Dr. Suchdev is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine, the Hubert Department of Global Health at the Rollins School of Public Health, and the Program in Nutrition Health Sciences at the Laney Graduate School. He is also a practicing pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. He is currently on sabbatical as the lead epidemiologist with the CDC Central American Regional office in Guatemala.
Prior to joining CDC, he was founding Director of the Emory School of Medicine Global Health & Equity Office and Associate Director of the Emory Global Health Institute. Dr. Suchdev’s research focuses on the intersection of micronutrient malnutrition and infectious diseases. He has written over 125 scientific papers, which have contributed to the formulation of global nutrition policy. Dr. Suchdev also has a passion for global health education and has established equity-centered curricula that have been implemented at multiple training programs across the U.S. He is an appointed member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition and past-chair of the Section on Global Health.
Contact Information
1599 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta , GA 30322
Room 6.407
Phone: 7704885132
Email: psuchde@emory.edu
Areas of Interest
- Global Health
- Health Education
- Maternal and Child Health
- Nutrition
Education
- MD, MPH 2002, Northwestern University
- Pediatrics 2005, University of Washington
Publications
- Suchdev PS, Boivin MJ, Forsyth BW, Georgieff MK, Guerrant R, Nelson CA, 2017, Assessment of neurodevelopment, nutrition and inflammation from fetal life to adolescence in low-resource settings, Pediatrics, 139,
- Suchdev PS, 2017, What pediatricians can do to address malnutrition globally and at home, Pediatrics, 139,
- Suchdev PS, Namaste S, Aaron G, Raiten DJ, Brown K, Flores-Ayala R, 2016, Overview of the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Determinants of Anemia Project, Advances in Nutrition, ,
- Raiten DJ, Ashour FAS, Ross CA, Meydani SN, Porter A, Dawson HD, Suchdev PS, 2015, Inflammation and Nutritional Science for Programs/Policies and Interpretation of Research Evidence (INSPIRE), J Nutrition, ,
- Suchdev PS, Breiman R, Stoll BJ, 2014, Global child health: A call to collaborative action for academic health centers, JAMA Pediatrics, ,
- Suchdev PS, Davis S, Bartoces M, Ruth LJ, et al, 2014, Soil-transmitted helminthic infection and nutritional status among urban slum children in Kenya, AJTMH, 90, 299-305
- Suchdev PS, Neufeld LM, 2013, Micronutrient powders for young children, Lancet, 382, 1171
- Suchdev PS, Shah A, Patel M, Jefferds ME, Eleveld A, Ruth L, 2013, Sustainability of market-based community distribution of Sprinkles in western Kenya, Maternal & Child Nutrition, 9,
- Suchdev PS, Shah A, Derby K, at al, 2012, A Proposed Model Curriculum in Global Child Health for Pediatric Residents, Academic Pediatrics, ,
- Suchdev PS, Ruth L, Woodruff BA, Mbakaya C, Mandava U, Flores-Ayala R, Jefferds ME, Quick R, 2012, Selling Sprinkles Reduces Anemia, Iron Deficiency and Vitamin A Deficiency among Young Children in Western Kenya: A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial, AJCN, ,
- De-Regil LM, Suchdev PS, Pena-Rosas JP, 2011, Home fortification of foods with multiple micronutrient powders for health and nutrition in children under two years of age, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ,
- Suchdev PS, Leeds I, McFarland D, Flores R, 2010, Is it time to change guidelines for iron supplementation in malarial areas?, Journal of Nutrition, 140, 875