Manoj K Jain
| Manoj K Jain | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Residence | Memphis, Tennessee, US |
| Education | Boston University |
| Occupation | Infectious disease Physician, writer |
| Website | MjainMD.com |
Manoj Jain MD MPH (born September 16, 1963) is an Indian American physician and a writer.[1]
He is an adjunct faculty at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and a contributing health writer for The_Washington_Post,and The_Commercial_Appeal. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee. He is running for public office for County Commission for Shelby County in August 2014 Elections.
He is known for his writings under the " A Trained Eye" column in the Washington Post since 2007 and the "Healthy Memphis" column in the Commercial Appeal since 2003. He was one of the founding member for the Healthy Memphis Common Table, a city wide collaborative and the Memphis Quality Initiative. In 2003 he co-founded the Gandhi King Conference in Memphis along with Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mohandas K. Gandhi.
His writings has earned him the SAJA ( South Asian Journalists Association ) award for the best commentary in 2008.
.[2] Additionally his articles appear in the New York Times, The Times of India and interviews on CNN and NPR. Jain was the recipient of 2009 National Health Journalist Fellowship from California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships at University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Life and career
Jain was born in a small town of Mhow, near Indore, in Madhya Pradesh India. He moved to Boston in 1973 and did his high school at Needham, Massachusetts and college and medical education in Boston.
Work in Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Joined QSource, the quality improvement organization in Tennessee in 1999
- Coauthored paper with Donald Berwick on reducing hospital infections in 2006
- Wrote a popular booklet on Quality improvement for Doctors in 2008
- Teaches as faculty for Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Infectious Disease
- Manages patients with heart and lung transplants at Baptist Hospital
- Authored book on Management of infectious diseases 2010
- US AID grant for quarter million dollars in rural Madhya Pradesh on soybean in 1990
Writings and work on Spirituality and Nonviolence
- Research study with Herbert Benson on effectiveness of intercessory prayer
- Coauthored booklet with Arun Gandhi on Nonviolence
- Authored booklet on Overcoming Fundamentalism
- Authored Children book Mahavira: The Hero of Nonviolence
Charity
Charitable work in Memphis
- Annual Gandhi Conference annual fundraising dinner organizer
- Volunteer with Boys and Girls Club of Memphis
Charitable work in Indore
- Collaborative to eliminate TB in Indore www.eliminatetb.in
- Collaborative to reduce hospital infections in Indore www.healthyindore.com
- Donation for improving education in government schools in Indore through Pratham
Writings on Vegetarian Cooking
Co-authored Melody of Indian Cuisine Co-authored ABC of Indian Cooking Co-authored Jain Food- compassionate with Tarla Dalal and his mother Laxmi Jain www.laxmijain.com
Personal life
He is married to Sunita Jain, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician from Parsippany, New Jersey and a graduate of Wellesley College. They were married in 1989 and have three children, Sapna, Monika and Rishab.
Education
New England Medical Center Tufts University Boston (Infectious Disease Fellowship). Did his residency at Boston City Hospital. Boston University School of Public Health (MPH). Boston University School of Medicine (MD). Boston University School of Engineering (BE).
Occupation
Infectious disease consultant, Memphis Health writer Adjunct assistant clinical professor Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta Medical Director of Tennessee's Quality Improvement Organization, QSource.
References
- ↑ Huffington Post Website "Columnist" Accessed Mar. 10, 2015
- ↑ South Asian Journalists Website. "Outstanding editorial/op-ed/commentary on any subject: For South Asian Journalists" Accessed Mar. 11, 2015