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Doctor Profile - Dr. B Karthik

Consultant
Dr. B Karthik

Education:

MBBS, MD, DM(Endo)

Area(s) of Specialization:

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Experience:

1.5 Years

Consultation days:

Monday to Saturday Except on Tuesdays

Consultation Time:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2 pm - 4 pm

Thursday: 8 am - 2 pm

Saturday (alternate):  8 am - 4 pm

For Appointment, Call:

044-45928578/45928500 EXT: 8664

Publications:

2020

  • Adlyne Reena Asirvatham, Karthik Balachandran, Packiamary Jerome, Vettriselvi Venkatesan, Teena Koshy, Shriraam Mahadevan. Clinical, biochemical and genetic characteristics of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17α-hydroxylase deficiency. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2020;33(8) doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/jpem-2020-0050
  • Asirvatham AR, Balachandran K, Mahadevan S, Balasubramaniam SK. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Recovery Following the 1-mg Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Healthy Volunteers. International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism.;18(2).

2019

  • Adlyne Reena Asirvatham, Karthik Balachandran, Satishkumar Balasubramanian, Shriraam Mahadevan. Myoedema in Secondary Hypothyroidism: An Often Unelicited Clinical Sign of Hypothyroid Myopathy. BMJ Case Reports. 2019 Dec:12(12)
  • Balachandran K, Asirvatham AR, Mahadevan S. Calcium–calcitriol: A match made in heaven?. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 Nov 1;23(6):649.
  • Balachandran K. Masked Klinefelter syndrome. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 Nov 1;23(6):645.
  • Asirvatham AR, Balachandran K, Kumar S, Mahadevan S. VANISHING SPHENOIDAL MASS. Endocrine Practice. 2019 Oct 25.
  • Balachandran K. Dual PPAR α/γ agonists: Continuing cardiac concerns. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 Sep;23(5):586.
  • Balachandran K, Asirvatham AR, Mahadevan S. The impact of GE Lunar vs ICMR database in diagnosis of osteoporosis among South Indian subjects. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 Sep;23(5):525.
  • Kamani S, Sampathkumar G, Asirvatham AR, Balachandran K. Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour in a patient with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia: an uncommon duo. BMJ Case Reports CP. 2019 Sep 1;12(9):e230691.
  • Balaji R, Ramanathan M, Bhavanani AB, Ranganadin P, Balachandran K. Effectiveness of adjuvant yoga therapy in diabetic lung: A randomized control trial. International journal of yoga. 2019 May;12(2):96.
  • Balachandran K. Cold chain and insulin: Should we follow the polio vaccine example?. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 May 1;23(3):379-.
  • Balachandran K, Asirvatham AR, Mahadevan S. Stress dose causing distress. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2019 Mar 1;23(2):267.

2018

  • Kalra S, Balachandran K, Ramachandran A. The CKD-EPI Pakistan Equation: A small step for Pakistan, a great leap for South Asia. public health. 2014;63:820-34.
  • Patil MM, Parameswaran S, Kamalanathan S, Sahoo JP, Balachandran K, Kar SS. The effect of hypothyroidism on serum irisin level in patients with nondiabetic chronic kidney disease: A pilot study with a cross-sectional design. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2018 Jul 1;29(4):911.
  • Balachandran K, Asirvatham AR, Mahadevan S. Base rate, Occam's razor, and hypoglycemia. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2018 Jul;22(4):572.
  • Balachandran K, Asirvatham AR, Balasubramanian S, Mahadevan S. Menses without uterus. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2018 May;22(3):437.
  • Balachandran K, Asirvatham AR, Mahadevan S. Flummoxed by diamox. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2018 May;22(3):433.

2017

  • Asirvatham AR, Balachandran K, Mahadevan S, Balasubramanian S. Lingual dyskinesia in hyperthyroidism. BMJ case reports. 2017 Dec 7;2017:bcr-2017]
  • Patil M, Sahoo J, Kamalanathan S, Selviambigapathy J, Balachandran K, Kumar R, Vivekanandan M, Ajmal K. Assessment of insulin injection techniques among diabetes patients in a tertiary care centre. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews. 2017 Nov 1;11:S53-6.
  • Kalra S, Balachandran K. De-Hearsay (Diabetes e-Hearsay). JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2017 Aug;67(8):1293-5.
  • Kalra S, Balachandran K. Technosocial competence in diabetology. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2017 Jul;21(4):489.

 

 

Research:

1. Incretin response in South Indian subjects with and without diabetes (co investigator in ongoing project funded by ESTN)

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