PhD, Health Informatics
University of Texas
MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Boston University
MBBS, Medicine
Punjabi University
Dr. Joshi brings a unique combination of academic training in medicine, public health and informatics. His research is focused on developing multi faceted, cost effective, technology mediated interventions that address user needs by combining principles of social cognitive theory and human centered approaches to improve population health outcomes. Using these principles, Dr. Joshi has successfully designed and evaluated systems that can be adapted to different settings and be easily used by different audiences and for different health conditions.
Dr. Joshi has worked as the Research Director at CITHOR, University of Maryland, Baltimore and as the Director at the Center for Program Informatics at the College of Public Health, UNMC, Omaha.
Dr. Joshi’s implementation experience focuses on designing and developing innovative, accessible and affordable health technologies such as the Internet, cell phones and electronic health kiosks to enhance population outcomes.
Projects
Hepatitis C Dashboard
2022 – Present
An Innovative County-Level Public Health Response to The Opioid Epidemic In New York State
2019 – Present
Publications
Unmet needs in uncomplicated urinary tract infection in the United States and Germany: a physician survey.
May 2023 | BMC Infectious Diseases
Global Health Informatics: the state of research and lessons learned.
March 2023 | Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
The Design, Development, and Implementation of a Web-Enabled Informatics Platform to Enhance the Well-being of Individuals Aged 18-24 Years: Protocol for an Experimental Study.
March 2023 | JMIR Research Protocols
Measuring the Burden of Infodemics: Summary of the Methods and Results of the Fifth WHO Infodemic Management Conference.
February 2023 | JMIR Infodemiology
Development of an Artificial Intelligence-Guided Citizen-Centric Predictive Model for the Uptake of Maternal Health Services Among Pregnant Women Living in Urban Slum Settings in India: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study With a Mixed Methods Design.
January 2023 | JMIR Research Protocols
A Scoping Review on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Community and Factors Fostering Its Refusal.
January 2023 | Healthcare
A Scoping Review on Long COVID-19: Physiological and Psychological Symptoms Post-Acute, Long-Post and Persistent Post COVID-19.
November 2022 | Healthcare
Landscape Analysis of Public Health Jobs in India to Develop an Evidence-Based Public Health Curriculum.
November 2022 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The current state of public health education in India: A scoping review.
November 2022 | Frontiers in Public Health
A Scoping Review on the Reported Evidence and Gaps of the Risk of Diabetes in Dyslipidemic Patients under Statin Therapy.
July 2022 | Clinics and Practice
A cross sectional study to examine factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy and refusal in urban and rural settings in Tamil Nadu, India.
June 2022 | PLoS One
A call for citizen science in pandemic preparedness and response: beyond data collection.
June 2022 | BMJ Global Health
Designing and Evaluating a Personalized, Human-Centered Dietary Decision Support System for Use Among People With Diabetes in an Indian Setting: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study.
March 2022 | JMIR Research Protocols
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance, Intention, and Hesitancy: A Scoping Review.
August 2021 | Frontiers in Public Health
Need and Importance of Nutrition Informatics in India: A Perspective.
May 2021 | Nutrients
Examine the impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Communication, Acceptance and Practice (CO-VIN-CAP) on Vaccine hesitancy in an Indian setting: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study.
May 2021 | JMIR Research Protocols
India’s COVID-19 Burdens, 2020.
April 2021 | Frontiers in Public Health
Tracking COVID-19 burden in India: A review using SMAART RAPID tracker.
March 2021 | Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
The sarcopenia and physical frailty in older people: multi-component treatment strategies (SPRINTT) project: description and feasibility of a nutrition intervention in community-dwelling older Europeans.
February 2021 | European Geriatric Medicine
Quality of Novel Coronavirus Related Health Information over the Internet: An Evaluation Study.
August 2020 | The Scientific World Journal
Rapid implementation of mobile technology for real-time epidemiology of COVID-19.
May 2020 | Science
Gender and the Digital Divide Across Urban Slums of New Delhi, India: A Cross-Sectional Study.
December 2019 | J Med Internet Res
A community-based pragmatic, controlled trial for preventing and reducing oral diseases among 1-6-year-old children visiting Anganwadi centers, under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, India.
December 2019 | BMC Public Health
A human centered approach to design a diet app for patients with metabolic syndrome.
September 2019 | mHealth
Enhancing Graduate Practicum Project Development and Selection at Schools of Public Health: A Case Study.
April 2019 | Pedagogy in Health Promotion
Burden of household food insecurity in urban slum settings.
April 2019 | PLoS One.
School-based surveillance for detection of children with acute pharyngitis, rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India: A cluster randomized controlled trial.
