My research is focused on clinical trials of injury prevention interventions, vaccines and nutritional interventions to diminish the burden of disease from childhood mortality and morbidity in underserved populations both domestically and internationally. I am also interested in the establishment of systematic surveillance systems as well as the improvement of pre-hospital and emergency care in low and middle income countries. In addition, I focus on some programmatic work, aimed at working with governments to institute new vaccines and other evidence-based interventions for child health promotion and disease prevention.

child health, injury, violence, vaccines, Hib, RSV, pediatrics, epidemiology, international health, pneumonia, ALRIs

A Chandran, M Santosham, “Rotateq: A Three-dose Oral Pentavalent Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine.” Expert Reviews of Vaccines 2008 Dec; 7(10): 1475-80.

KL O’Brien, AB David, A Chandran, et al., “Randomized, Controlled Trial Efficacy of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine against Otitis Media among Navajo and White Mountain Apache Infants.” Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2008 Jan; 27(1): 71-3.

Z Abdeen, PG Greenough, A Chandran, R Qasrawi, “Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Preschool-age Children during the Second Intifada in Palestine.” Food and Nutrition Bulletin 2007 Sep; 28(3): 274-82.

M Santosham, R Reid, A Chandran, et al., “Contributions of Native Americans to the Global Control of Infectious Diseases.” Vaccine 2007 Mar 22; 25(13): 2366-74.

A Chandran, RR Heinzen, M Santosham, GK Siberry, “Nosocomial Rotavirus Infections: A Systematic Review.” Journal of Pediatrics 2006 Oct; 149(4): 441-7.

A Chandran, JP Watt, M Santosham, “Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) Disease: Past Success and Future Challenges.” Expert Review of Vaccines 2005 Dec; 4(6): 821-829.

A Chandran, JP Watt, M Santosham, “Haemophilus influenzae Vaccines.” In: Plotkin S, Orenstein W, and Offit P, ed. Vaccines, 5th ed. Elsevier, Inc. 2008.

M Santosham, A Chandran; “Acute Infectious Diarrhea.” In: Rakel RE and Bope ET, ed. Conn’s Current Therapy, 58th ed. Elsevier: W.B. Saunders Company; 2006.