Vighnesh Samal

BSc Microbiology + DMLT student. Built MicroSage — clinical decision support for students.
Researcher in progress.
Panvel, India

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Hey #MedTwitter #Microbiology #MedEd #MBBS #DMLT #MedStudentsIndia
2nd-year BSc Micro + DMLT student from Navi Mumbai.
Built 'MicroSage' — free clinical reasoning tool: Gram stain + site + symptoms + age → ranked differential + Teach Me explanations.@ApoThera @samalsabtiDO

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

What if students stopped memorizing organisms & started thinking like clinicians? 🤔

I built MicroSage — free, no login, mobile-first 🧫
📊 Pilot: 77.5% exact match
100% in top 3

👉 https://t.co/8M2tGzIpcq

@EricTopol @ASMicrobiology @Littlemicrobio3 @HelenBranswell

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

I'm a 2nd-year DMLT + BSc Micro student & I built something 🧫

MicroSage: Gram stain → site → symptoms → ranked differential + full explanations

Pilot (n=40): 77.5% accuracy, 4/5 satisfaction 🎯
Free. No login. Mobile-optimized

🔗 https://t.co/8M2tGzIpcq

@PeterHotez

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

🧫 Built MicroSage so students REASON like real labs, not just memorize!
Gram stain + site + symptoms → ranked differential in seconds⚡

✅ 77.5% exact match
✅ 100% in top 3
✅ Free. No login. Mobile-first

👉 https://t.co/8M2tGzIpcq

@daniel_kraft @official_aimsa @PeterHotez

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Pilot (n=40):
✅ 77.5% exact match
✅ 100% in top 3
✅ 4/5 satisfaction

Students & faculty are already using it.

Feedback welcome! (Educational tool only)

@EricTopol @asmeofficial @HelenBranswell

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Pilot (n=40): 77.5% exact match, 100% in top 3, 4/5 satisfaction.

Actively improving V1.5. Would love honest feedback from students, professors & lab techs!

Preprint: https://t.co/lcyA6lmr2p

(Educational tool only)
@PWMedEd2023 @MicrobiologyEdu

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Pilot (n=40 students + faculty, India):
✅ 77.5% exact match
✅ 100% in top 3
✅ Satisfaction 4/5
Used in India, USA & Ireland 🔥
Preprint: https://t.co/lcyA6lmr2p⁠�
Feedback for V1.5 (more organisms, images, regional data) welcome!
(Educational use only)

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Hey #MedTwitter #Microbiology #MedEd #MBBS #DMLT
Built MicroSage — free clinical reasoning tool:
Gram stain + site + symptoms + age → ranked differentials + explanations + antibiotic & resistance alerts.
👉 https://t.co/2MH7rkG2My⁠�
@Medtwitteer @drvenkat2517 @draditimodi

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

@samalsabtiDO @ApoThera Thank you so much Dr. Alsabti! Really glad you found the UI intuitive.

Would love to hear any suggestions you have after playing with it — especially what would make it even more useful for students.

Appreciate you taking the time!

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Hey #MedTwitter #Microbiology #MedEd #MBBS #DMLT #MedStudentsIndia
2nd-year BSc Micro + DMLT student from Navi Mumbai.
Built 'MicroSage' — free clinical reasoning tool: Gram stain + site + symptoms + age → ranked differential + Teach Me explanations.@ApoThera @samalsabtiDO

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Thank you so much Dr. Alsabti! 🙏 @samalsabtiDO

Really means a lot coming from a Cardiology Fellow.

Would love any feedback you have, especially what would make it more useful for residents or fellows!

(Educational tool only)

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Preprint: https://t.co/lcyA6lmr2p

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Pilot (n=40 students + faculty):
✅ 77.5% exact match
✅ 100% in top 3
✅ Satisfaction 4/5
Already used in India, USA & Ireland
Feedback for V1.5 welcome! (Educational only)No login • Mobile-first • Zero cost
👉 https://t.co/2MH7rkG2My

@medtechlyfe @matthew_manoj22

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Built for Indian MBBS/DMLT students — would love RTs from #MedTwitter!

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

V1.5 coming soon: more organisms, regional resistance data
Feedback from #MBBS #DMLT #Microbio folks is super welcome! GitHub:
https://t.co/wZUIvF5qmQ -backend
(For educational use only - not for clinical diagnosis)

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Features students loved:
• "Teach Me" explanations
• Confidence % + input matching
• Antibiotic quidance + resistance warnings
• Clinical pearls
Built specifically for resource-limited settings & Indian undergrads.

[Vighnesh Samal @VighneshSamal]

Just launched MicroSage - a free clinical microbiology decision support tool.
Try it - https://t.co/znbVR8R7aO
Enter gram reaction, infection site, symptoms →get top 3 organisms with full reasoning, antibiotic guidance and resistance warnings.
#MedEd #Microbiology #healthtech