Dr. Anoop Kumar Jalan earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in Pathology from the Kasturba Medical College, Deemed University in India. He received his M.B.B.S. degree from J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, Kuvempu University, Karnataka, India.

At the beginning of his medical education career, Dr. Jalen was a tutor in pathology and a tutor in microbiology at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India. He also conducted basic laboratory sessions in medical microbiology for medical and dental undergraduates as well as reporting histopathology, cytology, and haematology specimens under supervision.

While in Nepal, Dr. Jalan was actively involved in independent reporting of histopathology, cytology and haematology specimens at Manipal Teaching Hospital, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal. Dr. Jalan also worked at SABA University School of Medicine, SABA Dutch Caribbean, as an associate professor of pathology.

Immediately prior to joining UMHS, Dr. Jalan was Chair of the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, St. Eustatius School of Medicine, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles as a professor of pathology.  In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Jalan was the course director for pathology I and II, Chair of the Student Grievance Committee, Chair of the Curriculum Committee, and faculty advisor for the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).