Endocrinology
INTRODUCTION
The Department of Endocrinology is a super-specialty unit dedicated to the diagnosis and management of hormonal and metabolic disorders affecting people of all ages — from children to adults. Hormones influence nearly every function in the body, and even small imbalances can have far-reaching effects on health, growth, and quality of life. Our department brings together expert clinical care, evidence-based treatment protocols, and a patient-centered approach to help individual.
The department of Endocrinology is a superspeciality department, which deals with all kinds of hormonal problems involving endocrine glands. The Endocrinology OPD service is rendered through Endocrinology clinic and Diabetes clinic. The diabetic clinic caters exclusively to diabetic patients while the endocrinology clinic caters to all other hormonal problems which include-
PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome)
Obesity and its management
Osteoporosis
Adrenal disorders
Thyroid and Parathyroid disorders
Infertility
Recurrent renal stone evaluation
Pituitary gland problem like Acromegaly, Prolactinoma, Cushing disease
In Pediatric and adolescent clinic, we deals with problems of children like-
Short stature
Pubertal disorders
Childhood obesity
Type IDM
DSD (disorder of sex development)
Metabolic bone disease (Rickets, Osteomalacia)
The department runs 7 clinic every week-New Endocrine cases-twice/week, Follow up Diabetic clinic-twice/week, Follow up Endocrine clinic-twice/week, Pediatric and Adolescent follow up clinic along with young onset diabetes(onset < 25 years)-once /week. Patients are referred from Delhi and adjoining states. Patients are also referred from CGHS & MCD dispensaries of Delhi & NCR, polyclinics, Railways, ESI & BSF hospitals & also private places.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Super-Speciality Block (SSB)
Room no. | Zone | Floor | Allotted to |
Room no. 561-A | zone-2/3 | 5th floor | Record room |
Room no. 561 | zone-3 | 5th floor | Seminar room |
Dietician and Diabetic Educator counter | zone-2 | 5th floor | Dieticians and Health Educators |
Physiotherapist room | zone-2 | 5th floor | Physiotherapist |
Room no. 512 | zone-2 | 5th floor | OPD room |
Room no. 513 | zone-2 | 5th floor | OPD room |
Room no. 514 | zone-2 | 5th floor | OPD room |
Room no. 515 | zone-2 | 5th floor | OPD room |
Room no. 518 | zone-2 | 5th floor | OPD room |
Room no. 519 | zone-2 | 5th floor | OPD room |
Room no. 166 | zone-3 | 1st floor | Faculty room |
Room no. 139 | zone-3 | 1st floor | Faculty room |
Room no. 140 | zone-3 | 1st floor | Faculty room |
Room no. 146 | zone-3 | 1st floor | Faculty room |
Ward-43 | zone-3 | 1st floor | Endo Ward |
Room no. 113 | zone-1 | 1st floor | Endo Lab |
Room no. 115 | zone-1 | 1st floor | Endo Lab |
Room no. 116 | zone-1 | 1st floor | Endo Lab |
SERVICES
Patient/ Community Care:
OPD Service (7 clinics per week):
New Endocrine Cases (two days/week)
Pediatric & Adolescent, Young onset Diabetes (one day/week)
Follow up Diabetic clinic (two days/week)
Follow up Endocrine clinic (two days/week)
IPD Services: 20 bedded IPD (catering to both diabetic and all endocrine cases)
Lab services:
Following Endo lab services are provided for both OPD & IPD patients:
Blood glucose (fasting and PP), RBG by glucometer, HbA1c, GCT, GTT, Urine ketone, urine microalbumin, serum &urine osmolarity.
Hormonal assays are being done in Lab Medicine (Pathology department). Imaging facilities including DEXA is being done as provided with the help of Radiology department. Nuclear facilities are also provided with the help of Nuclear department.
Community services:
Dietary advice- For all diabetic patients attending both diabetic & endocrine clinic, dietary advice is given according to the individual’s calorie requirement.
Counselling-
For all diabetic patients taking insulin, insulin injection technique is explained on individual basis and reinforced on regular basis. Diabetic patients, particularly type 1 diabetic patients on insulin, counselling for home monitoring of blood glucose done.
Lifestyle change advice- all diabetic and obese patients and their first degree relatives are counselled regarding lifestyle changes.
Foot care advice-for diabetic patients with diabetic foot ulcer/those having foot at risk and Physiology department runs foot lab which is used for adequate foot care.
Counselling for patients with hypogonadism, primary/secondary infertility, patients/parents of patients with disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD), and transgender individuals.
