Dr. Dipak Kumar Das
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Tata Memorial Hospital, International Institute for Population Sciences
0009-0008-4113-8870
About
My name is Dipak Kumar Das, and I specialize in demography and data analysis with an emphasis on public health. I am currently working as an Assistant Professor (Statistics and Demography) in the Department of Community Medicine at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS), Sewagram. I obtained my Doctorate in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, in 2024. I also hold an MSc (2016) and an MPhil (2017) in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from IIPS. In addition, I have completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD, 2019), a Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health (PGDEOH, 2024), and a Master of Social Work (MSW, 2024) from IGNOU.
The primary aim of my research is to examine disease and morbidity patterns, wastewater management, and the impact of agricultural practices on public health, particularly in the northeastern states of India. My PhD thesis focused on the effects of pesticides, fertilizers, sullage, and agricultural machinery on the health of farmers in Tripura. My earlier dissertations on morbidity patterns and sullage disposal in India further reflect my interest in environmental and occupational health.
Previously, I worked as a Chief Research Fellow at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, where I contributed to a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Ratnagiri district assessing the impact of oral cancer screening on mortality. I have also worked as a Field Investigator on the “Alive and Thrive” project in Bangalore, which focused on maternal and infant nutrition.
I have authored research papers and a book chapter, contributed to multiple Hospital-Based Cancer Registry reports, and participated in cancer early detection programs in Maharashtra. I am proficient in SPSS, STATA, SAS, Python, R, ArcGIS, and QGIS, fluent in Bengali, Hindi, and English, and aspire to contribute to evidence-based public health research and data-driven policy development.
Employment
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Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Assistant Professor2025 - Present
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Tata Memorial Hospital Chief Research Fellow2023 - Present
Education
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International Institute for Population Sciences Ph.D.2017 - Present
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (10)
- Pesticide Use and Cancer Incidence Among Farm Workers: Dataset for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Save
- Association between pesticide use and cancer incidence among farm workers: a systematic review protocol Save
- Overall survival of oral cancer from the population-based cancer registries of the Konkan area, Maharashtra, India Save
- Long-term overall survival of testicular cancer: findings from a rural population-based cancer registry, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra state, India Save
- PopMortGen-India: an excel based tool for preparing population mortality files from life tables for relative survival analysis for cancer patients from India Save
- Prevalence and associated factors of mammography uptake among the women aged 45 years and above: policy implications from the longitudinal ageing study in India wave I survey Save
- Morbidity pattern and nutritional status of Anganwadi students in a selected gram-panchayat in Tripura, India Save
- Morbidity pattern among tribal farmers in a selected district of Tripura, India Save
- Morbidity patterns among female agricultural workers: implications for inclusive health policies in the agricultural sector - a district-specific study in Tripura, India Save
- Pattern of sullage disposal and waterborne diseases in India and their association Save