Overview

The Department of Endocrinology at KIMS is dedicated to providing exceptional care and advanced treatment for a wide range of endocrine disorders. With a team of five highly skilled faculty members, we are committed to offering specialized medical care, education, and research in the field of endocrinology. The department is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, ensuring that patients receive the best in diagnostic and therapeutic services. We proudly run a comprehensive Diabetic Foot Clinic, providing specialized care to manage and prevent complications related to diabetes. In addition, our lab services are fully equipped to support all diagnostic needs, encompassing a wide array of endocrine conditions.

Mission

We also offer a robust educational program, with three DM (Doctorate of Medicine) seats available annually for aspiring endocrinologists, providing them with the opportunity to train under the guidance of experienced and knowledgeable faculty.

Vision

At KIMS, we are committed to advancing the field of endocrinology through expert clinical care, innovative research, and world-class education, ensuring that our patients receive the highest standard of care.

KIMS Hospital PBMH Bhubaneswar

Services  Provided

OPD Services :

  • Diabetes :Comprehensive management of type 1 Diabetes, type 2 Diabetes and gestational diabetes .Screening and management of various micro vascular and macro vascular complications.
  • Thyroid:  management of Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodulesand thyroid malignancies.
  • Obesity: comprehensive evaluation and management of Obesity and Metabolic syndrome.
  • Pituitary :management of  functioning and non functioning pituitary tumors ( both pre op and post op).
  • Adrenal: Evaluation and management of adrenal incidentaloma, endocrine hypertension (Pheochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism), adrenal cushings, adrenal insufficiency.
  • Pediatric Endocrinology: short stature, precocious puberty, delayed puberty, DSDs.
  • Bone and Minereal disorders: hypo and hyperparathyroidism, RTA, rickets, Pseudohypoparathyroidsm, osteoporosis.
  • Pediatric Endocrinology: short stature, precocious puberty, delayed puberty, DSD etc.
  • Bone and Minereal disorders: hypo and hyperparathyroidism, RTA, rickets, Pseudohypoparathyroidsm, osteoporosis.
  • Metabolism: dyslipidemia, electrolyte imbalances.
  • Reproductive :Post menopausal syndrome, PCOS ,Hypogonadism.

IPD Services :

  • Diabetes and complications: DKA, HHS, diabetic foot ulcer, retinopathy, nephropathy.
  • Thyroid: thyroid eye disease (active).
  • Evaluation for adrenal incidentaloma, pituitary tumors.
  • Evaluation for acromegaly, Cushing’s syndrome, endocrine hypertension, rickets, short stature, precocious puberty, delayed puberty, DSD, electrolytes imbalances, RTA, polyuria polydipsia

Facilities/Equipment Available

  • Hot Cold Perception Testing (HCP) equipment

  • Vibration Perception Testing (VPT) – Biothezi VPT

  • Doppler for ABI and TBI-SmartDop XT by Hadeco

  • Hand held doppler- Smart Dop 45 by Hadeco

  • Foot scan – by Amcube IST

  • Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy testing equipment – CAN

  • Hertel’s Exophthalmometer

  • Snellen’s chart

  • Ishihara chart

  • Direct Ophthalmoscope (Heine)

  • Omron Intellisense electronic Sphygmomanometer

  • Paediatric Aneroid Sphygmomanometer (HCE)

Research and publication

The department has taken up research actively in all areas of Endocrinology. Research is being carried out within the department as well as in collaboration with other departments.Topics dealing medical education and patient care have also been explored.Faculties have a number of national and international publications to their credit and many are under way.

