| About Department | Comprehensive Diagnostics:
Expert services in Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology, and Parasitology, featuring advanced microscopy and CMC Vellore-certified quality assurance. Public Health & Surveillance: Leads regional infection control, HIV/AIDS programs (ICTC), and serves as a sentinel site for vector-borne diseases like Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis. Specialized Hub: Hosts a prestigious WHO/ICMR Regional Centre for Human Influenza monitoring since 2006. Academic Excellence: Offers an NMC-recognized M.D. program (8 seats) and fosters student innovation through ICMR research projects and state-level academic quizzes. |
| Departmental Awards | FACULTY AWARDS
VAMMCON-25, Nagpur on 09/02/2025 1. Dr Pratiksha Gandhare won the 2nd Runner up for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category & paper presentation ‘’Coinfection of Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses: A serological study from Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India 2. Dr Aditya Chaturvedi won the 1st Prize for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category 3. Dr Arya Lakshmi Rajan won the 1st Runner up for PG Quiz Competition in SR Category. MAHATROPACON 2024, Nagpur on 13-14/01/2024 1. Dr Neha Bawankar won 3rd prize in Quiz competition
1st VAMM Conference at IMA Hall, Nagpur on 02/02/2020 1. Dr Sonal Chavan was the winner and received Dr Ashok Pathak Junior best paper award for faculty for presentation of oral paper on Microbiological profile of patients attending STI and RTI clinic
Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO 2020) on 4th Jan 2020 |
| 1.Dr Pratiksha Gandhare was the 2nd Runner up for presentation on Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in extrapulmonary sample using gene expert MTB/RIF assay
Staff Research Society on 16th July 2019 1.Dr Priyanka Kalbhor got the second prize amongst all the presentations by teaching faculty for presentation of “Study of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from a tertiary care hospital” Postgraduates: Dr S.V Jalgoankar Memorial Quiz 2025 (Inter-collegiate Post Graduate Quiz in Medical Microbiology) by VAMM at IGGM, Nagpur on 08,10,2025 1. Dr Devi Asokan won 2nd Runner up. Mahamicrocon-2025, 29thConference of Maharashtra State Chapter of IAMM at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai on 23/8/24-24/8/24 1. Dr Megha A. Vijay won best E-Poster in virology “Beyond 5th disease: Parvovirus B19 presenting as pediatric meningitis – a case report.” Syndicate Seminar for PG Students by VAMM in GMC, Nagpur on 25.04.2025 1.Dr Devi Ashokan won 1st Runner up
World TB Day 2025 by Department of Respiratory Medicine, IGGMC, Nagpur on 24/03/2025. 1. Dr Bhoomika Choudhary and team won 1st Prize, Dr Devi Ashokan and team won 2nd Prize, Dr Riya John and team won 3rd Prize in Quiz Competition
VAMMCON-25, Nagpur on 08/02/2025. 1. Dr Devi Ashokan won the 1st Prize in Oral Paper Presentation “Pantoea agglomerans Septicemia in a Preterm neonate: A Microbiological and clinical case study’’ 2. Dr Pritam Das won 1st Runner up in Quiz Competition PG Category
Mahamicrocon-2024, 28thConference of Maharashtra State Chapter of IAMM at JMF’S ACPM Medical college, Dhule on 17/8/24 -18/8/24 1. Dr Sheetal Chhadidar won 2ndprize in poster presentation “Nosocomial infections (HAI) in PICU of tertiary care hospital” PG Syndicate Seminar at Surgical complex 4th floor lecture hall, IGGMCH 1. Dr Anchal Mohanty, Dr Arya Lakshmi Rajan won second prize. |
| Virtual VAMM Postgraduate Syndicate Seminar – Covid Pandemic at Akola on 30th April 2021
1. Dr Gauri Thakre was in second position. 2nd VAMM E-Conference on 20th- 21st Feb 2021 at Akola 1. Dr Gauri Thakare was the winner and received Dr A.S. Akulwar Best oral presentation award for Post graduate student for presentation of oral paper on Rapid Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis Cases using CBNAAT 1st VAMM Conference at IMA Hall, Nagpur on 02/02/2020 1. Dr Smita Mohod was the winner and received Dr A.S. Akulwar best oral presentation award for Post graduate student for presentation of oral paper on Study of Candida species in different clinical specimens |
| TEACHING STAFF | |||||||
| Sr. No | DESIGNAT ION | NO. OF POST | NAME OF THE FACULTY | DATE OF JOINING | MOB. NO | . EMAIL ID | TOTAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
(YEARS) |
| A | Professor & Head | 01 | Dr Gopal Agrawal | 06-06-2025 | 9890450488
|
gnagrawalngp@gmail.com | 32 YRS |
| B | Associate Professor | 02 | Dr Dilip Gedam | 09-01-2024 | 9421784800
|
gedam_dilip74@rediffmail.com | 18 YRS |
| Dr Sarfaraz Ahmed | 18-09-2025 | 9823268932
|
drahmedsarfaraz@gmail.com | 13 YRS | |||
| C | Assistant Professor | 03 | Dr Prashant Meshram | 13-02-2023 | 9960559501
|
prshantmeshram187@gmail.co m | 6 YRS 1 MONTHS |
| Dr Sundaram Supare | 06-08-2024 | 8767977023
|
sagandhare@gmail.com | 3 YRS 8 MONTHS | |||
| Dr Smita Mohod | 07-06-2023 | 8530779395
|
smita.mohod88@gmail.com | 2 YRS 6 MONTHS | |||
Non- Teaching staff
| Sr.
