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Dr. Ranjit Unnikrishnan. I.

Present position

Consultant Physician & Patron
Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre & Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai.

Academic Qualifications

M.B.B.S. (Calicut), 1999
M.D. (Calicut), 2004

Education School

Don Bosco High School, Mannuthy, Trichur
Obtained State Rank in SSLC

Pre - Degree

St. Thomas College, Trichur
Obtained Third Rank in University

UG Medical Education
Medical College Trichur (1994 – 1999)

Prizes and Distinctions during
Obtained Gold Medal in Pharmacology

Undergraduate studies
Obtained Gold Medal in Pathology
Special Distinction in Community
Medicine Special Distinction in Forensic Medicine

PG Graduate Educations
Medical College, Calicut (2001 – 2004)

Membership of Societies
1. Association of Physicians of India (API)
2. Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI)
3. Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Publications

Mohan V, Shanthirani CS, Deepa M, Deepa R, Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Datta M. Mortality rates due to diabetes in a selected urban south Indian population--the Chennai Urban Population Study [CUPS--16]. J Assoc Physicians India. 2006;54:113 – 117.
Mohan V. Gokulakrishnan K. Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Deepa R. Epidemiology of hypertension in India: Lessons from the Chennai Urban Population Study (CUPS). In: Type 2 Diabetes in South Asians : Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Prevention. Mohan V, Gundu HR Rao (Eds), Under the Aegis of SASAT. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. 2006;317-330.
Mohan V, Gokulakrishnan K. Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Deepa R. Epidemiology of hypertension in India: Lessons from the Chennai Urban Population Study (CUPS). In: Type 2 Diabetes in South Asians : Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Prevention. Mohan V, Gundu HR Rao (Eds), Under the Aegis of SASAT. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. 2006; 317-330.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V. Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus : Beyond Glycaemic Control. The National Medical Journal of India. 2007;20:304-306.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V. Diabetic Nephropathy and its Prevention in India. Journal of International Medical Sciences Academy. 2007;20:301-305.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V.. Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus : Beyond Glycaemic Control. National Medical Journal of India. 2007;20:304-306.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Rema M, Pradeep R, Deepa M, Shanthirani, CS, Deepa R, Mohan V. Prevalence and risk factor of diabetic nephropathy in an urban south Indian population; The Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology study (CURES-45). Diabetes Care. 2007;30:2019-2024.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Das R, Jaydip R, Sudhakaran C, Mohan V. Unexpected and Abnormally Low HDL Cholesterol Levels on Combination Hypolipidemic Therapy. J Assoc Physicians India. 2009; 57; 180 – 81.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V. Diabetes Mellitus. In: Diabetic Retinopathy for the Clinician, Chandran Abraham & Annie Mathai (Eds), Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. 2009; p.1 -14.
Kavitha Rao CVN, Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V. Reducing cardiometabolic risk in impaired glucose tolerance. In : Cardiometabolic Risk in India, Prasanna Kumar KM (Ed), ECAB Clinical Update : Diabetology, Elsevier, a division of Reed Elsevier India Private Limited, Haryana. 2009; pp 46 – 73.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V. Protocols of SMBG in various insulin regimens - A practical guide for titration and control. In : Postgraduate Medicine Update (Frontiers in Medicine). Das AK (Ed), The Association of Physicans of India, 2009;XXIII:pp. 39 – 41.
Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V. Sitagliptin in therapy for type 2 diabetes. . In : Medicine Update. Agarwal AK, Jain DG & Yadav P (Eds), The Association of Physicians of India, Part I: 2009; pp. 399 – 402.
Chandramohan P, Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Mohan V. Antibiotics in diabetic foot infection. In : ECAB Clinical Update: Diabetology. Bal A (Ed), Elsevier, a division of Reed Elsevier India Private Limited, Noida. 2008; Vol. 1, Issue; pp 100 – 124.
Chidambaram S, Anjana RM, Kavitha Rao CVN, Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Suresh T, Mohan V. Role of CSII in patients with Recalcitrant Diabetes in South India. Diabetes Science & Technology, 2009 (in press).

Participation in Seminars/Conferences

Participated in the Third MDRF-UAB (University of Alabama, Birmingham) “National Seminar on Epidemiology of Non-Communicable diseases (NCDs)” supported by National Institutes of Health, USA held between March 11 -13, 2005 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indo-Swedish Symposium on “Genomics and Proteomics of Diabetes” held between April 1 – 2, 2006 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Project Presentation on “Prevalence Of Diabetic Nephropathy And Microalbuminuria In Urban Indians –The Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study [CURES]” at MDRF – UAB one day intensive interactive training programme on clinical research methods held on March 10, 2005 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract presentation

Ranjit Unnikrishnan I, Rema M, Pradeepa R, Deepa M, Shanthirani CS, Deepa R, Mohan V. Prevalence Of Diabetic Nephropathy And Microalbuminuria In Urban Indians –The Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study [CURES]. Poster presentation at American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Sessions held between June 10 – 14, 2005 at San Diego, California, USA.