Vikram Patel
Secondary Faculty

Vikram Patel

Professor in the Department of Global Health and Population

Global Health and Population

Other Positions

Paul Farmer Professor and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine

Global Health and Social Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Head of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine

Global Health and Social Medicine

Harvard Medical School


Awards and Honors

Posey Global Leadership Award2017
Austin College

Pardes Humanitarian Prize2016
Brain and Behaviour Foundation

Officer of the British Empire2016
UK Government

Social Enterpreneur of the Year2016
Asian Awards

Chanchlani Global Health Prize2016
McMaster University

100 most influential persons in the world2015
Time Magazine

Principal Research Fellowship2015
Wellcome Trust

Honorary Doctorate2015
Georgetown University

Sarnat Medal 2014
National Academy of Medicine (US)

Chalmers Medal2009
Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (UK)

Fellowship2009
Academy of Medical Sciences (UK)


Bibliography


News

Why ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the U.S.

November 26, 2019 – Since 2005, many leading causes of death, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke, and lung disease, have been decreasing. But deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide—what some call “deaths of despair”—have been on the rise.…