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Global Health
Infectious Disease
Global Health
Infectious Disease
Chandy John, MD, MS, holds the Ryan White Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Indiana University and is a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health at Indiana University and Riley Hospital for Children.
Dr. John’s research studies are based in Uganda and Kenya, in collaboration with Makerere University, the Kenya Medical Research Institute, and Moi University. His research has advanced scientific and medical understanding in four key areas:
Dr. John’s research has led to more than 260 peer-reviewed publications. He is an international leader in global child health and infectious diseases. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, and has served on the Fogarty International Center Advisory Board, as co-chair of the Thrasher Research Fund Scientific Advisory Committee and as president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Key awards received by Dr. John include election to the Association of American Physicians, the Caroline Breese Hall Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the Segar Family Award from the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research, the Bailey Ashford Medal from the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Young Investigator Award.
Dr. John is also a writer who has published poetry, short stories and essays.