About Dr. A. Ramachandran
Our Founder
Dr. A. Ramachandran, M.D.,Ph.D.,D.Sc.,FRCP.(Lond).(Edin)., an internationally acknowledged pivotal figure in the field of contemporary Diabetes Health Care and Research, has established Dr. A. Ramachandran’s Diabetes Hospitals (ARH) to provide state of the art tertiary care services in the management of diabetes mellitus and its complications. He has established diahome, an online diabetes management portal to transform the diabetes care. He made sure that through diahome patients receive the same comfort of diabetes care at their home.
Prof.(Dr). A. Ramachandran,
MD.Ph.D., D.Sc., FRCP(Lond)., MNAMS., FICP. FRCP (Edin)
Co-Founder / Director – Diahome
Chairman / Managing Director – Dr.A.Ramachandran’s Diabetes Hospitals
President – India Diabetes Research Foundation
Qualifications
- M.B.B.S. – Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry,1972.
- M.D. (Gen. Medicine) – Madras Medical College, Madras, 1978.
- Clinical Epidemiology of Diabetes – WHO & IDF, Cambridge, U.K., 1981.
- Fellowship in Diabetes Endocrinology & Metabolism – University of Nebraska Medical Centre, Omaha, NE, USA, Jan 1983 to June 1984.
- Ph.D. (Medicine – Diabetology) – University of Madras, 1988.
- MNAMS – 1988.
- FICP – 1995.
- FRCP (Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London) – 1999.
- D.Sc. – Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, 2001 .
- FRCP (Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh) – 2005.
Recognitions
- National Diabetes Control Programme, ICMR.
- Member, WHO Consultative Committee on Classification & Diagnosis of Diabetes.
- Member, Diabetes Health Economics Study group-International (IDF-WHO)
- Member, Indian Council of Medical Research Expert Committee on RDA.
- Member, Diabetes Atlas Committee.
- Member, Immi-Diab Group.
- Member, Davidson’s Principles & Practices of Medicine.
- Member, Davidson’s International Advisory Board, Elsevier Publication.
- Member, Scientific Advisor for GlaxoSmithKline Beecham.
Awards
- Life Time Achievement Award – National Insulin & Incretin Summit 2021 for Exemplary contribution in teaching and research in field of Diabetes.
- First World India Diabetes Foundation (W-IDF) Award, USA for the Outstanding Investigator in Diabetes Research in India, May 2011.
- Indian Doctors Forum – Kuwait Medical Association Oration Award, May
- Life time Achievement Award by South Asian Health Foundation, (SAHF), UK, Oct 2011 for the Research in Diabetes Prevention in India.
- Thomson Reuters Research Excellence – India Citation Award, Sep 2015 for outstanding and pioneering research and influential contribution to global R & D.
- Recipient of the prestigious Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) Healthcare Access Award 2017 for the highest level of contribution in the field of Diabetes Healthcare.
- The Menarini Award from World community for prevention of diabetes (WCPD), 2018 in Edinburgh, UK.
- Medical Excellence Award by Harvard Medical International on 11th February 2007 at New Delhi.
- Netaji Oration at the Diamond APICON 2005, Mumbai, by Association of Physicians of India, JAPI.
- RSSDI 2004 Oration at the 32nd Annual Conference of the Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India, held in Patna on 4th November 2004.
- The Dr. J C Patel – Dr. B.C. Metha JAPI Award – 2003 – “Best Correspondence” by the Journal of Association of Physicians.
- “Best Referee Award 2003” by the Journal of Association of Physicians – The Dr. JC Patel –Dr. B.C. Metha JAPI Award 2003.
- Vocational Achiever Award 2003 – 04 by The Rotary Club of Madras Central on 28th July 2003.
- U.S.V. Oration at the 56th Annual Tamil Nadu State Medical Conference – “Megha Mediknit”, held in Tirupur on 28th & 29th September 2002.
- Dr P. J. Mehta Oration at the 57th joint Annual Conference of Association of Physicians of India, held in Chennai on 14th January 2002.
- Invited to deliver the oration at the 6th Annual Conference of North Eastern Diabetes Society held in Gawati, on 30th September 2001.
- Dr. Bankath Chandra Annual Memorial Oration, Indian Medical Association, Hyderabad, on 28th August 2001.
- Prof. Kizar Ahmed (Medicine) Endowment Lecture for the year 1999-2000 at Dr.A.L.M.P.G. Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chennai , February 2000.
- Hoechst Sr. Lecture awarded by in Association of Physicians of India, January 2000.
- Professor Keshav Pai Memorial Gold Medal Oration Award 1999 was awarded by Dr. Keshaba Pai Memorial Trust Kasturba college, Mangalore, 2nd March 1999.
- Dr. Devasagayam Memorial Oration Award, Indian Association of Occupation Health, 1988.
- Late Dr. J.N. Karande Oration Award, Diabetic Association of India, 1988.
- Boehringer Knoll Junior Lectureship in Diabetes, Association of Physicians of India, 1981.
- R.V. Sathe Endowment Fund Award from Diabetic Association of India, January, 1979.
- Dr. R.V. Rajam Gold Medal for M.D. 1st rank in the University of Madras, 1978.
Professional Affiliations memberships
- International Diabetes Federation
- American Diabetes Association
- International group of the Study of Epidemiology of Diabetes
- European Association for the Study of Diabetes
- Association of Physicians of India
- Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India
- Diabetic Association of India
Regular Invited speaker for International Conferences
- Cambridge Diabetes Seminar International Diabetes Federation
- International Diabetes Epidemiology group
- World Congress on Prevention of Diabetes and its Complications
- Diabetes in Asia
- American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- International Congress on “Prediabetes” and the metabolic syndrome
- HDL Symposium
- National Diabetes Institute (NADI – Kuala Lumpur)
Paper Published
More than 400 original research papers in National and International Journals in the field of Diabetes. To know more, visit website: https://indiadiabetesfoundation.org/
Chapters
Authored chapters in International Text Books on Diabetes.
Editorial Board
Editorial Board Member for British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease
Member of the Guideline Development Committee of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
Associate Editor for Obesity Research and Clinical Practice
Editorial Board Member for Practical Diabetes International
Scientific Reviewer
Reviewer of Scientific papers of prestigious Journals
- Diabetes Care, USA
- Diabetes, USA
- Diabetes Medicine, UK
- The Lancet
- Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Australia
- Practical Diabetes Mellitus, UK
- Diabetes Metabolism Research & Reviews, France
- International Diabetes Monitor, Denmark
- Practical Diabetes International, UK
- Diabetes Voice, Belgium
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Current Diabetes Review
- Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
- Journal of Physicians Associations of India, India
- Indian Journal of Medical Research, India
- Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India
Research Fields
- Epidemiology of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.
- Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Diagnosis of Diabetes.
- Diabetes in Children.
- Insulin Metabolism in Diabetes.
- Study of Prediabetic State.
- Cardiovascular risk factors in Indians.
- Coronary artery disease in Indians.
- Genetic studies in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.
- Familial aggregation in Diabetes.
- Economic of Diabetes Health Care.