Prad Mitra Chaudhuri

Prad Mitra Chaudhuri, a Canadian citizen, holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Windsor (1967). Over the years he published articles in recognized journals, and papers internally for organizations he worked for. Following a life-changing event for him and a life-altering event for the eldest of his three children, Prad turned his attention to preventable medical mistakes that affect numerous lives worldwide and cost healthcare systems enormous amount of money; money that should be used in diagnostic improvements and improvements in standards of care. The result is the book Medical Malady. He hopes that the book draws attention to the perils of preventable medical mistakes, and that both providers and receivers of healthcare are acutely aware of medical maladies that lurk around the corner in every health care facilities, if we do not take steps to minimize, if not eliminate them. Prad is affiliated with engineering organizations: PEO, AIChE, CIC/CSChE; and writer’s organizations: WEN, WCDR.