Dorairaj Prabhakaran is a scientist, cardiologist, author, researcher and currently director of the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC).[1][2][3][4][5]
Dorairaj Prabhakaran | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (MD: Internal Medicine and DM: Cardiology) and McMaster University Canada, MSc: Health Research Methodology |
| Occupation(s) | Cardiologist, Epidemiologist, author, researcher |
Stanford University listed Prabhakaran amongst the top 2% scientists in the world.[6] Scopus and Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, listed him as the topmost researcher in Medicine in India terms of publications for the years 2009–2014.[7] Prabhakaran has also been elected President-Elect of the World Heart Federation (WHF) Board 2025-2026.[8]
He is a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and Emory University, Atlanta, USA.[9][10][11] He is also a visiting Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health and an International Fellow at the Population Research Institute, McMaster University. He is also a distinguished professor at Public Health Foundation of India.[12]
Awards
edit- Claude Lenfant Excellence Award from the World Hypertension League[13]
- Distinguished Service Award given by Bharat Ratna His Excellency Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Former President of India).[14]
- The commendable faculty award by Career 360[6]
Bibliography
edit- Public Health Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Management[15]
- Social Determinants of Health and Disparities in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases[16]
- Methods and participant characteristics in the Cancer Risk in Vegetarians Consortium[17]
- Rationale, Design and Baseline Characteristics of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cardiovascular Quality Improvement Strategy in India: The C-QIP Trial[18]
- Tandon's Textbook of Cardiology, 2ed[19]
References
edit- ^ Kaudlay, Dr Praveen Kumar. "SCD is not all that sudden". Deccan Herald.
- ^ "Challenges in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic diseases are plentiful in India: Prof. (Dr) D. Prabhakaran, Executive Director, CCDC". Financialexpress. 16 February 2024.
- ^ "WHOCC - WHO Collaborating Centres". apps.who.int.
- ^ Ray,DHNS, Kalyan. "What's wrong with young Indians' hearts?". Deccan Herald.
- ^ Service, Express News (5 October 2021). "One for happy hearts". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "Careers360 Faculty Research Awards: Three professors awarded in multidisciplinary category". Careers360. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Dorairaj Prabhakaran". questnetwork.org.
- ^ "WHF Board Elections 2024 Results Announced". World Heart Federation.
- ^ "ORCID". orcid.org.
- ^ "Ashoka University: Leading Liberal Arts and Sciences University". www.ashoka.edu.in.
- ^ "Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, DM, MSc | EGDRC | Emory University". diabetes.emory.edu.
- ^ "INSA :: Fellow Detail". insajournal.in.
- ^ "Recognitions". ccdcindia.org.
- ^ "Dr Prabhakaran Dorairaj - Public Health Foundation of India". phfi.org. 1 December 2016.
- ^ Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Shuchi, Anand; Srinath Reddy, K. (29 December 2022). Public Health Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Management. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1138483620.
- ^ Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Anqi Zhu, Naga Vaishnavi Gadela (2024). "Social Determinants of Health and Disparities in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases". AHAIASA Journals. 81 (3): 387–399. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21354. PMC 10863660. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Dunneram, Y.; et al. (2024). "Methods and participant characteristics in the Cancer Risk in Vegetarians Consortium: a cross-sectional analysis across 11 prospective studies". BMC Public Health. 24 (1): 2095. doi:10.1186/s12889-024-19209-y. PMC 11296327. PMID 39095780.
- ^ Singh, K.; Nikhare, K.; Gandral, M.; Aithal, K.; Patil, S. G.; Mp, G.; Gupta, M.; Madan, K.; Sawhney JPS; Ali, K.; Kondal, D.; Jindal, D.; Mendenhall, E.; Patel, S. A.; Narayan KMV; Tandon, N.; Roy, A.; Huffman, M. D.; Prabhakaran, D. (2024). "Rationale, Design and Baseline Characteristics of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cardiovascular Quality Improvement Strategy in India: The C-QIP Trial". American Heart Journal. 276: 83–98. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2024.07.008. PMID 39033994.
- ^ D, PRABHAKARAN. Tandon's Textbook of Cardiology, 2ed. ISBN 9395736488.