Rate My Professor Vasikaran Naganathan

Vasikaran Naganathan is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Concord Clinical School at the University of Sydney, where he is affiliated with the Centre for Education and Research on Ageing. He earned his MBBS from the University of Sydney in 1989, along with an MMed, PhD, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). As a consultant geriatrician, Naganathan's research centers on healthy ageing, osteoporosis, falls prevention, nutritional adequacy, bone health, frailty, deprescribing, and geriatric oncology. He serves as a key investigator in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP), a major longitudinal cohort study of community-dwelling men aged 70 years and older, funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. This project has produced extensive findings on cardiometabolic risks, vitamin D levels, dietary patterns, sarcopenia, and mortality factors in older men.

Naganathan has contributed to 291 peer-reviewed publications, garnering over 10,900 citations. Notable works include 'Diet quality and its implications on the cardio-metabolic, physical and general health of older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP)' (British Journal of Nutrition, 2017), 'A pilot study on the feasibility of training nurses to formulate multicomponent oral health interventions in a residential aged care facility' (Gerodontology, 2017), 'A longitudinal study of the influence of comorbidities and lifestyle factors on low back pain in older men' (Pain, 2017), 'Low Levels of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D and Active 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Both Increase Bone Loss in Older Men' (Journal of Gerontology Series A, 2014), and 'Branched Chain Amino Acids, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Outcomes in Older Men' (Journals of Gerontology Series A, 2020). His research informs clinical practices in fall prevention, medication management, and nutritional interventions for older adults, enhancing evidence-based geriatric care.