Dr. Suja P Sukumar

MBBS, MD, DM (PGIMER) (ENDOCRINOLOGY)

Education and Training

DM Endocrinology
2016
PGIMER, Chandigarh
MNAMS
2015
National academy of medical sciences NAMS
DNB (General Medicine)
2012
National Board of Examinations
MD (General Medicine)
2011
Medical College, Coimbatore – Dr MGR medical University

Work Experience

Endocrinologist
Jan 2019 - Present
Renai Medicity Hospital
DM Resident in dept of Endocrinology
2014 - 2017
PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
Senior resident
2012 - 2013
Department of Endocrinology – JIPMER(Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical education and Research),Pondicherry, India
Lecturer
2011 - 2012
Department of General Medicine – Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, INDIA
Junior Resident
2008 - 2011
Department of General Medicine – Government Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Compulsory Rural Health Doctor
Jan 2007 - July 2007
National Rural Health Mission – Community Health Centre, vadakkencherry, Kerala, INDIA

Areas of Expertise

  • Reproductive & Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Gender dysphorias & DSD
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Pituitary & Adrenal disorders

Conferences Attended

  • Regularly attends and presents papers in ESICON
  • Organising committee member of KENDOCON 2018
  • Paper accepted for US ENDO 2017
  • Attended CDTANIL in LONDON on April 8th – 10 th 2019

Awards and Achievements

  • Prof. Dr. G.B.West medal for securing state level highest marks in M.D Medicine
  • Dr R. Vijayalakshmi gold medal for securing state level highest marks in M.D Medicine
  • APOLLO gold medal for securing state level highest marks in M.D Medicine
  • Dr R. V Rajam gold medal for securing state level highest marks in M.D Medicine
  • ESI AVG award for best research scholar in 2017 first runner up
  • Second Prize in DM quiz in ISBMR conference
  • First rank in PGI Endocrinology entrance examination
  • State level 8th rank holder in 10th standard board examination

Other Contributions

  • Established first Transgender clinic in private sector in kerala – ‘Identity clinic’. A multidisciplinary clinic for transgender health running successfully
  • Invited speaker in several national CMEs
  • Speaker in various physician CMEs organised by Novonordisk, sanofi, Novartis, Boehringer, Abott, Merck, MSD, USV, SUN
  • Estalished SEDAP centre – Sunrise Endocrine Diabetic and Podiatry centre with a fully equipped foot lab and procedure room for all endocrine tests and podiatric procedures.
  • Authored a chapter – ‘Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State’ in World Clinics- Diabetology. January 2016, Volume 2
  • Life time member of IPATH and WPATH
  • Medical advisor for all kerala transmen association

Advisory Board

Member of advisory board to Novonordisk, Sanofi, Merck, Bayer

Research and Publications

  • Usefulness of Testosterone priming in differentiating CDGP from IHH (2014- 2016) – Dr Rama Walia, Prof Dr Anil Bhansali – Dept of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
  • Diagnostic utility of testosterone priming prior to dynamic tests to differentiate constitutional delay in puberty from isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism – Sukumar SP, Bhansali A, Sachdeva N, Ahuja CK, Gorsi U, Jarial KD, Walia R. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2017 May;86(5):717-724. doi: 10.1111/cen.13321. Epub 2017 Mar 28.
  •  Fibrogenesis Imperfecta Ossium and Response to Human Growth Hormone: A Potential Novel Therapy – Bhadada SK, Dhiman V, Mukherjee S, Aggarwal S, Bal A, Sukumar SP, Sood A, Sharma DC, Khandelwal N, Bhansali A, Van Hul W, Rao SD. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Feb 28. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-3055. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism: insights from the Indian PHPT registry – Bhadada SK, Arya AK, Mukhopadhyay S, Khadgawat R, Sukumar S, Lodha S, Singh DN, Sathya A, Singh P, Bhansali A. J Bone Miner Metab. 2017 Mar 31. doi: 10.1007/s00774-017-0833-8. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Diagnostic accuracy and comparison of BIPSS in response to lysine vasopressin and hCRH – Jarial KDS, Bhansali A, Gupta V, Singh P, Mukherjee KK, Sharma A, Vashishtha RK, Sukumar SP, Sachdeva N, Walia R.
  • The microbiology of diabetic foot infections in patients recently treated with antibiotic therapy: A prospective study from India – Rastogi A, Sukumar S, Hajela A, Mukherjee S, Dutta P, Bhadada SK, Bhansali J.
  • Rat bite ulcer in an insensate foot – Jarial KD, Sukumar S, Bhansali A.
  • Utility of a single late-night plasma cortisol and acth for the diagnosis of cushing syndrome – Jarial KDS, Bhansali A, Mukherjee KK, Pal R, Sharma A, Vashishtha RK, Sukumar SP, Sachdeva N, Walia R.
  • Zebra lines in osteogenesis imperfecta on bisphosphonate therapy
  • Maternal Mild Thyroid Insufficiency and Risk of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence-based Medicine Viewpoint.
  • Acute lymphocytic leukaemia presenting as a metabolic bone disease
  • Congenital hypothyroidism – A usual suspect at an unusual age: A case series
  • Female phenotype with male karyotype: a clinical enigma.