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Dr. Tushar Prabhakar

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Faridabad.

Qualification: MBBS, MD
tushar.prabhakar@fbd.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Hepatic Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Research Biostatistics

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Bio

Dr. Tushar Prabhakar is a medical doctor and public health specialist currently serving as an Assistant Professor in Community Medicine at Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad. He has extensive experience in epidemiology, public health research, and community-based healthcare delivery, with prior appointments at premier institutes including the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi, and Lady Hardinge Medical College.

He has contributed to multiple ICMR-funded national projects, coordinated large-scale public health campaigns, and delivered training in epidemiology, biostatistics, and grant writing to medical and research professionals. With research interests spanning metabolic liver disease, non-communicable diseases, viral hepatitis, and health-seeking behaviour, Dr. Prabhakar has authored several peer-reviewed publications and presented his work internationally and nationally.

He remains actively engaged in teaching, community outreach, and developing evidence-based interventions, while mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate learners in research and field epidemiology.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Changing Etiological Spectrum of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in India—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Suprabhat Giri, Ashok Choudhury, Dibya L. Praharaj, Ankita Singh, Arun Vaidya, Sidharth Harindranath, Prajna Anirvan, Shivam Kalia, Akash Shukla, Changing Etiological Spectrum of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in India—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Elsevier BV, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2024.101391

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2024

High prevalence of MAFLD in general population: A large cross‐sectional study calls for concerted public health action

Cite this Research Publication : Tushar Prabhakar, Manya Prasad, Guresh Kumar, Kanica Kaushal, Priyanka S. Shenoy, Shantanu Dubey, Shiv Kumar Sarin, High prevalence of MAFLD in general population: A large cross‐sectional study calls for concerted public health action, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Wiley, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17892

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2024

Respiratory tract viral infections associated sepsis in patients with underlying liver disease: Viral sepsis an entity to look forward!

Cite this Research Publication : Ekta Gupta, Jasmine Samal, Rakhi Maiwall, Harshvardhan Tevethia, Malika Grover, Nitiksha Rani, Tushar Prabhakar, Manya Prasad, Arvind Tomar, Reshu Agarwal, Pratibha Kale, Vikas Khillan, Seema Alam, Respiratory tract viral infections associated sepsis in patients with underlying liver disease: Viral sepsis an entity to look forward!, Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-024-01536-y

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2024

Editorial: The tsunami of steatotic liver disease in India, the Asia‐Pacific region and the world—Authors’ reply

Cite this Research Publication : Manya Prasad, Tushar Prabhakar, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Editorial: The tsunami of steatotic liver disease in India, the Asia‐Pacific region and the world—Authors' reply, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Wiley, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.17921

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2024

Prospective Versus Cross-Sectional Study Design – Wordplay of Timing of Study Conduct and Measurement

Cite this Research Publication : Tushar Prabhakar, Kanica Kaushal, Prospective Versus Cross-Sectional Study Design – Wordplay of Timing of Study Conduct and Measurement, Indian Journal of Dermatology, Medknow, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4103/ijd.ijd_668_22

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2024

Rising trend of symptomatic infections due to Hepatitis A virus infection in adolescent and adult age group: An observational study from a tertiary care liver institute in India

Cite this Research Publication : Malika Grover, Ekta Gupta, Jasmine Samal, Manya Prasad, Tushar Prabhakar, Ruchita Chhabra, Reshu Agarwal, Bikrant Biharilal Raghuvanshi, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Seema Alam, Rising trend of symptomatic infections due to Hepatitis A virus infection in adolescent and adult age group: An observational study from a tertiary care liver institute in India, Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Elsevier BV, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100653

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2023

Health-Seeking Behavior and its Determinants for Different Noncommunicable Diseases in Elderly

Cite this Research Publication : Tushar Prabhakar, Manish Kumar Goel, Anita Shankar Acharya, Health-Seeking Behavior and its Determinants for Different Noncommunicable Diseases in Elderly, Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Medknow, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_106_22

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2023

Experience in Conducting a National Course in Advanced Clinical Epidemiology from a Superspeciality Tertiary Healthcare Institute

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhakar T, Kaushal K. Experience in Conducting a National Course in Advanced Clinical Epidemiology from a Superspeciality Tertiary Healthcare Institute. J Assoc Physicians India. 2023 Jun;71(6):11-12. PMID: 37355853.

Year : 2023

Knowledge Dissemination for elimination Role of Academic Institutions in Eliminating Viral Hepatitis

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhakar T, Kaushal K. Knowledge Dissemination for elimination Role of Academic Institutions in Eliminating Viral Hepatitis. J Assoc Physicians India. 2023 Aug;71(8):11-12. doi: 10.59556/japi.71.0279. PMID: 37651242.

Year : 2023

Prevalence and Predictors for Respiratory Viral Infections among Liver Disease Patients

Cite this Research Publication : Rakhi Maiwall, Bansidhar Tarai, Debajyoti Bhattacharyya, Ekta Gupta, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Manya Prasad, Jasmine Samal, Tushar Prabhakar, Nitiksha Rani, Reshu Agarwal, Abhishek Padhi, Arvind Tomar, Prevalence and Predictors for Respiratory Viral Infections among Liver Disease Patients, Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing, 2023, https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1400

Publisher : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing

Year : 2022

Multiplicity of noncommunicable diseases among the elderly in a suburban area of Delhi

Cite this Research Publication : Tushar Prabhakar, Manish Kumar Goel, Anita Shankar Acharya, Multiplicity of noncommunicable diseases among the elderly in a suburban area of Delhi, Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, Medknow, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_79_21

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2022

Recording of hepatitis B birth dose in national family health surveys in India: A pressing need

