Research

Trials, publications and work in progress

Principal Investigator on a national real-world insulin study, investigator on two more, and a continuing publication record in Indian diabetes and internal medicine journals. ORCID is the authoritative list.

Clinical studies

Principal Investigator

PRIMARY

A multi-year real-world study of basal insulin therapy in India (Sanofi). Site PI through study completion; clinical study report 2025.

Investigator

TRANSFORM-INDIA

Multicentre real-world obesity study (Emcure Pharmaceuticals with QREC Clinical Research). 2026 to present.

Investigator

OSCAR

Novo Nordisk, 2025, including cardiovascular risk assessment work.

Selected publications

2026
Positioning of Semaglutide among Evolving Guidelines in the Management of Obesity and Related Comorbidities
International Journal of Diabetes and Technology · co-author
2026
Rational Use of Dapagliflozin 5 mg: Real-World Prescribing Trends and a Practical ABCDEF Framework for Therapy Personalization
Journal of Diabetology · co-author, with Sanjay Kalra, A. G. Unnikrishnan, Rajeev Chawla and others
2026
The Mechanism of Action of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India · co-author
2026
Understanding Hypertension in Indian Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study of Blood Pressure
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 29(2) · co-author
2025
Optimizing Proton-Pump Inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Comorbidities Receiving Polypharmacy Treatment: Insights from Clinical Practice in India
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (Scopus-indexed) · co-author
2025
Understanding Diabetes Subtypes Through Patient Stories
Indian Diabetes Educator Journal (IDEJ), a USV-RSSDI initiative, Issue 128, pp. 4 to 9 · sole author

Co-author on ten published papers between 2019 and 2021, including The Mitochondrial Sugar Disease and Molecular Mechanism (IERJ, 2020), Portrayal of Biomarkers in Clinical Diagnosis of Diseases (IJPPR, 2020) and The Values and Visions of AI (IJCAR, 2020).

Active pipeline, 2026

  • Three manuscripts in preparation or under review: case reports on insulin-pump-managed type 2 diabetes with residual cardiovascular risk and on thyroid-metabolic care, and a narrative review of dietary fructose co-authored with a clinical pharmacology specialist.
  • A ten-survey national physician research programme on diabetes and obesity practice patterns, covering GLP-1 prescribing, treatment inertia, insulin initiation and diabetes technology. Fieldwork underway.
  • Patient-reported barriers to diabetes self-management: a single-centre survey of 138 respondents, under analysis for publication.

For CROs and medical affairs teams. He takes site-investigator roles in diabetes, obesity and cardiometabolic studies, and sits on advisory boards, expert panels and consensus meetings. Caspian Healthcare handles more than 20,000 consultations a year, which makes it viable as a single-centre real-world site.

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