Arnav Kalra

About

I am a Senior Resident in the Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where I am pursuing a Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes. My DM dissertation, investigates the prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia in Type 1 Diabetes, supported by a research grant from the Endocrine Society of Delhi.

My research interests span sarcopenia, obesity and diabetes mellitus. I have published in peer-reviewed journals including Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, and have contributed book chapters to the API Textbook of Medicine. I serve as a peer reviewer for several indexed journals, including the Indian Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism and Endocrine Connections.

I have been recognized with multiple national and international awards, including the Dr. VR Joshi Award for Outstanding Referee (Journal of Association of Physicians of India, 2025), Dr. B. Sadhukan Research Scholar Award (Endocrine Society of India, 2024), Resident of The Year Award (American College of Physicians India, 2022) and Silver Medal (International Biology Olympiad, 2014).

I have received Best Poster and Oral Presentation prizes at national endocrine conferences. I have received a travel grant from the International Society of Endocrinology for my research.

Employment

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Senior Resident (DM Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes)
  2023 - 2026
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Junior Resident (MD General Medicine)
  2020 - 2023
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh MBBS Intern
  2019 - 2019

Education

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences DM Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
  2023 - 2026
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh MD (General Medicine)
  2020 - 2023
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
  2014 - 2018

Projects & Funding

• Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sarcopenia in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Control Study Endocrine Society of Delhi
  2024 - 2025
• Practical Utility of Renal Function Based Posologic Modification Indian Council of Medical Research
  2017 - 2017

Publications (12)

• Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
  Arnav Kalra, Manisha Naithani, Ravi Kant +1 more
  Advances in Therapy 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-026-03745-7
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• Combination Pharmacotherapies for Obesity—Current Evidence and Future Directions
  Abul B. M. Kamrul-Hasan, Arnav Kalra, Nitin Kapoor +4 more
  Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism 2026 DOI: 10.1002/edm2.70307
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• A Case-Based Review of Arthritis Robustus
  Vijay Karthik Bhogaraju, Arnav Kalra, Divya Sindhuja Pathuri

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  • Sukdev Manna
  • Venkatesh S Pai
  Cureus 2023 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.50583
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• Detecting Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Amplification: Proof of Concept of an Alternative Approach
  Cureus 2023 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44785
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• Oral Antidiabetic Drugs, Incretin-based treatment and SGLT-2 Inhibitors.
  API Textbook of Medicine, 12e 2022
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• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Reversible Cardiomyopathy
  Journal of Cardio-diabetes and Metabolic Disorders 2021 DOI: 10.4103/jcdm.jcdm_12_21
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• Efficacy of DPP-4 inhibitors and SGLT2 inhibitors compared to sulphonylureas in adult patients with diabetes with low c-peptide levels with or without anti-GAD65 antibody positivity
  Aditya Sudan, Arnav Kalra, Anissa Atif Mirza +1 more
  Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102197
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• HIT-COVID, a global database tracking public health interventions to COVID-19
  Qulu Zheng, Forrest K. Jones, Sarah V. Leavitt

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  • Lawson Ung
  • Alain Bernard Labrique
  • David H. Peters
  • Elizabeth C. Lee
  • Andrew S. Azman
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  Scientific Data 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00610-2
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• Clinical tools for cardiorespiratory assessment and rehabilitation: A primary care perspective
  Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2020 DOI: 10.5455/jpma.27
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• Anaemia & Hypothyroidism: A bidirectional relationship
  Journal of Indian Medical Association 2018
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• Students’ perspective on physiology education in a tertiary care hospital and medical college.
  Reforming Physiology Curriculum: A case study for other disciplines 2018
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• Telavancin: a novel semisynthetic lipoglycopeptide agent to counter the challenge of resistant Gram-positive pathogens
  Biswadeep Das, Chayna Sarkar, Debasmita Das +3 more
  Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease 2017 DOI: 10.1177/2049936117690501
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