Harinarayan C V
Sakra Hospitals, India
Biography
Prof. Dr. C.V. Harinarayan is an excellent clinician, accomplished research scientist, astute bed-side investigator, exemplary organizer and administrator. He has made pioneering contribution and played a key role in placing the specialty of endocrinology on the global map. His work is distinguished service of a high order. He has many indexed publications in reputed journals and his work is cited by many researchers (1065 cites/year). His research work is quoted in many textbooks of metabolic bone disease has provided new perspectives in the correct diagnosis and treatment of metabolic bone diseases. His documentation on the low vitamin D status as the cause of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism, documentation of the low vitamin D levels in urban and rural subjects through population survey, his work on dietary calcium and vitamin D status of Indian population potentially changed the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) of India has paved the way for fortification of Food with vitamin D in the country especially for those who are indoors for most of the day. His work of the renal tubular damage as the cause of bone disease in fluorosis is ranked top 10 publications - year 2006 by Internet. He has indigenously developed intact IRMA radioimmunoassay for parathyroid hormone in India along with BARC Mumbai and was a co-chair for development of “Clinical Practice Guidelines on management of Postmenopausal osteoporosis (2012-13) – Executive summary and Recommendations” for Indian Menopause society. His in vitro studies on ampoule model of previtamin D synthesis has shown that we as Indians can synthesize enough vitamin D on exposure to sunlight from 11 am to 2 pm, by exposing 10 to 15% of body surface area for 15 to 30 minutes. He also showed that correction of vitamin D deficiency can improve the pancreatic beta cell secretory function.
Abstract
Abstract : Ectopic parathyroid adenoma - Single centre experience from India