Overview

Parmi Suchdev is Associate Director of the Emory Global Health Institute and Director of the School of Medicine Global Health & Equity Office (GLOBE). He holds faculty appointments in the Department of Pediatrics, the Hubert Department of Global Health, and the Program in Nutrition Health Sciences at the Laney Graduate School. He is also a medical epidemiologist with the CDC Nutrition Branch and a Pediatric Hospitalist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, where he provides patient care and teaches medical students and residents. Dr. Suchdev completed the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service fellowship before joining Emory faculty in 2007.

Dr. Suchdevs research focuses on micronutrient malnutrition, in particular the safety and effectiveness of home fortification programs, as well as the effects of infection/inflammation on nutrition biomarkers. He has written over 100 papers on this topic, which have contributed to the formulation of global nutrition policy. Dr. Suchdev has worked on collaborative research projects in over 10 countries and served on the Governance Committee of the American Society of Nutrition Global Nutrition Council.

Dr. Suchdev also has a passion for global health education and has established curricula that have been implemented at Emory and multiple training programs across the U.S. He is immediate past-Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Global Health

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta
• Faculty in Nutrition and Health Sciences, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University
• Professor (Jointly Appointed), Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University
• Medical Epidemiologist, International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control (IMMPaCt) Program, CDC

Education

Research