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Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Alma materAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (MD: Internal Medicine and DM: Cardiology) and McMaster University Canada, MSc: Health Research Methodology
OccupationCardiologist, Epidemiologist, author, researcher

Dorairaj Prabhakaran is a scientist, cardiologist, author, researcher and currently Executive Director of the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC).[1][2][3]

He is a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and Emory University, Atlanta, USA.[4][5]

Awards

  • Claude Lenfant Excellence Award from the World Hypertension League[6][7]

Bibliography

  • Public Health Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Management[8]
  • Social Determinants of Health and Disparities in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases[9]
  • Methods and participant characteristics in the Cancer Risk in Vegetarians Consortium[10]
  • Rationale, Design and Baseline Characteristics of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cardiovascular Quality Improvement Strategy in India: The C-QIP Trial[11]
  • Tandon's Textbook of Cardiology, 2ed[12]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "WHOCC - WHO Collaborating Centres". apps.who.int.
  3. ↑ Ray, DHNS, Kalyan. "What's wrong with young Indians' hearts?". Deccan Herald.
  4. ↑ "Ashoka University: Leading Liberal Arts and Sciences University". www.ashoka.edu.in.
  5. ↑ "Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, DM, MSc | EGDRC | Emory University". diabetes.emory.edu.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Tanis (25 January 2023). "Awards". World Hypertension League.
  7. ↑ "Recognitions". ccdcindia.org.
  8. ↑ Prabhakaran, Dorairaj; Shuchi, Anand; Srinath Reddy, K. (29 December 2022). Public Health Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention & Management. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1138483620.
  9. ↑ Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Anqi Zhu, Naga Vaishnavi Gadela (2024). "Social Determinants of Health and Disparities in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases". Hypertension. 81 (3): 387–399. doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21354. PMC 10863660. PMID 38152897.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ D, PRABHAKARAN. Tandon's Textbook of Cardiology, 2ed. ISBN 9395736488.