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'''Abhaya Indrayan''' (born 11 November 1945) is an [[India]]n professor and researcher of [[Biostatistics]]. He had worked with different organizations and universities, including [[University College of Medical Sciences|Delhi University College of Medical Sciences]] and the [[World Health Organization]].

Abhaya currently resides in [[Delhi NCR]], India after his retirement. He is married and has two children.

== Early life and education ==
Abhaya Indrayan was born on 11 November 1945, in [[Meerut]], [[India]]. He was born during the time that India was fighting for its freedom from the British rule. That was the reason why his father, who was a freedom fighter, was jailed repeatedly for long periods.

Abhaya took his early education in [[Meerut]] from N.A.S. Inter. College and [[Meerut College]]. In 1977, he received his master's degree and [[Doctoral degree]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.osu.edu/people/alumni/1975-1979 |title=Department of Statistics, The Ohio State University, Graduation Year: 1975–1979 |accessdate=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216131011/https://www.stat.osu.edu/people/alumni/1975-1979 |archive-date=16 December 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> from [[The Ohio State University]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]], USA.

== Career ==
Abhaya Indrayan was the founding Professor and Head of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics<ref name="ucms">{{cite web |url=http://www.ucms.ac.in/d_biostatistics.htm |title=Department of Biostatistics, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi |accessdate=26 October 2017}}</ref> in Delhi [[University College of Medical Sciences]]. In 1995, his department was set up as an independent division, and was upgraded to a full department in 2005.<ref name="ucms" />

During his tenure in the college since 1979, he had been the Sports Adviser, Coordinator of Medical Education Unit,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://medicaleducationunit.yolasite.com/ |title= University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University, Medical Education Unit |accessdate=26 October 2017}}</ref> Chairman Computer Committee, Convenor Souvenir Committee, Incharge Annual Reports and held several other important assignments. He also taught online courses for the students of Institute of Statistics Education in [[Arlington County, Virginia]].

He has more than 200 publications to his credit,<ref>[http://indrayan.weebly.com/publications.html "Publications"]. ''Indrayan personal website''. Retrieved 27 October 2017.</ref> including the books ''Medical Biostatistics''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crcpress.com/Medical-Biostatistics-Fourth-Edition/Indrayan-Malhotra/p/book/9781498799539 |title=Medical Biostatistics, CRC Press |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> and ''Concise Encyclopedia of Biostatistics for Medical Professionals.''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crcpress.com/Concise-Encyclopedia-of-Biostatistics-for-Medical-Professionals/Indrayan-Holt/p/book/9781482243871 |title=Concise Encyclopedia of Biostatistics for Medical Professionals, CRC Press |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> A partial list of his publications appears at the website of Indian Academy of Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://repository.ias.ac.in/view/fellows/Indrayan=3AAbhaya=3A=3A.html |title= Publication of Fellows, Indian Academy of Sciences |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> Among his other significant works are: smoking index<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biostats.bepress.com/cobra/art40/|title=A simple index of smoking |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> at Collection of Biostatistics Research Archive of Berkeley Electronic Press, which is among the top 5 downloads;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://readership.works.bepress.com/?.authP=authdash%2Cuserid%2C.authTX&authdash=1&userid=1107238&.authTX=1525030722&.authT=gcivq6z0xo6C37vHLhA0oyzKvHEdbI |title=Author Dashboard, Berkeley Electronic Press, |accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref> and estimates and projections of cardiovascular and diabetes cases in India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://origin.searo.who.int/india/topics/cardiovascular_diseases/Commision_on_Macroeconomic_and_Health_Bg_P2_Forecasting_vascular_disease_cases_and_associated_mortality_in_India.pdf |title=Forecasting vascular disease cases and associated mortality in India, Background Papers, Burden of Disease in India, National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, Government of India, 2005 |accessdate=27 October 2017}}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> which are quoted in the Government of India's official estimates at National Health Profile.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbhidghs.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/08%20Health%20Status%20%20Indicators%20%202011.pdf |title=Health Status Indicators, National Health Profile of India 2011, Government of India, pages 97 and 100, |accessdate=27 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927114556/http://cbhidghs.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/08%20Health%20Status%20%20Indicators%20%202011.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

He stayed in the institution until retiring in 2010, wherein he attained the age of 65.

