Jayanth Kumar Devasundaram

Background

Devasundaram, Jayanth Kumar was born on January 13, 1955 in Salem, India. Son of Manuel Peter and Shakunthala (Gurubatham) Devasundaram. came to the United States, 1993.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, Christian Medical College, 1981; Master in Public Health in Epidemiology, Loma Linda U., 1995.

Career

Medical officer department epidemiology and leprosy control, Schiefellin Leprosy Research & Training Center, Karagiri, India, 1982-1985; research assistant, National Institute for Neurological Sciences, Bangalore, India, 1985-1986; research medical officer, Schiefellin Leprosy Research Center, Karigiri, India, 1986-1988; research scholar, Center for biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, 1988-1990; senior medical officer, Richardson Leprosy Hospital, Miraj, India, 1990-1993; epidemiologist, disease outbreak investigation division, State Health Department, Baltimore, since 1995; director, Foundation for Advanced Research Inc., Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Achievements

• Jayanth Kumar Devasundaram has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Betsy Abraham, December 14, 1981 (divorced December 1992). 1 child, Darshin; married Joy Keeler, 1993.

Father:

Manuel Peter Devasundaram

Mother:

Shakunthala (Gurubatham) Devasundaram

Spouse:

Betsy Abraham

Spouse:

Joy Keeler

child:

Darshin Devasundaram