December 2018 | Indian Heart Journal
Hypertension prevalence and risk factors among residents of four slum communities: Population-representative findings from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
October 2018 | Journal of Hypertension
Evaluating the Dietary and Nutritional Apps in the Google Play Store.
January 2018 | Healthcare Informatics Research
Recruitment and retention challenges and successes.
January 2018 | Ethnicity & Health
A Human-Centered Platform for HIV Infection Reduction in New York: Development and Usage Analysis of the Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Dashboard.
December 2017 | JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Assessing public health job portals over the internet.
September 2016 | Perspectives in Public Health
Evaluation of a computer based bilingual breastfeeding educational program on breastfeeding knowledge, self-efficacy and intent to breastfeed among rural Hispanic women.
July 2016 | International Journal of Medical Informatics
Perception of receiving SMS based health messages among hypertensive individuals in urban slums.
January 2016 | Technology and health care
Comparison of Socio-Demographic Characteristics of a Computer Based Breastfeeding Educational Intervention Among Rural Hispanic Women.
October 2015 | Journal of Community Health
Burden of Diabetes Related Complications Among Hypertensive and Non Hypertensive Diabetics: A Comparative Study.
September 2015 | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Evaluation of Dietary Choices, Preferences, Knowledge and Related Practices Among Pregnant Women Living in An Indian Setting.
August 2015 | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Multiple Risk Factors of Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Myocardial Infarction Patients.
May 2015 | Global Journal of Health Science
Mobile phone-based education and counseling to reduce stress among patients with diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary care hospital of India.
May 2015 | International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Exploring Factors that Influence Smoking Initiation and Cessation among Current Smokers.
May 2015 | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Assessment of burden of depression during pregnancy among pregnant women residing in rural setting of chennai.
April 2015 | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Evaluating the usability of an interactive, bi-lingual, touchscreen-enabled breastfeeding educational programme: Application of Nielson’s heuristics.
March 2015 | Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
Self-management of hypertension using technology enabled interventions in primary care settings.
March 2015 | Technology and Health Care
Urban rural comparisons of polycystic ovary syndrome burden among adolescent girls in a hospital setting in India.
January 2015 | BioMed Research International
The role of health information kiosks in diverse settings: A systematic review.
December 2014 | Health information and libraries journal
An overview of chronic disease models: A systematic literature review.
October 2014 | Global Journal of Health Science
Exploration of factors influencing initiation and continuation of breastfeeding among Hispanic women living in rural settings: A multi-methods study.
August 2014 | Rural and Remote Health
Role of mobile phone technology in health education in Asian and African countries: A systematic review.
August 2014 | International Journal of Electronic Healthcare
Perceptions of online lifestyle counseling among individuals living in rural India.
July 2014 | Technology and Health Care
Evaluation of an interactive surveillance system for monitoring acute bacterial infections in Nigeria.
April 2014 | Perspectives in Health Information Management
Oral hygiene status, knowledge, perceptions and practices among school settings in rural South India.
March 2014 | Oral health and dental management
Association between socio-demographics and alcohol dependence among individuals living in an Indian setting.
January 2014 | Global Journal of Health Science
A pilot study to assess perceptions of using SMS as a medium for health information in a rural setting.
January 2014 | Technology and Health Care
Role of music in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A literature review.
January 2014 | Technology and Health Care
Impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on improving health outcomes among school children.
November 2013 | Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Water and sanitation hygiene knowledge attitude practice in urban slum settings.
November 2013 | Global Journal of Health Science
Quality of diabetes related health information on internet: An Indian context.
November 2013 | International Journal of Electronic Healthcare
A need for a health IT portal to disseminate information about national health programmes in India.
November 2013 | International Journal of Electronic Healthcare
The role of information and communication technology in community outreach, academic and research collaboration, and education and support services (IT-CARES).
October 2013 | Perspectives in Health Information Management
Knowledge, attitude, and practices of individuals to prevent and manage metabolic syndrome in an Indian setting.
August 2013 | Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
An interactive, bilingual touch screen program to promote breastfeeding among Hispanic rural women: Usability study.
July 2013 | JMIR Research Protocols
Feasibility of using C-reactive protein for point-of-care testing.
May 2013 | Technology and Health Care
Using Portable Health Information Kiosk to assess chronic disease burden in remote settings.
April 2013 | Rural and Remote Health
Burden of healthcare utilization and out-of-pocket costs among individuals with NCDs in an Indian setting.
April 2013 | Journal of Community Health
Protocol for an experimental study design to evaluate computer-enabled intervention to prevent and manage metabolic syndrome.
March 2013 | BMJ Open
Posterior cruciate-retaining versus posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.
