Assistant Professor Microbiology
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Dr Mayuri Gajbhiye (MD)
Senior Resident Microbiology

Infrastructure

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Practical Hall 1
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Practical Hall 2
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Practical Hall 3
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TB Laboratory
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VRDL Biosafety Class II Laboratory
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Serology Laboratory
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Practical Hall
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Bacteriology Laboratory
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Sequencing Laboratory - Center of Excellence for Genomics
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VRDL Nucleic acid extraction Laboratory
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Mycology Laboratory
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Sequencing Laboratory - GridION
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GridION Sequencer- Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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Museum
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Media Section
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MiSeq illumina Sequencer - Center of Excellence for Genomics

Research And Publications

  1. Authors - Shekokar D, Gedam D, Kilikdar M, Ambhore NA, Karyakarte R, Pisey A.
    Title - Bacteriology of Wound Infections and the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among the Isolates
    Published At - J Cont Med A Dent.
  2. Authors - Gedam DS, Pisey AS, Sayare PC, Ambhore NA, Karyakarte RP, Shekokar D
    Title - Evaluation of Bacterial Contamination of Old and New Indian Paper Currency Notes
    Published At - J Cont Med A Dent.
  3. Authors - Nanoty VV, Gedam DS, Shah PG, Karyakarte RP.
    Title - Seroprevalence Of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses In Pregnant Women
    Published At - Nat J Int Res Med.
  4. Authors - Kilikdar M, Gedam D, PiseyA,Karyakarte RP
    Title - Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in PLHIV and Its Correlation with CD4 Count
    Published At - Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci
  5. Authors - MudshingkarS, Palewar M, Kongre V, Kagal A, Bhardwaj R, Karyakarte R.
    Title - Trends in Epidemiology, Susceptibility Pattern and Serotypes of Salmonellae at a Tertiary Care Hospital, India: An Eight-Year Study(2011 – 2018).
    Published At - Journal of Advances in Microbiology
  6. Authors - Sagar D, Dedwal A, Bhamre S, Karyakarte R..
    Title - CunninghamellaBertholletiae Fungal Corneal Ulcer: A Case Report
    Published At - Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research.
  7. Authors - Surabhi Pujari, Vidya Arjunwadkar, Shashikala Sangle, Anju Kagal, Renu Bharadwaj, Rajesh Karyakarte
    Title - Cryptococcal Antigenemia in HIV-Infected Patients with CD4+T-cellCount ≤ 200cells/μl: A study from a tertiary care hospital
    Published At - International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research
  8. Authors - Pednekar SN, Kambale SS, Gokhale V, Kagal A, Karyakarte R
    Title - Changing trend of HIV seroprevalence among pregnant women in and around Pune: tertiary care hospital-based study.
    Published At - Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research
  9. Authors - Palewar M, Mudshingkar S, Dohe V, Kagal A, Karyakarte R.
    Title - Bacteriological profile and antibiogram of blood culture isolates from a tertiary care hospital of Western India
    Published At - J Datta Meghe Inst Med Sci Univ
  10. Authors - Mehrotra N, Dedwal A, Bhamare S, Karyakarte R..
    Title - Cryptococcus Neoformans causing Chronic Endopthalmitis: A Case Report
    Published At - Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research
  11. Authors - Kinikar A, Kulkarni R, Rajput U, Karyakarte R.
    Title - Acute Encephalopathy in a Child with COVID-19 Infection.
    Published At - Pediatr Inf Dis
  12. Authors - Kulkarni R, Rajput U, Dawre R, Valvi C, Nagpal R, Magdum N, Vankar H, Sonkawade N, Das A, Vartak S, Joshi S, Varma S, Karyakarte R, Bhosale R, Kinikar A.
    Title - Early‑onset symptomatic neonatal COVID‑19 infection with high probability of vertical transmission
    Published At - Infection
  13. Authors - A Dedwal, S SMudshingkar, S. Bhamare, A. Kagal, R. Karyakarte
    Title - Antifungal susceptibility pattern of dermatophytosis: Need of the hour for antifungal stewardship and policy.
    Published At - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  14. Authors - Kilikdar M, Ambhore NA, Shekokar DS, Karyakarte RP
    Title - A rare case of pleural effusion due to Acinetobacter junii in a known patient of pulmonary tuberculosis.
    Published At - International Journal of Research in Medical sciences.
  15. Authors - Meshram P, Gedam D, Ambhore N, Karyakarte R
    Title - Blood stream infections-prevalence in a tertiary care institute, Central India
    Published At - Indian Journal of Microbiology Research

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