Parmi  Suchdev

Dr. Suchdev is a physician-epidemiologist specializing in global health with a strong focus on health equity and social justice. Fluent in Spanish, he brings over 20 years of experience spanning public health research, global health education, pediatric clinical practice, and program management. He 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 America office in Guatemala, where he addresses critical public health challenges in marginalized communities. .

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 130 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.