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Columbia, SC, 29201

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July 28, 2014

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SHYAM CHIRRAVOORI

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SUMMARY

A seasoned professional in internal medicine and epidemiology with vast clinical, public health and administrative experience

A career-minded professional, well conversant with medical and public health research and practice

A leader and a team player with excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills

Hands on experience with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, SAS, epINFO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

North Texas Heart Care, Carrolton, TX 75010

• In 2012, between May and August, I was a visiting fellow at North Texas Heart Care, Carrollton, Texas. During this period I had the opportunity of seeing, observing, listening, talking to patients and understanding general functioning of a cardiac clinic within the allowed limits of a visiting fellow

Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC

Graduate Assistant January 2011- May 2012

• Graduate Assistant in Epidemiology at ASPH, Columbia.

• Worked on Low County AIDS services survey on HIV in Hispanic/Latino population, Obesity in Latino children, and peripartum depression in Latino mothers.

• Participated in focus groups and conducted interviews in the population which does not have insurance in Columbia.

• Worked at Regenstrief Institute Inc. Indianapolis on Cancer colon survivors in veterans’ with Dr. David Haggstrom.

Department of Medicine, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

Senior Chief Medical Officer March 2002 -November 2010

• Outpatient and inpatient of general medical patients and renal patients, general care, diagnosis and management

• In-charge of Rabies program, In-charge of vaccination program and nodal officer for Yellow fever vaccination

• Supervision of subordinate staff of nurses, public health nurse and paramedics (of about 30 numbers)

• Teaching of residents and interns posted in the unit.

GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India

Chief Medical Officer September 1999 - February 2002

• Outpatient and inpatient care of general medical patients, diagnosis and management

• Nodal Officer for Anti-Smoking Program & HIV Program

• Supervision of subordinate staff of pharmacists and paramedics (of about 30 numbers)

• In-charge of Medical Stores and outpatient Department

• Teaching of residents and interns posted in the unit

Airport Health Organization, New Delhi, India

Medical Officer/Senior Medical Officer/Chief Medical Officer July 1985 - September 1999

• Outpatient care of general medical patients, diagnosis and management.

• Public health related works such as yellow fever vaccination, verification of yellow fever vaccination certificates.

• Prevention of Food-Adulteration (PFA Act) related work.

• Work related to Plague, Dengue fever epidemics etc.

• Teaching of visiting postgraduate students from Delhi University and immigration staff about International Health Organizations and regulations.

• Supervision of subordinate staff of sanitary inspectors, food inspectors, public health nurse, fumigation workers and other paramedics (of about 30 numbers).

EDUCATION

2013-todate Health Information Management, Midlands Technical College, Columbia SC

2008-2010 MSPH, Arnold School of Public Health, USC, Columbia SC

01/1992 - 12/1994 MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

12/1994 National Board of Examinations, New Delhi – Diplomate National Board

(Medicine)

11/1972 - 08/1978 MBBS, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam,, India

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

01/2011-05/2012 Graduate Assistant at ASPH, Columbia

Summer 2011 Summer Internship, Regenstrief Institute Inc., Indianapolis, IN

08/2008 - 08/2010 MSPH program consisting of 42 credit hours including thesis

01/2007 - 03/2007 ISPD Fellowship in the Division of Nephrology at UHN, Toronto, Canada

07/1996 -07/1996 WHO Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,

Michigan (Epidemiology)- 3 Weeks

01/1992 - 12/1994 Resident in Internal Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

07/1984 - 07/1985 Resident in Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

07/1983 - 10/1983 Government Medical Officer, Masjid Suleman, Iran

03/1982 - 06/1983 Resident Medical Officer, RB Seth Jessaram Hospital,, New Delhi

08/1981 - 01/1982 Resident Medical Officer, St. Stephen’s Hospital, New Delhi

01/1981 - 07/1981 Resident Medical Officer, St. Stephen’s Hospital, New Delhi

07/1980 - 12/1980 Junior Resident, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

11/1978 - 11/1979 Intern, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

LICENCES AND BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Medical Council of India

NPI Number 152*******

HONOURS AND AWARDS

2007 ISPD Fellowship awarded by International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis

2002 Certificate of honor for the presentation at the South-East Asian Congress of Epidemiology (IEA), MLB Medical College, Jhansi, India.

