Dr. Baskota was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. She is currently an assistant professor at Columbia University’s Department of Pathology and Cell Biology in New York.

Dr. Baskota is board certified in anatomic pathology with sub-specialty board certification in cytopathology. She completed her anatomic pathology residency and cytopathology fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2021. Prior to her training in the United States, she attended medical school at Kathmandu University and completed anatomic and clinical pathology residency training at the National Academy of Medical Sciences in Kathmandu. She practiced anatomic and clinical pathology in her home country for two years.

Dr. Baskota was honored by the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) with the 2020 Dr. Bernard Naylor Excellence in Cytomorphology Award. She also serves as a member of both the ASC eJournal committee and of the editorial board for The ASC Bulletin.

Within the CAP, Dr. Baskota currently serves as a House of Delegates alternate delegate for the state of New York. Previously, she served as a delegate on the Residents Forum and as a member of the Residents Forum-House of Delegates Action Group. She also served as a junior member on the Cytopathology Committee from 2019–2020. She is currently a member of both the Engaged Leadership Academy and the Engaged Leadership Network and was a panelist in a CAP21 webinar regarding pathology residency application.

Dr. Baskota’s prior involvement with the CAP Foundation includes mentoring a recipient of the 2019 Medical Student Travel Award.