Executive Director, International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS)
Dr Sujith J Chandy is the Executive Director of the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS). Prior to joining ICARS, Dr Chandy was a Professor in Clinical Pharmacology at Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, and the Director of ReAct Asia Pacific. Following his MBBS and MD (Pharmacology), he attained a PhD focusing on antibiotic use from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr Chandy has been on various national expert committees related to medicine use, ethics, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoepidemiology and medical education, and has made key publications on antibiotic use. He has played a significant role as resource person in antibiotic use and stewardship at national and international workshops and policy meetings and is a member of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on AMR.
