Dr. Vinod Kumar VG

Public Health Physician | Consultant (Medical), WHO – NTEP TSN

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Driving TB elimination with data, partnerships & quality care.

A physician turned public health specialist with 8+ years' experience across operational research, monitoring & evaluation, big data analysis, infectious diseases, field epidemiology, surveillance, prevalence surveys, grants, project management, and digital health—extensively focused on reducing the TB burden and mitigating drug resistance through WHO’s National TB Elimination Program (NTEP).

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Dr. Vinod Kumar VG

Dr. Vinod Kumar VG

Public Health Physician · Consultant (Medical), WHO – NTEP TSN

Current
Consultant (Medical) – NTEP TSN (Varanasi Division, UP)
World Health Organization
Location
India
Phone
+91 99953 14858
Email
drvgv@yahoo.com

About

A physician turned public health specialist with 8+ years' experience across operational research, monitoring & evaluation, big data analysis, infectious diseases, field epidemiology, surveillance, prevalence surveys, grants, project management, and digital health—extensively focused on reducing the TB burden and mitigating drug resistance through WHO’s National TB Elimination Program (NTEP).

Dr. Vinod Kumar VG is a physician turned public‑health professional who loves turning messy health data into actionable decisions. He works at the intersection of epidemiology, data analysis, and program operations—designing monitoring frameworks, building feedback loops, and translating insights for field teams and policy makers. He is especially passionate about TB elimination, drug‑resistance surveillance, and leveraging digital health platforms such as Nikshay. Current interests include pragmatic AI for public health (automated dashboards, anomaly detection, geospatial mapping, and natural‑language summaries), privacy‑first data pipelines, and impact evaluation for patient‑support interventions.

Experience

Aug 2021 – Present

Consultant (Medical) – NTEP TSN (Varanasi Division, UP)

World Health Organization

  • Automated M&E activities for NTEP from sub‑national to TB unit levels.
  • Technical support for TB/DR‑TB surveillance, data analysis, feedback loops, and Nikshay rollout.
  • Planning, training, QA, advocacy & policy support in close collaboration with CTD & WHO.
  • Strengthened patient support systems integrating ICT platforms with Nikshay; improved access to U‑DST.
  • Led PPM engagement, Schedule H1 implementation, prescription audits, and private‑sector quality of care.
Feb 2020 – Jul 2021

Scientist‑B & State Lead, National TB Prevalence Survey (Bihar)

ICMR–NIRT

  • Led TB prevalence survey operations; ensured linkage to care for newly identified cases.
  • State lead for COVID‑19 sero‑surveys in Kerala and Bihar.
Nov 2015 – Jan 2020

Director

Palliative Clinic (Cloud Health Care Initiatives)

  • Strategic direction, budgeting, quality delivery; partnerships with hospitals & stakeholders; publications.
Jul 2017 – Jan 2020

Medical Administrator & Clinical Coordinator; RMO (Night)

SUT Academy of Medical Sciences

  • Ops, staffing, budgeting, patient relations; digital charting; acute care and care coordination.
Nov 2017 – Dec 2019

PG Trainee – Public Health

Global Institute of Public Health

  • Epidemiology, policy, outbreak study; multiple research projects with focus on TB/AMR & PPM.
May 2017 – Jan 2020

General Practitioner

General Practice

  • Primary care, counseling & prevention; diagnostics & first‑line management; inter‑specialty coordination.

Education

MBBS

SUT Medical College (University of Kerala)

2007–2013

MPH (Public Health)

Global Institute of Public Health (KUHS)

2017–2019

MBA – Finance (In Progress)

Manipal University

2021–Present

BSc – Data Science (In Progress)

IIT Madras

2022–Present

Publications

  1. Tuberculosis and Diabetes in India: Stakeholder Perspectives on Health System Challenges and Opportunities for Integrated Care
    Fazaludeen Koya S., et al. — Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2022 · PMCID: PMC8907360
  2. How Universal is the Use of Facemask During COVID‑19? A Photo‑Epidemiology Study from Kerala
    Anand Marthanda P., et al. — BJSTR, 2021
  3. SARS‑CoV‑2 Sero‑prevalence among General Population & HCWs in India (Dec 2020–Jan 2021)
    Murhekar M.V., Selvaraju S., et al., including V.G. Vinod Kumar — National multicentric survey, 2021
  4. First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding & Pregnancy Outcome; South Indian Trisomy‑21 Screening; Uterine Artery Doppler & Preeclampsia/FGR
    Simmi Salim, Dev Ravishankar, Vinod Kumar V.G., et al. — Int. J. Obstetrics & Gynecology; MedPulse Int. J. Gynaecology, 2020–2021

Full list available on request.

Dr. Vinod Kumar VG is a physician turned public‑health professional who loves turning messy health data into actionable decisions. He works at the intersection of epidemiology, data analysis, and program operations—designing monitoring frameworks, building feedback loops, and translating insights for field teams and policy makers. He is especially passionate about TB elimination, drug‑resistance surveillance, and leveraging digital health platforms such as Nikshay. Current interests include pragmatic AI for public health (automated dashboards, anomaly detection, geospatial mapping, and natural‑language summaries), privacy‑first data pipelines, and impact evaluation for patient‑support interventions.

Leadership & Association Roles

Contact

Email: drvgv@yahoo.com
Phone: +91 99953 14858
Location: India

References available on request.