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Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kerala University of Health Sciences

Dr Anish T S is a distinguished public health academic and epidemiologist dedicated to pandemic science, One Health, and translating complex epidemiological research into frontline community protection. Serving as an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), India, Dr Anish brings profound expertise in high-threat viral pathogens—including Nipah and mosquito-borne flaviviruses—alongside mathematical modeling, disease forecasting, disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation.

As the founder and formal Nodal Officer for the Kerala One Health Centre for Nipah Research and Resilience, and convenor of the Kerala state COVID-19 expert panel, he has played a pivotal role in shaping regional and international pandemic responses. His global footprint includes delivering keynote addresses and sharing Kerala’s outbreak control framework at the NCID Singapore Symposium 2026, WHO South-East Asia (SEARO) and Western Pacific (WPRO) regional platforms, and the ASTMH Clinical Update Course.

Dr Anish’s pioneering fieldwork includes identifying Kerala’s first endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis and investigating the state’s early dengue and chikungunya outbreaks. He has served as co-principal investigator for the Government of Kerala & WHO Collaborative Dengue Study and co-investigator for the Wellcome Trust-funded VCRC (ICMR) study on Dengue-Zika co-infection. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious global medical journals such as Nature, The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, and the Journal of Medical Virology, his scholarly output bridges rigorous academic research with actionable health policy.

Deeply committed to public health literacy, Dr Anish champions grassroots communication, having spearheaded vital outreach strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic and regularly engaging with communities through mainstream media.

Dr Anish holds a medical degree (MBBS) alongside a postgraduate degree (MD) in Community Medicine, and a gold-medalled MPhil in Clinical Epidemiology. His comprehensive expertise in health policy, Health Technology Assessment (HTA), and outbreak mitigation makes him a true leader of regional public health resilience in India.