Dr. Dipendra Khatiwada holds MBBS degree and a postgraduate MD in Community Medicine from Kathmandu University, Nepal. He is currently serving as Clinical Research Coordinator at O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States involved in cancer trials and research works. Previously, he spent over 6 years working in the Immunization and Disease Surveillance Program including COVID-19 pandemic response and vaccination activities in Nepal, South Asia Region and USA involved with federal and state governments, WHO and UNICEF. Dr. Dipendra has been actively engaged in various areas, including disease prevention, health promotion, treatment, health management and administration, clinical trials and public health research, as well as editorial work and scientific publications. He has authored more than a dozen articles published in national and international journals.