OUR FACULTIES
Dr. A G Unnikrishnan
MD, DM (Endocrinology), DNB, MNAMS
Dr G. Unnikrishnan is an Endocrinologist and CEO of Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune. He heads clinical care, research, education, and also oversees a philanthropic rural diabetes care program at the Institute.
He has published the largest multicenter study of subjects with pancreatitis and pancreatic diabetes worldwide, in addition to his other He is also the former Editor-in-Chief and Founder Editor of the Journal of Thyroid Research and Practice. He is Executive Editor of the Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. He has more than 160 publications in indexed journals.
He has received the Subash Mukherjee Oration award of the Endocrine Society of India, and the Srivastava Award of the RSSDI (India’s largest Diabetes Society) for his contribution to diabetes in He has also received the Jacob Memorial Prize for the best patient care awarded by the Christian Medical College, Vellore, in 1998. He received the Fellowship Award of the RSSDI in 2017, and the Dr. Sam GP Moses oration award by the Diabetes Association of India in 2018
Dr. Vedavati Purandare
MD (Medicine)
Vedavati Purandare works as a Consultant Physician and Diabetologist at Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune.
She has done her MBBS and MD Medicine from B. J. Medical College, Pune. She has received the Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship, and was awarded with the Late Mr. Vasant Bam prize for her academic performance in
Her area of special interest is pre-diabetes and diabetic kidney disease. Her dissertation work on ‘Renal Disorders in Diabetes’ was presented in a Conference at
She has a number of scientific publications in national as well as international medical
She is faculty for the various courses developed by the Chellaram Diabetes
Dr. Shailesh R. Deshpande
MD (Preventive and Social Medicine)
Shailesh Deshpande heads the Education Department at the Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune. He is involved in the design and conduction of bespoke training programs for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
He has vast experience of working in the non-government sector in India on diverse community health and related issues, and has also worked with the Government of Maharashtra in the State Health Systems Resource Centre,
He has been a teacher at the B. J. Medical College, Pune and at the Symbiosis International University, Pune. He has also been visiting faculty at the Savitribai Phule Pune University and the Maharashtra University of Health
He has several publications in indexed journals to his
Dr. Neeraj Rayate
MS (General Surgery), DNB (General Surgery), Fellowship in Surgical Gastroentorology
Neeraj Rayate is a Consultant Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgeon at the Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune.
He has done his MS in General Surgery followed by a Fellowship at the Department of Gastrointestinal and Oncosurgery, Athens Medical Center,
He has almost 20 years of surgical
He has co-authored books on minimally invasive surgery in gynecological oncology and esophageal cancer, and also has many publications in indexed
He has conducted several live surgical workshops to demonstrate technically demanding procedures, broadcast live to international
Dr. Satish Patanshetti
MS (General Surgery), Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery
Satish Pattanshetti is a Consultant Laparoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeon at the Chellaram Diabetes Institute, Pune.
He has done his MBBS from the S. Medical College, Mumbai and MS in General Surgery from B.J Medical College, Pune.
He is FMAS – Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India (AMASI), FBMS – Taiwan, and FALS (Bariatric) – Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons (IAGES).
He has authored several papers in gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery and has presented his work at several international
Dr. Geeta Dharmatti
MSc (Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics), PhD, RD
Geeta Dharmatti is the Chief Nutrigenomic Counselor of GeneSupport.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietietics from Nagpur University where she won the Gold Medal for topping her MSc She also holds a Doctoral Degree in this field.
She is a Registered Dietitian and topped the Special RD Examination by IDA board in
She also serves as Director of Geeta Nutriheal, a Nutrition Services Consultancy, and is an Executive Member of the Indian Dietetic
Her areas of expertise include critical care, bariatric, nutrigenomics, wellness and lifestyle
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