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Jayanta B. Sarma

Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Letterkenny University Hospital, Royal College of Pathologists, University of Dundee, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Dr Jayanta Biswa Sarma is a consultant microbiologist and practising clinician whose work spans infection sciences, antimicrobial resistance, and healthcare quality improvement. A graduate of Gauhati Medical College (MBBS, 1990), he has served in the UK National Health Service for over two decades, including as a Consultant Microbiologist since 2003 at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and as Lead Consultant Microbiologist and Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. After spending two years in the Republic of Ireland as a Consultant Microbiologist at Letterkenny University Hospital, he has returned to Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, where he currently serves as a Consultant Microbiologist.

His academic trajectory reflects a sustained commitment to lifelong learning over nearly three decades. Beginning with an MSc in Bacteriology and Virology at the University of Manchester (1996), he continued to pursue advanced qualifications alongside clinical practice, including Membership and Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists, a Diploma in Hospital Infection Control (LSHTM, 2010), a PhD from Gauhati University (2011), leadership training at Durham University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education (Dundee, 2018), and a later MSc in Genomics from Newcastle University (2019). This longitudinal pattern of study underscores a deliberate and enduring engagement with evolving scientific knowledge.

Dr Sarma’s research contributions focus on antimicrobial resistance, healthcare-associated infections, and diagnostic stewardship, with a substantial body of peer-reviewed work, including participation in landmark studies on emerging resistance mechanisms such as NDM-1.

Beyond medicine, he maintains a parallel engagement with Assam’s intellectual and cultural life. He has authored seven books: three collections of essays, three translations, and a volume bringing together more than a decade of his editorial writing for Assamese youth magazines. His contemporary writings on society, culture, public affairs and ideas appear regularly on Substack and India Today NE, reflecting his enduring commitment to public discourse and literary life.

He is also active in diaspora-led initiatives and played a key editorial role in the Global Assamese Conference (GAC) 2026, contributing to the conceptual and editorial development of its souvenir Biswar Chande Chande, which reflects the aspirations of global Assamese engagement.

Dr Sarma is a founding figure and Chairperson of the Assam Healthcare Cooperative Society Ltd, through which he has supported community-oriented healthcare initiatives. He continues to write and speak on healthcare, ethics, culture, and public life, engaging audiences both in Assam and across the diaspora.

Employment

  • Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Consultant
    2026 - Present
  • Letterkenny University Hospital Consultant
    2024 - 2026
  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Consultant
    2023 - 2024
  • Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Lead Consultant Microbiologist & Director of Infection Prevention and Control
    2020 - 2023
  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Consultant
    2003 - 2020

Education

  • Royal College of Pathologists FRCPAth
  • University of Dundee PGCertMed
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine DipHIC
  • University of Manchester MSc
  • Gauhati University PhD
  • Gauhati University MBBS

Projects & Funding

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Publications (28)