Participants of the short course in Foot Care Training Program

TThe Department of Endocrinology at CMC Vellore, a renowned center in India for diabetes and endocrine disorder, began its Endocrine services in 1985 under the Department of Medicine. It progressed to become an independent Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism in 1995. Notably, it introduced the first super-speciality training course in Endocrinology in South India in 2001. Various academic programs, including fellowships in Diabetes, Distance Fellowship in Diabetes (DFID), and short courses for diabetes counselors, are offered.

The Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training is designed to provide comprehensive and specialized training to healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their proficiency in diabetes care. Conducted three to four times a year since its inception, it ensures that healthcare professionals have ample opportunities to participate and enhance their proficiency in diabetes care. The six-day program offers an intensive learning experience that covers various aspects of diabetes management, including diagnosis, treatment, and patient education. Practising Doctors from various parts of India, representing diverse healthcare settings, have benefited significantly. The knowledge gained from this program empowers healthcare professionals to provide better care even with limited resources, leading to improved patient outcomes and reduced burden on the healthcare system.

The names of the candidates who completed the short course in the Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training are mentioned below.

24th Batch – 31st October – 3rd November, 2023

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 24^th Batch – 31^st October – 3^rd November, 2023
Candidate Name	From
Dr. G. Ashok Swaminathan	Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Bhavan N	Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Dr. Gautham G	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Kabilan K	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Madhuri S Gaddi	Raichur, Karnataka.
Dr. S. Mohamed Firdoze	Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Naveen Sathish V	Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Pooja Shankar Sira	Bangalore, Karnataka.
Dr. Rajan Kumar Barnwal	Dimna, Jamshedpur
Dr. Sankarsan Das	Cuttack, Odisha
Dr. B. Sankaravenkatesan	Balaji hospital, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Shery Babu Daniel	--
Dr. Umme Taskia Moon	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Venkata Subbarao Gurram	Area Hospital Bapatla, Hyderabad
Dr. S.Vignesh	Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Vineeth Vishwanath	Nandambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Virendra Sudhakar Athavale	Akurdi, Pune.
Ms. Jennifer Christina. W	Dept. of Endocrinology, CMC Hospital Vellore.
Ms. S. Maria Deepa	Chennai, Tamil Nadu

23rd Batch – 8th August – 11th August, 2023

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 23^rd Batch – 8^th August – 11^th August, 2023
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Anand Ramesh Zope	KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. G. Manigandan	Walajapet, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Gowri. P	Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Jayesh Nirmalkumar Thaddani	Karanja, Maharashtra
Dr. K.S. Premlal	Thrissur, Kerala
Dr. Karthikeyan Ramachandran	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Mufeeda Roohi	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Nagaraj Lakshmeswar	SSNMC Superspecialty Hospital, Bangalore.
Dr. Pradeep Arun Kumar L	Bangalore, Karnataka
Dr. S. Karthikeyan	Ranjitham Hospital, Mathur, Krishnagiri Dist, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Santhanagopal. L	Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Venkatesh R	Sri venkateswara Medical College Hospital, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
Mr. Karandeep Singh	Kimshealth Limb Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Mrs. Judith Auxillia	Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Mrs. Supreetha. P	Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Mrs. Tamil Bharathi. A	Sri Ramachandra institute of higher education and research, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Malarkodi. M	KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Sneha Kuriakose	Department of Endocrinology, CMC, Vellore

22nd Batch – 30th May – 2nd June, 2023

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 22^nd Batch – 30^th May – 2^nd June, 2023
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Boudhayan Das Munshi	Kolkata, West Bengal
Dr. Bala Subash V	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Debashree Banerjee (Endo)	Dept. of Endocrinology, CMC Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Ravi. S	Bangalore, Karnataka
Dr. E. Dhana Sekar	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Moosa P.E.	Malappuram, Kerala
Prof. Rohit Krishnappa	Bangalore, Karnataka
Dr. Vivek Malvi	Kalyan, Maharastra
Dr. Sirisha Ganji	Chirala, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Manjunath K	CHAD Hospital, CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Ajay Kumar Yadav	B P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
Dr. Mukib Akhtar Hussain	Guwahati, Assam
Dr. Dhananjaya B	Dink Clinic, Bangalore Rural, Karnataka
Dr. Alen Antony Joy (Endo)	Dept. of Endocrinology, CMC Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Auhidur Rahman	Narayangonj, Bangladesh
Dr. Narendra Bidarkar	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Ms. Suparna Ganpat Sawant	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Ms. Sowmya N S	Vascular surgery, CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu

