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Dr. Anulekha M John

Dr. Anulekha M John


Professor


MD (Gen. Med), Post Doctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology CMC, Vellore.


MD (Gen. Med), Post Doctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology CMC, Vellore.

Dr. Anulekha Mary John, Endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine in Believers Church Medical College Hospital, completed her MBBS, MD (General Medicine), and post-doctoral fellowship (Endocrinology) from the prestigious Christian Medical College, Vellore. She is primarily interested in common endocrine and metabolic problems including, thyroid, pituitary disorders, calcium metabolism and metabolic bone diseases.

 


 

Publications

  • Our experience with papillary thyroid micro cancer. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2014;18(3):410-413. doi:10.4103/2230-8210.131211.
  •  et al. (2013) p.Arg82Leuvon Hippel-Lindau(VHL) Gene Mutation among Three Members of a Family with Familial Bilateral Pheochromocytoma in India: Molecular Analysis and In Silico Characterization. PLoS ONE 8(4): e61908. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061908
  • Impact of Personalized structured health education in achieving better glycemic control in Diabetes Mellitus.IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)2018;17(2) 15: 7-11 doi : 10.9790/0853-1702150711
  • Impact of taking thyroxine with herbal brews. J Curr Res Sci Med 2018;4:94-7 DOI:10.4103/jcrsm.jcrsm_32_18
  • Thyroid nodules: ultrasonographic stratification of malignant risk by TIRADS . IntJ Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018;4:1188-92. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns 2018 3223
  • (2018). Evaluation of giddiness: a peripheral hospital experience. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20181443.
  • Diabetic retinopathy awareness among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus – A study from South India. J Curr Res Sci Med 2020;6:15-8.DOI:10.4103/jcrsm.jcrsm_32_18
  • Assessment of footwear among patients with diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional descriptive study from south India. J Diabetol 2021;12:41-5. doi:10.4103/jod.jod_16_20
  • (2022) Sweet Memories or Not? A Comparative Study on Cognitive Impairment in Diabetes Mellitus. Front. Public Health 10:822062. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.822062
  • Impact of Covid-19 Lock down on Stress & Life Satisfaction of Diabetic People in Central Kerala. Diabetes Obes Int J 2022, 7(3): 000256.
  • Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care Including Footwear among Diabetics in Central Kerala: A Disconcerting Gap. BeMJ 2022; 5(1):8-17
  • Intolerance to uncertainty among the medical professionals in Central Kerala – Did COVID-19 make us intolerant? J Curr Res Sci Med. 2023 Sep 5. DOI: 10.4103/jcrsm.jcrsm_13_23.
  • Catecholamine induced cardiomyopathy in pheochromocytoma. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013;17(4):733-735. doi:10.4103/2230-8210.113771.
  • Edwardsiella tarda sepsis with multiple liver abscesses in a patient with Cushing 's syndrome.
  • Mazabraud syndrome. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2013;17(4):740-742. doi:10.4103/2230-8210.113773.
  • An unusual cause for rings in the brain. Hong Kong medical journal=Xianggang yi xue za zhi. 2012 Aug;18(4):346-7.
  • A case of primary amenorrhoea.  The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2014 Aug;62(8):753-5.
  • A storm with a Twist - torsion of struma ovarii causing thyrotoxic storm, Endocrine and Metabolic Science, Volume 1, Issues 3–4, 2020, 100066, ISSN 2666-3961,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endmts.2020.100066.
  • For want of a little history! BeMJ 2019
  • “WATER – LOO”- The Story of a Water Problem. Shethal Joju, Dr. Titty Mary Thomas, Dr. Anulekha Mary John
  • Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis BeMJ 2018
  • Cholestyramine in Thyrotoxicosis: A Boon and A Bane. J Cell Signal Damage Assoc Mol Patterns, 1(2): 39-42.
  • Target the bone and shoot the eye:  2022, BeMJ
  •  A Case Report onCOVID-19 Vaccination Induced Heart Failure & International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 12 Issue 6, June 2023, pp. 2387-2389, https://www.ijsr.net/geta bstract.php?paperid=SR 23624115957
  • Handbook of Endocrine protocols - 2015, JAYPEE publishers Rajaratnam S, John A.M,Handbook of Endocrine Protocols,Jaypee publishers, 2019, ISBN 9789351528494. doi : 10.5005/jp/books/12523

Paper / Poster presentation

  • Assessment of footwear in diabetic patients with or without peripheral neuropathy ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2019 Nagpur Nov 22-24
  • Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, attending a tertiary care center ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2019 Nagpur Nov 22-24
  • Assessment of footwear in diabetic patients with or without peripheral neuropathy ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2019 Nagpur Nov 22-24
  • Screening for depression and its association with Self- care, medication adherence and preventive control among patients with  diabetes mellitus - A Cross-Sectional study at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Kerala. ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2022 Jaipur DEC, 22-24
  • Errors in insulin administration: descriptive study of a common problem ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2022 Jaipur DEC, 22-24
  • “Is the Gen-Y Generation better at Self-Care and Spousal Support in Diabetic Patients than Other Generations?: A Mixed Methods Study ” ESICON (national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2022 Hyderabad, DEC 14-17)
  • Awareness and practices of disposing sharps used in the care of Diabetes Mellitus &SEACON NCD – 2024 Conference of the National Resource Centre for Non- Communicable Diseases (NRC-NCD), Jan 4-6,2024
  • Awareness and practices of disposing sharps used in the care of Diabetes Mellitus ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2022 Jaipur DEC, 22-24
  • Study on reduced effectiveness of levothyroxine when co-administered with herbal drinksESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2017 Oct, 13, 2017 to Oct, 15, 2017
  • Personalized health education in achieving better glycemic control ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2018 october 15-17, Bhubaneswar
  • Awareness about Osteoporosis, dietary calcium, and extent of noncompliance to medications among educated postmenopausal women of Kerala. ESICON( national conference of Endocrine society of India) 2019 Nagpur Nov 22-24
  • Papillary micro cancer of thyroid ITSCON Bangalore, 2012
  • Awareness and attitude toward diabetes in the rural population of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India ESICON , PUNE, 2011
  • DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND FOOT CARE PRACTICES IN CENTRAL KERALA“ ESICON 2019
  • “Errors in insulin administration: descriptive study of a common problem” and Awareness and practices of disposing sharps used in the care of Diabetes Mellitus & SEACON NCD – 2024 Conference of the National Resource Centre for Non- Communicable Diseases (NRC-NCD), Jan 4-6,2024