Dr Rajeev Jayadevan completed his MBBS and MD General Medicine with top honours from Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore in 1995. He received training in Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was awarded MRCP (UK) from England in 1996. He obtained Board Certification in Medicine and Gastroenterology (Fellowship) from New York Medical College, and spent 3 years in the UK and 10 years in the US before returning to his hometown of Cochin. He has extensive international experience of performing over 20,000 endoscopies, in addition to research and publications. He established the department of Gastroenterology at Sunrise Hospital, Cochin in 2009.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr Jayadevan volunteers to teach in schools on assorted health topics, directly interacting with students of all ages. He writes on complex health matters and regularly appears on TV, radio and newspapers. Besides academic journal papers, he has written detailed analytical articles on well over 100 assorted health topics, authored several textbook chapters and given expert analysis for the media on over 380 healthcare-related topics. His book Think Like a Doctor was released in 2019, and he pledged all the profits to charity.
Dr Rajeev Jayadevan was the President of IMA (Indian Medical Association) Cochin from 2019-2020. He was adjudged the best IMA branch president in Kerala during his recent term. He was adjudged the best IMA branch secretary in India in 2014. He was awarded the Dr Munagekar award for research by National IMA in 2023. He was the Kerala state IMA convener for communication skills training for doctors for 7 years. He serves as a member of the Ethics Committee of VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Scientific Research Committee of Medical Trust Hospital and is on the editorial board of two scientific journals.