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Vijay Kumar Chattu

Tennessee State University, University of Alberta, The University of the West Indies at St Augustine Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

ORCID iD 0000-0001-9840-8335
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Vijay Kumar Chattu MD, PhD, MPH, MPhil, MBBS, FIAMS, FIMSA

Medical doctor specialized in community medicine, epidemiology, international health development, global mental health & HIV/AIDS management with experience in India, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Belgium, South Africa, France, USA, and Canada. Have worked with various international NGOs (FHI 360, HIV/AIDS Alliance), donor organizations (BMGF, World Bank, Global Fund), and public health institutes globally.

Key expertise areas - Public Health, Policy & Health Management, Global Health Governance, Health Diplomacy, Refugee Health, Global Mental Health, Capacity building, Health Systems Strengthening, Primary Health Care, MCH, Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB & STIs), Cancer Epidemiology, Human Rights and Climate Change

• Listed in the World's Top 2% of Scientists in Public Health and Medicine by Stanford University Rankings & Elsevier BV since 2021. (In both Lifetime and single-year categories)
• Ranked #1 among the Best Scientists in Medicine and Health Sciences/Epidemiology and Public Health at University of Toronto (AD Scientific Index 2026)
• Ranked #3 among the Highly cited Public Health Researchers in India (Stanford University and Elsevier Rankings 2023)
• Total publications: 500 plus; H-Index: 109; i10 Index: 272, Citations: 140,000+

Employment

  • Tennessee State University Associate Professor
    2025 - Present
  • University of Alberta Adjunct Professor
    2022 - Present
  • University of Toronto Senior Research Scientist
    2019 - Present
  • University of The West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences Lecturer- Public Health
    2014 - 2019
  • University of Buraimi Assistant Professor
    2012 - 2014
  • Qassim University Assistant Professor
    2010 - 2012

Education

  • The University of the West Indies at St Augustine Faculty of Medical Sciences PhD
    2016 - 2023
  • University of Stellenbosch Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences MPhil
    2014 - 2016
  • Harvard Medical School Global Mental Health
    2013 - 2014
  • WHO- IARC Fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology
    2012 - 2012
  • Royal Tropical Institute Certificate in Health Systems Strengthening
    2010 - 2010
  • University of California Los Angeles Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health Fellow in HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
    2007 - 2007
  • Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp MPH
    2005 - 2006
  • Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University MD
    2002 - 2005
  • Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University MBBS
    1995 - 2000

Projects & Funding

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Publications (414)