Dr. Kalyan Chakravarthy

General Internal Medicine Experience

• Medical Consultant for 3 months: 1.5 days per week – acute medical admissions
• Medical Registrar for 5 years: 1:10 rota – acute medical admissions(average 30 pts/24 hrs)
• Ward based care of medical in-patients for 10 years in total(average 30 pts/ward)
• Experienced in all procedures in Internal Medicine

Diabetes Experience

• 2 Diabetes clinics per week for 5 years
• 1-2 Antenatal Diabetes clinics per week for 3 years
• Insulin pumps in Type 1 Diabetic patients for 3 years
• Regular review of in-patient Diabetic emergencies for 5 years

Endocrinology Experience

• 2-4 Endocrinology clinics per week for 5 years
• Specialist experience in reproductive endocrinology, pituitary, thyroid and adrenal disorders
• Regular independent review of in-patient endocrinology issues and emergencies for 5 years
• 1 year experience at a Tertiary pituitary surgical centre, dealing with peri-op pituitary patients
• Experienced in most Endocrine dynamic function tests

Teaching Experience

• Extensive experience in student teaching at hospitals associated with UCL and Barts medical school
• Regular teaching at bedside, clinics, group sessions and seminars
• Supervised many juniors in medical procedures
• Many PowerPoint teaching sessions

Publications

• Nasally located ectopic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma (EAPA) causing Nelson’s syndrome: diagnostic challenges. Pituitary. 2014 Oct;17(5):423-9. (First author)
• Multi-centre study of investigation, aetiology and management of hyponatraemia in hospitalised patients in the UK: Postgrad Med J 2014;90(1070) 694-698
• Multi-centre study of investigation, aetiology and management of hyponatraemia in hospitalised patients in the UK: submitted to QJM

National and International Presentations(First Author)

• Old question, new case. Pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone or TSHoma. Poster presentation at the British Thyroid Association meeting, London Dec 2013
• PCOS and hirsutism: Oral presentation at hot topics in Reproductive Endocrinology, London Jun 2013
• Amiodarone induced Thyrotoxicosis (AIT) in an imprisoned patient with Frederich’s ataxia and Dilated Cardiomyopathy: therapeutic challenges. Poster presentation at The Hammersmith endocrine symposium, London Dec 2012
• Secondary Adrenal Suppression and Cushing’s syndrome caused by Ritonavir boosted effects of inhaled Fluticasone, injected Triamcinolone and topical Clobetasol: A series of 11 patients. Poster presentation at the British Endocrine Society meeting, Harrogate, June 2012
• It pays to be nosey: A case of ACTH-producing nasal ectopic pituitary adenoma: Oral presentation atthe 13^thPituitary Conference Feb 2012, London. 2^nd prize for best Oral presentation
• Hypercalcaemia due to PTH-related peptide(PTHrP) secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour. Oral and poster presentation at the Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium Dec 2011
• Proton pump inhibitor induced hypomagnesaemic hypoparathyroidism. Poster presentation at the National Clinical cases meeting , RSM London, March 2011
• Several regional and local presentations in Endocrinology and General Medicine

Audits

Independently performed audits on:

• Efficacy of insulin pump use in a tertiary centre
• Admissions with Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Use of Liraglutide
• The appropriateness of AXR requests in the acute medical unit
• Diagnosing Thyroid Cancer
• TIMI score in ACS
• Use of Aspirin and Hydroxyurea in Essential Thrombocythaemia

Other Achievements

• Implemented hospital policies in Diabetes at Citizens Hospital
• Designed and implemented a Medical admissions pathway at Darent valley hospital.
• Regularly organised Adrenal vein sampling at UCL hospital and Royal Free hospital
• Organised weekly MDT meetings at UCL hospital and Royal Free hospital.

• Interests: Insulin Pumps, Paediatric endocrinology, Teaching