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Dr. Dhinagaran
Bachelor of Dental Surgery, MBA - Healthcare Services
Assistant Professor/DM
Languages
English, Hindi
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I am a Dentist by professional training and have completed my Master’s in Health Administration.
My interest in digital health began in early 2000’s and coupled with my fascination with developing innovative education methods compelled me to learn about virtual and augmented reality in conveying medical concepts. Working in the Division of Medical Informatics since 2002 and having access to innumerable resources, I was able to launch a Health Informatics Kiosk in the year 2007. With this background, I have been a part of the advisory working group for the Ministry of Health, Government of India to architect the National Health Portal and have served as a member of the Content advisory committee for the health portal. Subsequently, I was able to deliver innovative and interactive educational modules to renowned organizations.
I have worked on several NIH-sponsored R01 Research Projects. The DriSti study, in particular, there was a need to develop and study the efficacy of a novel tablet-based interventional approach to reduce HIV stigma among healthcare staff in India. To this effect, I have been hired by the UNAIDS Technical Support Mechanism for the 'Development of an E-learning module for stigma and discrimination reduction for nursing and medical students in Thailand between July 2020 - Aug 2021. I’ve recently been involved in a multi-center innovation project to develop and test a unique secure ultrasound device for antenatal screening in resource-limited settings. I also oversee and manage Startup entrepreneurs working at the St Johns Health Innovation Foundation.
In the last 20 years, I have helped develop several digital solutions, mHealth applications, innovative digital health platforms as well as medical device validations within St. John’s. My passion for using digital health advancements to improve healthcare in resource-limited environments has led me to explore cutting-edge interventions and health informatics research. My goal is to integrate health technologies into medical education, healthcare delivery, and research. This will ultimately allow for more affordable, accurate, and accessible care for everyone.
Qualification/ Education
- 2013; MBA - Healthcare Services
Sikkim Manipal University - 2002; Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore
Experience
- Assistant Professor
St. John’s Research Institute
2018 - till date
Bangalore, India - Senior Resident
St. John’s Research Institute
2013 - 2018
Bangalore, India - Lead Manager - Operations, Division of Medical Informatics
St. John’s Research Institute
2011 - 2013
Bangalore, India - Operations and Quality Manager, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2007
Bangalore, India - Quality Manager, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2006
Bangalore, India - Group Supervisor, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2005
Bangalore, India - Content Writer, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2004
Bangalore, India
Areas of interest
Medical Informatics; Evidence Based Medicine; e-Learning; Medical Animations; Healthcare IT
Field of Expertise
Medical Informatics
- Assistant Professor
St. John’s Research Institute
2018 - till date
Bangalore, India - Senior Resident
St. John’s Research Institute
2013 - 2018
Bangalore, India - Lead Manager - Operations, Division of Medical Informatics
St. John’s Research Institute
2011 - 2013
Bangalore, India - Operations and Quality Manager, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2007
Bangalore, India - Quality Manager, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2006
Bangalore, India - Group Supervisor, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2005
Bangalore, India - Content Writer, Health Informatics Group
St. John’s Research Institute
2004
Bangalore, India
Medical Informatics; Evidence Based Medicine; e-Learning; Medical Animations; Healthcare IT
No groups and associations specified.
Standard Precautions are for everyone: The role of HIV stigma and implications for nursing education in India.
Devadass D., Fernandez, R., Raj, T. D. S., Heylen E., Nyblade. L., Srinivasan K., Ekstrand M. L. IMU-Assisted Manual 3D-Ultrasound Imaging Using Motion-Constrained Swept-Fan Scans
Aparna Harindranath, Komal Shah, Dhinagaran Devadass, Arun George , Kajoli Banerjee Krishnan, Manish Arora Multiuser Application for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Women's Self-Help Groups: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Bhat A, Johnson-Pradeep R, Kalidindi B, Devadass D, Goud BR, Raj T, Selvam S, Navarro-Aguirre Y, Collins PY, Srinivasan K. Development of a Multiuser Interactive Health Response Application (MITHRA) for depression in women from a community-based organisation in India.
Ruben JP, Devadass D, Goud BR, Navarro-Aguirre Y, Kalidindi B, Waghmare A, Raj T, Srinivasan K, Collins PY, Bhat A. Mobile Mental Health in Women's Community-Based Organizations: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.
Bhat A, Goud BR, Kalidindi B, Ruben JP, Devadass D, Waghmare A, Collins PY, Raj T, Srinivasan K. Standard Precautions are for everyone: The role of HIV stigma and implications for nursing education in India.
Devadass D, Fernandez R, Raj TDS, Heylen E, Nyblade L, Srinivasan K, Ekstrand ML. The Influence of Transmission-Based and Moral-Based HIV Stigma Beliefs on Intentions to Discriminate Among Ward Staff in South Indian Health Care Settings.
Steward WT, Srinivasan K, Raj T, Heylen E, Nyblade L, Mazur A, Devadass D, Pereira M, Ekstrand ML. Awareness of the Use of Standard Precautions during Care of People Living with HIV by Ward Attendants in Indian Hospitals.
Fernandez R, Raj TDS, Heylen E, Nyblade L, Devadass D, Srinivasan K, Ekstrand ML. HIV Transmission Worry Predicts Discrimination Intentions Among Nursing Students and Ward Staff in India.
Nyblade L, Srinivasan K, Raj T, Oga EA, Heylen E, Mazur A, Devadass D, Steward WT, Pereira M, Ekstrand ML. HIV Stigma Reduction for Health Facility Staff: Development of a Blended-Learning Intervention
Nyblade L, Srinivasan K, Mazur A, Raj T, Patil DS, Devadass D, Radhakrishna K, Ekstrand ML Development of a Novel Tablet-based Approach to Reduce HIV Stigma among Healthcare Staff in India
Radhakrishna K, Dass D, Raj T, Rakesh D, Kishore R, Srinivasan K, Nyblade L, Ekstrand-Abueg M, Ekstrand ML Design, Development and Implementation of a Touch-Screen Health Information Kiosk for Patients at the Outpatient Waiting Area in a Large Tertiary Care Hospital in India: An Evaluation of User Satisfaction
Raj T, Thomas T, Dhinagaran D, Ugargol AP. Multiuser Application for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Women’s Self-Help Groups
Bhat A, Johnson-Pradeep R,Kalidindi B, Devadass D, Goud BR,Raj T, Selvam S, Navarro-Aguirre Y, Collins PY, Srinivasan K Performance of a New Tabletop Non-mydriatic Fundus Camera for Single-Field Diabetic Retinopathy Detection: A Pilot Study
Winston Padua 1, Shalini Butola 1, Suneetha Nithyanandam 1, Tony Raj 2, Dhinagaran D 2, Lavanya Chidambara 3, Lakshmi Krupa 4, Satish Bhandarkar 5, Aparna Gunda 5 Reduction in stigma drivers partially mediates the effect of a stigma reduction intervention among nursing students in India: The DriSti cluster randomized controlled trial
Srinivasan K, Heylen E, Raj T, Nyblade L, Devadass D, Pereira M, Ekstrand ML Reducing HIV stigma among healthcare providers in India using a partly tablet-administered intervention: the DriSti trial
Ekstrand ML, Raj T, Heylen E, Nyblade L, Devdass D, Pereira M, Mazur A, Srinivasan K No Others Contributions details available.