K Srinath Reddy is a cardiologist, epidemiologist and Distinguished Professor of Public Health, PHFI. He held the first Bernard Lown Visiting Professor of Cardiovascular Health position at Harvard School of Public Health and is an adjunct professor of epidemiology at the school. He received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College, MD and DM degrees from AIIMS, and an M.Sc in epidemiology from McMaster University, Canada.