Dr. Swaminathan R

Associate Director, Professor Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Cancer Registry

Area of expertise: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Cancer registration
Department: Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Cancer Registry
Highest qualification: PhD with honors (Epidemiology); University of Tampere, Finland, 2012
Experience: Associate Director, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai

About

* International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) imPACT Review Mission Expert on Cancer Control to Sri Lanka in 2019

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* World Health Organization (WHO) Consultant on Cancer registries and control for Republic of Maldives in 2015 and for Sri Lanka in 2018

* Two Plenary lectures in International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada, 2019

* Member in Executive Board of IACR as Representative for Asia, 2010-2014

* Chairman of Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) since 2024 and Member Secretary of Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) since 2018

* Best Paper Award in IACR Annual Conference in Sydney, Australia in 2008

* Life Member of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS) since 1991

Associate Director, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai
2020
Professor since 2015
Assistant Director
2014-2020
Associate Professor and Head
2008-2013
Assistant Professor
2003-2008
Senior Biostatistician, Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai
1990-2003
Assistant Research Officer (Statistics) under ICMR in Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai
1984-1990