K.M. Venkat Narayan
| K.M. Venkat Narayan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kabayam Venkat Narayan |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Diabetes epidemiology Diabetes translation research Global diabetes prevention |
| 🏅 Awards | Kelly West Award |
K.M. Venkat Narayan (born Kabayam Venkat Narayan) is an Indian-American physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on diabetes prevention, epidemiology, and translational research in global health. He is the founder and executive director of the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center and holds the Ruth and O.C. Hubert Chair in Global Health and Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health. He is also a professor of medicine and endocrinology at the Emory University School of Medicine. Narayan is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a foreign fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.
Education
Narayan received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from St. John’s Medical College in Bengaluru, India, in 1980. He later completed postgraduate training in public health and epidemiology in the United Kingdom, earning a Master of Science degree from the University of Edinburgh. He subsequently earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.[1]
Career
Narayan began his academic career in the United Kingdom, where he held clinical and teaching appointments at the University of Aberdeen and the Grampian Health Board. He later joined the National Institutes of Health as an intramural researcher at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.[2]
From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, he worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, serving as chief of the Epidemiology and Statistics Branch within the Division of Diabetes Translation.[2]
In 2007, Narayan joined Emory University, where he founded the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center in 2022[3][4] and later became founding director of the Georgia Center for Diabetes Translation Research.[5] He has also held academic leadership roles at Emory, including interim associate dean for research at the Rollins School of Public Health.[6]
Honors and recognition
Narayan received the Kelly M. West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology from the American Diabetes Association in 2015.[7] In 2016, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.[8] In the same year, he held the Visiting Nehru Chair at the University of Hyderabad.[9]
In 2023, he was elected a foreign fellow of the Indian National Science Academy.[10] In 2025, Narayan received the Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes Award from the American Diabetes Association.[11]
References
- ↑ Narayan, K.M. Venkat; Varghese, Jithin Sam; Beyh, Yara S.; Bhattacharyya, Soura; Khandelwal, Shweta; Krishnan, Gokul S.; Siegel, Karen R.; Thomas, Tinku; Kurpad, Anura V. (21 March 2023). "A Strategic Research Framework for Defeating Diabetes in India: A 21st-Century Agenda". Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. 103: 33–54. doi:10.1007/s41745-022-00354-5. ISSN 0970-4140. PMC 10029804 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 37362852 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Why Dialogue Matters: Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan on Embracing Conversation and Curiosity in Uncertain Times". NAM. 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Woodruff Health Sciences Center establishes Emory Global Diabetes Research Center". Emory University. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA | EGDRC". Emory University.
- ↑ "Diabetes Translation". Diabetes Translation Research Centers.
- ↑ "K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSC, MBA". Emory University.
- ↑ "Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology". American Diabetes Association.
- ↑ "K.M. Venkat Narayan". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Diabetes Global Scenario lecture by Prof. Venkat Narayan". UoH Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Venkat Narayan elected Foreign Fellow by INSA". Khabar Magazine. 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "2025 Distinguished International Service in the Cause of Diabetes Award | American Diabetes Association". Diabetes.org. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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