No |
DESIGNATION | NO. OF
POST |
NAME OF THE
WORKER |
Date of
Joining |
MOB. NO. | EMAIL ID |
| A | Laboratory Technician | 07 | Mr. Nandkishor N.
Meshram |
15-07-2008 | 9689248064
|
Meshramn039@gmail.com |
| Mr. Amol Takarkhede | 03-06-2013 | 9403628099
|
flyingsurya@gmail.com | |||
| Mrs. Choureshwari R.
Mahajan |
19-03-2008 | 8624837458
|
yogitarahulmanay@gmail.com | |||
| Mr. Prashant V. Gond | 22-12-2025 | 9595133289
|
prashant08vg@gmail.com | |||
| Miss Tahseen Kauser
Khan |
08-11-2013 | 9960158535
|
Tahseen_blossom@yahoo.com | |||
| Miss Archana Dhomne | 29-12-2015 | 7768843685
|
Archanadhomanw78@gmail.com | |||
| Mrs. Meghana Lule | 18-05-2022 | 9766915103
|
meghnalule@gmail.com | |||
| B | Laboratory
Technician (contract basis) |
01 | Mrs. Madhuri
Sakharkar |
28-10-2025 | 9860537331
|
Madhurisakh414@gmail.com |
| C | Laboratory Assistant | 01 | Mr. Ravidas Tandekar | 08-06-2025 | 8055355908
|
Ravidastandekar54@gmail.com |
| Mrs. Punam
Mahakalkar |
20-02-2025 | 6264918296
|
poonamumahakalkar@gmail.com | |||
| D | Stenographer | 01 | Mr. Mahesh
Chaudhary |
01-04-2022 | 9518512179
|
Maheshchoudhary2178@gmail.c om |
| E | Laboratory Attendant | 02 | Miss Sarika Kondar | 16-05-2025 | 8407901515
|
Kondarsarika25@gmail.com |
| Miss Sneha Budhe
Mr. Abhilash Turkel |
16-05-2025 | 8329587487
|
Snehabudhe0 |
Research Projects, Publications & Presentations (Last 5 years, Year wise chronologically)
| Sr No | Journal name | Type of article | Title | Author details | Co Author details | Year of publicati on |
| 1 | Cureus | Original | Changing Battlelines:12 month antimicrobial Resistance Trends at a Tertiary Care Hospital In Nagpur Maharashtra, India Cureus 2026. 18(1); e100797. DOI 10.7759/
Cureus.100797 |
Mohod SV | Arya Rajan, Devi Asokan, Pritam Das, Gopal Agrawal | 2026 |
| 2 | International Journal of Research in Medical Science | Original | Chikungunya- A Crippling Concern: A hospital based serological study from Nagpur,Maharashtra,2024.Internati onal Journal of Research in Medical Science.2025;7(2):238-242 | Gandhare PM | Khadse RK, Bhabulkar AV | 2025 |
| 3 | Cureus | Case Series | When Antiretroviral therapy is not enough: A case series of Pneumocystis pneumonia with pulmonary complications in HIV positive patients. Cureus. 2025;17(9):e93015.
