KIIT School of Public Health gets its new Director

Dr. Ramya Pinnamaneni, MBBS & MPH has joined as the Director, School of Public Health,  KIIT Deemed to be University.

Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Pinnamaneni is a public health researcher and physician with over 10 years of experience in maternal, child and adolescent health, social and behavioral change, health communication, and health equity.

Her work includes developing recommendations for India’s National Nutrition Mission, building public agenda and policy support for public health in India, and building a COVID communication toolkit. Her expertise is in evidence synthesis, and translating research to policy and practice, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Dr. Pinnamaneni holds an MBBS from Lady Hardinge Medical College, India, and an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she worked for seven years.Dr. Pinnamaneni has co-authored an e-book (released by the MoWCD), as well as book chapters. She has also penned several articles published in leading newspapers and scientific journals.