Yogarabindranath Swarna Nantha

Yogarabindranath currently holds the position of Senior Lecturer in General Practice. Before joining Monash University Malaysia, he worked as a GP with the Ministry of Health Malaysia for 15 years. He also served as a primary care researcher during his tenure with the public healthcare services, closely collaborating with the National Clinical Research Centre, National University of Malaysia and International Medical University

He earned his medical degree (MBBS) in 2005. He completed training in health management (MBA) in 2011 and obtained his Membership from the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in 2012. In appreciation of his contribution to the advancement of the science of general practice, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP) in 2019. After becoming the recipient of funding from the National Institute of Health Malaysia, he began working on his PhD project at Monash University since 2018. The subject matter of his thesis involves the development of a comprehensive self-management behavioural model in individuals with Type 2 diabetes. On February 2022, he was awarded a PhD in General Practice from Monash University upon completion of his thesis.

Between 2019 to 2024, he spearheaded a project to design a unique set of intuitive algorithms for managing common clinical conditions. To that end, he became the editor and contributor of an international multi-authored, peer-reviewed, evidence-based General Practice handbook (Screen, Diagnose, Manage and Monitor; Springer-Nature) to be published in August 2025. Currently, Yogarabindranath and his team are working on research related to preventive health, focusing in primary prevention interventions in areas of digital mental health, non-communicable diseases, behavioural change and profiling of self-management behaviour.

He is currently the Asia-Pacific Representative for the World Organization for Family Medicine (WONCA) Working Party for Research.

September 2024