Dr. Rakesh Kumar Prasad

Brief Profile:

A Head, Senior Consultant, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Prasad specializes in Diabetology and Endocrinology with close to two decade experience in this realm. He has M.B.B.S. degree (1987-1992) passing all three professional exams in first attempt from Government Medical College, Jammu, MD in the field of Medicine (1996 -1999), Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal and DM in Endocrinology (2001-2004) from Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (U.P.). He has extensive expertise in Diabetes, Thyroid, and Hormone. Dr. Rakesh Kumar Prasad has presented 8 papers in reputed national and international journals. He is National and International faculty in different scientific forum. He regurally writes article on Health topics.

Education

MBBS - Government Medical College, Jammu, 1993

MD - General Medicine - Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, 1999

DM - Endocrinology - Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, 2004

Experience

Presently, Sr. Consultant Endocrinology at Fortis Hospital

Formerly, Sr. Consultant Endocrinology at Max Hospital, Parpatganj

2004 - 2005 Associate Consultant Endocrinology at Indraprastha Apollo hospital, New Delhi

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Publication: Hypoglycemia. The Indian Practitioner - 2002
• Conference: Peripheral Doppelr Study In Diabetes. RSSDI - 2003
• Conference: Clinical And Biochemical Profile Of Fibrocalculous Pancreatic Diabetes (FCPD) In Northern India. Esicon - 2003
• Publication, S.K. Singh, AG Unnikrishnan, NK Agrawal, D. Kapoor, AK Sahoo, DVS Reddy, R. Kumar. A child with growth failure. Post Graduate Medical Journal - 2003
• Publication,Kumar Rakesh, Singh SK, A study of prevalence of complications in newly detected diabetic patients. JAPI; Vol; 51, December - 2003
• Publication,SK Singh, R Kumar, NK Agrawal, AG Unnikrishnan, DVS Reddy, S. Thazarth. Age and weight related bone mineral density in north Indian Subjects. JIMI, Vol 5, NO. 1, March - 2002
• Publication,SS Thazhath, S.K. Singh, N Agarwal, N Agarwal, VS Reddy, AG Unnikrishnan,R Kumar. Carotid Intima- media thickness in Indian type 2 diabetic subjects with diabetic foot. Vol 50, January 2.
• Publication,Bhadada SK, Agrawal NK, Unnikrishnan AG. Reedy DVS, Kumar R, Agrawal JK. Hypoglycemia. The Indian Practitioner, August - 2002

MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

• Chairman, Scientific Committee, Association of Physicians of India (API), Noida
• Member, Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI)
• Member, ESI