0000-0003-2915-0187 About
Dr. Pratyush Kumar, MBBS, DNB (Family Medicine), MNAMS, PGDHIVM, DFID, is a physician and diabetes specialist based in Patna, Bihar, India. He provides evidence-based care in general medicine, diabetes, HIV, filariasis and geriatric health. He is Chair of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice (Rural WONCA), 2025–2027; Founder Chair and Immediate Past Chair of WONCA Rural South Asia and AFPI Rural; and Chief Editor of the Journal of Surgical Specialty and Rural Practice. His academic work includes peer-reviewed research on infectious diseases, diabetes, primary care and rural health, as well as presentations at international medical conferences. His clinical, research and advocacy work focuses on comprehensive and affordable healthcare and improved access for rural and underserved communities.
Employment
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Education
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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital DNB2013 - 2016
Projects & Funding
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Publications (14)
- Equity and the Digital Divide Save
- Effect of COVID-19 containment measures on access to snakebite care in India Save
- Barriers and facilitators of providing standard of care diabetes management at primary care level in geriatric population Save
- Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among diabetes, prediabetes and healthy population Save
- Acute encephalitis syndrome and Bihar health profile: Urgent need to revitalize primary health care Save
- Editorial: Effective Strategies to Develop Rural Health Workforce in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Save
- A Statement of Solidarity on COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 by the South Asian Family Physicians Save
- Evaluating the effectiveness of cardiac arrest resuscitation short course (CARS) for rural physicians of Asia: The Rural Emergency Care Training for Physicians (RECTIFY) project Save
- Co-existing tuberculosis and malignant mesothelioma with multiple sites venous thrombosis: a case report Save
- Pleuritic chest pain due to migratory bullet Save