Endocrinology

The following are the areas of research in the department

Thrust areas

1. Metabolic bone diseases including osteoporosis

Pituitary disorders

1. Hydrocortisone use in postoperative diabetes insipidus and its relation to postoperative diabetes insipidus
2. Long term Follow-up of patients with functioning and clinically non-functioning pituitary tumors with a view to evolving new therapeutic strategies
3. Assessing aggressiveness of pituitary tumors by evaluating apoptosis and anti apoptosis markers in tissue sections by immunohistochemistry
4. Pituitary apoplexy Risk factors

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

1. Establishing a method for genetic screening for first degree relatives of patients with MEN I, MEN IIA and MEN IIB syndromes
2. Establishing a method for discriminating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules based on evaluation of microRNA on FNAC specimens