doi:10.7759/cureus.93015 |
Mohod SV | Sheikh R, Choudhary B, Vijay M, Agrawal G | 2025 |
| 4 | Cureus | Case Series | A Neurological curtain unmasking Rheumatic Carditis in early adolescents: Two illustrative cases from a tertiary care centre in Maharashtra, India. Cureus. 2025;17(8):e90746.
doi:10.7759/cureus.90746 |
Mohod SV | Chandankhede P,
Agarwal K, Agrawal G, Salame P |
2025 |
| 5 | Cureus | Original | From Burden to Breakthrough: The impact of mass drug campaigns on Microfilaria trends based on
evidence from sentinel site |
Mohod SV | Gedam D, Meshram P, Potsangbam V. | 2025 |
| surveillance in rural Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, over two decades. Cureus.
2025;17(8):e90751. doi:10.7759/cureus.90751 |
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| 6 | Int Journal of Community Med Public Health | Original | Chikungunya – an outbreak investigation report from Nagpur, Maharashtra 2024. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2025;12(7):3196-3201. doi:10.18203/2394-
6040.ijcmph20252117 |
Gandhare P | Khadse R, Bhabhulkar A | 2025 |
| 7 | Indian Journal of Applied Research | Original | Gene Xpert – A Rapid method for detection of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in suspected extra- pulmonary samples. Indian J Appl Res. 2025;15(4). doi:10.36106/ijar | Gandhare P | Raut S, Khadse R, Munje R. | 2025 |
| 8 | Cureus | Original | Tracking the invisible war: Automated profiling of multidrug- resistant pathogens in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Central India. Cureus. 2025;17(6):e85778.
doi:10.7759/cureus.85778 |
Mohod SV | Gedam D, Rajan A, Khadse R, John R. | 2025 |
| 9 | Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology | Case Report | A neglected zoonotic helminth— Hymenolepis nana, fatal in the pediatric population—an incidental finding. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2025;20(20). | Mohod SV | Bhise S, Dwivedi S, Chaturvedi A | 2025 |
| 10 | GMS Hygiene & Infection Control | Original | Uncovering the silent public health threats: nasal carriers of linezolid- resistant, vancomycin-intermediate and mupirocin-resistant MRSA among healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Central India. GMS Hyg Infect Control. 2025;20. doi:10.3205/dgkh000547 | Bawankar N | Meshram P, John R, Gedam D, Bhise S, Ranshoor N, Bais S. | 2025 |
| 11 | Tropical Parasitology Journal | Original | The intersection of geography and sociocultural factors in malarial epidemiology: A study of six years (2018–2023) surveillance data from three districts of Maharashtra, India with diverse landscape. Trop Parasitol. 2025;15(1):25-32. | Bawankar N | Gedam D, Meshram P, Bhise S. | 2025 |
| 12 | Journal of Medical Bacteriology | Original | Pseudomonas in Hospitalized Patients: the notorious nosocomial pathogen. J Med Bacteriol. 2025;13(1):16-27. | Mohod SV | Khadse RK, Raut SS, Chavan SP. | 2025 |
| 13 | Indian Journal of Microbiology | Original | Assessment of bacteriological contamination in coin currency in circulation. Indian J Microbiol Res. 2024;11(4):1-5. | Taiwade P | Dr Kayal T, Gedam D, Meshram P, Bhise SM | 2024 |
| 14 | International Journal of Advanced Research | Original | Strengthening the foundation – escalates the compliance: on path of continual improvement – An observational study among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital. Int J Adv Res. 2024; Nov. doi:10.21474/IJAR01 | Mohod SV | Meshram P, Bhise SM, Gedam D. | 2024 |
| 15 | International Global Journal of Research in Medical Sciences | Original | Unravelling the unusual: Enterococcus faecium in aspiration pneumonia complicated with lung abscess in a severely comorbid patient. Int J Res Med Sci. 2024;12(8):3043-3046. | Asokan D | Bawankar NS, Khadse RR, Bhise SM. | 2024 |
| 16 | International Global Journal for Research Analysis | Original | Importance of changing trends in diagnostic yield of tuberculosis: a study done under National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme. Int Glob J Res Anal. 2024;6(13). | Mohod SV | Bhise SM, Raut P, Choudhary B. | 2024 |
