Dr. Dipika Menon is a highly accomplished Microbiologist with strong expertise in clinical diagnostics, infection control, and antimicrobial stewardship. A Gold Medallist in MD Microbiology, she combines academic excellence with hands-on laboratory and hospital-based experience. She plays a key role in infection prevention, quality improvement initiatives, and medical education, while actively contributing to research and publications in reputed journals.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Calcutta National Medical College
• MD (Microbiology) – Calcutta National Medical College (Gold Medallist)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Quality Management of Hospital & Healthcare Organisations – Symbiosis University
• Certificate in Hospital Infection Control & Patient Safety – Symbiosis University

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Microbiology,
  Manipal Hospitals, EM Bypass, Kolkata – Present
• Active involvement in:
  • Diagnostic microbiology services
  • Infection control committees
  • Antimicrobial stewardship programs
  • Academic teaching & training

Professional Memberships:

• Member, Association of Laboratory Medicine

Awards and Achievements:

• Gold Medallist in MD (Microbiology).
• First Class with Distinction – Postgraduate Diploma in Quality Management of Hospital and Healthcare Organisations (Symbiosis University).
• First Class with Distinction – Certificate Course in Hospital Infection Control and Patient Safety (Symbiosis University).
• Certification – Bacteria and Chronic Infection (University of Copenhagen, online).
• Certification – Antimicrobial Resistance: Theory and Methods (Technical University of Denmark, online).
• Certification – Epidemics: The Dynamics of Infectious Diseases (Pennsylvania State University, online).
• Certification – Whole Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Genomes: Tools and Applications (Technical University of Denmark, online).

Publications:

• A Retrospective Study on Elizabethkingia meningoseptica – An Emerging Pathogen, Journal of Medical and Dental Science Research, 2021, 8(9), 33-40.
• Adrenal Histoplasmosis: A Case Report, International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research, 2021; 8(8):H1-H3. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2021.8.8.17.
• A Case Report of Disseminated Trichosporon Asahii and COVID-19 Co-Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient, IJCMR, 2021.
• Do We Know Everything About Streptococcus Mitis: From Alpha to Omega?, Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 2019, 18, 35.
• Outbreak of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in a Surgical Ward of a Tertiary Care Hospital, European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 2018, 5(4), 488.
• Dengue Virus-2 and Dengue Virus-3 Co-Infection in the Same Individual – The Notorious Alliance of Today, European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 2017, 4(6), 682.
• Outbreak of Scrub Typhus in Eastern India, European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research, 2017, 4, 3193.