Dr. Samitha Nair
Dr. Samitha Nair
- Director
- Laboratory Medicine
- KIMSHEALTH, P.B.No.1, Anayara P.O, Trivandrum – 695029, Kerala, India
Work Experience
- 18 years in the field of Medicine
- Worked as Assistant surgeon in kerala Health Services at Kannur & Trivandrum, followed by Consultant microbiologist and Laboratory Director at DDRCSRL,Trivandrum,Consultant at SUT hospital Pattom,Currently Group Laboratory Director, KIMSHEALTH.
Area of Expertise
- Laboratory management,Laboratory quality management as per ISO15189, Clinical Microbiologist
- Oversee laboratory operations and ensure quality standards
- Consult on clinical microbiology protocols and laboratory practices
- A strong focus on bacteriology and
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Disease diagnostics and parasitology
Awards
- Recognised by IMA Trivandrum during Covid times as Covid warrior for exemplary services during pandemic in diagnostic field.
- Best Paper Award
- Awarded Best Paper for the SIGHT
- Protocol at the National Conference,
- recognized for enhancing treatment
- outcomes for Clostridium difficile
- infection
- Best Research Proposal
- Presented the best research proposal
- at a national workshop on molecular
- diagnostics in mycology
- Best Performer of the Day
- Achieved Best Performer of the Day
- at an Advanced National Workshop
- on Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Delivered more than 50 talks at various CMEs.
- Various publications in National and international journals
Languages Known
- English, Hindi and Malayalam
