Dr. Sumit Malhotra

Dr. Sumit Malhotra

Professor,

Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi-110029

Academic Qualification:

MBBS, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore

MD (Community Medicine), AIIMS, New Delhi

DNB (Social and Preventive Medicine)

MSc (Clinical Trials), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

FIPHA (Elected Fellow of the Indian Public Health Association)

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Research Gate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sumit_Malhotra2

PubMed Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=sumit+malhotra

AIIMS Key Assignments

Nodal Officer, AIIMS, Cochrane India Affiliate Centre, Cochrane India Network

Member Secretary, Committee for Research Ethics and Publication Integrity

Working Group Member, National Medical Journal of India

Member, Clinical Research Unit, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, INTENT centre for clinical trials

He is currently leading an implementation research project for the ICMR National Health Priority Project, aimed at strengthening ambulatory care for common Non-Communicable Diseases (diabetes, hypertension, chronic respiratory care, and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases), in the Faridabad district. He served at the Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project in Ballabgarh from 2014 to 2019. Working closely with health systems, he also supports the implementation of Comprehensive Primary Healthcare (CPHC) in aspirational blocks and the district of Nuh in Haryana through the Innovation and Learning Centre, which is supported by the National Health Systems Resource Centre. He is a master trainer for several of the expanded program packages under CPHC. He has authored a book on Primary Health Care in the Indian Scenario, with the support of the World Health Organisation's Country Office in India.

The other area he works passionately in is the field of adolescent and young adult health research, and he leverages community and institution-based platforms for the delivery of their health services. He has several publications in National and International, indexed, peer-reviewed journals. With keen interest in teaching and training, has conducted and organised several trainings on research methods, including both quantitative and qualitative research methods. He is also currently part of the AIIMS technical support unit on cause of death ascertainment through verbal autopsy systems. He has contributed to several national public health programmes. As a faculty member, he currently guides MD, PhD, and MSc nursing students in public health, epidemiology, and operational research projects.

Research and work area interests:

Implementation science, school/college-based health promotion, adolescent and young adult health, chronic care, including mental health, primary health care, and health systems.

Academic Distinction:

1.  Gold Medal and “Certificate of Excellence” for securing the highest marks in Microbiology in MBBS, Bangalore Medical College.

2. Dr Vijay Narain Award for best paper presented by a young scientist at the 34th Annual National Conference of IAPSM, organised by AIIMS, New Delhi, from 22nd to 24th February 2007.

3. Appreciation Certificate from Maulana Azad Medical College during Senior Residency for commendable service to the department and community.

4. Received Ford Foundation Epidemiological Grant for carrying out Research work during Senior Residency at Maulana Azad Medical College.

5. Recipient of Operational Research Grant by the International Union against TB and Lung Diseases.

6. Awarded a Full Scholarship to present papers at the 10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion held in London, 21st-24th September 2010.

7. Recipient of travel grant to present papers at World Ophthalmology Congress 2014 held at Tokyo, from 2nd to 6th April 2014.

8. Received Kalu Ram Memorial Award as best young scientist for research work in Trachoma during the 42nd Annual National Conference of IAPSM, Lucknow, 26-28 January 2015.

9. Received Saroj Jha Award for best paper in the category of Gender and Health during the 43rd Annual National Conference of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM), Gandhinagar at GMERS Medical College, 7-9 January 2016.

10. Participated as PH-LEADER (Public Health Leadership and Implementation Academy) Course organised by Emory University, Atlanta, USA, funded by the National Institutes of Health during 2016.

11. Received AIIMS Excellence Research Commendation Award for research work on neural tube defects at Ballabgarh- 2017

12. Invited speaker at World Ophthalmology Congress, 2018, Barcelona, Spain

13. Received the IAPSM Presidential Appreciation Award in 2022