2000 Commendation certificate for ‘Anti-smoking’ related work by Delhi Government.

1996 WHO Fellow in Epidemiology for 3 weeks

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/COMMITTEES

• Member, CanUSACLEN

• Member, International Epidemiology Association (IEA)

• Member, National Academy of Medical Sciences

• Academic Member, Research society for studies on Diabetes in India

• Life Member Indian Society of Nephrology

• Fellow of Indian College of Physicians

• Life Member of the Indian Society for Medical Statistics

• On the panel of Reviewers, Indian Journal of Medical Research

• Member of GRACE (Group for Research Advancement in Clinical Ethics), a registered society to help organizations which do not have their own IRB or ethical committees.

I was a Member of a team of experts (a physician, a microbiologist, and a public health specialist) which visited Uddanam, a place in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh in December 2007, where excessive cases of kidney diseases were reported in a short span. Ministry of Health, Government of India sent the team to investigate and submit the report on the increased number of kidney cases. I submitted the report wherein I emphasized the need for a well designed conducted analyzed multi center study and also emphasized for the need for a government supported ESRD program for the immediate benefit of patients and for a CKD preventive program for future. The report was accepted by the ministry and forwarded to Indian council of medical research for necessary action.

I was a Member of the committee for formulating guidelines for yellow fever vaccination for international passengers with HIV/AIDS.

I was on the panel of Advisors for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), a recruiting agency for the Central Government officers into various civil services. I am on the panel for recruitment of medical officers in central government and other equivalent autonomous organizations.

I was on the panel of experts of Pt. Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) Bhopal, an apex level research and developmental institution. This institution has drawn experts from various walks of life and education to encourage, propagate vocational education and to design curriculum, syllabus etc., mainly for the girl child at secondary school level. This is expected to contribute to development in general and family welfare in particular. The vocational education also includes areas of health and Para medical courses. As an expert panel member I reviewed high school textbooks and recommended introduction of medically relevant topics in earlier classes. The scope of the same has been explored even in language (both English and vernacular) books.

I was on the selection committee of National Institute of Biologicals (NIB), New Delhi for recruiting medical and non medical scientists. NIB is set up by Govt. of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with the assistance of USAID and OECF, Japan to undertake quality control of biological both imported and produced in the country.

PUBLICATIONS

• Venkata Dakshinamurty Kaligotla, Shyam Chirravoori, Malati Tangirala, Gangadhar Taduri, Sreenivas Vishnubhatla, Ram Rapur . Is There a Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemic? Profile of CKD in an Urban Renal Camp in Southern India Hong Kong J Nephrol. April 2008. Vol10. No1 pp27-33.

• C.Shyam, V.Sreenivas and KV Dakshinamurty .Chronic Kidney Disease in India., Indian J Med Res 126, November 2007, pp485

• C.Shyam, Ashish K Duggal, S.Sunder .Chronic Kidney Disease: A Perspective. JIACM (Journal of Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine); 2007(2):150-634.

• C.Shyam, K.V.Dakshinamurty, V.Sreenivas, Rapur Ram.Chronic Kidney Disease: Need for National Action Plan. Indian J Med Res 125, April 2007, pp498-501

• Shyama chirravoori, Brijesh. Shrama, Ulka Kamble, Yogesh Chandra Porwal,Venkata Dakshinamurty Kaligotla. Chronic Kidney Disease: Physicians’ Views and Approaches. Hong Kong J Nephrol. October 2006. Vol8.No2 pp 55-60.

• C. Shyam, V. Sreenivas .Chronic Kidney Disease: A missing component of Integrated NCD?. Indian J. Med Res 122, November 2005, pp451-453

• Dakshinamurthy KV, Rao PV, Saibaba KS, Sheela RB, Sreekrishna V, Venkataramana G, Shyam C, Jayaseelan L. Oxidative stress in hemodialysis - postdialytic changes. Clin. Lab 2003: 49(5-6): 255-61.

• CShyam, AK Duggal Ulka Kamble AK Agarwal. Post-exposure Prophylaxis for Rabies. JIACM 2006: 7(1): 39-46.

