MBBS, Karanataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi, 10-10-2009
MD, Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Educaducation and Research, Pondicherry, 01-01-2016
DNB, Microbiology, National Board of Examination, December 2019
01-03-2019-Till Date - Assistant professor, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore
Antimicrobial resistance
Hospital Infection control
Antimicrobial stewardship
Clinical Microbiology,
Molecular testing
Reviewer of international journals PlosOne
Journal of Hospital Infection
Antimicrobial stewardship program Committee, Member secretary;Institute NAP-AMR cell - Nodal office
Hospital Infection Control team and Committee, Member
Internal Auditor
NABL ISO 15189-2022;
Internal Auditor
NABH 5th edition
Deputy Quality Manager, Molecular Testing
Life member of Society of Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices of India;
Life member of Indian Medical Association
Rajshekar D, Chaudhari KV, Bhat P, Prakash SS, Raghvan R, Vasanth S, et al. Evaluation of performance of direct disk diffusion test from positively flagged blood culture broth: A large-scale study from South India. J Lab Physicians. 2019 Apr;11(02):154–60.
Sastry A, Rajshekhar D, Bhat P. Needlestick, sharp, and splash injuries in a tertiary care government hospital of South India. J Curr Res Sci Med. 2017;3(2):94.
Laskar AM, R D, Bhat P, Pottakkat B, Narayan S, Sastry AS, et al. A multimodal intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance in a tertiary care center. Am J Infect Control. 2018 Jul;46(7):775–80.
Bhat P, Bhaskar M, Sistla S, Kadhiravan T. Fatal case of necrotising fasciitis due to Vibrio vulnificus in a patient with alcoholic liver disease and diabetes mellitus. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jan;12(1):bcr-2018-227851.
Nain J, Deepashree R, Tamang P, Bhat P, Prakash S, Sneha R, et al. for Gram staining of positively flagged automated blood. J Curr Res Sci Med. 2018;4(2).