Patel, who succeeds Paul Farmer, is the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and a well-known expert in global mental health.
Patel, who succeeds Paul Farmer, is the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and a well-known expert in global mental health.
Patel, whose work focused on the burden of mental health problems across the life course, their association with social disadvantage, and the use of community resources for their prevention and treatment, will succeed Paul Farmer, who led the department until his death in February 2022. Vikram Patel, India-Born Mental Health Researcher, Named New Chair of Harvard Medical School’s Global Health and Social Medicine.
Vikram Patel named global health chair at Harvard Medical SchoolMumbai-born India American psychiatrist is a leader in research and delivery of mental health care