Dr. Jeemon Panniyammakal, Ph.D, MPH

Associate Professor, Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, Public Health Foundation of India

About the Speaker

Dr. Jeemon Panniyammakal is Associate Professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Public Health Foundation of India and a Wellcome Trust-DBT Clinical and Public Health Intermediate Fellow. He has obtained a Ph.D degree in medical cardiology from the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK with a Wellcome Trust fellowship. He has over a decade of research experience at the national level and developed a focus on cardiovascular disease epidemiology. He was involved in several landmark epidemiological studies (e.g., The Sentinel surveillance study in Indian Industrial population, Heart Failure Registry), clinical trials (e.g., The ADVANCE study), complex public health intervention studies (e.g., Worksite programme for CVD risk reduction) and quality improvement initiatives (e.g., quality improvement initiatives in acute coronary syndrome management). His current research interests are in development, implementation and evaluation of complex intervention studies for cardiovascular risk reduction in low and middle income country settings.

About the Lecture

The talk will describe the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in India. Comparisons with other regions of the world will be highlighted. Specific attributes of CVD in India will be described in detail. The progression of the epidemic and the social gradient in risk factors and disease conditions will be described. A few examples of innovative methods to address the rising burden of CVD in resource poor settings will be described in detail.