Graduated MBBS from NMCH&RC Karnataka and Post-graduated in Community Medicine from Government Medical College, Kerala, ‘Health Research Fundamentals’ from ICMR-NIE, CHAGCCP from Centre for Gerontological Studies, KUHS, MCCD from SJRI, Karnataka. Worked as a Senior Resident, Lecturer, MO in-charge of UHTC, RHTC, MO Anti-Rabies Vaccination Clinic, AP, CoPI in intramural projects, ICMR project in GMC Kerala. Also worked at ICMR-NIV as Scientist-C Medical, during COVID 2019 pandemic and contributed towards SOPs, ToT for COVID 2019 RT-PCR testing, Biorepository, data management, Several viral Outbreak Investigations. With more than 10 publications in indexed national and international journals, she expresses her interest in topics like Non-Communicable Diseases, Communicable diseases, Program Evaluation.
