Special
interests: Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative
bacteria, diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter
pylori
After graduating in medicine at the University
of Calcutta, Dr Jhumur Roy received his MD degree in medical
microbiology from the Institute of Medical Sciences,
Varanasi, India.
His interest in tropical medicine led him to
work in Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia for more than 10 years.
As a Consultant Microbiologist at the Port Moresby General Hospital
& Central Public Health Laboratory, Dr Roy travelled
extensively throughout Papua New Guinea, supervising every
laboratory in the country.
In 1999, he moved to Australia and became a
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, after
undergoing clinical microbiology training at Royal Darwin Hospital
and Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS), Adelaide,
followed by positions at the Royal Brisbane and Princess
Alexandra Hospitals, in Brisbane. In 2004, Dr Roy accepted a
position as a Consultant Clinical Microbiologist at the Canberra
Hospital. In 2006, he moved to Adelaide and worked as a Medical
Consultant at the Specialist Unit of the Communicable Disease
Control Branch, Department of Health, before joining Clinpath
Laboratories in January 2007.
As Director of the Infectious Diseases
Laboratories at Clinpath, Dr Roy is responsible for the laboratory
diagnosis of bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal diseases and
serves as consultant on one of the major private hospital Infection
Control Committees. He is also a NATA assessor and an examiner in
microbiology for the RCPA.
Dr Roy takes an active role in the clinical
sector and encourages consultation from referring doctors,
regarding diagnostic testing for infectious diseases,
interpretation of laboratory results and, in particular, is always
available to provide advice on antibiotic use.