Dr. Santosh Upadhyaya Kafle
(Kathmandu)

MBBS (USTC, Chittagong, Bangladesh), MD-Pathology (BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal)
International Fellowship, Dermatopathology (MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei)
International Fellowship, Dermatopathology (Boston University, Boston, USA)
ICO Fellowship, Ocular Pathology, Microbiology and Ocular Oncology (University of Liverpool, UK)
Associate Professor & Head, Department of Pathology, Co-ordinator, Clinical Laboratory Services
Kathmandu University Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Tankisiniwari, Morang, Nepal
Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Ophthalmic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Biratnagar Eye Hospital, Rani, Biratnagar, Nepal

I am Dr. Santosh Upadhyaya Kafle, working as an Associate Professor and Head, Kathmandu University Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal. I am also working as Vice-Principal and Co-ordinator of Clinical Laboratory Services Unit of the college and hospital. In addition, I am serving as Founder Editorial Board Member of Birat Journal of Health Sciences (BJHS) and Core member of Department of Medical Education Department.

I am permanently registered doctor under Nepal Medical Council act, with Pathology as speciality and fellowship on Dermatopathology. Recently, completed short-term fellowship on Ophthalmic Pathology. I have published over 30 research articles (authored and co-authored) and recently co-authored in one book chapter related to Ophthalmic Pathology. At present, I am also serving as editorial board member of Journal of Association of Clinical Pathology of Nepal. I also served as “Joint - secretary of Association of Clinical Pathology of Nepal (ACPN) (2013-2016)”. I am living and working in my hometown Biratnagar, which is located in Eastern Nepal with attached to border area of India.