Dr Uzma Khan is a Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and metabolis…read morem, currently working at Apollo Medical Centre, Sugar Clinic, Kondapur. She has an overall clinical experience of 20 years. She manages diabetes, obesity, thyroid, and other hormone-related disorders.
She completed MBBS and post-graduation- MD in General Medicine from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh. After acquiring MRCP(UK), she moved to the UK to work under the NHS. She received a Specialty Certificate in Endocrinology & Diabetes from the Royal College of Physicians and pursued a PG Diploma in Endocrinology and an MSc in Endocrinology from the University of South Wales, UK. She is SCOPE certified for Obesity management from the World Obesity Federation.
Dr Khan has wide clinical exposure and experience in managing Endocrine disorders including diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, and other endocrine disorders including pituitary, adrenal, parathyroid, and reproductive endocrinology (hormone-related fertility problems, hypogonadism, PCOS, etc.). She believes in an evidence-based approach to managing endocrine and related disorders.
She has worked in tertiary Endocrine referral units in the UK which are also ENETs accredited Centres of Excellence. She has been a member of the multidisciplinary teams for tumours of the adrenals, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and other rare endocrine cancers.
She also has research experience as an investigator in phase II and phase III randomized controlled trials in obesity, diabetes (including cardiovascular outcome trials), and other endocrine and metabolic disorders.
She was part of a multidisciplinary weight management team under the NHS and worked in combined tier 3 (medical) & tier 4 (surgical/bariatric) services for the management of obesity.
Areas of interest
Thyroid, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes technology (continuous glucose monitoring & insulin pumps)
Diabetes & Thyroid disorders in pregnancy
Overweight & Obesity, Metabolic syndrome, Non-surgical management of Obesity
Women’s health, PCOS, Hypogonadism, Infertility, Menopause
Pituitary and Adrenal disorders, Hormone replacement therapy
Specialty work experience
1. Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, India- Senior Resident, Endocrinology & Diabetes.
2. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, UK- Specialty & Associate Specialist (SAS), Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.
3. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, UK- Specialty & Associate Specialist, Endocrinology.
4. Queens Hospital, London, UK- Specialty & Associate Specialist, Diabetes & Endocrinology.
5. Advanced Endocrine & Diabetes (AED) Hospital, Hyderabad, India- Consultant, Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism.
6. Apollo Kondapur- Senior Consultant, Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism.
Professional Membership
Royal College of Physicians (London)
Society for Endocrinology
European Society of Endocrinology
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
Endocrine Society
Diabetes UK
IMA
RSSDI
Research & Publications
Journals
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Causing Hypopituitarism- Can Imaging Help Diagnosis and Management?
(Uzma Khan, Anton Borg, Radu Beltechi, Hiten Mehta, Timothy Robbins, Harpal Randeva, Pratibha Machenahalli) December 2021
Pandemics of the Past: A Narrative Review (Uzma Khan, Roopa Mehta, Mohammad Ali Arif, Om J. Lakhani) May 2020
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding—Should a Second Chance Be Given? (Bianca M. Leca, Uzma Khan, Jenny Abraham, Thomas M. Barber, Vinod Menon, Harpal S. Randeva & Georgios K. Dimitriadis) April 2020
Non-functioning and Subclinical Cortisol Secreting Adrenal Incidentalomas and their Association with Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review (Uzma Khan) May 2019
Osteoporosis in men: A serious health problem (Uzma Khan & Gautam Das) Nov 2018
Management of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: Review of Current Clinical Practice in a Developed and a Developing Country (Uzma Khan, Om J. Lakhani) Sep 2017
Late Onset Diabetes of Adults (LADA) masked by coexistent Adrenal failure in the context of Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome
(Ahmed Al-sharefi, Uzma Khan, Grihidar Tarigopula, Paul Peter, Shafie Kamaruddin and Praveen Partha) May 2016
Posters
SfE BES 2021: Retrospective audit of clinical, biochemical, and radiological features of Pituitary apoplexy
EYES 2021: Pregnancy and diabetes insipidus - A management conundrum
EYES 2021: Management considerations for adults with X-linked hypophosphatemia: A case report
ECE 2020:Severe hyperandrogenaemia and unusually large polycystic ovaries: A case report
SfE BES 2019: CNS lymphoma masquerading as a pituitary macroadenoma
SfE BES 2019: Weight loss and change in obesity-related comorbidities in patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding at UHCW between 2009 and 2012
Diabetes UK 2016: Clinical Outcomes of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in a Secondary Care Setting)read less