Roshan Akash Parasram (born May 8, 1978) is a Trinidadian physician and public health consultant, who is the current Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Trinidad and Tobago since 2013/14.
[2] Parasram has been taking a leading role in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago, alongside Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and Communications Minister Donna Cox.
He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH, UK).
Parasram holds a certificate in Public Procurement Law and Practice.
[3] Parasram worked as a medical intern from 2002 to 2004; primary care physician (PCP) at the North Central Regional Health Authority; District Medical Officer (DMO); specialist medical officer, head of department of Insect Vector Control Division and county medical officer of health (CMOH) at the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago.