Dr. Mohammed Shakeel Sillat

Dr. Mohammed Shakeel Sillat is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore, with extensive training and experience in the diagnosis and management of complex infections. He secured All India Rank 1 in NEET Super Specialty (Infectious Diseases) and completed advanced specialty training at Christian Medical College Vellore, one of India’s most renowned tertiary care academic medical institution. He completed his MBBS from Pt. J. N. M. Medical College, Raipur (2015) and pursued DNB in General Medicine from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi (2019). After completing his DM in Infectious Diseases in 2023, he continued working at the Department of Infectious Diseases at Christian Medical College Vellore, where he played an instrumental role in establishing a specialized Travel and Transplant Vaccination Clinic and contributed to the formulation of institutional and state-level antibiotic stewardship and antimicrobial policy guidelines. Dr. Shakeel specializes in the evaluation and management of a broad spectrum of infections affecting multiple organ systems, including infections of the brain, heart, lungs, liver, bones, and joints, as well as infections in immunocompromised individuals and transplant recipients. He has significant experience in managing severe and complicated infections in hospitalized and critically ill patients and works closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care. He is particularly involved in patients with fever of unknown origin (PUO), rare infections and difficult-to-diagnose infectious conditions. His clinical interests include infections in high-risk populations such as patients with HIV and cancer, transplant infectious diseases, adult vaccination, travel medicine, and antimicrobial stewardship. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Shakeel remains actively engaged in academic research and teaching. His work has been published in leading international infectious diseases journals, including Clinical Infectious Diseases. His research and publications have addressed important and unusual infectious disease presentations, including central nervous system histoplasmosis, rare presentations of fascioliasis, atypical Neisseria infections, and secondary syphilis in returning travelers. He is committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centric care, focusing on precise diagnosis, rational use of antimicrobials, and personalized treatment to ensure optimal outcomes for patients with complex and challenging infections. Consult Dr. Mohammed Shakeel for evaluation of persistent fever, difficult and recurrent infections, tropical diseases, and infections in immunocompromised individuals. Areas of Expertise •Prolonged or unexplained fevers / Fever of unknown origin (PUO) •HIV care •Tuberculosis, including extrapulmonary and brain tuberculosis •Tropical and travel-related infections such as Typhoid, Malaria, Scrub typhus, Melioidosis, Histoplasmosis, and Leishmaniasis •Meningitis, encephalitis, and brain abscess •Infective endocarditis and complex bloodstream infections •Bone and joint infections, including prosthetic joint infections and osteomyelitis •Liver and spleen abscesses •Urinary tract infections (UTI) •Infections in transplant recipients and immunocompromised patients, including cancer and immunosuppressed individuals •Adult vaccination •Travel medicine and pre-travel health consultations •Antimicrobial stewardship and rational antibiotic use

Served as a guest speaker and course faculty at several national and international conferences. Author of three books for NEET PG aspirants. Completed the Certificate Course in Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship (July 2024). Completed the Advanced Vaccinology Course in India (INDVAC, October 2022).