Center for Global Health Faculty

Assistant Scientist

International Injury Research Unit, Hib Initiative, Center for American Indian Health

Academic Degrees

• MD
• MPH

Departmental Affiliation

• Name:

  International Health

  Affiliation Type:

  Primary

  Division:

  Health Systems

Departmental Address

Contact Information

Email:

archandr+jhsph.edu

Phone:

410-502-3946

Fax:

410-955-2010

Link:

SciVal Experts Research Profile

Research and Professional Experience

My current research is focused primarily on surveillance, clinical trials and evaluation of injury prevention efforts in low and middle income countries.  My area of focus is childhood injuries; I combine my experience in clinical pediatrics to identify and assess a population’s child health concerns with my knowledge of epidemiology and statistics to conduct rigorous scientific research to find optimum preventive health measures.  I am also actively involved in infectious disease surveillance, clinical trials and the programmatic aspects of vaccine dissemination, particularly Hib/LRI vaccines and nutritional interventions.

Keywords

child health, injury, violence, vaccines, pediatrics, epidemiology, international health, Hib, pneumonia, ALRIs, RSV

Selected Publications

Chandran A, Sousa TRV, Guo Y, Bishai D, Pechansky F, and the Vida no Transito Evaluation Team.  “Road traffic deaths in Brazil: Rising trends in pedestrian and motorcycle occupant deaths.”  Traffic Injury Prevention 2012 Mar; 13 Suppl 1: 11-16.

Hijar M, Chandran A, Pérez-Núñez R, Lunnen J, Rodríguez-Hernández JM, Hyder AA.  “Quantifying the underestimated burden of road traffic mortality in Mexico: A comparison of three approaches.  Traffic Injury Prevention 2012 Mar; 13 Suppl 1: 5-10.

F Pechansky and A Chandran.  “Why Don’t Northern Hemisphere Solutions to Drunk Driving work in Southern America?”  Addiction 2012 March; [Epub ahead of print].

HK Herbert, AC Lee, A Chandran, I Rudan, AH Baqui.  “Care-seeking for neonatal illness in low and middle income countries:  A systematic review.”  PlosMedicine 2012 Mar; 9(3) [Epub ahead of print]. 

Fitzwater SP, Chandran A, Santosham M, Johnson H. “The worldwide impact of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.” Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2012 Feb; [Epub ahead of print].

A Chandran, H Herbert, ACC Lee, I Rudan, A Baqui.  “Assessment of the Proportion of Neonates and Children in Low and Middle Income Countries with Access to a Healthcare Facility:  A Systematic Review.”  BMC Research Notes 2011 Dec; 4(1): 536.

Chandran A, Puvanachandra P, Hyder AA.  “Prevention of Violence against Children: A Framework for Progress in Low and Middle Income Countries.”  Journal of Public Health Policy 2011 Feb; 32(1): 121-34.

A Chandran, S Fitzwater, M Santosham, “Prevention of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Infants and Children: Rotavirus Vaccine Safety, Efficacy, and Potential Impact.” Biologics: Targets and Therapy 2010 Aug; 4: 213-29.

Chandran A, Herbert H, Misurski D, Santosham M. “Long term sequelae of childhood bacterial meningitis: an underappreciated problem.” Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2010 Jul; (Epub).

Hajjeh RA, Privor-Dumm L, Edmond K, O'Loughlin R, Shetty S, Griffiths UK, Bear AP, Cohen AL, Chandran A, Schuchat A, Mulholland EK, Santosham M, “Supporting new vaccine introduction decisions: Lessons learned from the Hib Initiative experience.” Vaccine Oct; 28(43): 7123-9.

M Santosham, A Chandran, S Fitzwater, et al.  “Progress and Barriers for the Control of Diarrheal Disease.” Lancet 2010 Jul; 376(9734): 63-7.

A Chandran, AA Hyder, C Peek-Asa. “The Global Burden of Unintentional Injuries and an Agenda for Progress.” Epidemiologic Reviews 2010 Apr; 32(1): 110-20.

H Nair, DJ Nokes, BD Gessner, M Dherani, SA Madhi, RJ Singleton, KL O’Brien, A Roca, PF Wright, N Bruce, A Chandran, E Theodoratou, A Sutanto, ER Sedyaningsih, M Ngama, PK Munywoki, C Kartasasmita, EAF Simoes, I Rudan, MW Weber, H Campbell, “Global Burden of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Young Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Lancet 2010 May; 375(9725): 1545-55.

A Chandran, M Santosham, “Rotateq: A Three-dose Oral Pentavalent Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine.”  Expert Reviews of Vaccines 2008 Dec; 7(10): 1475-80.

KL O’Brien, AB David, A Chandran, et al., “Randomized, Controlled Trial Efficacy of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine against Otitis Media among Navajo and White Mountain Apache Infants.”  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2008 Jan; 27(1): 71-3.

Z Abdeen, PG Greenough, A Chandran, R Qasrawi, “Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Preschool-age Children during the Second Intifada in Palestine.”  Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2007 Sep; 28(3): 274-82.

M Santosham, R Reid, A Chandran, et al., “Contributions of Native Americans to the Global Control of Infectious Diseases.”  Vaccine 2007 Mar 22; 25(13): 2366-74.

 A Chandran, RR Heinzen, M Santosham, GK Siberry, “Nosocomial Rotavirus Infections: A Systematic Review.”  Journal of Pediatrics 2006 Oct; 149(4): 441-7.

A Chandran, JP Watt, M Santosham, “Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Disease: Past Success and Future Challenges.”  Expert Review of Vaccines 2005 Dec; 4(6): 821-829.