Doctor Profile

Professor D. Prabhakaran is a cardiologist and epidemiologist by training. He is an internationally renowned researcher and is currently the Vice President- Research & Policy, Public Health Foundation of India, Executive Director of Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India and Professor (Epidemiology) London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. He heads the Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions at PHFI which is a joint initiative of four leading institutions (Public Health Foundation of India, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Emory University). This centre conducts cutting edge research in the prevention of chronic diseases in India and the developing world.

Education

• MBBS, from Bangalore Medical College in 1985 with an overall percentage of 66% (first division) and was awarded distinction in Pharmacology.
• MD (Medicine), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, 1990
• DM (Cardiology), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, 1993
• MSc (Health Research Methodology), McMaster University, 2006

Experiance

• Vice President ( Research and Policy) and Director, Centre for Ccontrol of Chronic Conditions, Public Health Foundation of India
• Executive Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) and Head, WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance, Capacity Building and Translational Research in Cardio-metabolic Diseases for the South East Asia Region (WHOCC No. IND-124)
• Director of the Centre of excellence in Clinical Research at Centre for Chronic Disease Control, recognised by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
• Professor, Epidemiology, Public Health Foundation of India
• Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Associate Director, NCD Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
• Adjunct Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, U.S.A
• Editor, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Volume, Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (DCP3).

Award And Achivements

• 2nd Runner up award in Poster Presentation for Capacity Building In Health Care at FICCI Heal 2015 (FICCI is a large Indian Chamber of Commerce and this is a leadership award)
• Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India, 2011
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) , London, UK, 2011
• KK Datey Oration Award at the 61st Annual Cardiological Society of India meet at Kochi 2009
• 4th MDRF-UAB Oration Award bestowed by the Scientific Committee of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai for the outstanding scientist and researcher of 2009
• WCCPGC-2008 “Distinguished Service Award” bestowed upon by Bharat Ratna His Excellency Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Former President of India) and Prof. Navin C. Nanda. USA
• Dr. P.S. Rao Gold Medal oration bestowed by the Andhra Pradesh Cardiological Society of India APCSI – 2007 held in Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh