Velandai Srikanth PhD

Velandai Srikanth, MBBS, PhD

Monash University (Australia)
Professor of Medicine, Monash University
Professor of Medicine, Peninsula Health

Areas of Interest

Using digital health to monitor and improve life for ageing populations

Dr Srikanth's research program spans several aspects of ageing health. His primary interest is in the study of risk factors and mechanisms underlying dementia, particularly with respect to vascular and metabolic health. He has also studied of the impact of brain ageing on impaired mobility and the risk of falls, and in the link between brain ageing, gait and cognition.

Credentials

  • MBBS, Medicine, Madras Medical College, 1988
  • Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1997
  • PhD, Epidemiology, University of Melbourne, 2003