I am an Assistant Professor (on tenure track) at the Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine since 2018. I specialize in the fields of implant associated immunological complications and wound healing. My google scholar citation is 1700+ with h-index 18.
Implant associated immunological complications: My laboratory investigates implant-associated immunological manifestations mediated by implant-associated bacterial biofilm. We have focused on (A) Breast implant-associated complications like breast implant illness (BII) and breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). (B) Orthopedic implant-associated complications which includes connective tissue disease. Current line of study aims to decipher lymphocyte activation via lipid mediators formed by implant-associated bacterial biofilm. I have teamed up with surgeons in the division of plastic surgery, department of orthopedic surgery, Indiana University school of medicine and community plastic surgeons to address this problem. Over two years, my laboratory has collected samples from 150+ patients and have established a successful animal model to study implant associated complications under laboratory conditions. As PI, I have received peer-reviewed grants (R01 and R21) from National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition, I have been funded by plastic surgery societies like Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF) and Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF).
Post-doctoral Fellowship - The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 09/2017
Ph.D. - University of Calcutta, India 08/2012
