Epidemiology  Committee

Chair

Dr. Ramesh Vishwakarma

Dr. Ramesh Vishwakarma is experienced biostatistician with a demonstrated history of working in academia, pharmaceutical and medical device industry. He completed his bachelor’s degree in statistics from Bangalore University in 2005. He completed his postgraduate studies at Manipal University with distinction. He completed his PhD in biostatistics from Gauhati University, India. He works as senior statistician at the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) in Brussels, Belgium. He obtained life time membership in the International Biometric Society (IBS) and in Indian Society for Medical Research (ISMS). 

His research interests lie in the fields of genitourinary cancers, clinical trials, and epidemiology. He is passionate about the transparent reporting of medical and clinical research. His methodological interests are in survival analysis, prediction modeling, and the analysis of large, routinely collected healthcare datasets such as those from the cancer registry and hospital records.