Prabhakaran Dorairaj

Professor Dorairaj Prabhakaran is an eminent cardiologist, epidemiologist and academician of global repute. He moved beyond the conventional world of clinical cardiology to advance science in the prevention of heart diseases and diabetes in India so that his work could benefit millions of people in this country. He is currently Executive Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Control and the President-Elect of the World Heart Federation.
Prof. Prabhakaran has more than 750 publications in prominent scientific journals and has an H‐Index of 126.
His work spans from understanding the pathways as to why Indians have a high propensity to CVD and diabetes, the role of air pollution and climate change in chronic diseases, identifying low-cost solutions including digital health, telemedicine and AI, and large-scale capacity building of researchers and physicians. His exceptional contributions spanning Science, Medicine, and Public Health have catapulted the field of Preventive Cardiology in India.