  1. Correlation between Triglyceride levels and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: SahooDevadarshini, Sahu Sandeep, MeherDayanidhi, Choudhury Arun, Das Sambit.
  2. Correlation of Anti-mullerian Hormone with Hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance and metabolic parameters in adolescent PCOS. Sahu Sandeep, SahooDevadarshini,  MeherDayanidhi, Choudhury Arun, Das Sambit.
  3. Das, Sambit; Agarwal, Vishal; Thakuria, Sailendra Kumar1. Interpreting thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Thyroid Research and Practice 20(1):p 15-21, Jan–Apr 2024. | DOI: 10.4103/trp.trp_23_23
  4. PadarabindaTripathy K, Pathi D, Kumar Behera P, et al. (March 16, 2024) An Unusual Case of Hypoglycemia in a Non-diabetic Individual due to Hirata Disease. Cureus 16(3): e56297. DOI 10.7759/cureus.56297
  5. Kalra S, Kapoor N, Verma M, Shaikh S, Das S, Jacob J, Sahay R. Defining and Diagnosing Obesity in India: A Call for Advocacy and Action. J Obes. 2023 Nov 7;2023:4178121. doi: 10.1155/2023/4178121. PMCID: PMC10645500
  6. Das, Sambit. Therapeutic use of triiodothyronine in hypothyroidism: Current status and the road ahead. Journal of Integrative Medicine and Research 1(2):p 45-48, Apr–Jun 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/jimr.jimr_7_23
  7. Meher, Dayanidhi; Das, BijayKetan; Prusty, Binod; Agarwal, Vishal. Hoffmann syndrome: A rare form of myopathy. Journal of Integrative Medicine and Research 1(3):p 107-109, Jul–Sep 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/jimr.jimr_8_23.
  8. Das, Sambit. (2023). SGLT2i as a First-line Antihyperglycemic in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the Context of Indians: A Systematic Review and Consensus. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 10.59556/japi.71.0422.
  9. Radiological images of osteitis fibrosa cystica and renal nephrolithiasis in a patient with pathological fracture due to severe primary hyperparathyroidism. BMJ case report. Meher, Dayanidhi; Agarwal, Vishal; BijayKetan; Prusty, Binod.
  10. Das S, Agarwal V, Prusty B, Das BK, Choudhury A, Meher D. Vitamin D-dependent Rickets Type 1A Mimicking Pseudohypoparathyroidism in Presence of Active Tuberculosis. JCEM Case Rep. 2024 Sep 30;2(10):luae176
  11. Agarwal V, Das S, Kapoor N, et al. (November 21, 2024) Dietary Fructose: A Literature Review of Current Evidence and Implications on Metabolic Health. Cureus 16(11): e74143. doi:10.7759/cureus.74143
  12. Meher D, Agarwal V, Prusty B, et al Oncocytic adrenal cortical adenoma: a benign lesion mimicking malignancy BMJ Case Reports CP 2024;17: e259327.
  13. Meher D, Giri R, Agarwal V, et al. (June 25, 2024) Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia: A Case Report. Cureus 16(6): e63118. doi:10.7759/cureus.63118.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Anemia in Endocrinology: Das, Sambit; Prusty,Binod. API Textbook of Medicine 2024
  2. Type 2 Diabetes in young individuals below 20 years of age. Challenging practical issues in T2DM. 2024
  3. Endocrine manifestations of Rheumatological disorders: Agarwal,Vishal; kakati; Sanjeeb. Textbook: Manual  of Rheumatology 6e.
  4. Role of diet in Hepatoprotection: Sambit Das, Vishal Agarwal Textbook: A paradigm shift in Diabetes Management 2025.

Management of severe Insulin resistance the Smart Way: Sambit Das, Sheenam Gupta: Textbook: Diabetes India Update 2025.

Faculty

 

S. No. Name Designation Qualifications Number of publications
1 Dr. Sambit Das Professor & Head of the department MBBS, MD (General Medicine) DM (Endocrinology 52
2 Dr. Arun Ku. Choudhary Professor MBBS, MD (General Medicine) DM (Endocrinology 40
3 Dr. Dayanidhi Meher Professor MBBS, MD (General Medicine) DM (Endocrinology 41
4 Dr. Devadarshini Sahoo Associate Professor MBBS, MD (Paediatric) DM (Endocrinology) 15
5 Dr. Sandeep Ku. Sahu Associate Professor MBBS, MD (Medicine) DM (Endocrinology) 12