Vijay Viswanathan
Professor M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre (WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education and Training in Diabetes), M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Diabetes Research Centre
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About
Diabetologist
M.V. Hospital for Diabetes, and Prof. M.Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Royapuram, Chennai, India
Head & Chief Diabetologist of M.V. Hospital for Diabetes & President of Prof.M.Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Royapuram, Chennai, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education and Training in Diabetes.
PhD in Diabetic Nephropathy from Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University after M.D. Internal Medicine. First Vivian Fonseca Award from the American Diabetes Association for work in DM and TB in 2013. Trained over 2000 physicians in Prevention of Amputations.
Appointed Adjunct Professor by Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.Medical University. Awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians London for Research Contribution in Diabetes. Editor of Journal of Association of Physicians of India, Tamilnadu Chapter (TAPIJ) from 2009. Chairman of API, Tamilnadu Chapter for the period 2010 – 2011. Elected as the National Governing Body Member of API for the second time in succession. Secretary of RSSDI Tamil Nadu Chapter from 2013 – 2017 (August). National Executive Committee Member, RSSDI from 2016.
Credited with around 270 research publications on various aspects of diabetes and its complications in peer-reviewed national and international scientific journals and has also contributed about 25 book chapters.
Employment
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Professor M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre (WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Education and Training in Diabetes) President
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M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Diabetes Research Centre Head and Chief Diabetologist
Education
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Stanley Medical College MBBS
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Kasturba Medical College Mangalore MD
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Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University PhD
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (373)
- Comparison of estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate using the CKD-EPI (Scr) 2009 and CKD-EPI (Scr) 2021 (race-free) equations among people with type 2 diabetes in a tertiary care setting in India Save
- Effectiveness of DSMES (Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support) on glycemic control and quality of life among people living with diabetes Save
- Assessment of the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) among People with Diabetic Foot Ulcers at a Tertiary Care Centre in South India Save
- A Cross-sectional Validation of a Lifestyle Questionnaire Tailored to India: The Tamil Nadu Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (TNRSSDI) Lifestyle Questionnaire Save
- Assessment of knowledge, facilitators, and barriers of pneumococcal vaccination: A quasi-experimental study among diabetologists in India Save
- Methodological Framework and Socio-Demographic Variation in the Pan-Indian Mixed-Method Study of Type 2 Diabetes Adults Save
- Comorbidities, Reduced Quality of Life and Impaired Sleep Quality in Overweight and Obese Post-menopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes from South India Save
- Physical inactivity and gender differences in perceived barriers among people with type 2 diabetes: A study from South India Save
- Precision of Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) Tool for the Diagnosis of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Among People with Type 2 Diabetes—A Study from South India Save
- Can Microbes Predict Amputation Severity? Save