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Dr. R. Swaminathan
Professor & Head of Department
QualificationsMSc • PhD (Statistics) • PhD with honors (Epidemiology) • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2008-2009
SpecialtiesEpidemiology • Biostatistics • Cancer registration
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Get to Know
About Dr. Swaminathan
* International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) imPACT Review Mission Expert on Cancer Control to Sri Lanka in 2019 * 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
Clinical Focus
Areas of Expertise
Not applicable
Credentials
Education & Training
Degrees
MSc
University of Madras • 1984
PhD (Statistics)
University of Madras • 2002
PhD with honors (Epidemiology)
University of Tampere, Finland • 2012
Fellowships
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2008-2009
Career
Experience
Associate Director, Cancer Institute (W.I.A), Chennai, since 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