Dr. Soumen Saha

Dr Soumen Saha is a Consultant in Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine at Manipal Hospitals, EM Bypass, Kolkata, with 18 years of experience in clinical microbiology, infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and advanced molecular diagnostics.

He brings specialist expertise in NABL and NABH-accredited laboratory audits and infection control in Medical and Surgical Oncology units, with a strong academic record in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Clinical Microbiology and Diagnostics

Patients with infectious conditions requiring precise microbiological diagnosis are evaluated with advanced laboratory and molecular diagnostic techniques:

• Clinical microbiology reporting
• Bacterial, fungal, and viral diagnostics
• Molecular diagnostics and PCR-based testing
• Scanning electron microscopy and sample preparation
• Uropathogen identification and antibiogram

Infection Control and Prevention

Healthcare settings requiring structured infection prevention are supported with systematic infection control risk assessment and protocol implementation:

• Hospital infection control
• Infection control risk assessment
• Infection prevention in oncology units
• NABL and NABH laboratory audit compliance
• Laboratory workflow quality assurance

Antimicrobial Stewardship

Patients with complex infections and multidrug-resistant organisms are supported through evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship programmes:

• Antimicrobial stewardship programme management
• Antibiotic resistance surveillance
• Multidrug-resistant organism management
• Rational antibiotic prescribing guidance
• Institutional antimicrobial policy implementation

Infectious Disease Diagnosis

Patients with rare, emerging, and complex infectious conditions are assessed with specialised microbiological and parasitological diagnostic methods:

• Emerging pathogen identification
• Rare infectious disease diagnosis
• Parasitology and mycology diagnostics
• Genomic surveillance and phylodynamic analysis
• Necrotising and cutaneous infection workup

Laboratory Medicine and Quality

Laboratory systems in clinical and tertiary care settings are managed with focus on quality, accreditation, and diagnostic precision:

• NABL and NABH accreditation support
• Laboratory quality management
• Diagnostic procedure standardisation
• Internal examination for DMLT programmes
• Medical and dental student training in microbiology

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2008)
• MD Microbiology, West Bengal University of Health Sciences (2016)

Experience and Affiliations

Current

• Consultant, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine, Manipal Hospitals, EM Bypass, Kolkata

Previous

• Chief Consultant, Suraksha Diagnostic, Kolkata

Publications

• "Evaluation of Different Virulence Factors and Antibiogram of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated in a Tertiary Care Centre", International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2016, Vol 5(1)
• "Clostridium Paraputrificum: An Extraordinary Agent of Necrotising Subcutaneous Ulcers in a Child with Protein-Energy Malnutrition", 2018
• "A Case of Mutilating Localised Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani from Bhutan", Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2020, Vol 86(5)
• "A Retrospective Study on Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica: An Emerging Pathogen", JMDSR, 2021, Vol 8(9)
• "Genomic Surveillance and Phylodynamic Analyses Reveal the Emergence of Novel Variants", 2021

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Microcon 2014, Jaipur
• Tropicon 2014, Kolkata
• Workshop on Scanning Electron Microscopy, USIC, Burdwan, 2014
• Microcon 2015, Pondicherry
• CIDSCON 2021, 11th National Conference of Clinical Infectious Diseases Society
• Road Map to AMS 2021, AIIMS Bilaspur

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