| 17 | Journal of Population Therapeutics & clinical pharmacolog y | Original | Prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolated from clinical specimens at tertiary care hospitals. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2024; 31:1810-1819. | Fageria B | Khadse R, Raut S | 2024 |
| 18 | International Journal of Scientific Research | Original | Tuberculosis in patient attending ART centre and its association with CD4 counts. Int J Sci Res.2023;12(09).doi:10.36106/ijsr | Supare SS, | Raut S, Chavan S, Patil G, Khadse R,
Patil A |
2023 |
| 19 | Indian Journal of Applied research | Original | Prevalent dengue serotypes in central India. Indian J Appl Res. 2022;12(10):49–52. | Shweta,
. |
Raut SS, Khadse RK, Bansod M. | 2022 |
| 20 | International Journal of Scientific research | Original | Scrub typhus: a re-emerging disease
– a study from a tertiary care hospital in central India. Int J Sci Res. 2022;11(7):44–7. |
Raut SS, | Patil G, Khadse RK, Chaudhary S. | 2022 |
| 21 | International Journal of Scientific research | Original | Study of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter in intensive care unit patients. Int J Sci Res. 2022;11(7):48–9. | Farooqui S | Raut SS, Chavan SP, Tore RP, Khadse RK | 2022 |
| 22 | International Journal of Scientific research | Original | Study of hepatitis A and hepatitis E infections in acute hepatitis patients. Int J Sci Res. 2022;11(7) | Mate P, | Raut SS, Khadse RK | 2022 |
| 23 | Indian Journal of Applied Research | Original | Coinfection of chikungunya and dengue virus: a serological study from central India. Indian J Appl Res. 2022;12(4) | Raut SS, | Shweta, Khadse RK | 2022 |
| 24 | International Journal of Health Sciences | Original | The epidemiological aspects associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Int J Health Sci. 2022;6(S5):10025–38. | Rukadikar AR | Rukadikar CA, Munne K, Raut SS, Tankhiwale S. | 2022 |
| 25 | Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research | Original | Seroprevalence of TORCH infection and adverse reproductive outcome in women with bad obstetric history. Indian J Obstet Gynecol Res. 2021;8(1):49–52. | Makhijani S, | Raut SS. | 2021 |
| 26 | Indian Journal of Applied Research | Original | Comparative study of E-STRIP and VITEK-2 for vancomycin MIC for Staphylococcus aureus at a tertiary care centre. Indian J Appl Res. 2021;11(11) | Thakre G, | Chavan SP, Raut SS, Tore RP, Khadse RK. | 2021 |
| 27 | Indian Journal of Research | Original | Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility from cases of otitis media in a tertiary care hospital. Indian J Res. 2021;10(10) | Sheikh R, | Chavan SP, Khadse RK, Raut SS. | 2021 |
| 28 | Indian Journal of Applied Research | Original | An epidemiological study of characterization and antifungal susceptibility profile of Candida species from patients attending a tertiary care centre in central India. Int J Appl Res. 2021;11(2): | Singh N, | Vikash kumar, Raut SS | 2021 |
| 29 | International Journal of Current Research | Original | Study of oropharyngeal candidiasis in HIV-infected patients. Int J Curr Res. 2021;13(1):15507–12. | Singh N, | Raut SS, Vikash kumar | 2021 |
| 30 | Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development | Original | Vigilant role of microbiologist and rapid action of public health can prevent large outbreak: a Japanese encephalitis report from central India. Indian J Public Health Res Dev. 2020;11(4):389–94. | Shendre P, | Raut SS, Modak KS, Khadse RK. | 2020 |
| 31 | Int Journal of Medical Microbiology & Tropical Diseases | Original | A five-year study of influenza A (H1N1) PDM09 from central India. IP Int J Microbiol Trop Dis. 2020;6(1):33–5. | Raut SS, | Shendre P, Khadse RK. | 2020 |
| 32 | International Journal of Scientific Research | Original | Study of HSV-2 in genital ulcer diseases. Int J Sci Res. 2020;9(3):1– 3. | Sharma P | Tore RP, Raut S, Chavan S | 2020 |
| 33 | J. Evolution Medical & Dental Science | Original | Study of organisms causing osteomyelitis in a tertiary care hospital. J Evol Med Dent Sci. 2020;9(1):33–7.