OPD and Specialty Clinics Schedule
Sr. No | Location | Days | Specialist | Phone No. | Room No. |
1 | 5th Super Speciality Block (SSB) | Tuesday/Thursday (New Case) | Dr. Krishna Biswas | 26766514 26766515 26766575 26766573 26766510 | 518 |
2 | Monday to Thursday (Follow up in After Noon) | Dr. Krishna Biswas | 26766514 26766515 26766575 26766573 26766510 | 518 | |
3 | Wednesday (Morning) Up to 1 year | Dr. Krishna Biswas | 26766514 26766515 26766575 26766573 26766510 | 518 |
Research and Publication
Research
Assessment of glycemic variability using continuous glucose monitoring system in Patients with PCOS, 2020-2023
Bone mineral parameters in patients with hypopituitarism of varied Etiologies, 2020-2023
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, 2021-2024
Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors in patients of Primary Hyperparathyroidism, 2021-2024
Autonomic Neuropathy in recently diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus patients with erectile dysfunction, 2021-2024
Comparison of metabolic profile in patients with early and late onset Diabetes Mellitus, 2022-2025
Cognitive Impairment in type 1 Diabetes mellitus Patients, 2022-2025
Publications
Baig SJ, Bhaskar AG, Parmar C, Wadhawan R, Shah S, Shaikh S, Kapoor N, Das S, Harikumar K, Kotwal N, Baro A, Katakwar A, Unnikrishnan AG, Shaikh A, Mithal A, Monteiro AS, Shrivastava A, Pradhan A, Prasad A, Vashistha A, Anne B, Kulshreshtha B, Selvan C, Goel D, Priya G, Jammu GS, Phatale H, Maisnam I, Khare J, Pandit K, Agarwal K, Lakshmi K, Kular K, Nagendra L, Kopalle LN, Goel M, Narwaria M, Baijal M, Khaitan M, Motwani M, Ismail M, Shenoy MT, Bhandari M, Lakdawala M, Dukkipati N, Raizada N, Lal P, Shah P, Chowbey P, Palanivelu PR, Narayanan P, Bharath R, Santosh R, Jindal R, Palaniappan R, Khullar R, Rajput R, Walia R, Goel R, Jaiswal R, Madhu SV, Mittal S, Lodha S, Aggarwal S, Julka S, Kalra S, Bhattacharya S, Bajaj S, Joshi S, Shah S, Dhorepatil S, Ghosh S, Saggu SS, Kota SK, Mishra S, Ugale S, Jindal S, Lathia T, Lotwala V, Khatri V, Bindal V. Treatment Algorithm for Patients with Obesity in India: A Joint Consensus by Endocrine Society of India and Obesity Surgeons Society of India. Obes Surg. Published online April 14, 2026. doi:10.1007/s11695-026-08669-3
Dutta D, Kamrul-Hasan ABM, Jindal R, Mohindra R, Nagendra L, Bhattacharya S. Impact of semaglutide use on glycemic and metabolic profile in adults with type 1 diabetes having overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025;104(50):e46446. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046446
Subham, Jindal R, Sharma SS, Uppal H, George S, Sharma R. Comparative effects of aerobic exercise, resistance exercise and yoga on metabolic profile and cellular ageing in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2026;70-34. doi: 10.25259/IJPP_406_2025
Patidar D, Biswas K, Jindal R, et al. A Rare Triad in Thyroid Autoimmunity: Case Report of Two Patients with Thyroid-associated Orbitopathy, Dermopathy, and Acropachy. Ann VMMC Safdarjung hosp 2025;1(1):16–19.
Dutta D, Kumar M, Jindal R, Joshi A, Kamrul-Hasan ABM, Bhattacharya S. Hypoglycaemia During Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Pregnancy and Feto-Maternal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jul-Aug;29(4):381-393. doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_140_25. Epub 2025 Jul 11. PMID: 40917325; PMCID: PMC12410962.
Dutta D, Jindal R, Raizada N, Nagendra L, Kamrul HA, Sharma M. Efficacy and Safety of Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonism Based Therapies in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan-Feb;29(1):4-12. doi: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_365_24. Epub 2025 Feb 28. PMID: 40181850; PMCID: PMC11964357.
Bauddh N, Biswas K, Jindal R, Agarwal P. Assessment of Glycemic Variability in patients with PCOS using CGMS- accepted for publication in Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Patidar D, Biswas K, Jindal R, et al. A Rare Triad in Thyroid Autoimmunity: Case Report of Two Patients with Thyroid-associated Orbitopathy, Dermopathy, and Acropachy. Ann VMMC Safdarjung Hosp 2025;1(1):16–19.
Patidar D, Agarwal P., Jindal R, Biswas K under process of publication submitted in IJEM entitled “Comparison of Clinical characteristics, Metabolic profile and β-cell function in early-versus late-onset diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care center of North India.
Purnima Agarwal, Ambrish Mithal, Komarakshi Balakrishnan, Murali Krishna Tanguturu and Suresh Rao Kemundel Genny “Delayed diagnosis of juvenile hemochromatosis due to missed ferritin testing in a case of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism” published in JCEMCR, 2026.
Agarwal P, Gomez R, Bhatia E, Yadav S. Decreased bone mineral density in women with Sheehan's syndrome and improvement following oestrogen replacement and nutritional supplementation. J Bone Miner Metab. 2019 Jan;37(1):171-178. doi: 10.1007/s00774-018-0911-6. Epub 2018 Feb 20. PMID: 29464357.
Agarwal P, Rai P, Jain M, Mishra S, Singh U, Gupta SK. Prevalence of colonic polyp and its predictors in patients with acromegaly. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jul-Aug;20(4):437-42. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.183455. PMID: 27366708; PMCID: PMC4911831.
Events
The department celebrates world diabetes day every year.
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Teaching and Training-
Undergraduate teaching Programme – Under graduate lecture classes are being taken according to the roster.
Postdoctoral teaching programme - DrNB (Endocrinology) course with proper academic schedule is running since 2019. Currently 8 students are being trained.
Achievements and Awards
One DrNB student Dr. Nitesh Kumar (passed in 2022) has received Gold Medal.
One DrNB student Dr. Preety Solanki (batch 2023) has secured 3rd position in E-poster (original search) category titled “Postoperative weight gain in patients of craniopharyngloma at tertiary care centre”.
One DrNB student Dr. Pooja Ghuge (batch 2025) has secured 3rd position category titled “Primary Adrenal Tuberculosis presenting as Addisonian crisis: A diagnostic challenge in an immunocompetent patient” during the “ENDO-CONNECT 2026” held at Andaz Aerocity Delhi from 23rd-24th May 2026.
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