Dr. Salman Khan is an Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology & Immunology. He did their PhD under the faculty of Medicine on hepatitis B Virus- Genotypes & Mutation, and he got his post-graduation in Medical Microbiology under the faculty of Medicine. He is a member of the American Society for Microbiology. Currently, he is Incharge of Medical Immunology & Medical Virology section in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science at Knowledge University, Erbil, Iraq. He has had the honour of working experience at the medical college of different countries like Mauritius, Nepal, and India. He was the founder and Dean at Venkateshwara school of Paramedical science in India and attended several workshops like on Molecular Technique and Hospital Associated Infection. During his service tenure under Kathmandu University, he was involved in several academic training programs like Advanced Training on teaching-and learning Methods, Clinical Case Study by Problem Based Learning (PBL) Methods, Scientific Writing & Research Ethics and have more than 8 years of experience to teach in Integrated Teaching Pattern According to the human Body Systems to the MBBS Students. He had been in charge of Postgraduate students for Journal Club & their practical Thesis Work at Nepal. He was appointed as Director of Basic Medical Sciences and Academic cum PBL Coordinator to Make a Master Schedule for Integrated Teaching of Basic Medical Sciences and Conducting PBL, Making PBL cases, Arrangement of Basic Medical Science Departmental Labs as per the PBL Case.
He was a member of the Institutional Research Committee in Nepal and currently he is a member of Research development cell in other countries and published more than 37 Research Article in international indexed journals and also an Editorial member in some Journal. He published more than 10 Research on Hepatitis B virus and focused the clinicians awareness on the importance of genotype and Mutation, differentiation of chronic hepatitis B carriers from mutants, acute and simple carriers. Also, his research focused on Hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant Women and transmission to newborns and their prevention.
His researches also published and focused on other public health issues like Anemia during pregnancy and Adolescent, Rheumatoid arthritis, Adenosine Deaminase Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, thyroid dysfunction, Renal dysfunction, hyperuricemia, dysentery caused by Shigella & Escherichia coli, and finding multi-drug resistance patterns in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, wound infection, Pregnancy Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, and drug resistance, etc.
Research Interests: - his ongoing research focusing on COPD patients, Viral Hepatitis and prevention of Pregnancy associated infecious diseases.