Sandeep “Sunny” Kishore designs new strategies to address old and large social problems. As a physician-scientist he has worked to change how doctors, researchers, and policymakers approach health challenges and battle the chronic diseases sweeping our world. He encourages them to think more about the “causes of the causes” of maladies like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes—the social determinants that influence the behaviors that affect our health.
Sunny has been part of successful efforts to make drugs for chronic diseases and other life-saving medications more accessible in poor countries.
Sunny has helped lead efforts with the National Academy of Medicine to combat burnout and suicide among health professionals.
Sunny, along with CEOs, deans, and the nation’s first chief wellness officers, makes the case for well-being as a top-level priority.
In this webinar, Sunny outlines the rationale for adding fixed-dose combinations for hypertension to the World Health Organization Essential Medicines List.
The inaugural Vital Talks event featuring Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives at Vital Strategies, moderated by Sunny.
Sunny launched and leads the Chronic Disease Action Center and the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network to combat chronic disease and conditions in poor communities worldwide.