Nobhojit Roy

About Nobhojit Roy

Program Head, Global Surgery and Trauma

  • Professor (Research), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Lancet commissioner for Global Surgery (2015)
  • Lancet commissioner for NCDs and Injuries in the poorest billion (2020)
  • MBBS,
  • MS (Gen. Surg),
  • MPH,
  • PhD

Roy is a Global health researcher with a focus on Trauma outcomes and surgical healthcare systems in resource-poor settings. His academic, clinical and research career as the Professor & Chief of Surgical services at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Hospital, HBNI University, Mumbai (an Universal Health Care scheme), spanned two decades.

On the health policy front, Roy has been the Technical Officer globally for Surgery & Anaesthesia in the Clinical Services & Systems unit at WHO Headquarters, Geneva; the Southeast Asia Regional Health Hub lead at Oxford Policy Management, the National Advisor; Public Health Planning and Evidence at NHSRC - Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) India; Director, State Health Systems Strengthening and Knowledge partnerships at CARE-India, Bihar.

Publications

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Paediatric falls: An analysis of patterns of injury and associated mortality in urban India

Injury Date published:

State-wise variation and inequalities in caesarean delivery rates in India: analysis of the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021) data

The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia Date published:

Consensus recommendations for acute trauma care & outcomes in LMICs from the transdisciplinary research, advocacy & implementation network for trauma in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research Date published:

Intubation and In-Hospital Mortality After Trauma With Glasgow Coma Scale Score Eight or Less-A Cohort Study

Journal of Surgical Research Date published:

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