DrJyotshna Sapkota
Associate Professor
Nepal Medical College
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- Associate ProfessorNepal Medical College
- ConsultantFoundation for Innovative New Diagnostics
- +9779851182704 (Mobile)
- Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Microbiology, Atterkhel, Kathmandu, Outside USA/Canada, 21266, Nepal
BIO
Dr. Jyotshna Sapkota is working as an Associate professor at department of Microbiology in Nepal Medical College and Clinical trial manager at FIND-Global alliance for diagnostics. She has earned her medical degree in Nepal and further completed her Masters in Clinical Microbiology. She has completed her WHO/TDR fellowship in 2020. Her researches focus on infectious febrile illnesses and antimicrobial resistance. She is currently leading a various projects on non-malarial febrile illnesses at FIND.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorKathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Microbiology, Kathmandu, Nepal1 Jan 2017 - 30 Mar 2021
- LecturerKathmandu Medical College, Microbiology, Kathmandu, Nepal1 Dec 2013 - 1 Nov 2017
- Associate ProfessorNepal Medical College, Microbiology, Kathmandu, Nepal15 Apr 2021 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ConsultantFoundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Pneumonia and Fever, Geneva, Switzerland15 Jan 2021 - present
DEGREES
- Medical DoctorKathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal2001 - 2007
- M.D. MicrobiologyNepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal2010 - 2013
- WHO/TDR FellowshipClinical Research and Development (FIND), Switzerland2020
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- NepaliCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- HindiCan read, speak and understand
- UrduCan speak and understand
- FrenchCan understand
WHO REGION
- WHO South-East Asia Region
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
- Nepal