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Dr. Tony David Sanjay Raj

MBBS MD

Professor Grade 1

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MBBS MD

Professor Grade 1  Dean, St Johns Research Institute(SJRI) Head, Division of Medical Infomatics(SJRI) DIrector St Johns Health Innovation Foundation (SJHIF)

Qualification/ Education

MBBS MD

Experience

30 years

Areas of interest

Digital Health Interventions and Health Informatics research -evaluating Digital Health Technologies in medical education, healthcare delivery, and research.Metabolic physiology, nutrition, and clinical trials

Field of Expertise

Digital health, Health Technology Innovations, mHealth, Public health informatics, and Clinical Informatics.

Fellowship & Membership

2021 – Present: Member of the Steering Committee, NASSCOM Centre of Excellence IoT & AI           2016 – Present: Leadership Group Member, GloCal Health Fellowships, University of California- Global Health Institute                        

2017 – 2022: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.

Extramural portfolios/ Committees

2024 – Present: Chairman, Board of Studies, Digital Health and Health Informatics, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS)                                                                                                             

2024 – Present: Advisory Board Member – “Responsible AI in Healthcare – Advisory Board, Elsevier.   2019 – Present: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Pushpagiri Medical College, Kerala             2018 – 2020: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Tamil Nadu.                                                                                                              

2016 – Present: Advisor, International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), Techemerge, Health Technology Innovation program.

Institutional portfolios/ Committees

2018 – Present: Chairman, Institute Biosafety Committee (IBSC), St. John’s Research Institute.                                            

 2018 – Present: Director, St. John’s Health Innovation Foundation. 

2017 – Present: Dean, St. John’s Research Institute.   

2013 – Present: Adaptation Editor, Guyton & Hall: Textbook of Medical Physiology – A South Asian Edition.

 

Membership of professional associations/bodies

2021 – Present: Member of the Steering Committee, NASSCOM Centre of Excellence IoT & AI

30 years

Digital Health Interventions and Health Informatics research -evaluating Digital Health Technologies in medical education, healthcare delivery, and research.Metabolic physiology, nutrition, and clinical trials

No groups and associations specified.

S.I. No Project Title Project Lead Year of Initiation Status
1 Evaluation and Optimization of NCD Screening and Management Tool - A Three-arm Quasi-experimental study in selected Talukas of Karnataka including Digital Health Needs Finding Study (IEC No. 237/2019) 2021 completed
2 POCTRN - Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection and Cancer for Global Health (PORTENT) Study: Phase 1. Evaluation and selection of a total of five (05) Point-of-Care Devices for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer for Global Health for validation over a 5-year period. Phase 2: Evaluation and Validation of Point-of-Care Device Number 01 - Truenat@ Malaria Pv-Pf (a new Q-PCR device for malaria testing by MolBio) 2024 ongoing
3 Distributed intelligent Ultrasound Imaging Systems for secure in community diagnostics Dr. Tony D. S. Raj 2019 completed
4 Accurate estimation of changes in body composition. Energy balance and nutritional status of Indian children with acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia during cancer Treatment. Dr. Tony D. S. Raj 2019 ongoing
5 Stable isotope studies to understand Vitamin D dose response on Bone Reabsorption rates and fractional Calcium absorption in vitamin D Defficient and sufficient stage Dr. Tony D. S. Raj 2019 completed
6 Digital literacy among community health workers Dr. Tony D. S. Raj 2023 ongoing
7 Digital health needs finding study Dr. Tony D. S. Raj 2023 ongoing
8 SecureUS: Development and Field Validation of the Advanced Secure Ultrasound Imaging System in Primary Healthcare Settings Dr. Tony D. S. Raj 2025 ongoing

Strengthening mentoring in low-and middle-income countries to advance global health research: an overview

Groups and Associations Andres G Lescano, Craig R Cohen, Tony Raj, Laetitia Rispel, Patricia J Garcia, Joseph R Zunt, Davidson H Hamer, Douglas C Heimburger, Benjamin H Chi, Albert I Ko, Elizabeth A Bukusi
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2019
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Effect of Caralluma fimbriata extract on appetite, food intake and anthropometry in adult Indian men and women

Groups and Associations Rebecca Kuriyan, Tony Raj, SK Srinivas, Mario Vaz, R Rajendran, Anura V Kurpad
Appetite 2007
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The reference values for muscle mass and strength in healthy Indian adults using whole-body potassium counter and isokinetic dynamometer.

Groups and Associations Sucharita S, Sreenath N, Shinjini B, Raj Tony DS, Rebecca K, Selvam S, Arvind K
Indian J Public Health. 2023 Apr-Jun;67(2):316-319 2023
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Multiuser Application for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Women's Self-Help Groups: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Groups and Associations Bhat A, Johnson-Pradeep R, Kalidindi B, Devadass D, Goud BR, Raj T, Selvam S, Navarro-Aguirre Y, Collins PY, Srinivasan K.
JMIR Form Res. 2025
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Performance of a New Tabletop Non-mydriatic Fundus Camera for Single-Field Diabetic Retinopathy Detection: A Pilot Study.

Groups and Associations Padua W, Butola S, Nithyanandam S, Raj T, D D, Chidambara L, Krupa L, Bhandarkar S, Gunda A.
Cureus. 2025
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Development of a Multiuser Interactive Health Response Application (MITHRA) for depression in women from a community-based organisation in India.

Groups and Associations Ruben JP, Devadass D, Goud BR, Navarro-Aguirre Y, Kalidindi B, Waghmare A, Raj T, Srinivasan K, Collins PY, Bhat A.
BJPsych Open. 2025
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Nutritional Status and Body Composition at Diagnosis, of South Indian Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL).

Groups and Associations Puttaswamy D, Ramesh V, Raj T, Bhat KG, Selvam S, Bharadwaj V, Prakash A, Murphy-Alford AJ, Kuriyan R.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2024
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The Vinyasa Tool for mHealth Solutions: Supporting Human-Centered Design in Nascent Digital Health Ecosystems.

Groups and Associations Thomas V, Kalidindi B, Waghmare A, Bhatia A, Raj T, Balsari S.
JMIR Form Res. 2023
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Mobile Mental Health in Women's Community-Based Organizations: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Groups and Associations Bhat A, Goud BR, Kalidindi B, Ruben JP, Devadass D, Waghmare A, Collins PY, Raj T, Srinivasan K.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2023
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Standard Precautions are for everyone: The role of HIV stigma and implications for nursing education in India.

Groups and Associations Devadass D, Fernandez R, Raj TDS, Heylen E, Nyblade L, Srinivasan K, Ekstrand ML.
J Nurs Educ Pract. 2022
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The Influence of Transmission-Based and Moral-Based HIV Stigma Beliefs on Intentions to Discriminate Among Ward Staff in South Indian Health Care Settings.

Groups and Associations Steward WT, Srinivasan K, Raj T, Heylen E, Nyblade L, Mazur A, Devadass D, Pereira M, Ekstrand ML.
AIDS Behav. 2023
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Awareness of the Use of Standard Precautions during Care of People Living with HIV by Ward Attendants in Indian Hospitals.

Groups and Associations Fernandez R, Raj TDS, Heylen E, Nyblade L, Devadass D, Srinivasan K, Ekstrand ML.
Indian J Community Med. 2022
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HIV Transmission Worry Predicts Discrimination Intentions Among Nursing Students and Ward Staff in India.

Groups and Associations Nyblade L, Srinivasan K, Raj T, Oga EA, Heylen E, Mazur A, Devadass D, Steward WT, Pereira M, Ekstrand ML.
AIDS Behav. 2021
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No Others Contributions details available.