Namratha Gurram
Albany,NY
Summary
Epidemiologist with 6 years of work experience in public health and research sector. Developed, designed, analyzed observational studies leading to 13 publications with 239 citations (Google scholar). Reviewed abstracts for conferences and manuscript for peer-reviewed journal. Skilled at working with surveillance systems, large observational databases, statistical data analysis using SAS, SAS SQL and, R. In addition, have a background in medicine as well as history working at various hospitals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Research Specialist III
New York State Department of Health
01.2019 - Current
- Alerted counties for possible suicide or overdose alerts that need action
- Streamlined data capturing by refining disease definitions.
- Supervised and trained staff to develop disease definitions, disseminate alerts , increasing departmental productivity through optimized workflows.
- Developed comprehensive research reports, providing actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and execute innovative research projects.
- Reviewed abstracts for syndromic surveillance symposium yearly.
- Streamlined data importing and analyzing to receive and Interpret Emergency medical services (EMS) data.
Research Scientist
New York State Department of Health
- Developed novel research methodologies to identify areas of data quality issues for improved data generalizability of NYS STI surveillance.
- Developed enhanced Congenital Syphilis surveillance plan and prenatal Syphilis reactor grid for New York State
- Monitored, planed, investigated and analyzed maternal Syphilis review
- Investigated, analyzed and described risk for repeat Chlamydia infections observational study.
- Researched on observational study to test alternative methods of STI testing to continue PrEP, syndromic treatment for STI at times of crisis
- Monitored distribution of COVID 19 vaccine to hospitals.
Research Assistant
New York State Department of Health
- Conducted data analysis on CDI and CRE cases using SPARCS data.
- Developed a web-based application using R, R shiny, R Leaflet.
- Presented the research displaying transfers from LTCF to all the Hospitals on NY state map.
- Generated data table on the details of these transfers.
Research Mentor
Research Update Organization
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Maximized publication output by assisting researchers in drafting high-quality manuscripts for submission to reputable journals.
- Guided researchers in the development of clear, concise, and compelling presentations for conferences and symposiums.
- Promoted professional development among mentees through targeted training opportunities and resources to improve publication outcomes.
Education
Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology -
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
Rensselaer, NY05.2019
M.D. -
Katuri Medical College And Hospital
India05.2014
Skills
- Observational studies
- Literature review
- Analyzing data (Using multiple Software: SAS, (SQL, MACROS), R, Tableau, R, ArcGIS)
- Manuscript writing
- Report writing
- Proposal writing
- Project management
Timeline
Research Mentor
Research Update Organization
05.2021 - 05.2022
Program Research Specialist III
New York State Department of Health
01.2019 - Current
Research Scientist
New York State Department of Health
Research Assistant
New York State Department of Health
Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology -
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
M.D. -
Katuri Medical College And Hospital
Hospital Experience
- House Surgeon/Teaching Assistant, Katuri Medical College and Hospital, India, 2012, 2014
- Junior Physician, Urban Health Center, Prathipadu Village, 2013
- Research Assistant, Gene Tech, Hyderabad, India, 2013
- Duty Doctor, Sai Bhaskar Hospital, Guntur, India, 2012
- Duty Doctor, Department of Gynecology, Nellore, India, 2009
- Duty Doctor, Raghuram Children’s hospital, Guntur, India, 2008
Hospital Experience
- House Surgeon/Teaching Assistant, Katuri Medical College and Hospital, India, 2012, 2014
- Junior Physician, Urban Health Center, Prathipadu Village, 2013
- Research Assistant, Gene Tech, Hyderabad, India, 2013
- Duty Doctor, Sai Bhaskar Hospital, Guntur, India, 2012
- Duty Doctor, Department of Gynecology, Nellore, India, 2009
- Duty Doctor, Raghuram Children’s hospital, Guntur, India, 2008
Internships
Research Assistant and Visiting Scholar, 05/2018 to 05/2019
Sun Yat-Sen University
• Compiled, analyzed, and interpreted data collected during the different phases of the SNEC study using SAS and R
• Drew inferences from the results and wrote manuscript based on the data
• Identified the effects of different material used during renovation on the lung function of children in the northeastern part of China
• Children exposed to particles released post renovation had decreased lung function compared to children not exposed.
Research Assistant, 01/2018 to 05/2018
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
• Conducted literature review, wrote reports and made research recommendations
• Performed univariate and bivariate analysis on the use of different dietary products on respiratory health
• Evaluated the Interactions between dietary habits and home environmental exposures on respiratory symptoms in Romanian school children.
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