21st Batch – 21st January – 31st January, 2023

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 21^st Batch – 21^st January – 31^st January, 2023
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Rohit Kumar	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Dr. Arun S	Bengaluru, Karnataka
Dr. Arunkumar H	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Urvashi Dattatrey Goswami	Mumbai, Maharastra
Dr. Revanth K	Yelandur, Karnataka
Dr. Arvind Tiwari	Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Ms. Gayatri Digambar Rahane	Thane, Maharashtra
Ms. Manita Nhuchhe	Dhulikhel Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchowk, Nepal
Dr. Sukhpreet Pabla	Ahemadnagar, Maharashtra

20th Batch – 18th October – 21st October, 2023

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 20^th Batch – 18^th October – 21^st October, 2023
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Kiran Kumar Golla	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Nikhil Arve	Akluj, Maharashtra
Dr. Rup Solomon	Scudder Memorial Hospital, Ranipet, Tamilnadu
Dr. B. Hari Prasad	SVIMS, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Azhar Uddin Ahmed	Nilbagan Multispeciality Clinic, Guwahati, Assam
Dr. Asif Ali Thayyil	Dr Asif Ali, Ardram Hospital, Vettichira, Kerala
Dr. Sushil Chugh	K.S.Hegde Hospital, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka
Dr. Aseem Saifan	Solapur, Maharashtra
Dr. MD Thenmozhi Nirmalson	Salem, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Koshy Mathew Panicker	Kundara, Kollam, Kerala
Dr. S M Zakir Hossain	Khulna, Daulatpur, Bangladesh
Dr. SM Mahbubul Quadir	Chattogram, Bangladesh

19th Batch – 21st June – 24th June, 2022

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 19^th Batch – 21^st June – 24^th June, 2022
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Reguvaran	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Fasiulla S	Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu
Mr. Abburi Nikhil Benhur	Dharmajigudem, Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Leena Tuteja	Bathinda, Punjab
Dr. Janakrai N parekh	Navsari, Gujarat.
Dr. Sushil Kotru	Bathinda, Punjab
Dr. Manivannan Dhanaraj	Kilpauk, Chennai.
Dr. Gauri Tamhankar	Satara, Maharashtra.
Dr. Vitrag Shah	Surat, Gujarat.
Dr. Raja Jamatia	Agartala. Tripura.
Dr. Santhosh Kuriakose	Thrissur, Kerala
Dr. Ayan Mukherjee	Kolkata, West Bengal.

16th Batch – 8th October – 11th October, 2019

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 16^th Batch – 8^th October – 11^th October, 2019
Candidate Name	From
Dr. R. Durai Nagarethinam	--
Dr. Kalpesh Joshi	Navi, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Ms. A. Manjula	Poonamallee, Chennai.
Dr. P.R. Parameswar Reddy	Himayath Nagar, Hyderabad.
Dr. Manihar Priya Hemant	Goregaon (West), Mumbai.
Dr. Sahil Goyal	Vikas Marg, New Delhi
Dr. Kuppusamy Sasi	Annur, Coimbatore.
Dr. Wani Varun Jatin	Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Dr. Venkat Rao. G	Bahadurpura, Hyderabad, Telangana.

15th Batch – 9th July – 12th July, 2019

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 15^th Batch – 9^th July – 12^th July, 2019
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Deepali Vidhale	Amravati, Maharashtra.
Dr. Divyashanthi. C.M	--
Dr. Naresh Kumar	SKM Medical College, Muzaffarpur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
Dr. Pamela Gitanjali	SMH, Ranipet, Vellore.
Dr. R. Ranjani	--
Dr. Ravindra Babu. T	Sri Venkatasai Hospital, Wanarpathy, Telangana.
Dr. Reeba Mary Mani	Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala
Dr. Sachin Bajarang Mohite	DY Patil University, Navi, Mumbai.
Dr. Santanu Das	DY Patil University, Navi, Mumbai.
Mr. Kiran V Das	Trivandrum, Kerala.
Ms. P. Jeya Merin	Trivandrum, Kerala.
Ms. J. Jackline Prashela	SMH, Ranipet, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Hephzi Anbu Grace	Dept. of Endocrinology, CMC Hospital, Vellore

14th Batch – 2nd April – 4th April, 2019

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 14^th Batch – 2^nd April – 4^th April, 2019
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Akshata Agnihotri	Thane (W), Maharashtra.
Dr. Kelita George	CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Lakshanaa. V.T	Kilpauk, Chennai
Dr. Priyanka P Waghmare	Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Dr. Safeer. A	Alappurzha, Kerala.
Dr. Sukanta Kumar Behera	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.
Dr. K.D.U.C. Rathnayake	Mawatha, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.
Dr. Vigneshwaran. R	Kilpauk, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Reshma Prashant Ghoderao	Nashik, Nashik, Maharashtra.

