Dr Praveen Nirmalan 
The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association has launched the national program on Preventive Radiology in India that aims to optimize the use of imaging studies for early identification of diseases, study progress of disease and understand the effectiveness of interventions for disease.
Dr. Rijo Mathew Choorakuttil is the National Coordinator for the program.
Mentor at AMMA Education and Research Foundation
Dr. Nirmalan did his basic medical education from Thrissur, Kerala and followed it with a PG Diploma in Ophthalmology from Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai and a Vitreo-retinal Fellowship from Mumbai. Subsequently, he completed his MPH and a Public Health Ophthalmology Fellowship from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in the USA. He has led community-based and clinical research in some of the top eye care institutes of India and led a clinical research program at a top tier obstetric and neonate institute as well. He has experience chairing Ethics Committees and has helped with the setting up of Institutional Review Boards. Besides mentoring clinical faculty, he has mentored DNB and PhD students through their dissertation work and research methods.
Latest posts by Dr Praveen Nirmalan (see all)
- Scaleable 7 elements of Preventive Radiology in Cancers & Risk Factor reduction in NCD for healthy ageing - August 1, 2022
- Health from the Heart | Imaging to Detect and Prevent Progress of Fatty Liver- Discussion - April 11, 2022
- Health from the Heart| Hypertension in Pregnancy- Conversation - April 7, 2022
