Overview:
Dr. Farzana Batool is a highly qualified Consultant in Infectious Diseases and the IPC Focal Person with over 16 years of clinical experience. Her clinical expertise focuses on diagnosis, management, and prevention of complex infections, including TB and HIV. Dr. Batool is dedicated to antimicrobial stewardship, evidence-based infection control, and tackling hospital-acquired infections and multidrug-resistant organisms. She is an NIH-certified trainer for Infection Control and Prevention and contributes to public health through research and outbreak investigation, aiming to enhance patient care and healthcare safety.
Specialty:
Consultant Infectious Diseases
Qualifications:
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine & Allied), FCPS (Infectious Diseases), MSPH
Certification/Associations:
Membership with Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Pakistan society
Clinical Focus / Area of Expertise:
- Complex and MDR Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)
- Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)
- Hospital-Acquired Infections (HCAIs: VAP, CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI)
- HIV Care (including Opportunistic Infections)
- Tuberculosis (MDR/XDR TB)
- Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vaccination and Immunization
- Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Management