Department of Endocrinology at Post Graudate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh was established by Late Prof. G.K. Rastogi in April 1967. Department has a credit to start first DM course in 1970 in Endocrinology in the country. Prof. R.J. Dash was first fellow who did his DM in Endocrinology. Further, radioimmunoassay laboratory was established in 1968 for the first time in the country and was accredited laboratory with WHO for various hormonal estimations. After Prof. G.K. Rastogi migrated to US in 1978, Prof. R.J. Dash became head of department and remained till 2003. From 2003 to September 2020 Prof. Anil Bhansali was heading the department. From October 2020 Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada is heading the department.
Department provides outdoor and indoor services for various medial and endocrine disorders and has 3 OPD clinics, Tuesday: Medical OPD (New OPD Block, 3rd floor), on Wednesday, Endocrine and Thyroid clinic and Thursday, Diabetes Clinic (New OPD Block, 4th floor) and also started special clinics on Diabetes in Young, Metabolic Bone Disorders and Diabetic foot.
Endocrine Diagnostics and Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory is situated in the 3rd floor research block B and Dr. Naresh Sachdeva is the in-charge of the laboratory.