Nationality India Other names A. Indrayan | Occupation Professor Name Abhaya Indrayan | |
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Known for His work on medical biostatistics Books Medical Biostatistics, Medical Biostatistics, Second Edition, Medical Biostatistics, Third Edition | ||
Abhaya Indrayan (born 11 November 1945) is an Indian professor and researcher of Biostatistics. He had worked with different organizations and universities, including Delhi University College of Medical Sciences and the World Health Organization.
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Indrayan currently resides in Delhi NCR, India after his retirement. He is married and has two children.
Early life and education
Abhaya Indrayan was born in on November 11, 1945, in Meerut, India. He was born during the time that India was fighting for its freedom from the British rule. That was the reason why his father, who was a freedom fighter, was jailed repeatedly for long periods.
Indrayan took his early education in Meerut from N.A.S. Inter. College and Meerut College. In 1977, he received his master's degree and Doctoral degree from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Career
Indrayan was the founding Professor and Head of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics in Delhi University College of Medical Sciences. In 1995, his department was set up as an independent division, and was upgraded to a full department in 2005.
During his tenure in the college since 1979, he had been the Sports Adviser, Coordinator of Medical Education Unit, Chairman Computer Committee, Convenor Souvenir Committee, Incharge Annual Reports and held several other important assignments. He also taught online courses for the Faculty of Institute of Statistics Education in Arlington County, Virginia.
He has more than 200 publications to his credit, including the books Medical Biostatistics and Concise Encyclopedia of Biostatistics for Medical Professionals A partial list of his publications appears at the website of Indian Academy of Sciences. Among his other significant works are: smoking index at Collection of Biostatistics Research Archive of Berkeley Electronic Press, which has more than 7000 downloads; and estimates and projections of cardiovascular and diabetes cases in India, which are now quoted in the Government of India's official estimates at National Health Profile.
He stayed in the institution until retiring in 2010, wherein he attained the age of 65.
Achievements
Indrayan had collaborated with the World Health Organization for several projects including National Burden of Disease Studies: a Practical Guide and Teaching Health Statistics, as well as participated in their Regional Consultations. He has completed 27 assignments for the World Health Organization, 3 for the World Bank, 3 for UNAIDS and 2 for Danish Assistance to the National Program for Prevention and Control of Blindness.