Dr Vidya Krishna is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India with 5 years experience post training. She graduated from Madras Medical College, Chennai, India in 2002 and completed her paediatric residency from Madras Medical College in 2008. She has completed a post doctoral fellowship in Infectious diseases from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai in 2017. She done a clinical fellowship in Infectious Diseases Immunology and BMT at Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK She has received Young Investigator award from Bill and Melinda Gates foundation in 2016. She is a member of ESCMID, ESPID, Indian Academy of Pediatrics( IAP) and Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS), India. Her research interests include hospital acquired infections and clinical mycology.