Dr. Merugu Chandhana

Qualifications:

D.M (Endocrinology), Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 2018-2021

M.D (Internal Medicine), Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 2006-2009

Internship, Osmania Medical College (OMC), Hyderabad, 2003-2004

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Armed Forces Medical College(AFMC), Pune, 1998-2002

 

Experience:

Consultant Endocrinologist in AIG Hospitals from Oct 2021 to present

Senior Resident in Endocrinology at Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and     Research (JIPMER), Puducherry from July 2018 to August 2021

Private Physician (May 2009 – June 2018), QuickCare Clinics Vishalakshi Nagar, Visakhapatnam

Junior Resident in Medicine at JIPMER from May 2006 to March 2009

1 year Internship (Rural and Urban) from Jan 2003 to Feb 2004

Professional Synopsis:

Disciplined and confident physician, recently completed DM residency at the prestigious Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry.

Experienced in treating patients with Diabetes, Pituitary, Adrenal and Thyroid disorders, Bone Mineral diseases and Reproduction and sexual dysfunction.

I aim to pursue my career and strive for excellence in the field of Endocrinology – with dedication, focus, proactive approach, positive attitude and passion. I aspire to utilize my knowledge and skills in the best possible way for patient care and healthcare promotion.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

Diabetes

Bone Endocrinology

Managing various endocrine and metabolic disorders

Membership:

Endocrine Society of India

Indian Medical Association

Indian Thyroid Society

Research Society For The Study Of Diabetes In India

Paper/Poster Presentations:

Dissertation on “Effect of zoledronic acid on bone mineral density in Indian postmenopausal osteoporotic women with and without diabetes – A prospective cohort study”

Dissertation on “A Study on the Clinical Profile, Laboratory Parameters and their Correlation with  Outcome in Hospitalised Patients of Chronic Heart Failure with Left Ventricular Dysfunction ”

ICMR Project on “To do an analytic study of the changes in the foot of patients of longstanding diabetes”

Publications:

Merugu Chandhana & Sahoo, Jayaprakash & Kamalanathan, Sadishkumar & Govindarajalou, Ramkumar & Reddy, Sagili & Kar, Sitanshu & Naik, Dukhabandhu & Roy, Ayan & Narayanan, Niya & Patel, Deepika & Suryadevara, Varun. (2023). Effect of a single dose of zoledronic acid on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score in Indian postmenopausal osteoporotic women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus – A prospective cohort pilot study. Endocrine. 1-10. 10.1007/s12020-023-03432-5.

Merugu Chandhana & Naik, Dukhabhandu & Sahoo, Jayaprakash & Kamalanathan, Sadishkumar & Roy, Ayan & Narayanan, Niya & Patel, Deepika. (2023). A rare case of recurrent hyperparathyroidism. JCEM Case Reports. 1. 10.1210/jcemcr/luac014.020. O

Narayanan, N., Palui, R., Merugu, C., Kar, S.S., Kamalanathan, S., Sahoo, J., Selvarajan, S. and Naik, D. (2021), The Risk of Fractures in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Meta-analysis. JBMR Plus. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10482

Roy, Ayan & Kamalanathan, Sadishkumar & Sahoo, Jayaprakash & Kar, Sitanshu & Naik,

Dukhabandhu & Narayanan, Niya & Merugu, Chandhana & Patel, Deepika, Comparison of islet cell function, insulin sensitivity, and incretin axis between Asian–Indians with either impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance, and normal healthy controls May 2021 Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 176(4):108846 DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108846

Ayan Roy, Jayaprakash Sahoo, Niya Narayanan, Chandhana Merugu, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan,

Dukhabandhu Naik DPP–4 inhibitor–induced Autoimmune diseases: Current Evidence World Journal of Diabetes Accepted Manuscript

Poster presentation at Annual Conference of Endocrine society of India (ESICON), Nagpur 2019

Poster Presentation at Annual conference of Indian society for bone and mineral research (ISBMR), Bangalore 2019

Original paper presentation at Annual Conference of Endocrine society of India (ESICON),2020

(Virtual)

Poster Presentation at Annual conference of Indian society for bone and mineral research (ISBMR), 2020 (Virtual)

Original study accepted for poster presentation in Fifteenth Fellows Forum on Osteoporosis and

Metabolic Bone Diseases, USA, 2021

Original study accepted for poster presentation in The American Society for Bone and Mineral

Reasearch (ASBMR) 2021 annual meeting, USA

Poster presentation at Annual Conference of Endocrine society of India (ESICON), Bangalore 2021

Poster Presentation at Endobridge 2022, Turkey

Talk on PCOS, Obesity and Diabetes in TSRSSDI, Karimnagar 2023

Awards:

2nd Prize in in Poster Presentation at Annual conference of Indian society for bone and mineral research (ISBMR) Virtual in 2020

2nd Prize in Quiz at Annual conference of Indian society for bone and mineral research (ISBMR) at

Bangalore 2019

3rd prize in Oral paper presentation at the 9th Annual conference of Endocrine Society of Tamilnadu and Puducherry(TRENDO), 2021 (Virtual)

Research grant for an amount of 2,00,000 from Endocrine Society of India in 2019

National Talent Search Scholarship–1996