Dorothy Lall

About

A public health researcher and practitioner with 15 years of experience in teaching, training, and research in primary care, public health, health systems and community engagement. Expertise in implementation research, epidemiology, health systems research, and qualitative and mixed method approaches. Passionate about improving equitable health care delivery and public health through research and education. PhD in health systems research with a research focus on improved delivery for chronic conditions. Experienced in participatory engagement with communities to advance equity.

Employment

• Christian Medical College Vellore Faculty
  2021 - Present
• Institute of Public Health Bengaluru PhD Scholar, Asst Director (Education)
  2014 - 2021
• Centre for Chronic Disease Control Fellow
  2012 - 2014
• DDMM Heart Institute Chief Research Officer
  2009 - 2012
• Schieffellin Institute of Health-Research and Leprosy Centre Consultant
  2006 - 2008
• Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore PG Resident
  2003 - 2006
• St Stephens Hospital Medical Officer
  2001 - 2003

Education

• Maastricht University PhD
  2015 - 2021
• Center for Chronic Disease Control Fellowship in Cardiovascular Epidemiology
  2012 - 2014
• Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore Fellowship HIV Medicine
  2006 - 2007
• Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore MD
  2003 - 2006
• Christian Medical College MBBS
  1995 - 1999

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (25)

• Health system drivers of caesarean deliveries in south Asia: a scoping review
  LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - SOUTHEAST ASIA 2025 DOI: 10.1016/J.LANSEA.2025.100651
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• How maternal morbidities impact women's quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A qualitative study
  PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2025 DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PGPH.0004229
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• A Holistic Response to Musculoskeletal Health: Implications for Global Health PolicyComment on "From Local Action to Global Policy: A Comparative Policy Content Analysis of National Policies to Address Musculoskeletal Health to Inform Global Policy Devel…
  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 2025 DOI: 10.34172/IJHPM.8798
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• An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experience of people with multimorbidity in low- and middle-income countries
  BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH 2024 DOI: 10.1136/BMJGH-2023-013606
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• Building Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) capacity in India: Reflections from the India HPSR fellowship program (2020-2023)
  HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS 2024 DOI: 10.1186/S12961-024-01218-3
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• Building Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) capacity in India: reflections from the India HPSR fellowship program (2020-2023) (vol 22, 129, 2024)
  HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY AND SYSTEMS 2024 DOI: 10.1186/S12961-024-01234-3
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• Covid-19 lockdown governance in Uttar Pradesh, India: a call for equity?
  COGENT SOCIAL SCIENCES 2024 DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2023.2299084
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• Impact of the lockdown on alcohol-dependant individuals and their families: a mixed-methods study in rural south India
  JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2024 DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2023.2232025
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• Are physicians ready for precision antibiotic prescribing? A qualitative analysis of the acceptance of artificial intelligence-enabled clinical decision support systems in India and Singapore
  JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE 2023 DOI: 10.1016/J.JGAR.2023.08.016
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• Tuberculosis and undernutrition in India
  LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH 2023 DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00500-4
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