doi:10.14260/jemds/2020/8. |
Meshram RB | Gajbhiye SR, Raut SS. | 2020 |
| 34 | International Journal of Scientific Research | Original | Study of Candida species in different clinical specimens. Int J Sci Res. 2020;9(2):10–11. | Mohod SV | Khadse RK, Chavan SP, Raut SS | 2020 |
| 35 | International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research | Original | Microbiological profile and antimicrobial resistance pattern of blood culture isolates in a tertiary care institute in central India. Int J Med Sci Innov Res. 2020;5(1): | Chavan S | Raut S, Sharma S, Khadse RK, Tore RP. | 2020 |
Dr Gopal Nandlal Agrawal
Educational Qualification: MD Microbiology, BA Vedang Jyotish
Professor since: 6 th Feb 2025
Mo no: 9890450488
mail id: gnagrawalngp@gmail.com
No of Publications: 51
a. National: 41
b. International: 10
Conference/CME hosted by department in last 3 years:
I. CMEs
- Hospital infection control training for residents, interns, nursing staff on 11th March, 2024
- PG syndicate seminar on 18th April, 2024
- Antimicrobial Stewardship on 31st Aug, 2024
II. Workshops
- “Hands-on Training Program on RT-PCR TECHNIQUES for Diagnosis of Human Viral Infections” by VRDL (Viral Research & Diagnostic Laboratory) on 02-01- 2026 in association with Vidarbha Association of Medical Microbiologists at VRDL, IGGMC, Nagpur.
- WHONET Training & Hands on Workshop on 2nd Aug 2025. Dr. Jyoti Irawane, coordinator of MAHASAR, Professor & Head Department of Microbiology, GMC, Chhatrapati Sambhaji nagar was pilot faculty. Around 46 faculty and residents of Vidarbha participated.
- Hands -on Training on RT-PCR TECHNIQUES for Diagnosis of Human Viral
- Infections” on 19th June 2025.
- Good Fogging Practices in OT was conducted for Nurses & Attendants on 8th Aug 2023 by Dr. Prashant Meshram & Dr. Smita Mohod.
- Laboratory diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases for the Laboratory technicians under HFWTC was conducted by Pratiksha Gandhare, Dr Anjali Zoting, Dr Titirsha Kayal and Mr. Meshram on 11th October 2023
- Bio Medical Waste Management for class III & class IV was conducted by Dr Pooja Taiwade and Dr. Titirsha Kayal on 20th October 2023.
Quizes
- Dr. SV Jalgaonkar Memorial PG Quiz on 8th Oct, 2025
Organization of online case presentation for members of Maharashtra Chapter of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology
- What is this monster? On 8th January, 2026
- Parasitic flukes and cancer risk: Understanding the association through a rare Gastrodiscoides hominis–colon cancer case’ on 11th December, 2025.
- Microsporidia keratitis on 13th November,
- Acanthamoeba growth on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar on 14th August,
- A rare case of unusual expulsion of multiple segments of adult worm of Tinea solium in vomitus on 10th July, 2025
- Co-infection of microfilaria with mixed malaria – A case report on 12th June, 2025
Academic Lecture series on ‘Advanced Molecular Diagnostics & Genome Sequencing
- 11th July 2025 – Proteomics, Digital PCR
- 5th Aug 2025 – Basic understanding of PCR, Isothermal methods of amplification LAMP assay
- 13th Aug 2025 – Isothermal methods of amplification, Introduction of genome sequencing
- 26th Aug 2025 – NGS sequencing platforms, Introduction to bioinformatics
- 29th Aug 2025- RNA sequencing, ChIP sequencing
Nonacademic achievement
- Zone-Trainer in Indian Junior Chamber
- Founder Secretary, Maharashtra Chapter of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology 2023 to till date
- Co-treasurer, Platinum Jubilee Celebration, GMC, Nagpur 2023
- Nagpur Green City Junior Chamber
- Vice President, Individual Opportunity 2001
- Secretary, during 2002, 2004-5.
- Vidarbha Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists Co- treasurer of 1998 – 2000
Award received
- Gold medal in A. (Vedanga Jyotish) from Kavi Kulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek in June 2006; Topper in university.
- Best Teacher award Certificate from SAIGGMC, Nagpur in 2011-12
- Best Teacher Certificate from SAGMC, Nagpur in 2016-17
