Turning Research into Action
The research practice of Dr. Rakesh Ghosh, PhD. Epidemiology of maternal, neonatal and environmental health.
Our Mission is to aid institutions, oranizations, community groups, and individuals in changing the world for the better. We conduct surveys, assess exposures, analyze data and create reports.
Dr. Rakesh Ghosh, PhD
Epidemiologist · Principal Investigator
An epidemiologist specializing in maternal and neonatal health, environmental impacts, and quality improvement interventions spanning over two decades of experience.
His work integrates methodological rigor with advanced analytical expertise, producing publications in high-impact journals, several of which have drawn international media coverage. An international background spanning India, the United Kingdom, and the United States has strengthened his ability to collaborate across cultures and disciplines.
Two decades directing public health research across the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Principal Investigator on national and international studies.
- Doctorate PhD, Epidemiology. Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK
- Position Senior Epidemiologist, University of California, San Francisco. 2016–present
- Committee National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Scientific Review Committee
- Fellowship Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Physicians, UK
In 2019, reducing ambient and household PM2.5 exposure during pregnancy to a minimum risk level could have prevented almost 2.8 million low-birth-weight and 5.9 million preterm births across 204 countries and territories.
Ambient and household PM2.5 pollution and adverse perinatal outcomes. PLoS Medicine, 2021.