Yodi Mahendradhata

Dr Yodi Mahendradhata is currently the Vice Dean for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. He is a medical doctor by training and he obtained a Master degree in International Health from the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Charite Medical Faculty, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. Dr Mahendradhata completed his Doctorate in Medical Science at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium and Ghent University, Belgium. He is also leading the South East Asia Regional Training Center for Health Research supported by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. He has led research capacity building initiatives in the region particularly for Implementation Research and Good Health Research Practice. His research interests are global health, health policy and health program management. Dr Mahendradhata was an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation visiting scholar at the Institute of Public Health, Heidelberg University, Germany. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer reviewed articles published in reputable international journals. He has been awarded the Scopus Young Scientist Award by the United Nations University, Elsevier and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Dr Mahendradhata has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health since 2018.