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Ram Surath Kumar

Also known as: Ram Surath Kumar K

Indian Council of Medical Research, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research

ORCID iD 0000-0001-7866-6038

About

Dr. Ram Surath Kumar currently works as a Scientist-B (Medical) on a regular basis at Indian Council of Medical Research-Headquarters, New Delhi. Previously, Dr. Kumar worked as a Senior Resident (Public Health dentistry) at Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGIMER-Chandigarh, Project Research Scientist-II (Medical) at ICMR-Hqrs New Delhi, and also as a Research Officer at the National Resource Centre for Oral Healthcare of Children and Elderly at PGIMER-Chandigarh. Gold medalist in MDS Public Health Dentistry. He has conducted/participated various biomedical research activities in the fields of Preventive Dentistry, Implementation Research, Health Economics, Systematic Review & Meta-analysis, and other Evidence-Based Dentistry. He also received training in Research Ethics, Economic evaluation, Intellectual Property Rights, and Biostatistics. His vision is to introduce various healthcare innovations to sectors that focus equally on patient requirements and create a healthy community free of oral illnesses.

Employment

  • Indian Council of Medical Research Scientist-B (Medical)(Regular)
    2025 - Present
  • Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Senior Resident (Public Health Dentistry)
    2025 - 2025
  • Indian Council of Medical Research Project Research Scientist-II (Medical)
    2024 - 2025
  • Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh Research Officer
    2023 - 2024

Education

  • KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research MDS
    2020 - 2023
  • Rajas Dental College and Hospital Bachelor of Dental Surgery
    2014 - 2019

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (34)