13th Batch – 22nd January – 25th January, 2019

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 13^th Batch – 22^nd January – 25^th January, 2019
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Aashish Sasidharan	Kochi, Kerala.
Dr. Alington Jason	Kolathur, Chennai.
Ms. Asha	Ambur, Tamil Nadu.
Mrs. Arokiya Rajakumari. A	Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Ms. Hemalatha. C	RDT Hospital, Bathalapalli, Andhra Pradesh
Ms. Renjini. U	Providence Endocrine & Diabetes Specialty Centre, Prasanth Nagar, Trivandrum, Kerala.
Ms. Surekha. P	RDT Hospital, Batahlapalli, Anantapur
Mrs. Vani. M	Dept. of Medicine, CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Faustina Suvi	Dept. of Endocrinology, CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Mr. Infant Raj. J	Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.

12th Batch – 20th November – 23rd November, 2018

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 12^th Batch – 20^th November – 23^rd November, 2018
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Prathusha Nerella	Hyderabad, Karnataka
Dr. Sandeep Marcus Horo	Simdega, Jharkhand.
Dr. Sanel Charles	Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Dr. Ann Noble Zachariah	CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Elizabeth Sindhuja. X	Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Hemalatha. C	Vanjur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Mr. Felix Daniel. D	Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu.
Ms. Apoorva. H.C	Brindhawan Aerion Hospital, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru.
Ms. Ilakkiya	Dept. of Endocrinology, CMC Hospital, Vellore
Mr. H.M. Darshana Eranda Rajapaksha	Werunkulama, Kekirawa, Srilanka.

11th Batch – 4th September – 7th September, 2018

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 11^th Batch – 4^th September – 7^th September, 2018
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Asif G Ahmed	Arakkonam, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Bikash Shrestha	Kathmandu, Nepal.
Dr. Christianez Ratna Kiruba	Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Kirubah V David	LCECU, Schell Eye Hospital Campus, CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Pradeep Sharma	Pepsicola, Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Pratik H Bharucha	Amit Hospital, Valsad, Gujarat.
Dr. Rajasekaran	Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Sitaram Parajuli	Mahottany, Nepal
Dr. Sushil Kabadi	Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
Dr. Thomas Philip	Mar Thoma Medical Mission hospital, Ranni, Kerala
Dr. Vaibhav M Deshmukh	Manapakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Mr. Karthikeyan Babu	Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Ms. Preethi Suresh	The Leprosy Mission Hospital, Dayapuram, Manamadurai, Tamil Nadu

10th Batch – 3rd April – 6th April, 2018

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 10^th Batch – 3^rd April – 6^th April, 2018
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Kalintha Shaw Wallace	Rethibowli, Hyderabad.
Dr. Pradip Nagure	KEM Hospital Parel, Mumbai
Dr. R. Navin	--
Dr. Sameer R Dhanumali	Guruvaayur, Kerala.
Dr. Cijoy K Kuriakose	Dept. of Endocrinology, CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Sukumar Balu	--
Mr. Nirmal Kumar. I	Ambur, Tamil Nadu
Mr. Surendhar Babu. T	Ranipet, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Mr. Tanmay Patra	Singur, Hooghly, West Bengal.
Mr. A. Titus	Christian Fellowship Hospital, Oddanchatram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

9th Batch – 30th January – 2nd February, 2018

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 9^th Batch – 30^th January – 2^nd February, 2018
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Anoosha P Bhandarkar	Maladie, Mumbai.
Dr. Ashish F Sunde	Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Dr. Bhaskar Swaminathan	Vadodara, Gujarat.
Dr. Dilip Kumar Sahoo	Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Dr. Dinabandhu Sahoo	District Headquarters Hospital, Bhawanipatna.
Dr. (Major) Gurulingesh. M	Raichur, Karnataka
Dr. Md. Ferdous Faruk Miah	Alipur, Faridpur, Bangladesh
Dr. Myat Min Oo	Yangon, Myanmar.
Dr. Subramani Ramesh Kumar	Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Mr. Safir Ali Mohamed Ali	Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
Mr. Suresh Kumar Ayyayoo	Arumbakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

8th Batch – 24th October – 27th October, 2017

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 8^th Batch – 24^th October – 27^th October, 2017
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Amruta Maheshbhai Jadar	Katargam, Surat, Gujarat.
Dr. Lalhmingsanga	--
Dr. M.A. Shanmuga Priya	Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Pragna Bandi	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Reeba Sini Jacob	Believers Church Medical College, Thiruvalla, Kerala
Dr. Shaik Ahmed Shariff	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Shiela Mary Varghese	Caritas Hospital, Kottayam, Kerala
Dr. Shrikant Bhoyar	Borivali, East Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Dr. Thuraisamy Sharma	Kondavil, Sri Lanka
Ms. Priyadharshini	Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

