International observer Dr Pradeep Pithadia visits the CRE

Dr Pithadia is a Research Observer with centre under the supervision of Professor Renuka Visvanathan.

Dr Pithadia has a medical degree in Community Medicine from Saurashtra University, India and is an Assistant Professor in Community Medicine. He is interested in geriatric health care and communicable diseases and is currently undertaking short term observership in geriatric health research with Professor Renuka Visvanathan.

Dr Pithadia’s current research project in India relates to the prevalence and reasons of initial defaulters among newly diagnosed sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India.