Cite this Research Publication : Kanica Kaushal, Tushar Prabhakar, Sunil K. Raina, Recording of hepatitis B birth dose in national family health surveys in India: A pressing need, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Medknow, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1026_22

Publisher : Medknow

Year : 2022

Universal health coverage – A must to reduce out-of-pocket expenditures and for better quality of life among the cancer patients

Cite this Research Publication : Kanica Kaushal, Tushar Prabhakar, Universal health coverage – A must to reduce out-of-pocket expenditures and for better quality of life among the cancer patients, Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, Scientific Scholar, 2022, https://doi.org/10.25259/jnrp_7_2022

Publisher : Scientific Scholar

Year : 2021

Prevalence and pattern of non-communicable diseases among elderly in a sub-urban area of Delhi

Cite this Research Publication : Tushar Prabhakar, Manish Kumar Goel, Anita Shankar Acharya, Sanjeev Kumar Rasania, Prevalence and pattern of non-communicable diseases among elderly in a sub-urban area of Delhi, Indian Journal of Community Health, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2021, https://doi.org/10.47203/ijch.2021.v33i01.010

Publisher : Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine

Qualification
  • MD (Community Medicine), Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi University (2021)
  • M.B.B.S, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi University (2015)
Experience
  • Sep 2024 – Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad
  • Nov 2023 – Aug 2024, Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad
  • Nov 2021 – Oct 2023, Senior Resident, Department of Clinical Research and Epidemiology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
  • July 2021 – Oct 2021, Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
FDP / Workshops
  • Organizing Secretary – National Workshop on “Mastering Research Methodology: A Practical Approach”, conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, Amrita School of Medicine, Faridabad. (20th – 21st June, 2025)
  • Course Coordinator – 2nd Online Course – Research Grant Writing and Implementing A Grant Project at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. (21st – 23rd Aug, 2023)
  • Joint Course Coordinator – 1st Stat Course 2023 – Workshop on Basic Biostatistics and Hands on Practice on Medical Data using SPSS Software at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. (4th – 6th May, 2023)
  • Course Coordinator – Research Grant Writing and Implementing a Grant project at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. (1st – 3rd Aug, 2022)
  • Participant – Global Briefing Webinar – WHO 2022 Updated Recommendations on HCV Simplified Service Delivery and Diagnostics and Treatment of Adolescents and Children with Chronic HCV infection. (25th July, 2022)
  • Participant – Grant writing – To navigate the complex paths in the grant application process. Organized jointly by IIHMR Delhi and Imperial College London. Funded by NIHR RIGHT (Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation) Grant via PREVENT (Prevention of Epilepsy by reducing Neonatal Encephalopathy) Study. (19th – 22nd April 2022)
  • Course Coordinator – Advanced course in Clinical Epidemiology at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi. (4th – 6th April, 2022)
  • Participant – Pre-conference CME of 48th IAPSMCON – ‘Economics of Health and Health care’ held at Department of Community Medicine and school of Public Health, PGIMER Chandigarh. (9th March, 2021)
  • Participant – Pre-conference workshop on ‘Critical Appraisal of Epidemiological studies’ in the National Conference of Epidemiology Foundation of India (EFI) held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS ) Rishikesh. (18th December, 2020)
  • Participant – ‘Workshop on Safe Motherhood’ held at Lady Hardinge Medical college, New Delhi. (June, 2019)
  • Volunteer – ‘Medical Conventus 2019’ in a workshop on Diet and Dialogues held at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. (31st March, 2019)
  • Rapporteur – Pre-conference Workshop on ‘Stress/Burnout management at workplace’ at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi as a part of 4th International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health (ICOEH) and earned 6.5 Credit Hours Accredited by Delhi Medical Council. (14th February, 2019)
  • Rapporteur – Pre-conference Workshop on ‘BMW & Infection Control’ at LHMC, New Delhi as a part of 4th ICOEH. (13th February, 2019)
  • Rapporteur – Pre-conference Workshop on ‘Pre-Hospital Trauma Management of Occupational injury’ at LHMC, New Delhi as a part of 4th ICOEH. (14th February, 2019)
  • Participant – ‘Hands on Workshop on Data analysis’, held at Department of Community Medicine, LHMC, New Delhi. (December 2019)
  • Participant – Online Certificate course on “Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” from John Hopkins University – Coursera. (2019)
  • Organizing member – ‘National Workshop on Basics of Health Economics’ at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. (2018)
Talks

Research Talks Delivered

  • Identifying a Research Problem
  • Generating Research Hypothesis, Aim and Objectives
  • Research Study Methodology (Inclusion, exclusion, outcome variables)
  • Types of Data, Organising and Summarising data
  • Creating Awareness on Viral Hepatitis B & C
  • Burden of HBV and HCV in India
  • Screening, Vaccination strategy and Health Education for HBV & HCV at Community Level

Invited Talks

  • Discussant on the topic – ‘National TB Elimination Programme: Where are we?’ at CME on Tuberculosis Management in 2025 at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
Awards
  • Winner – Science and Engineering Research Board International Travel Support for Young Researchers to give oral presentation at 33rd APASL 2024 Conference in Kyoto, Japan
  • Winner – The Liver Care Foundation Financial Grant for Young Investigators to attend 32nd APASL 2023 Conference in Taipei, Taiwan
  • Winner – Third Prize Award on 3rd ILBS Research Day for Scientific Oral presentation (January, 2023)

Membership

  • Life member of Indian Association of Preventive and social medicine (L-5701)
  • Life member of Epidemiological Foundation of India (L-02339)
Conferences
  • 33rd APASL 2024
  • 32nd APASL 2023
  • 48th IAPSMCON 2021
  • 4th ICOEH 2019
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