• AK Duggal, C.Shyam, Ulka Kamble, AK Agarwal. Post exposure prophylaxis for Rabies. Chapter in Clinical Medicine Update.2006, Vol IX, 398-408. Indian Association for Clinical Medicine

• KV Dakhinamurthy, PVLN Srinivasa Rao, KSS Saibaba, RV Sheela, G Venkata Ramana, C. Shyam and V. Sreekrishna. Anti-oxidant status in patients on maintenance haemo-dialysis.. Ind. J. Nephrol, 2002: 12: 77-80.

• S. Raghavan, C. Shyam. Headache, a Chapter in “Family Medicine 2002” by IMACGP. IMA College of General Practioners, IMA, New Delhi. pp 305-10

• Shyam Chirravoori. Role of Complementary Medicine. Ann. Royal Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, Vol. 35, No. 7, October 2002 pp 444.

• C. Shyam. Epidemiology through the eyes of Clinicians. Int. Jour. Epidemiol, Vol 32, No. 6, 2003 pp.1113-14.

• C. Shyam. Tuberculosis in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. JAPI Vol. 4 No. 7 1999 pp 747.

• C. Shyam, S. Raghavan. New Challenge of Re-emerging Infections. Medical Pulse Vol. 5 No. 6 1998 pp 29-32.

• S.Raghavan, C. Shyam. Overview of Outcome of Pregnancy in Epilepsy. Medical Pulse Vol. No. 5 No. 2 1998 pp 31-34.

• Rao PV, C. Shyam, Ahuaja MMS .Reflectometry in epidemiological studies for Diabetes Mellitus. Ind. J. Endocrinol Metab Vol. No, 1 1997 pp 16-8.

• PV Rao, C. Shyam, MMS Ahuja. Gender differences in Large Vessel Disease in Asian Indians with Diabetes. Diabetes Bull. Vol. No. 16 No. 4, 1996 pp105-7.

• C. Shyam, S. Raghavan. Emerging Infectious Disease Threats: An overview. Journal of Safdarjung Hospital (JOSH): Vol. No. 1-4, 1997 pp 99-102.

• S. Raghavan, C. Shyam. Current concepts in post polio syndrome. Medicine Update June 1997 pp117-8; 124; 152.

• S. Raghavan, DC Jain, C. Shyam, S.Bhaumik, A Renu, AK Srivastava. Post- polio syndrome: Late effects of poliomyelitis. Journal of Safdarjung Hospital (JOSH): Vol. 4 No. 1-4 1996 pp 67-9.

• C. Shyam. HIV- A few perspectives. Swasth Hind December 1996 pp 202-4.

• C. Shyam. Primary prevention of coronary artery disease. Swasth Hind April-May 1996 pp 54-61.

• C. Shyam, PV Prakasa Rao, VA Singhal. The health, economic and social costs of smoking. Swasth Hind May- June 1995 pp 92-5.

• MMS Ahuja, PV Rao, C. Shyam. Diagnostic screening for glucose intolerance: Overestimates of impaired glucose tolerance in Indian population studies. Diabetes Bull. Vol.16, No.1. 1996 pp14-5

• C. Shyam, A.N. Malaviya. Infection related morbidity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosis - a Clinco-epidemiological study from northern India. Rheumotol Int. 1996; 16: 1-3.

• PV Prakasa Rao, C. Shyam, MA Haque. Global Warming - What can be done? Swasth Hind June 1991, pp 161-3.

• PV Rao, C. Shyam. HLA - What next? Diabetes Bull Vol. 7, No. 3, 1987 pp 125-6.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• I taught undergraduate medical students both bedside clinical lectures as well as class room didactic lectures for 3 years at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and continued to teach at other places of work too.

• At Air Port Health Organization I taught international health regulations and prevention of yellow fever to immigration staff and others.

• At GB Pant Hospital and Dr.RML Hospital I taught the interns and resident doctors posted in our unit on HIV, Rabies and other relevant topics.

SERVICE

• I have been a reviewer of abstracts for Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association for the year 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

• I have been on the panel of reviewers for Indian Journal of Medical Research.

• I have been a member of GRACE (Group for Research Advancement in Clinical Ethics), a registered society to help organizations which do not have their own IRB or ethical committees.

SHYAM CHIRRAVOORI

1600 Park Circle #316, Columbia SC 29201, 803-***-****