Sathyanarayana Srikanta
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materAll India Institute of Medical Sciences
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarvard Medical School

Sathyanarayana Srikanta is a researcher in the field of endocrinology. Since 1993 he is serving as the medical director at Samatvam Endocrinology Diabetes Center[1] and Jnana Sanjeevini Medical Center[2] in Bangalore, India. He became faculty at the Harvard Medical School and Clinical Investigator of National Institute of Health, USA at the age of 29 years.

Education

Srikanta completed his MD in internal medicine from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. After this he was a fellow, faculty, and investigator for endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at Harvard Medical School,[3] Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Joslin Diabetes Center, US.[4] He is also a Fellow at American College of Endocrinology.[5]

Public life

Srikanta has been serving the poor in India through his active contributions over the past three decades at Samatvam Trust,[6] namely DISHA, DOSTI[7] and DEEPA.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Gundu H.R. Rao. "Need for a national platform in India, for effective management and prevention of NCDs". ypchronic.org. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Greenberg, Riva (10 September 2014). "Corruption and Culture Increase Diabetes Deaths in India". Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "CCGDM". www.ccgdm.org/. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Sathyanarayana Srikantha". fbae.org/.
  6. ↑ "The barefoot doctor who has caused a 1,000 healthy smiles - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "A dose of aid for those in need". The Hindu. 7 March 2007.
  8. ↑ "Ray of hope for poor young diabetics". The Hindu. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2018.


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