Nikkil Sudharsanan

Nikkil Sudharsanan is a Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) under the Rudolf Mößbauer Tenure Track Professorship. His work bridges population health and behavioral science, focusing on preventing cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

He integrates insights from economics and psychology to study decision-making among clinicians and patients regarding chronic care. His research drives interventions to improve cardiovascular care quality and preventive health-seeking behavior. He has held prestigious fellowships, including the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2020), and his academic journey includes an MA in Statistics and PhD in Population Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

His publications span machine learning applications in South Asia, healthcare access disparities in India, and mHealth innovations in Uganda. Recent work addresses pandemic-era Covid-19 follow-up visit adherence, BCG vaccination long-term effects, and diabetes continuum analysis in India. His awards highlight his contributions to global health and behavioral science.

• 2020: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship

His collaborations with institutions like the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies and Heidelberg Institute of Global Health underscore his international impact.