Public Health Epidemiologist
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Bureau of STD Prevention and Control
42-09 28th Street
WS 20-50
LIC,
NY
USA
11101
nsarkar@health.nyc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
2014-present – Public Health Epidemiologist, Bureau of STD Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, LIC, NY.
2004-06 – Epidemiologist, Child Survival Project, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Bangladesh.
1999-2002 – Program Coordinator, Child Nutrition Project, Helen Keller International, Bangladesh.
1996-1998 – Clinical and Research Fellow, International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1994-1995 – Research Associate, Clinical trial on Zinc supplementation among malnourished Bangladeshi children, PIACT, Bangladesh.
• Responsible for neonatal herpes case investigation (2014-present).
• Responsible for data management, analysis and report writing of public health projects (1996-2006; 2014-present).
• Responsible for development and implementation of health and nutrition projects (1999-2006).
• Responsible for clinical management of children with diarrheal diseases and associated complications, and conducting research activities (1994-1999).
• Author or coauthor of 7 publications primarily relating to maternal and child health.
• Five presentations at scientific meetings.