Question 1

Where does Dr. Ankit Shrivastav practice?

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Dr. Ankit Shrivastav practices at Arogya Diabetes & Endocrine Centre - Argora.

Question 2

Why do patients visit Dr. Ankit Shrivastav?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Ankit Shrivastav for menstural disorders, Pituitary Diseases, Thyroid Disorder Treatment. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Ankit Shrivastav's education qualification?

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Dr. Ankit Shrivastav has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DM - Endocrinology, Fellow of American College of Endocrinology(FACE).

Question 4

What does Dr. Ankit Shrivastav specialises in ?

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Dr. Ankit Shrivastav specialises as Endocrinologist, Diabetologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Ankit Shrivastav have?

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Dr. Ankit Shrivastav has an overall experience of 22 years. View where has Dr. Ankit Shrivastav practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Ankit Shrivastav?

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Dr. Ankit Shrivastav is a Endocrinologist and Diabetologist in Argora, Ranchi and has an experience of 22 years in these fields. Dr. Ankit Shrivastav practices at Arogya Diabetes & Endocrine Centre in Argora, Ranchi. He completed MBBS from NRS Medical College and Hospital in 2004,MD - General Medicine from Institute of PG Medical Education and Research, Kolkata in 2009 and DM - Endocrinology from Institute of PG Medical Education and Research Centre in 2013. He is a member of Endocrine Society of India (ESI),Association of Physicians of India (API),Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI),American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE),American Thyroid Association (ATA),Indian Dental Association,The Endocrine Society (USA) and The Paediatric Endocrine Society (USA). Some of the services provided by the doctor are: menstural disorders,Pituitary Diseases,Thyroid Disorder Treatment,Diabetes Management and Treatment for Short Stature etc.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 7

Who is an endocrinologist?

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An endocrinologist is a physician who is specialized in the treatment of diseases caused by imbalance in the secretion of hormones of endocrine glands , there may be excess secretion of hormones (hyper secretion) or there may be decrease in secretion of hormones (hypo secretion).

Question 8

For what symptoms can I consult an endocrinologist?

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The symptoms for which you can consult an endocrinologistmay be: amenorrhea, sudden weight gain, polyuria (increased urine frequency), swelling over neck, giddiness,weight loss,insomnia,infertility, menstrual disorders,alopecia (hair loss),hirsutism (excess facial hair in females), melasma (pigmentation over nose and cheeks).

Question 9

What diseases does an endocrinologist treat?

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An endocrinologist treats diseases caused by hormonal imbalances likediabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, growth hormone related disorders like dwarfism and gigantism, hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism, metabolic disorders, hypopitutarism andhyperpitutarism and few cancers related to hormonal imbalances.

Question 10

What training is needed to be an endocrinologist?

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The training needed to become an endocrinologist is that of DM endocrinology for three years after completing post graduation in general medicine or internal medicine and clearing super speciality entrance test. Only MBBS doctors can specialize to become endocrinologists.

Dr. Ankit Shrivastav

Argora, Ranchi

Arogya Diabetes & Endocrine Centre

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