== Achievements ==
Abhaya Indrayan collaborated with the World Health Organization for several projects including ''National Burden of Disease Studies: a Practical Guide'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/healthinfo/nationalburdenofdiseasemanual.pdf |title=National Burden of Disease Studies: A Practical Guide, Edition 2.0, World Health Organization, 2001, page iii |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> ''Teaching Health Statistics'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42079/1/9241545186_eng_part1.pdf |title=Teaching Health Statistics: Lesson and Seminar Outlines, World Health Organization, 1999, page viii |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> and ''11 Health Questions about the 11 SEAR Countries'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/204719|title=11 Health Questions about 11 SEAR Countries, World Health Organization, SEARO, 1999, |accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> and served as Temporary Adviser to their Bi-Regional Consultation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2003/9241562455.pdf |title=Report on Regional Consultation and Technical Workshop on Health Systems Performance Assessment, WHO/SEARO, New Delhi, 18–21 June 2001 |accessdate=27 October 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927125204/http://www.who.int/health-systems-performance/regional_consultations/searo_report.pdf |archivedate=27 September 2013 }}</ref> He was a technical editor of their biregional report ''Health in Asia and the Pacific''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wpro.who.int/health_information_evidence/documents/Health_in_Asia_Pacific.pdf|title=Health in Asia and the Pacific, World Health Organization, South East Asia Region and Western Pacific Region, 2008, |accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> and participated in their debate on ''Health Systems Performance Assessment.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/42735|title=Health Systems Performance Assessment: Debates, Methods and Empiricism (eds. CJL Murray and DB Evans), World Health Organization, SEARO, 1999, |accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> He has completed 32 assignments for the World Health Organization, 3 for the World Bank, 3 for UNAIDS and 2 for Danish Assistance to the National Program for Prevention and Control of Blindness. He has proposed Statistical Medicine <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2017;volume=63;issue=4;spage=252;epage=256;aulast=Indrayan |title=Statistical Medicine |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref> as a new emerging medical specialty.

== Honors and awards ==
* Elected Fellow of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (2011).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ias.ac.in/search/fellow |title=Fellowship, Indian Academy of Sciences |accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref>
* Fellow of the [[Royal Statistical Society]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rss.org.uk/site/mysite/viewhosted.asp?id=27 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130505153554/https://www.rss.org.uk/site/mysite/viewhosted.asp?id=27 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=Fellowship, Royal Statistical Society, login required |accessdate=28 October 2017 }}</ref> (2002)
* Elected Fellow of the [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] (India) – a rare distinction for a non-medical scientist to be so honoured at that time (1998)<ref name="List of Fellows - NAMS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf | title=List of Fellows - NAMS | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2016 | accessdate=28 October 2017}}</ref>
* Elected Fellow of the Indian Society for Medical Statistics (1996)
* WHO Fellow and Visiting Research Scientist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (1995)
* Convenor, Special Interest Group on Medical Informatics, Computer Society of India (1994–1999).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nplindia.org/sisnissat/nnl9402/nnl9402.pdf|title=Medical Informatics: Special Interest Group Set up by CSI appearing in NISSAT Newsletter No 2, 1994, pages 39–40|accessdate=28 October 2017}}</ref>
* Chairman, Silver Jubilee Committee, Indian Society for Medical Statistics (2008–2011)
* President-Elect of the Indian Society for Medical Statistics (2012–2014)
* President, Indian Society for Medical Statistics, 2015

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |title=Medical Biostatistics |edition=4th |last=Indrayan |first=A. and Malhotra,RK. |year=2017 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4987-9953-9}}
* {{cite book |title=Basic Methods of Medical Research |edition=4th |last=Indrayan |first=A. |year=2017 |publisher=AITBS Publishers |isbn=978-81-7473-335-1}}
* {{cite book |title=Concise Encyclopedia of Biostatistics for Medical Professionals |last=Indrayan |first=A. and Holt, M.P. |year=2016 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-1-4822-4387-1}}
* {{cite book |title=Simple Biostatistics for MBBS, PG Entrance and USMLE |edition=4th |last=Indrayan |first=A. |year=2013 |publisher=Academa Publishers |isbn=978-81-88511-74-7}}
* {{cite book |title=Fundamentals of Medical Research: For emerging researchers |edition=1st |last=Indrayan |first=A. |year=2012 |publisher=Lap Lambert |isbn=978-3-659-20862-1}}
* {{cite book |title=Biostatistics for Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy Students |edition=1st |last=Indrayan |first=A. |year=2006 |publisher=PHI Learning |isbn=978-81-203-3054-2}}
* {{cite book |title=HIV/AIDS Research in India |last=Indrayan |first=A. |year=1997 |publisher=National AIDS Control Organization |isbn=}}
* {{cite book |title=Solution Manual for Introduction to Statistical Methods, Volume 1 |last=Indrayan |first=A. |year=1986 |publisher=Rowman & Allanheld |isbn=}}

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