Professional Journey
Work Experience:
- Pediatric Immunologist & Rheumatologist, Advanced Centre for Immunology & Rheumatology; Om Hospital & Research Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal (Aug 2020 – Present)
- Consultant Pediatric Immunologist & Rheumatologist, Hospital for Advanced Medicine & Surgery, Kathmandu, Nepal (Mar 2021 – Apr 2022)
- Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Scholar, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India (Jul 2017 – Jul 2020)
- Pediatrician (Registrar), SVBP Government Hospital, New Delhi, India (Jul 2016 – Apr 2017)
- Medical Director & Consultant Pediatrician, Alka Hospital, Nepal (Apr 2015 – Apr 2016)
- Postgraduate Resident (Pediatrics), PGIMER, Chandigarh, India (Jan 2012 – Dec 2014)
- Medical Officer, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal (Mar 2009 – Oct 2011)
- Medical Officer, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal (May 2007 – Jul 2008)
Awards
- Nepal Vidhya Bhushan (Highest Academician Honor Medal), Government of Nepal (2023)
- ESID International Junior Talent Award, European Society for Immunodeficiencies, Sweden (2022)
- JMF World Immunology Network – Medical Doctor Award, USA (2024)
- EULAR Young Investigator Award (2020) & EULAR Unrestricted Grant Award (2023)
- Young Investigator Award, Asia Pacific Society for Immunodeficiencies (APSID), China (2025)
- Best Pediatric Research Award, EBMT International Transplantation Course, Spain (2023)
- ESID Mid-term Immunology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA (2022)
- Scientific Country Representative for Nepal – ESID & APSID (2020–2024)
- National DM Dissertation Award, Indian Council of Medical Research, India (2019)
- Fellowship of European School of Genetic Medicine (USERN), Italy (2018)
Educational
- Doctorate of Medicine (DM ≈ PhD), Immunology & Rheumatology (Pediatric), PGIMER, Chandigarh, India (Jul 2017 – Jun 2020)
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India (Jan 2012 – Dec 2014)
- MBBS, University of Calcutta, R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India (Aug 2001 – May 2007)
- Higher Secondary Education (Biology), National School of Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal (Jul 1997 – Jun 1999)
- School Education, Prabhat Higher Secondary School, Shukranagar, Chitwan, Nepal (Jan 1987 – Jun 1997)
Fellowship and Training
- Postdoctoral Immunology Fellowship (ESID) in Advanced Immunology & Stem Cell Transplantation, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA (April 2022 – October 2022)
- Advanced Pediatric Rheumatology Training, University Hospitals Bristol (NHS), United Kingdom (Feb 2022 – Apr 2022)
- Advanced Immunology Training, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France (Oct 2022 – Nov 2023)
- Training for Complement Disorders and Angioedema, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (June 2024 – July 2024)