Lab Information
Madhukar Pai (MD/PhD)
Senior ScientistCentre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (McGill)
Research Profile
https://www.paitbgroup.org/
Keywords
Tuberculosis • diagnostics • epidemiology • global health • implementation researchResearch Interests
My research focuses on tuberculosis. It is a major threat to human health, with 9 million new cases and 1.5 million deaths every year. I have focused my career on improving tuberculosis diagnosis and care, with research that includes evaluating diagnostics tests that could eventually be part of country-level policies, implementation of tools and policies, and improving tuberculosis care for vulnerable populations in different countries worldwide. For example, I have compared the accuracy and usefulness of new tests that can diagnose tuberculosis in a few hours to conventional techniques which may require days before results are known. I am also conducting a study using mystery patients to evaluate the quality of tuberculosis care offered by health providers in India. The overall goal of my research program is to use translational epidemiology and implementation science to support tuberculosis care and control, so that the products developed, knowledge and policies can translate into saved lives.Team Members
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Latest Publications
- Nash, M., Kadavigere, R., Andrade, J., Sukumar, C. A., Chawla, K., Shenoy, V. P., Pande, T., Huddart, S., Pai, M. & Saravu, K. (2024). Author Correction: Deep learning, computer-aided radiography reading for tuberculosis: a diagnostic accuracy study from a tertiary hospital in India. Scientific reports, vol. 14, p. 7165.
- Bhargava, A., Bhargava, M. & Pai, M. (2024). Tuberculosis: a biosocial problem that requires biosocial solutions. Lancet (London, England).
- Farhat, M., Cox, H., Ghanem, M., Denkinger, C. M., Rodrigues, C., Abd El Aziz, M. S., Enkh-Amgalan, H., Vambe, D., Ugarte-Gil, C., Furin, J. & Pai, M. (2024). Drug-resistant tuberculosis: a persistent global health concern. Nature reviews. Microbiology.
- Thapa, P., Narasimhan, P., Beek, K., Hall, J. J., Jayasuriya, R., Mukherjee, P. S., Sheokand, S., Heitkamp, P., Shukla, P., Klinton, J. S., Yellappa, V., Mudgal, N. & Pai, M. (2024). Unlocking the potential of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care: insights from India. BMJ global health, vol. 9.
- Oga-Omenka, C., Rosapep, L., Baruwa, E., Huria, L., Vasquez, N. A., Faleye, B. O., Kafi, M. A. H., Sassi, A., Nwosu, C., Johns, B., Adamu, A., Chijioke-Akaniro, O., Anyaike, C. & Pai, M. (2024). Individual journeys to tuberculosis care in Nigeria's private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ global health, vol. 9.
- Sassi, A., Lestari, B. W., El Muna, K. U. N., Oga-Omenka, C., Afifah, N., Widarna, R., Huria, L., Aguilera Vasquez, N., Benedetti, A., Hadisoemarto, P. F., Daniels, B., Das, J., Pai, M. & Alisjahbana, B. (2024). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of tuberculosis care in private facilities in Bandung, Indonesia: a repeated cross-sectional standardized patients study. BMC public health, vol. 24, p. 102.
- Huria, L., Lestari, B. W., Saptiningrum, E., Fikri, A. R., Oga-Omenka, C., Kafi, M. A. H., Daniels, B., Vasquez, N. A., Sassi, A., Das, J., Jani, I. D., Pai, M. & Alisjahbana, B. (2024). Care pathways of individuals with tuberculosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bandung, Indonesia. PLOS global public health, vol. 4, p. e0002251.
- Bhatia, V., Rijal, S., Sharma, M., Islam, A., Vassall, A., Bhargava, A., Thida, A., Basri, C., Onozaki, I., Pai, M., Rezwan, M. K., Arinaminpathy, N., Chandrashekhar, P., Sarin, R., Mandal, S. & Raviglione, M. (2023). Ending TB in South-East Asia: flagship priority and response transformation. The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia, vol. 18, p. 100301.
- Bigio, J., MacLean, E.-L., Das, R., Sulis, G., Kohli, M., Berhane, S., Dinnes, J., Deeks, J. J., Brümmer, L. E., Denkinger, C. M. & Pai, M. (2023). Accuracy of package inserts of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests: a secondary analysis of manufacturer versus systematic review data. The Lancet. Microbe, vol. 4, p. e875-e882.
- Anand, S. S. & Pai, M. (2023). Glocal is global: reimagining the training of global health students in high-income countries. The Lancet. Global health, vol. 11, p. e1686-e1687.
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