Brief Profile
Dr Abhishek Kulkarni is a pioneer champion of Endocrinology Paediatrics and gives several hours to endless counselling of diagnosed patients and their parents. He is an MD (Paediatrics) and has a doctrine of PDCC (Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes) and FRCPCH. He was awarded Visiting Fellowship of Royal College Paediatrics & Child Health, London, April 2014.
Fields of Expertise
- Growth Disorders, Thyroid, Pubertal Disorders
- Obesity, Juvenile Diabetes
- Metabolic Bone Diseases
- Disorders of Sex Development
Awards & Recognition
- Awarded Visiting Fellowship of Royal College Paediatrics & Child Health, London, April 2014
- Global Collaborator for the Genetics of Obesity Study (Cambridge,UK) and for the treatment of monogenic obesity disorders including congenital leptin deficiency
- Global Collaborator for the Genetics of Obesity Study (Cambridge,UK) and for the treatment of monogenic obesity disorders including congenital leptin deficiency
- Prinicipal Investigator for PMS-trial on efficacy and safety of sustained release growth hormone in Indian children with growth hormone deficiency
- National Convener - Indian Academy Paediatrics, Module on Calcium & Vitamin D disorders , IAP action plan 2014
- Represented India at the fellows school at the Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society Meeting at Hanoi, Vietnam 2011& was awarded second prize at the fellows quiz
- Invited faculty to deliver more than 100 lectures scientific sessions of the
- Numerous national & state conferences of Indian Academy Paediatrics
- Indian Medical Association
- All India College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Professional Memberships & Certifications
- National Executive Council Member- Indian Society Paediatric & Adolescent Endocrinology 2017- 2018 & 2012 & 2013
- Membership: Indian Academy Paediatrics, Indian Society of Paediatric Endocrinology, Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society, Growth Hormone Research Society, India
Interests
Research Interests:- Infantile & early onset obesity
- Growth Hormone Replacement Strategies
- Neonatal diabetes mellitus
- Vitamin D & Calcium metabolism disorders
Publications
- Diabetes in young: Beyond type 1 Anju Virmani and Abhishek Kulkarni1Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec; 16(Suppl 2): S256–S25810.4103/2230-8210.104. PMCID: PMC3603041
- Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism due to compound heterozygous mutation of calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) gene presenting as encephalopathy. Kulkarni A, Mohite M, Vijaykumar R, Bansode P, Murade S, Tamhankar PM. Indian J Pediatr. 2014 Nov;81(11):1228-9. doi: 10.1007/s12098-014-1442-3. Epub 2014 Apr 26.
- Fetal intracranial calcification: pseudo TORCH phenotype and discussion of related phenotypes.Kulkarni AM, Baskar S, Kulkarni ML, Kulkarni AJ, Mahuli AV, Vittalrao S, Kulkarni PM. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Apr;152 A(4):930-7.doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33358.
- First Author - Chapter on “Hypocalcemia in infants and children” – Indian Academy Pediatrics, Specialty series text book of Pediatric Endocrinology. 1st Edition 2012
- Co-Author -Chapter on “Calcium metabolism disorders in infants & children”. Practical Pediatric Endocrinology textbook for resource-limited countries Editor- Associate. Prof Margaret Zaccharin. RCH, Melbourne. Elsevier,1st Edition 2013.
- RESEARCH PAPER: Title: Growth and obesity status of middle socio-economic group children in Lucknow: a comparative analysis with upper socio-economic group NMJI
- Cystic bone tuberculosis.Kulkarni ML, Kulkarni AJ, Pujar MS, Patil AK, Shanbhag MM, Singanal H, Kulkarni AM. Indian J Pediatr. 2011 Nov;78(11):1431-2. doi: 10.1007/s12098-011-0455-4. Epub 2011 Jun 10.
- Co author - Text book on Pediatric Toxicology, Paras Publication, 1st ed, 2011
- 17 alpha hydroxylase deficiency a rare cause of pediatric hypertension, A case report.-2 nd biennial meet of Indian Society Pediatric Endocrinology, Calicut 2011
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi and Marathi
