Positions Held
Position |
Organization |
From |
To |
Internship |
District Hospital, Aligarh, UP |
Dec’1982 |
Nov’1983 |
Junior Resident (Orthopedics) |
Dr. R.M.L. Hospital, New Delhi. |
Jan’1984 |
Dec’1984 |
Junior Resident (Medical Microbiology) |
PGIMER, Chandigarh. |
Jan’1985 |
Dec’1987 |
Senior Resident(Medical Microbiology) |
AIIMS, New Delhi. |
Jan’1988 |
Aug’1990 |
Assistant Professor |
AIIMS, New Delhi. |
Aug’1990 |
Jun’1995 |
Overseas Research Associate (DBT) |
Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago, USA. |
Jan’1994 |
Jan’1995 |
Associate Professor |
AIIMS, New Delhi. |
Jul’1995 |
Jun’1999 |
National Consultant (WHO) |
WHO, New Delhi, India |
Jul’1999 |
Feb’2000 |
Founder President |
Association for Better Health and Society- ABHAS, New Delhi |
Dec 2002 |
Till Date |
Additional Professor |
AIIMS, New Delhi. |
Jul’1999 |
Jun’2007 |
Professor (Senior Level) |
AIIMS, New Delhi. |
Jul’2007 |
Jun’2018 |
Director & Chief Executive Officer |
AIIMS, Bhopal |
Jun’2018 |
Nov’2021 |
Mentor & Professor, |
Medical Sciences and Engineering Research (MEDSER) Centre. IISER, Bhopal |
Dec’2021 |
Feb’2024 |
Founder & CEO |
Service Matters (Online consultancy) |
Sep 2023 |
Till date |
Director Medical Research and Institutional Collaborations |
AVMC &H, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed University), Pondicherry |
Feb’2024 |
Sep 2025 |
Founder & Director |
Advanced Centre for Chronic and Rare Diseases, Sout Asian University Road, New Delhi |
Oct 2025 |
Till date |
Director & CEO |
SDTech Placement (OPC) Pvt Limited, New Delhi |
Nov 2025 |
Till date |
- Office bearer of Medical, Scientific Societies and Other bodies:
- Expert Panel Member of SERC (FAST TRACK SCHEME) of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. 2004-2007.
- Kala-azar elimination High power committee constituted by DGHS, Gov. of India.
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Laboratory Medicine.
- Founder President- Association for Better Health & Society (ABHAS)- Regd. NGO. 2002-Till date.
- Secretary -General (founder) , Indian Association of Laboratory Physicians.
- Secretary, Forum for Inculcation of Rational & Scientific Temperament.
- Founder Vice- President, Society for Immunology & Immunopathology.
- President, Forum for rights and Equality (Regd., NGO), 1997-1998.
- Vice-Chairman, Scientific Committee of Indian Medical Association (SDB) 1998-99.
- Special invitee /co-opted member of the Animal Ethics committee of the ICGEB, New Delhi.
- Working Group Member for revising NCERT books on Microbiology, Blood transfusion and Physiology for Vocational courses.
- Project reviewer for ICMR, DST and DBT, BCIL, Technology Development Board.
- Mass communication /Awareness talks on TV and Radio
- Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels including NDTV India
https://www.ndtv.com/video/diminished-efficacy-against-new-variants-but-bhopal-aiims-chief-on-vaccines-591082 - Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels- NDTV 24x7
https://x.com/ndtv/status/1974863304888852557 - Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels- Aaj Tak,
- Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels- ABP News
https://www.abplive.com/videos/news/corona-will-never-end-preparations-should-be-made-for-the-third-wave-dr-sundeep-budhiraja-dr-sarman-singh-1934397, - Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels- TV9,
- Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels- Zee News
- Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels including TV18
- Appeared multiple times, as an Expert on COVID-19 and its control and Prevention, on various TV channels including, DD news, DD National and India Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFqaj0SPt7I
- News, Rajya Sabha TV, India Ahead, News X Sudarshan TV, News 18 MP, NDTV MP, to name a few)
https://www.dhyeyaias.com/videos/RSTV/Policy-Watch/national-policy-for-rare-diseases, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imniPr02WRU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN7JaxrCztU - Public Awareness talks ( series of 8 talks) on COVID-19 on All India Radio, FM Gold, New Delhi, 2020, 2021, 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAzfA6nfnRA , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kigYQvofSQc, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YP6UsWGbP4, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cSJ1Da0YLc - Reign in Tobacco to control Tuberculosis. Outlook, 29th September 2020. Available at
www.outlookindia.com/national/india-news-reign-in-tobacco-to-control-tuberculosis-news-361141 - Public Awareness talks and discussion on COVID-19 at Door Darshan, Bhopal, in 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqyjOXoRhaY - Regularly invited by Door Darshan (live TV) Bhopal, on health topics since August 2018 till date vi) Participated at various Radio awareness programs of Akashwani, Bhopal and private FM (Radio Mirchi) on topic like PM-JAY scheme of Prime minister, Threat of antibiotic resistance and COVID-19, since 2018 to date
- Radio Talk (Live) on Tuberculosis. All India Radio FM Gold. Delhi, 23rd March 2015,
- TV interview on Tuberculosis. Rajya Sabha TV. New Delhi, 24th March 2015,
- Radio Talks (Live) on Tuberculosis. All India Radio FM Gold. New Delhi, 24th March 2014.
- TV interview on Tuberculosis. News Nations TV. New Delhi, Telecast on 24th March 2014,
- Radio Talks (Live) on Tuberculosis. All India Radio FM Gold. New Delhi, 23rd March 2013.
- Dozens of articles and Interviews on COVID-19: its prevention, Diagnosis etc published in various English and Hindi Newspapers 2020
- Articles and interviews on Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis published in top ranking daily news papers such as The Independent, The Times of India, The Hindu, Hindustan Times, Gulf News etc. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
- Several articles and interviews on Banning the Serology for TB diagnosis published in top ranking daily news papers such as The TIMES, The Times of India, The Hindu, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Gulf News etc. 2010-11.
- Written several articles on Toxoplasmosis and its zoonotic importance in Daily news papers and magazines both in Hindi and English including PTI and Univarta.
- An Interview of International importance on “Risks of hospital acquired infections AIDS & HBV infection” published in New Scientists (England) August 3, 1991, p10.
- Written several educational articles for Hindi and English newspapers on Kala-azar for general public.
- Presently scientist on panel for “Univarta”: articles of public interest published on Toxoplasmosis, Genetic & Congenital infectious disease and on PCR based diagnoses.
- Publications of mass awareness about water contamination in Delhi, through PTI, Times of India, HT, Tribune, etc.
- Published several pamphlets and handbooks/handouts in Hindi language for public awareness about various diseases and their diagnosis.
- Participated in a “Documentary film on Universal Precautions” directed by Dr. Ashok Rattan and Produced by AIIMS, New Delhi, 1993.
- Participated as subject expert in a “Documentary film on AIDS: its social impact” produced by Mass Communication Centre, Jamia Millia University, Delhi, 1992.
- Mass awareness articles in Nav Bharat Times, Hindustan, Tribune (Hindi) and TOI, Hindustan (English) on Toxoplasmosis, 1998, 1999, 2000.