Faculty
Contact
- Email ranjithviswanath.rmc@msruas.ac.in
- Phone +8129623357
Dr. Ranjith Viswanath
Assistant Professor
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School
Medical College
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Department
Department of Community Medicine
Dr. Ranjith Viswanath is an alumnus of Sree Gokulam Medical College, Kerala (MBBS) and Christian Medical College, Vellore (MD Community Medicine), with hands-on field experience in clinical care, community health, and research.
He has worked on research projects focusing on Post-COVID care and GIS mapping of non-communicable diseases, and leads multiple projects.
His previous roles include working as a Research Scientist at ICMR-NCDIR in Cancer Epidemiology and as a Junior Consultant at Bangalore Baptist Hospital, providing primary care in peripheral clinics catering to underserved populations.
His areas of interest include urban and rural health system strengthening, non-communicable disease surveillance, cancer epidemiology, falls prevention among the elderly, and application of GIS in public health.
Roles
- One Health Nodal Officer
Qualifications
- MD Community Medicine
Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu , 2020
- MBBS
Kerala University, Sree Gokulam Medical College & Research Foundation , 2015
Experience
Research Experience
Scientist B at ICMR NCDIR Bangalore
Clinical Experience
Consultant at Bangalore Baptist Hospital
Academic Experience
June 2022 – October 2024, Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru (Over 2 years)
October 2024 – To present, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru (Over 6 months)
- Medical Humanities
- Bioethics
- Urban and rural health system strengthening
- Non-communicable disease surveillance
- Application of GIS in public health.
- A study on child sexual abuse reported by urban Indian college students
- Functional status and mental health among the elderly in rural South India: a cross-sectional study
- Lifetime member of Indian Association Preventive and Social Medicine
- Lifetime member of Indian Public Health Association
- Lifetime member of Epidemiology Foundation of India
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