Site & project collaborator · India
Head of Vadu HDSS · Lead, Indian HDSS Network
Vadu Rural Health Program · KEM Hospital Research Centre
Scientific background & experience
Rutuja Patil leads Vadu HDSS and the Indian HDSS Network. She is the Principal Investigator of CHEERS–Vadu, connecting population surveillance with implementation research, environmental health and community engagement.
Rutuja Patil is a Senior Scientist at the Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, where she has worked since 2010. She holds a PhD in Global Health. Her work began in molecular-laboratory development and expanded across demographic surveillance, indoor air pollution and digital health. 1
Her institutional biography describes implementation-science studies, respiratory-health research and work on clean cooking fuel, alongside coordination of the Indian HDSS Network. These activities connect field research with evidence intended to inform policy and practice. 1
Rutuja is first author of a paper on stakeholder engagement in community-based health research in India. The paper discusses practical lessons, challenges and opportunities in developing research with local partners. It contributes to her wider experience of community and stakeholder participation in public-health research. 3, 4
Projects & research connections
Developing pilot
Principal Investigator, CHEERS–Vadu · local pilot leadership and research collaboration
Adapting climate and health monitoring to a South Asian population cohort and its local research priorities.
CHEERS–Vadu public reporting · November 2026 ↗Authored publications
These selected papers list Dr Rutuja Patil as an author. Labels distinguish the CHEERS and connected-research library from selected wider scholarship.
Selected wider research beyond the CHEERS catalogue.
This is a selected research bibliography. The institutional profile provides further information about the researcher’s work.
Profile references
Profile reviewed 13 November 2026. Suggest an update ↗
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