V. Ramankutty
V. Ramankutty (also known as V. Raman Kutty) is an Indian health economist, and epidemiologist, currently research director of Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur and an emeritus professor at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Kerala, C. Achutha Menon. Education M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery); Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram; 1976 PGDCH (Post Graduate Diploma in Child Health); Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram; 1980 M. D. (Doctor of Medicine-Pediatrics); Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram; 1983 M. Phil. (Master of Philosophy, Applied Economics); Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; 1987 M.P.H. (Master of Public Health); Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts; 1988 Career Upon receiving his 1983 MD in pediatrics, Ramankutty became Consultant Pediatrician in Archana Hospital, Thodupuzha in 1983 and later joined the department of Pediatrics in Government Medical College, Thrissur as Tutor. He then obtained a Master of Philosophy ( 1987) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a Master of Public health M.P.H. (1988) from Harvard University, He joined AMCHSS, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology as a research scientist in 1988 and was promoted to Scientist D SCTIMST in