Dr. Surendra Kumar M.B.B.S.

Scientist D

ICMR-National Institute of Research in Tribal Health


Profile

Dr. Surendra Kumar is a medical scientist and at present his research area is focused on the tobacco-related disease in tribal population especially in oral leukoplakia which is common among the tobacco user. In future, his plan is to reduce the addiction level through the NRT therapy.

Research Interests

  • Tobacco related disease
  • Health and  Nutrition
  • Hemoglobinopathy
  • Filaria
  • Tuberculosis

Scientific Staff

  • V. Soan, Principal Technical Officer
  • Maya Pandey, Tech. Officer

Past Research students

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Ongoing research projects

  • A three step approach ABC (Ask, Brief advice, Cessation support) to help tribal population to quit tobacco use and to make their home tobacco free.

Current research collaborators

  • Government Of Madhya Pradesh

Past research collaborators

  • Indian Council of Medical Research

Research in news

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Award/Recognition/Honours

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Workshop/Conference Organized

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Academic contributions

  • Supervisor of Ph. D. thesis: N/Á
  • Masters dissertation: N/A
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Research Grants

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Publications

  1. Kumar S, Kumar D, Soan V, Pandey M, Mishra DK, Muniyandi M (2013) Poverty Does Not Limit Tobacco Consumption among Tribal Populations: Evidence from Central India. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: 14 (10), 6195- 6196. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/cede/9027e9aa86197a0d8885e3702aa630197f68.pdf
  2. Yadav R, Singh MPSS, Kumar S, Doll CK, Bhardwas VK, Gupta RB, Rajasubramaniam S (2013) Morbidity profile of sickle Cell Disease in tribal of Madhya Pradesh. Tribal Health Bulletin, Vol.17 No (1&2) 2011, pp 37-41.http://www.nirth.res.in/publications/tribal_health_bulletin/2011.pdf
  3. Kumar S, Muniyandi M (2015) Tobacco Use and Oral Leukoplakia: Cross-sectional Study among the Gond Tribe in Madhya Pradesh Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 16 (4), 1515-1518. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25743823
  4. Yadav R, Lazarus M, Ghanghoria P, Singh MPSS, Gupta RB, Kumar S, Sharma RK, Rajasubramaniam S (2016) Sickle cell disease in Madhya Pradesh, Central India: A comparison of clinical profile of sickle cell homozygote vs. sickle-beta thalassaemia individuals Hematology; 1-6.DOI: 10.1080/10245332.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27077770
  5. Kumar S, Muniyandi M, Dinesh Kumar D, Pandey M, Soan V, Rajasubramaniam S (2016) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Understanding and promoting healthy lifestyle among Gond Tribe in Madhya Pradesh International Journal of Current Microbiology and applied Sciences; 5 (10); 27-32.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309022055_Chronic_Obstructive_Pulmonary_Disease_Understanding_and_Promoting_Healthy_Lifestyle_among_Gond_Tribe_in_Madhya_Pradesh_India
  6. Singh MPSS, Gupta RB, Yadav R, Kumar S, Godbole S, Rajasubramaniam S (2014) Haemoglobin Disorders among Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Populations of Two Adjoining Districts of Madhya Pradesh -Tribal Health Bulletin: 21(1), 32-36. http://www.nirth.res.in/publications/tribal_health_bulletin/thb21_1_2014.pdf
  7. Rao VG, Yadav, R, Dolla CK, Kumar S (2005) Under nutrition and childhood mortality among tribal preschool children of M.P. Indian Journal of Medical Research: 122, 43-47. http://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/2005/july/0704.pdf
  8. Das D, Kumar S, Sahoo PK, Dash AP (2005) A survey of bancroftian filariasis for microfilariae and circulating antigenaemia in two villages of Madhya Pradesh. Indian Indian Journal of Medical Research: 121: 771-775.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16037622
  9. Das D, Kumar S, Dash AP, Babu BV (2005) Knowledge of lymphatic filariasis among the population of an endemic area in rural Madhya Pradesh, India. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology: 99: 101-104.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15701261
  10. Das D, Kumar S (2007) Filarial hydrocele management in global programme on elimination of Lymphatic filariasis. Current science: 93 (9&10): 1200. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290542116_Filarial_hydrocele_management_in_global_programme_on_elimination_of_lymphatic_filariasis_3