Vijayakumaran P

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India, 1979. Diploma in Public Health, All India Institute Hygiene & Public Health, Kolkata, 1988.

Career

Medical officer, associate epidemiologist Shieffelin Leprosy Research & Training Center, Karigiri, 1982—1996. Chief medical advisor Damien Foundation India Trust, Chennai, 1996—2008, director (programme), since 2008. Short term consultant World Health Organization, Jakartha, Indonesia, 1996, Yangoon, Myanmar, 2006.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in combined chemotherapy (MDT) in multibacillary leprosy. Research in combined chemotherapy in paucibacillary leprosy. Research in chemoprophylaxis to household contacts of leprosy patients.

Membership

Member of Indian Association Leprologists (life. Treasurer 1999—2001).

Connections

Son of Palanisamy A and Unnamalai P. Married Valarmathi A.R. Children: Arunkumar V, Aruna V.

Father:

Palanisamy P

Spouse:

Valarmathi A.R

child:

Arunkumar V. P

child:

Aruna V. P