March 2013 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
Evaluation of metabolic syndrome related health information on internet in Indian context.
January 2013 | Technology and Health Care
Designing human centered GeoVisualization application–the SanaViz–for telehealth users: A case study.
November 2012 | Technology and Health Care
Assessment of technology access and preference for health education of a rural Hispanic community.
November 2012 | Technology and Health Care
Gaps in the existing public health informatics training programs: A challenge to the development of a skilled global workforce.
October 2012 | Perspectives in Health Information Management
Additional x-ray views increase decision to treat clavicular fractures surgically.
October 2012 | Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Nutrition education via a touchscreen: A randomized controlled trial in Latino immigrant parents of infants and toddlers.
September 2012 | Academic Pediatrics
Is it time to include vancomycin for routine perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in total joint arthroplasty patients?
September 2012 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
Surveys assessing STI related health information needs of adolescent population.
July 2012 | Technology and Health Care
Interactive nutrition education via a touchscreen: Is this technology well received by low-income Spanish-speaking parents?.
May 2012 | Technology and Health Care
Evaluation of dengue-related health information on the internet.
April 2012 | Perspectives in Health Information Management
Assessment of the malnutrition related information on the internet.
March 2012 | Technology and Health Care
Gastroesophageal reflux after anterior cervical surgery: A controlled, prospective analysis.
November 2011 | Spine
Evaluation of a tele-education programme in Brazil.
September 2011 | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
Risk factors for bladder cancer: Challenges of conducting a literature search using PubMed.
April 2011 | Perspectives in Health Information Management
Who needs autologous blood donation in joint replacement?
March 2011 | The journal of Knee Surgery
Limitations of the Knee Society Score in evaluating outcomes following revision total knee arthroplasty.
October 2010 | The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Periprosthetic joint infection: The economic impact of methicillin-resistant infections.
September 2010 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
Renal impairment following total joint arthroplasty: Who is at risk?
September 2010 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
Clinical presentation of pulmonary embolus after total joint arthroplasty: Do size and location of embolus matter?
April 2010 | American Journal of Orthopedics
Prospective tracking of a pediatric emergency department e-kiosk to deliver asthma education.
December 2009 | Health Informatics Journal
The use of receiver operating characteristics analysis in determining erythrocytesedimentation rate and C-reactive protein levels in diagnosing periprosthetic infection prior to revision total hip arthroplasty.
November 2009 | International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Usability of a patient education and motivation tool using heuristic evaluation.
October 2009 | Journal of Medical Internet Research
Staged revision for knee arthroplasty infection: What is the role of serologic tests before reimplantation? .
July 2009 | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Periprosthetic infection: Where do we stand with regard to Gram stain?
February 2009 | Acta Orthopaedica
Anticoagulant monitoring in ventricular assist device patients: A feasibility study.
December 2008 | Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Clostridium difficile infection after total joint arthroplasty: Who is at risk?
September 2008 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
Is aprotinin safe to use in a cohort at increased risk for thrombotic events: Results from a randomized, prospective trial in off-pump coronary artery bypass.
September 2008 | The Annals of Thoracic surgery
Periprosthetic joint infection: the incidence, timing, and predisposing factors.
July 2008 | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Procrastination of wound drainage and malnutrition affect the outcome of joint arthroplasty.
June 2008 | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
The assessment of intraoperative prosthetic knee range of motion using two methods.
June 2008 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
School nurses’ perceived barriers to diabetes knowledge, communication and management in children with type 1 diabetes.
May 2008 | School Nurse News
Optical coherence tomography imaging as a quality assurance tool for evaluating endoscopic harvest of the radial artery.
April 2008 | The Annals of Thoracic surgery
A prototype evaluation of a computer-assisted physical therapy system for osteoarthritis.
March 2008 | Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
Simultaneous hybrid coronary revascularization reduces postoperative morbidity compared with results from conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass.
February 2008 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
A simple, cost-effective screening protocol to rule out periprosthetic infection.
January 2008 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
A pilot study to evaluate self initiated computer patient education in children with acute asthma in pediatric emergency department.
November 2007 | Technology and Health Care
Strategies to reduce intraluminal clot formation in endoscopically harvested saphenous veins.
November 2007 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Does “excessive”anticoagulation predispose to periprosthetic infection?
September 2007 | The Journal of Arthroplasty
Association between prothrombin activation fragment (F1.2), cerebral ischemia (S-100beta) and international normalized ratio (INR) in patients with ventricular assisted devices.
June 2007 | Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Management of stiffness following total knee arthroplasty.
December 2006 | The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Association of physical activity and renal function in subjects with and without metabolic syndrome: A review of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III).
September 2006 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases