Dorairaj Prabhakaran

Dorairaj Prabhakaran
NationalityIndian
Alma materAll 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

Dorairaj Prabhakaran is a scientist, cardiologist, author, researcher and currently director of the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC).[1][2][3][4][5]

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]

He is a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and Emory University, Atlanta, USA.[8][9][10] 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.[11]

  1. ^ Kaudlay, Dr Praveen Kumar. "SCD is not all that sudden". Deccan Herald.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "WHOCC - WHO Collaborating Centres". apps.who.int.
  4. ^ Ray,DHNS, Kalyan. "What's wrong with young Indians' hearts?". Deccan Herald.
  5. ^ Service, Express News (5 October 2021). "One for happy hearts". The New Indian Express.
  6. ^ "Careers360 Faculty Research Awards: Three professors awarded in multidisciplinary category". Careers360. 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Dorairaj Prabhakaran". questnetwork.org.
  8. ^ "ORCID". orcid.org.
  9. ^ "Ashoka University: Leading Liberal Arts and Sciences University". www.ashoka.edu.in.
  10. ^ "Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, DM, MSc | EGDRC | Emory University". diabetes.emory.edu.
  11. ^ "INSA :: Fellow Detail". insajournal.in.