Incumbent Head of Department:
Prof. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada (2020- ongoing)
Prof. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada (MD, DM (Endocrinology and Metabolism), FICP, FRCPI and MNAMS) is working as Professor in the department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, premier medical institute of country, known for its research and patient care worldwide. He is the founder and current secretary of Punjab and Chandigarh chapter of RSSDI. He is an Ex National Executive and current Secretary of Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISBMR).
He is the regular speaker at annual conferences of RSSDI, Endocrine society of India (ESI) and ISBMR. He has more than 160 publications in high impact factor journals, speaks about his research aptitude. He has received prestigious awards like M N Sen Oration award by ICMR in 2013, PN Shah Oration award by Endocrine Society of India in 2010 & Prof. Survir Singh Visiting Professorship by Association of Physicians of India in 2011. He also delivered Sanofi Aventis senior lectureship at APICON and recently nominated for prestigious Prof. Shuvir singh oration award. He has research collaboration with international institutes like Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA & Antwerep University, Belzium and national institutes like IIT Ropar, CDRI Lucknow, AIIMS New Delhi, Panjab University & IMTECH, Chandigarh. He is the Section Editor of the ESI manual of Endocrinology. His major field of interests is diabetes in young and bone and diabetes. He is core team member of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant program at PGIMER, Chandigarh. He was the organizing secretary of one of the best organized ESICON (year 2014) at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Specialization
- Rare Metabolic Bone disorders
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Diabetes in Young
Research & Projects
International Grants:
- Principal Investigator of Project Mapping the inflammation and epigenetics landscape of gestational Diabetes mellitus in lndian mothers and their babies
Extramural Projects:
1. Principal Investigator of ICMR Project To identify COVID-19 perturbed genes and immune-repertoire networks in diabetes and obesity-associated severe infections
2. Principal Investigator of DHR Project To study the ultra and molecular changes in bone of T2DM and propose preventive and treatment strategy to overcome fragility fracture based on assessment of bone quality and quantity, mechanical properties, remodelling indices as well as genomic data in T2DM. (File number : GIA/2019/000111/PRCGIA)
3. Principal Investigator of ICMR Project Evaluation of polycomb repressive complex 2 PRC 2 target genes as potential epigenetic regulators of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism.
4. Principal Investigator of ICMR Task force Project Penetrance of susceptibility and protective genes in familiar clustering of Type 1 diabetes and it’s coassociation with celiac disease. (From July 2019- July 2021)
5. Principal Investigator of ICMR Project Development of Nano-enabled Teriparatide-Loaded Pharmaceutical Product for Osteoporosis: An approach to reduce the dose frequency with better patient compliance therapeutic efficacy Project ID 2018-1097.
6. Principal Co-Investigator of SPARC Project Framework for Developing Training Model to Strengthen Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Research in North India. Project ID :1155.
7. Principal Investigator of DST-SERB Project Identification of Potential Epigenetic Biomarkers for Detection and Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism (File number: EMR/2016/005956)
8. Principal Investigator of ICMR Project: A life style intervention program for the prevention of type-2 diabetes mellitus among South Asian women with gestational mellitus (ICMR/2016/)
9. Principal Investigator of ICMR Project VDR and Calcium Sensing Receptor (CaSR) in patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and its correlation with clinical outcome.
10. Co-Principal Investigator of ICMR Project Registry of People with Diabetes in India with Young Age at Onset.
11. Principal Investigator of ICMR Project: Identification of differentially expressed proteins in parathyroid tumors and their clinical correlation with the disease.
12. Principal Investigator of UT-Department of Science & Technology: To Study the Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Diabetes Mellitus in Area Of UT Chandigarh.
13. Principal Investigator of RSSDI: To Study the prevalence Of Osteoporosis In Diabetes Mellitus In Area Of UT Chandigarh.
14. Principal Investigator of ESI: Expression profiling of mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway signalling molecules in patients with sporadic primary Hyperparathyroidism.
Departmental / P.G.I Projects:
1. Principal Investigator of PGIMER Project: To study the role of Androgens in pathogenesis and molecular mechanism of osteoporosis in obese men (No.71/2-Edu-16).
2. Principal Investigator of PGIMER Project: To study the methylation status of CDKN2A, CDKN2B and RASSFIK in patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).
3. Principal Investigator of PGIMER Project: Efficacy and safety of the umbilical cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells in Type 1 diabetes.