7th Batch – 18th July – 21st July, 2017

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 7^th Batch – 18^th July – 21^st July, 2017
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Ashok	Oddanchatram, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Basir Ahmed	--
Dr. Gopala Krishnam Raju Ambati	Hyderabad, Telangana
Dr. Harinatha Reddy	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. M.V. Jai Ganeshan	Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Loganathar. R	Ambasamudreem, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Rajkumar. V	Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Ramya. R	--
Dr. D. Sarada	Satya Sai Nursing Home, Wahab Road, Tenali, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. V. Vigneswaran Vetriselvan	Karaikal, Puducherry.
Dr. Mubarak	--
Dr. Vivek Pooder, Malaysia	--

6th Batch – 4th April – 7th April, 2017

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 6^th Batch – 4^th April – 7^th April, 2017
Candidate Name	From
Dr. G. Jahnavi	--
Dr. Gauri Tamhankar	Maharashtra.
Dr. Ira Packyanathan	Leprosy Mission Hospital, TLM Vadathorasalur, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Niraj R Soni	--
Dr. Santosh Bhagirath Nagare	--
Dr. Sharat Honnatti	--
Dr. Vijay Prakash	--

5th Batch – 3rd January – 6th January, 2017

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 5^th Batch – 3^rd January – 6^th January, 2017
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Amit Kumar C Jain	Bangalore, Karnataka.
Dr. Ashish Himanshu Sarwate	Kolshet, Thane
Dr. Hari Shankar. B	Pazhranthangal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Md. Farid Uddin	Raipur, Lakshmipur, Bangladesh
Dr. Naveen Kumar. B	Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr. Praveen Choudhary	Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Dr. Saiful Islam	Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Dr. Veena. P.N.	Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore, Karnataka

4th Batch – 4th October – 7th October, 2016

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 4^th Batch – 4^th October – 7^th October, 2016
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Amit Kumar Singh	Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
Dr. Amit Prakash	Sapaul, Bihar
Dr. Benedict Aruldas	Perambur, Chennai.
Dr. Biraja Prasad Biswal	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Khurda.
Dr. Kalika Prasad Dash	Srilanka
Dr. B.L. Krishna Swamy	Kshema Hospital, Mysuru, Karnataka
Dr. Naveen Bhartia Porwal	Vikas Nagar, Lucknow.
Dr. Philemon Pawar	Ashwood Memorial Hospital, Maharashtra.
Dr. Ramesh Kumar Manchala	Gajuwaka, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Manchala Santhi	Shanthinagar, Hyderabad - 28. Telangana.
Dr. Sruthi S Mathai	Dept. of Vascular Surgery, CMC Hospital Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Vineet Subhash Saboo	Karanja (Lad), District, Washim, Maharashtra

3rd Batch – 5th July – 8th July, 2016

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 3^rd Batch – 5^th July – 8^th July, 2016
Candidate Name	From
Dr. John Varghese	CM Hospital, Pandhalam, Kerala
Dr. K. Sarath Babu	Srinidhi Hospital, Elvru, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. M. Lakshmanan	Perumal Clinic, Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu.
Dr. M. Prithivi Raj Kumar	GM Hospital, Pochampalli, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Dr. R. Devanand	Vaishali Diabetes Centre, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Suma John	CM Hospital, Pandhalam, Kerala.

2nd Batch – 17th May– 20th May, 2016

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 2^nd Batch – 17^th May– 20^th May, 2016
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Avias Pathan	--
Dr. Ajit. S.V	--
Dr. Mikal Y Khanna	Borivali (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Dr. Kalyan Sengupta	Sai Kalyan Hospital, Raipur.
Dr. R. Muthu Kumaran	Dr. Kumaran's Diabetes Medicare Center, Ellapillaichavadi, Puducherry.
Dr. Rajesh Deshmane	Shree Mahalaxmi Diabetes Care Center, Kolhapur.
Dr. Om Prakash Singh	--
Dr. Ram Swaroop Jawahar	Sneha Hospital, Gigolupadu Junction, Kakinada.
Dr. Gian R Badlani	--

1st Batch – 8th March – 11th March, 2016

Diabetes Foot Care & Footwear Training Programme 1^st Batch – 8^th March – 11^th March, 2016
Candidate Name	From
Dr. Amrit Pal Singh Sodhi	Punjab
Dr. Lohit. K	--
Dr. Rajiv Kasiviswanath	Mysore
Dr. Seetharam. B	Telangana
Dr. Smruti Nikumbh	--
Dr. Suraj S Nambiar	Kerala
Dr. Thankam. D	Tamil Nadu

1986	Endocrine outpatient clinic started.
1996	PhD in Endocrinology commenced
2001	Diabetes (Endocrine) integrated clinic started.
2002	Menopause clinic initiated.
2001	1st Endocrine Hr specialty training in South India.

Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Christian Medical College, Vellore