Dr. Mala Dharmalingam

Dr. Mala Dharmalingam is a senior endocrinologist in Bangalore with 42 years of overall experience, including more than 27 years dedicated to hormone and metabolic disorders. She completed her MBBS at Madras Medical College in 1982, her MD in General Medicine at S.C.B. Medical College in 1994, and her DM in Endocrinology at AIIMS, New Delhi in 1999. She is registered with the Karnataka Medical Council (No. 89618) and consults at Even Hospitals on D. Devaraj Urs Road in Madhava Nagar, off Race Course Road in central Bangalore, on weekday evenings.Her clinical practice centres on the conditions patients most often bring to an endocrinologist: thyroid disorders and diabetes in all its forms, including type 1, type 2, gestational, monogenic and pancreatic diabetes. Her wider expertise, described on her professional profiles, extends to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), obesity, osteoporosis, pituitary and adrenal disorders, and growth and puberty concerns, so patients with complex or overlapping hormonal problems can be assessed comprehensively in one place.Dr. Mala brings an academic depth that few practising endocrinologists can match. She served for many years as Professor and Head of the Department of Endocrinology at M.S. Ramaiah Medical College in Bangalore, training a generation of specialists, and is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. She has contributed extensively to endocrine research and clinical trials, and this engagement with current evidence flows directly into the advice her patients receive.For anyone searching for an endocrinologist in Bangalore, particularly around Madhava Nagar, Race Course Road and Gandhi Nagar, Dr. Mala offers the reassurance of decades of experience combined with a patient, methodical consulting style. At Even Hospitals she takes time to explain what the numbers on a lab report mean, sets realistic targets for sugar and thyroid control, and builds long-term management plans that fit each patient's daily life, an approach reflected in the strong recommendations she receives from the patients she has treated.