Nihar Sarkar, MBBS, MPH

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.