Soumyadeep Bhaumik
Soumyadeep Bhaumik | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | MBBS, M.Sc, PhD (Medicine) |
| Alma mater | Bankura Sammilani Medical College
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine University of New South Wales |
| Known for | Advocacy leading to change in National COVID-19 treatment guidelines in India; and setting up first Rapid Evidence Synthesis Unit in India |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evidence Synthesis, Health Policy, Snakebite |
| Institutions | George Institute for Global Health |
| Thesis | Addressing the burden of snakebite: analysing policy prioritisation, evaluating health systems, and fostering research on treatments |
| Website | www.soumyadeepbhaumik.in |
Soumyadeep Bhaumik is an Indian medical doctor and public health researcher who heads the Meta-research and Evidence Synthesis Unit in George Institute for Global Health.[1] In 2021, Bhaumik and other scientists successfully advocated for the removal of convalescent plasma from COVID-19 treatment guidelines through an open letter to the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India.[2][3] He is among top 2% of most cited researchers globally in field of general and internal medicine.[4][5] Bhaumik is also Associate Editor, BMJ Global Health[6] and Academic Editor in PloS Neglected Tropical Diseases.[7]
Education
[edit]Bhaumik studied medicine in Bankura Sammilani Medical College, in West Bengal, India. He subsequently studied international public health in Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in United Kingdom. He received his Ph.D. in medicine from University of New South Wales Sydney .[8] He received the Deans award for his PhD thesis on snakebite.[9]
Membership
[edit]Bhaumik is a life member of Indian Public Health Association, Indian Science Congress Association, and Academy of Family Physicians of India.He was Fellow of Royal Society of Arts in 2021-2022.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Institute for Global Health".
- ^ "Scientists raise concern over 'non-scientific use of convalescent plasma for Covid patients' in India". The Indian Express. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "COVID: Public Health Experts Pen Concerns About Plasma to PSA VijayRaghavan". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ Ioannidis, John P. A.; Boyack, Kevin W.; Baas, Jeroen (2020-10-16). "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". PLOS Biology. 18 (10): e3000918. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 7567353. PMID 33064726.
- ^ "George Institute researchers having global impact".
- ^ "Editorial Board BMJ Global Health".
- ^ "PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases". journals.plos.org. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ a b "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
- ^ "Dean's Award for Outstanding PhD Theses recipients announced". Inside UNSW. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
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