Dr Arun Pulikkottil Jose is Deputy Director – CCDC and Head – BRIDGE Centre for Digital Health at the Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi. He is a physician and has done his MD in Community Medicine. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Reproductive and Child Health Programmes from the IIPH and UNICEF.
In 2016, Dr Jose was awarded the NIH funded Global Public Health Leader fellowship at the Rollin’s School of Public Health, Emory University. He is also a fellow of the International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, and the World Heart Federation’s Emerging Leaders program.
Dr Jose currently leads various health system and digital health initiatives at the BRIDGE Centre for Digital Health. He is an ardent advocate for equity in healthcare, particularly digital health equity, and currently leads several initiatives in this regard.
In addition, Dr Jose is an Executive Council Member and Communications Officer of the International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. He is also a member of the Digital Health Work Group of the American College of Cardiology and Telehealth Accreditation Program Committee, Quality and Accreditation Institute.