4. Principal Investigator of PGIMER Project: Functional and genetic characterization of microRNAs involved in sporadic parathyroids tumours (No. 71/8-Edu-15/1637).
5. Principal Investigator of Indian PHPT Registry (www.indianphptregistry.com): it is online self sustained multicentric registry for primary hyperparathyroid patients to understand natural history and pathogenesis of primary hyperparathyroidism in India.
6. Principal Investigator of rare metabolic bone disease registry (www.rarembdregistry.org): an online self sustained registry for patients with rare metabolic bone disorders to understand natural history and molecular genetics of rare metabolic bone disease patients.
Research In Progress:
1.To study the ultra and molecular changes in bone of T2DM and propose preventive and treatment strategy to overcome fragility fracture based on assessment of bone quality and quantity, mechanical properties, remodeling indices as well as genomic data in T2DM.
2. Evaluation of polycomb repressive complex 2 PRC2 target genes as potential epigenetic regulators of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism
3. Development of Nano-enabled Teriparatide-Loaded Pharmaceutical Product for Osteoporosis: An approach to reduce the dosefrequency with better patient compliance therapeutic efficacy.
4. A life style intervention program for the prevention of type-2 diabetes mellitus among South Asian women with gestational mellitus.
5. Penetrance of susceptibility and protective genes in familiar clustering of Type 1 diabetes and it’s co-association with celiac disease.
6. Framework for Developing Training Model to Strengthen Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Research in North India.
Awards & Honours:
1. Won Charity award from ISPAE 2020 (Indian Society for Paeditrics and Adolescent Endocrinology)
2. Won Symposium-IJMR Clinical Images competition 2019 GIANT MULTICYSTIC OVARIES IN A YOUNG GIRL.
3. Best poster Award in Manila, Philippines, Osteoporosis Society of the Philippines Foundation (OSPFI), 2019.
4. Late Dr. B N Srivastava & Late Sarandulari Shrivastava Award of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes In India (RSSDI) for the year 2019
5. Received ICMR award Drs. Kunti & Om Prakash Oration Award, 2019
6. Received Prof. S.P.S Teotia Oration: Indian PHPT Registry awarded by ISBMR 2018.
7. Subash Mukherjee Oration award at ESICON 2016, AIIMS, New Delhi, and Endocrine Society of India.
8. Shurvir Singh Oration award for year 2016 (RNT Medical College, Udaipur).
9. Received Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (FRCPI) 2016
10. Pride of Tricity by IMA – AMAR UJALA 2016
11. ICMR M N SEN ORATION AWARD for research work on Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in India 2016
12. 2nd Best Oral presentation award in, CMC, Vellore, ISBMR 2015.
13. Ist Best poster presentation award in, CMC, Vellore, ISBMR 2015.
14. 2nd Best poster presentation award in, CMC, Vellore, ISBMR 2015.
15. Received G.S. Sanani oration award by Association of Physicians of India for year 2014
16. Award of appreciation on 3rd Annual Research Day on 25th October, 2014
17. Ist Best poster award in ISBMR 2014, T N Medical College, B Y L Nair Hospital, Mumbai
18. Prof. Shurvir Singh Visiting Professorship by Association of Physicians India for year 2013
19. 2nd Best Poster Award in ISBMR 2013, SKIMS, Srinagar, India
20. AR Seth Award for the year 2012 for the second best oral presentation at ESICON 2012 Kolkata.
21. SANOFI AVENTIS SENIOR Lectureship in diabetes at APICON, 2012, Kolkata.
22. IInd Best Poster Award in ISBMR 2012, SGPGI
23. Delivered P N Shah Memorial Oration award at ESICON 2010, CMC, Vellore, and Endocrine Society of India.
24. ISG-Systopic Award in 2009 from Indian Society of Gastroenterology for presenting paper on Prevalence and Predictors of Abnormal Bone Metabolism in Adult Celiac Patients.
25. Receiver of Young Investigator Award for year 2005 from Indian Society of Bone and Mineral Research.
26. Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS).
27. Fellow of Indian College of Physicians (FICP).
28. At the Annual National Conference of Endocrine Society of India, 1999, received the award for the second best research paper.
29. Won the first prize – Prof. Survir Singh Memorial Quiz for Post-graduates (year 1996).
30. Stood first in AIDS day Quiz for Post-graduates (year 1995).