Vinay Prasad is an American hematologist-oncologist and health researcher, currently a professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF. He's known for his work questioning established medical practices and research findings, often advocating for evidence-based medicine. He has written books such as 'Ending Medical Reversal' and 'Malignant' that critique common medical practices and the pharmaceutical industry, sparking debate within the medical community.
In 2005, Vinay Prasad graduated summa cum laude from Michigan State University with a double major in philosophy and physiology and gave the commencement speech to the College of Arts and Letters on behalf of the Philosophy Department.
In 2009, Vinay Prasad completed his medical degree at the University of Chicago.
In 2012, Vinay Prasad completed a residency in internal medicine at Northwestern University and was certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
In 2014, Vinay Prasad earned a Master's of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
In 2015, Vinay Prasad authored the book Ending Medical Reversal, examining the phenomena of medical practices later found to be ineffective or harmful.
In 2015, Vinay Prasad completed a fellowship in oncology at the National Cancer Institute and hematology at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
In 2015, Vinay Prasad was assistant professor at the Oregon Health & Science University and published the book, Ending Medical Reversal, with Adam Cifu.
In 2017, Vinay Prasad won the Craig Okada Award for best teacher in the Hematology Oncology Fellowship program.
In 2018, Vinay Prasad won the faculty mentorship award from the internal medicine residency.
In 2019, Vinay Prasad won the J. David Bristow award from the graduating medical students.
In 2020, Vinay Prasad authored the book Malignant, likely exploring topics related to hematology-oncology and health research.
In 2020, Vinay Prasad was associate professor at the Oregon Health & Science University.
In 2020, Vinay Prasad won the excellence in research and scholarship mentoring as awarded by the internal medicine residents.
In the spring of 2020, Vinay Prasad published the book, Malignant: How Bad Policy and Bad Evidence Harm People with Cancer.
In November 2023, Vinay Prasad commented on the rise of kindergarten vaccine exemptions, without acknowledging his potential role in this outcome, according to physician Jonathan Howard.
In 2024, Vinay Prasad expressed criticism for the funding decisions of the NIH as well as support for more cluster randomized controlled trials. However, according to physician David Gorski, Prasad again demonstrated insufficient understanding of the limitations of these randomized controlled trials as well as how the NIH's funding decisions work.
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