Ramnath Subbaraman

Ramnath Subbaraman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. His research focuses on tuberculosis (TB) care cascades, digital adherence technologies, and social determinants of health in urban slums. He holds grants from major funders like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Subbaraman is also an attending physician in infectious diseases at Tufts Medical Center and teaches global health in the Tufts MD/MPH program.

Education:

• MD, Yale University School of Medicine (2007)
• MSc in Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2017)
• BA in Anthropology and Biology, University of Chicago (2001)

Research Interests:

• Optimizing TB care delivery through digital adherence technologies
• Legal exclusion and health inequities in Indian urban slums
• Evaluation of TB care cascades and active case-finding strategies

Awards:

• Doris Duke Paragon Award for Research Excellence (2023)
• Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
• Outstanding Small Group Instructor, Tufts University School of Medicine (2023)

Grants & Collaborations:

• Co-Principal Investigator on NSF-funded study on legal exclusion and health in Mumbai slums
• Recipient of Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award
• Collaborations with PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action, and Research)