Site & project collaborator · India
Senior Research Scientist · CHEERS–Vadu Co-investigator
Vadu Rural Health Program · KEM Hospital Research Centre
Scientific background & experience
Dhiraj Agarwal is a Senior Research Scientist at the Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre. He earned a PhD in Health Science at Savitribai Phule Pune University. His work concentrates on respiratory health, including doctoral research on oral and nasal microbiota in healthy and diseased populations. 1, 2
Through an NIHR-RESPIRE postdoctoral fellowship, he worked with general practitioners in Pune on the diagnosis and treatment of lung conditions. His institutional profile describes doctoral supervision at Savitribai Phule Pune University. November 2026 reporting identifies him as a co-investigator of CHEERS–Vadu. 1
Dhiraj co-authored a paper on stakeholder engagement in community-based Indian health research. It examines practical lessons from working with communities and institutions. This wider research experience is relevant to the local population platform through which CHEERS pilot methods are being adapted. 3, 4
Projects & research connections
Developing pilot
Co-investigator, CHEERS–Vadu · respiratory health and local population research
Adapting climate and health monitoring to a South Asian population cohort and its local research priorities.
Role / research source ↗Authored publications
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Selected wider research beyond the CHEERS catalogue.
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Profile references
Profile reviewed 13 November 2026. Suggest an update ↗
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