Dr. Soumen Saha is a highly regarded microbiologist known for his expertise in infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and laboratory quality management. His work plays a vital role in strengthening diagnostic accuracy and patient safety at Manipal Hospitals. With a strong academic orientation and commitment to teaching, research, and quality improvement, he continues to contribute significantly to advancing microbiology and infection control standards in tertiary healthcare settings.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – 2008
• MD (Microbiology) – 2016

Professional Experience

• Consultant, Department of Laboratory Medicine (Microbiology), Manipal Hospitals, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata
• Extensive experience in clinical microbiology, laboratory diagnostics, and infection control practices
• Actively involved in NABL and NABH laboratory audits and accreditation processes
• Specialized experience in infection control for Medical and Surgical Oncology units
• Expertise in molecular diagnostics, including scanning electron microscopy and advanced sample preparation
• Internal Examiner for D.M.L.T. (SMF) programs
• Teaching and mentoring undergraduate medical students, DMLT students, dental students, and nursing staff
• Key contributor to quality assurance, laboratory workflow optimization, and patient safety initiatives.

Awards:

• Microcon 2014, Jaipur, India
• Tropicon 2014, Kolkata, India
• 3rd Hisicon 2014, Kolkata
• Microcon 2014, Kolkata
• Workshop On Scanning Electron Microscopy @Usic 2014, Burdwan
• Microcon 2015, Pondicherry
• Wb Microcon 2015, Kolkata
• Mycocon 2019, Hyderabad
• Hisicon 2019, Kolkata
• Workshop On Scanning Electron Microscopy @Usic 2014, Burdwan
• Cidscon 2021 - 11th National Conference Of Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (Cids)
• Road Map To Ams 2021 – Aiims Bilaspur

Publications:

• Ghosh P, Saha S, Mitra G, Gupta I, Nandi P, Kar M, Banerjee D. Evaluation of different virulence factors and Antibiogram of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) isolated in a tertiary care centre (2016). Int J Med
• Dent Sci. 5(1), 1027-1032
• Ghosh, P., Biswas, T., Chakraborty, B., Saha, S., & Ghosh, P. (2018). Clostridium Paraputrificum – An Extraordinary Agent / of Necrotising Subcutaneous Ulcers in A Child With Protein-Energy Malnutrition.
• Pal, A., Saha, A., Chatterjee, S., & Saha, S. (2020). A case of mutilating localized cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani from Bhutan. Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology, 86(5),536–539.
• Menon D, Saha S, Saha A. (2021). A Retrospective Study on Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica - An Emerging Pathogen. JMDSR, 8(9), 33-40
• Biswas, N., Mallick, P., Maity, S. K., Bhowmik, D., Mitra, A. G., Saha, S., Roy, A., Chakrabarti, P., Paul, S., & Chakrabarti, S. (2021). Genomic Surveillance and Phylodynamic Analyses Reveal the Emergence of Novel
• Mutations and Co-mutation Patterns Within SARS-CoV-2 Variants Prevalent in India. Frontiers in microbiology, 12, 703933.