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Dr. Gnanagurudasan Prakasam or Dr “P”
Dr Gnanagurudasan Prakasam along with his wife who is a
pediatrician in Roseville, CA Dr. Eswari Prakasam
In his own words,
"It is a privilege for me to take care of the children who come to see us
in our center. Every child who comes to our center should be by choice and not
because there is no other choice!"
Gnanagurudasan Prakasam MD MRCP MHA, or Dr.
"P" is the founder and
President of our center. He is board certified in Pediatrics from India and United
Kingdom and also a board certified Pediatric Endocrinologist in the US. In addition he has a Masters in Health Administration
from University of Southern California. Along with practicing medicine, he is very
involved in research in finding a cure for diabetes, type 2 diabetes in
children, diabetes technologies and also in growth related hormones. Most
recently, his interest is HAPPINESS and disease management
He has been invited to speak all over the world. He is also
the Director of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Children's Center
at Sutter Medical Center, Past President of Northern California Chapter of
American Diabetes Association and a current board member of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. He was also a past board member of American
Heart Association.
He has been actively involved in many social projects
locally, regionally and globally. His areas of interest involves happiness and
disease management telemedicine, e-health, global health care delivery,
pediatric diabetes, growth disorders, growth hormone deficiency, puberty,
hormonal imbalances especially related to adrenal gland and pituitary gland,
thyroid disease and mineral disorders.
He has been an invited speaker both nationally and
internationally with active participation in cutting edge research in
endocrinology and diabetes He also runs one of the biggest physician run
support groups for diabetes and has a passion in enabling children and families
to connect and be a part of this family to help each other.
Self-Financial Disclosure*: Dr. Prakasam is a paid consultant/advisor/speaker/researcher to multiple national and international
pharmaceutical and device manufacturing companies.
*Dr Prakasam is a legally paid consultant, speaker and
researcher for many for profit companies in the field of endocrinology and
diabetes Dr.Prakasam continues to have the same relationship with many of the
companies for several years. Many of the drugs and devices that my patients are
prescribed are made by those companies. However, Dr. Prakasam always believes
in providing the best professional advice and care for his patients and the
business relationship does not influence his prescribing decisions. Dr.
Prakasam believes in patient’s choices, formulary choices and cost for the
payors and the patients when making medical decisions or suggestions. Many of
the medicines and devices used in endocrinology do not have generic
alternatives. If you ever have any questions on Dr. Prakasam's business
interests, do not hesitate to ask him as he feels it is a privilege families
give him to take care of their loved ones. Since he has a vast international
and national experience along with his medical degrees from three continents
and a Masters in Health Administration, it is natural that he is a sort-after
consultant and speaker in the field of medicine. However, he has practiced
medicine in the most ethical and honest way for over three decades just as his
father advised him when he entered medical school in 1981.
Dr. Ulhas Nadgir
Dr.Ulhas Nadgir is a board certified Pediatric Endocrinologist with over 2 decades of experience.
In his own words' it is a pleasure and a privilege to partner with the families and take care of the children who come to see us!
Having finished his medical training in Karnataka, India in 1988, he trained in Bangalore Medical College, earning his board certification in Pediatrics from India.
He relocated to the USA in the early 1990 and earned his American Board Certification in Pediatrics from New York. Subsequently he trained under Professor. Margaret H. MacGillivray, one of the most distinguished endocrinologists in the world at University of Buffalo, NY from 1995 to 1998. He joined Dr. Prakasam in Sacramento in 2004 after becoming board certified in Pediatric Endocrinology and is part of the team which built one of the biggest Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetes Services in the country.
Dr. Nadgir has immense experience in pediatric diabetes, childhood obesity, pubertal disorders, growth disorders, thyroid diseases and rare adrenal conditions. He along with Dr. Prakasam has been involved in multiple nationwide research projects including the prestigious TRIALNET.
Dr. Nadgir’s other interests include public policy in diabetes, photography and the outdoors.
His academic interests include use of new technologies in diabetes and current management of childhood growth disorders. He continues to teach residents and medical students about caring for children with endocrine disorders and current trends in pediatric endocrinology.
Dr.Nadgir stays active by walking or biking . His other passion is traveling with his camera in the hope of getting that 'once in a lifetime' photograph!
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